The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride

Sebastian could never forget the moment of Mia's death. Ellie fainted from crying, and Timothy could barely stand. He leaned against the wall, staring at Mia lying in the coffin.

She looked as if she were merely asleep, as though she might wake up the next second and affectionately call him as she threw herself into his arms.

Mia was gone, and with her, Ellie lost most of her vitality. She began sleepwalking, became mute, and her mind unraveled.

The doctor said that Mia had been brought to the hospital too late; if she had been brought in the night before, there might have been hope to save her, but a day's delay sealed her fate.

Ellie blamed herself, thinking she shouldn't have taken Mia to a small clinic the night before. In a daze, she wandered to the seaside.

"My mom was nearly driven mad during that time. She went to the sea, walking further and further in. She valued Mia's life more than her own and couldn't accept Mia's death. It was on that day that Molly appeared."

In the sea, Ellie, having lost a daughter and on the brink of stepping into the abyss, was seen by Timothy. He dove into the water to save her, shaking her awake and bringing her back to life. Ellie did not resist. That day, Sebastian found a child on the beach. She looked as pale and bloodless as Mia.

"Mom, Dad, look at that child."

Timothy saw Molly lying on the sand. He placed Ellie beside Sebastian and walked over to check if the child was still alive. Molly's body was cold, her arms swollen, and her wounds inflamed. She must have been lying on the beach for a long time. Timothy felt for her breath; she was still faintly breathing. This child was truly resilient.

"My mom had just lost Mia and found a child on the beach. She was convinced that this was my sister. The girl kept insisting her name was 'Molly,' but my mom didn't believe her. She was certain this was her daughter, Mia. She was saved, and my dad took her to the hospital for treatment. During her treatment, my parents were preparing for my real sister's funeral."

"Once everything was ready, Molly was discharged from the hospital. She remembered nothing except that her brother was looking for her and that her name was Molly. We had no idea what had happened to her. We went to the police, but no one had reported a missing person. In the end, my dad decided to send her to an orphanage. He was grieving the loss of his daughter, and my mom was still in a daze, unable to care for this suddenly appeared child."

During that time, Molly clung to Sebastian, crying and calling him brother, saying she was scared. Ellie treated her as her daughter, giving her a new identity to stay with them. In the end, they couldn't bear to send the child to an orphanage. "Molly, would you like to be Mia?" he asked.

Molly didn't understand what he meant. The adults, however, understood. They wanted Molly to live as Mia.

"So, you are the brother she was looking for," Sebastian said.

Patrick had not uncovered this tangled story, which explained why Mia had never disappeared and why Molly was never found. It turned out that the real Mia had exited, and Molly had appeared.

Moreover, how could the Olteran family have not reported a missing person back then? Patrick was suspicious.

From that year on, the Chase family hid Molly for a year. Mia hadn't seen any old acquaintances for over two years, not even Max and Zoey.

When they met again, everyone said Mia had changed; she was more beautiful than before. The Chase family merely smiled and said nothing.

With Mia's company, Ellie gradually regained her clarity. She often held the sleeping Mia, calling her, "Mia, I miss you. Don't leave me. If you leave me, I will die."

The family seemed to return to their former life. Only Sebastian and Timothy knew that the real Mia was gone.

Sebastian also feared the feeling of losing his sister again, that unbearable sensation of never seeing her again. What Sebastian hadn't anticipated was that the child they had saved years ago was actually the little girl from the Olteran family. The "brother" she often mentioned in her childhood turned out to be none other than the current business magnate, Patrick!

For an ordinary family, the Chase family might have had a chance to fight for Mia's custody, using their influence to push back. However, the ones searching for her were the immensely powerful Olteran family. Sebastian laughed at himself; indeed, they couldn't possess things that did not belong to them.

"Why did the daughter of the Olteran family go missing?"

That afternoon, they talked for a long time in the car. Patrick recounted the events of that year. After Patrick fell unconscious, Molly was taken away. By the time he woke up, she was gone, and only the people from Tooker Villa were around him. Molly had fallen into the sea, and the pressure of the deep waters was causing her memory to become fragmented. She lost part of her memory and encountered the Chase family, who had just lost their daughter. She took on Mia's name and lived on. Being young and traumatized, she had no idea that she wasn't the biological child of the Chase family.

Patrick had searched for fifteen years, and on this day, he finally leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes in exhaustion. "I finally found out the truth after fifteen years."

"Mr. Olteran, I have a favor to ask. Please don't tell Mia about her identity right now. I'm worried she won't be able to handle it," Sebastian said.

Sebastian was also concerned that Ellie might relapse into her madness.

Patrick opened his eyes and looked at Sebastian. "Our Olteran family must reclaim Molly."

"Please give us some time to accept this. I beg you," Sebastian pleaded, looking at Patrick. "She is also our child."

Thinking of the Chase family's years of protection for Molly, Patrick relented. "I'll give you one month at most. She must be back with us by this Christmas."

Sebastian was satisfied and left the car. Returning to the Chase family home, Sebastian went to Mia's bedroom. He saw her lying on the bed, playing on her phone with the mic on. "Randall, your foot is injured, not your hands. Why are you so slow? I'm about to die here."

Randall replied, "You guys are making a patient in the hospital play games with you. Instead of feeling sorry for me, you keep complaining. After this game, you two play by yourselves. I'm out."

Vera's voice came through. "Don't go, Randall. Stay a bit longer. Patrick will be back soon, and then I won't need you. I'll have him play with me." Mia said, "Vera, count me in."

Sebastian knocked on the door. "Mia, after you finish your game, let's have a talk."

"Sebastian, why are you here? I thought you went to work. Give me a moment," Mia replied, not taking her eyes off the phone screen.

After the game ended, they all logged off.

"Sebastian, what do you want to talk about?" Mia asked curiously.

Sebastian looked at Mia's inquisitive face, finding himself at a loss for words.

"Nothing. What do you want for dinner?"

"Vera brought some corn soup. I'll have a bit and take some to the hospital for Grandpa tonight," Mia replied. "Alright."

Patrick also returned home. "Honey, you're back."

"I told you to take a nap. Why are you playing in the living room again?"

"Shawn insisted on playing with me."

Shawn, fuming, retorted, "You were the one who grabbed my phone, saying you wanted to play yourself."

Vera and Shawn started arguing.

"Shawn, you're going back on your word."

"You betrayed me first," Shawn countered.

They bickered once more.