The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride

Molly was thinking about those few times she and Sebastian had it out, and how he always managed to calm her down. She felt kinda bad about it.

"Enough about me, spill the tea. What's up with you and Patrick?"

Vera let out a big sigh, "Patrick's no help at all. Now I gotta write my thesis all by myself."

Molly was quiet for a sec, then just lost it, laughing.

Vera propped her chin on her hand, looking super annoyed.

"You didn't catch much sleep last night, huh?" Molly asked, noticing Vera looked like a zombie.

"Is it that obvious I pulled an all-nighter?" Vera thought back to last night with Theodore. "Theodore was a mess. He cried when he was hungry, cried when he pooped, cried when it was too dark, and cried when I turned on the light. I had to rub his tummy and carry him around. He's such a handful, I had no idea."

Molly asked, "Usually, Patrick's the one getting up at night to deal with Teddy, right? So you didn't know how tough it is?"

Vera thought about Patrick. "Yeah, probably. Last night, he kept popping into my room. Every time Theodore cried, he'd remind me what to do. Now that you mention it, Patrick's pretty responsible."

"Vera, go back to your room and get some sleep tonight. You look like a raccoon with those dark circles, and your body hasn't fully bounced back. You can't keep pushing yourself," Molly said.

Vera didn't hold back with Molly. "It's kinda awkward for me to go back today."

Molly said, "Honestly, I don't know how to comfort Sebastian either."

They both started to stress out.

Suddenly, Molly clapped her hands and said, "How about this: you tell Sebastian that I actually care about him, and I'll tell Patrick you had a rough night. Then, we'll both act like we said it behind each other's backs to make them feel bad and apologize. What do you think?"

Vera got it right away. "Molly, you're my friend for life!"

So, the convo ended, and Patrick and Sebastian got pulled away by Molly and Vera.

The ultimate bestie, Vera, stepped up. "Sebastian, I noticed Molly was really down just now. Did you give her a hard time? No one can mess with her mood like that, only you can make her feel bad." Sebastian frowned. "Only I can make her feel bad?"

"You don't get it, Molly's totally into you, Sebastian," Vera said.

In the backyard, Molly said, "Patrick, did Vera not sleep at all last night? Look at her skin, those dark circles, and bags under her eyes. A 21-year-old girl looking like an old lady after having a baby." Patrick thought about Vera's face and replied, "I didn't notice any change in Vera."

"That's 'cause you see her every day and don't notice. Us girls can spot these things. Vera was even nodding off just now. Do you sleep too soundly at night, leaving Teddy for Vera to handle alone?" Molly said. As they left, Vera and Molly exchanged secret winks.

Back in the BMW, Sebastian still had Vera's words in his head. "Molly, I didn't mean to scold you. It's not that I feel sorry for them; I feel sorry for you. I wanted to teach them a lesson just like you, but I wouldn't leave any evidence behind. When you suddenly showed up that night, the neighbors freaked out and spilled everything. If the cops had come to arrest you, would you have been safe?"

Molly was caught off guard. No wonder Patrick was always stressing about them.

She took a guilty sip of water, trying to play it cool.

Sebastian asked again, "So, Vera said I'm the one you wanna marry the most?"

Molly did a spit-take, giving the windshield a nice shower.

She choked and coughed, and Sebastian, driving one-handed, fished out a tissue and handed it to her.

"What did Vera say?" Molly was totally floored.

Over at Cherry Villa...

Vera was waving her hands, trying to explain to Patrick. "No way! Don't buy what Molly said, she was just messing around. I only love you, babe. Even if you don't help me with my thesis, I get it. You're just worried I won't pass the defense, and that doesn't change how I feel about you. I don't have a side piece. You were my first love. Before you, I never had a boyfriend, and after you, I'm a married woman. I don't even look at the guys who hit on me. Babe, don't hold my past against me. I'm all about high morals and emotional purity. I get mad at you 'cause I love you and need you."

"Last night, we slept in separate rooms, and I was up all night with Theodore. How could I even think about regretting marrying you? Marrying you is the best thing that ever happened to me, how could I regret it? Even if you were broke, do I look like someone who's all about money? Even if you go broke in the future, I'm down to stick it out with you! And I can support you and Theodore on my own. Don't listen to Molly's BS, I can confront her face to face!" Patrick raised an eyebrow, thinking he had to pull some tricks to get Vera to spill her feelings.

"Then I won't believe what Molly told me, that you have a lover, regretted marrying me last night, only like rich guys, and love me 'cause I have money," Patrick said.

Vera nodded right away. "You should trust my love."

Patrick smiled and nodded. "So, you down to share a bed with me tonight?"

"Totally." She answered without missing a beat.

Patrick was super pleased. He went to the guest room and picked up Theodore. Looking at him, he grinned and said, "Finally tricked your mom into coming back."

Vera confronted Molly in the living room.

At the hospital, Molly confronted her in the safety passage.

"Did you tell Patrick I regretted marrying him and that I have a lover?" Vera demanded.

Molly shot back, "When did I say I wanted to marry Sebastian the most?" After the showdown, Molly and Vera said in unison, "I didn't say that!"

In Ellie's hospital room, Sebastian was taking care of Ellie with a big smile.

Ellie wasn't clueless. She asked, "Did you and Molly make up after a fight?"

Sebastian thought about how flustered and tongue-tied Molly was in the car earlier-"No, don't listen to Vera's nonsense, she's just making stuff up. I admit, sometimes I have some weird thoughts about you, and sometimes I even regret you're my brother. But! I'm not an idiot."

Sebastian answered Ellie's question. "Yeah, we made up, and I realized she's been playing dumb all along."