The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride

Later, Sebastian switched up his phone wallpaper to a killer pic of Molly.

She totally rocked that dress, lying on the grass in the dead of winter, freezing her butt off, just to snap some hot photos.

No matter what Sebastian said, she was like, "Beauty over comfort, dude."

Zoey stood at the door in her winter coat, just watching Molly made her shiver.

Sebastian took a few shots, but he couldn't handle the cold either. After the last one, he scooped Molly up and hauled her home.

When they got back, Ellie gave her an earful. Zoey and Max chimed in, calling her crazy for wearing a dress in the middle of winter for some pics.

Molly sent the photos to Vera. "Just tell me, aren't they stunning? Bet Patrick never took such gorgeous pics of you, huh?"

"Who took them?" Vera asked.

"Sebastian," Molly said, all smug.

Vera was green with envy. She showed Molly's pics to Patrick. "Check out these photos Sebastian took of Molly. Even the filters are top-notch. Look at the ones you took of me, I don't even recognize myself." Patrick, feeling a bit salty, said, "Cops usually take photos at crime scenes for evidence. What's there to be jealous of?"

Vera immediately told Molly what Patrick said. "Don't get too cocky. Patrick said cops get their photo skills from crime scenes."

Molly shot back, "Vera, if Patrick wasn't a big shot, I'd cut ties with him right now."

"Don't say that. If he wasn't loaded, we wouldn't have married him," Vera replied.

They thought they were being sneaky, but Patrick later saw their chat and gave Vera the side-eye.

The Olteran family threw a welcome baby party, and it was a total international hit.

Sebastian had work that day, but after Molly's relentless nagging, he took two days off to go with her to the party.

Vera said, "Molly, even if you didn't act all cute, Sebastian would still come to the party."

Vera said, "Sebastian just loves hearing you act cute."

Vera's dress was red, with some hidden buttons on the front. Since Teddy was all about breastfeeding and hated formula, even though she had milk storage bags ready, Vera had this gut feeling Teddy wouldn't drink it unless it was warm breast milk.

Just in case, she had the designer add some hidden buttons for easy access.

Her shoulders had a short cape that reached her elbows, covering her chest and the hidden buttons, while also adding a stylish touch.

The hem of the cape was decked out with pure gold thread, and a layer of diamond fringe weighed it down, giving it some serious bling. Every yellow part of the dress was gold thread, and every white part was silver thread! Even the diamonds were high-end, bought by Patrick at a steep price.

Molly joked, "If I ever hit rock bottom, I'm swiping a diamond from Vera's dress."

Vera's two dresses didn't break the bank on design, but they were loaded with top-notch craftsmanship and materials. Each one was worth a cool million.

Theodore was all snug in his little outfit, only fussing a bit when he got uncomfortable.

Susan's dress was also custom-made by the Olteran family, and the best part? Randall personally picked it out!

Sadie and Ulysses showed up early and saw Susan mingling with the Olteran family, helping to greet guests. They couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.

Vera came downstairs holding Theodore, and everyone in the room flocked to her. "Teddy's looking more and more like Patrick when he was a kid. He's chubbier than when he was born. Look at him, not even scared of strangers with all these people around, and he's still snoozing."

Vera felt a bit uneasy.

Later, Shawn said, "Vera, let them hold Teddy."

Vera listened to Shawn and handed the sleeping baby to an elderly person.

No matter how much they teased Shawn in daily life, the head of the Olteran family was always the high and mighty Shawn, and they always respected him. No one in the family ever contradicted him.

The unity of the Olteran family was unspoken but solid.

A bunch of elderly folks in their seventies and eighties sat on the sofa, passing Theodore around. Each one wanted a turn holding him. Before they were done, Theodore woke up and started crying, going from a whimper to a full-on wail. No one could calm him down until Vera went over and picked him up.

Patrick didn't stick around long before heading to Cloudwing Hotel, which is owned by the Olteran Group. Theodore's welcome party was in the top-floor banquet hall of Cloudwing Hotel, and the whole floor was reserved for Theodore today. The chefs for the event were brought in from Rustic Hearth Cafe. They'd been hustling since last night for this grand party.

When the time came, eight cars lined up at the Olteran family's door, ready to take everyone to the hotel.

The hotel had two backstage lounges.

After arriving, Vera took Theodore to one of the lounges.

Gradually, more and more guests started showing up.

Randall suited up and stood at the door with Patrick to greet the guests.