The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride
Chapter 349 Overconfidence in Driving Skills

The exam kicked off.

Vera read the first question out loud and then checked the answer. She turned to Patrick, "Honey, should we choose A for this one?"

Patrick nodded. Vera relayed, "First answer is A."

Molly quickly selected it. "Choose C for the second question."

Patrick watched as Randall, Molly, and Vera blatantly cheated right in front of him. If he tried to stop them, he probably wouldn't be welcome in the bedroom tonight. Half an hour later...

Vera asked Patrick for help, "Honey, can you help me with this? What should I put here?"

Faced with a math problem, Vera didn't want to waste time. She directly asked Patrick for help.

Randall had already started calculating on paper, and Patrick watched him.

Molly was searching for answers on her phone.

After a bit, Randall announced the answer to the previous question, "8%."

Vera turned to Patrick. "Is that right?"

Patrick nodded.

Randall was surprised. "Uncle Patrick, you didn't even calculate it. How do you know it's right?"

Patrick smirked, "Mental math."

Vera looked at Patrick with admiration. "Honey, I hope our kid is as smart as you."

Patrick reminded, "You have 25 minutes left and 30 questions to go."

Vera hurried to the next question. "Honey, is this true or false?" Knowing Patrick's personality, she added, "If you tell me, I'll give you a kiss."

Patrick replied, "False."

Vera asked, "And the next one?"

"False."

With Patrick's help, all three of them scored 100 when they handed in their papers.

Vera clapped excitedly. In the dining room, she held Patrick's face and kissed him several times. "Honey, I love you so much. Teach me like this before next year's exam." Molly chimed in, "Patrick, I want you to teach me too."

Randall, intrigued, said, "Uncle Patrick, teach me mental math."

Patrick, holding Vera, looked at Randall and said, "If you understand the formulas, you don't need to look them up. You can set up an equation and solve it mentally."

Randall was still not proficient. He only remembered the formulas without understanding them. When faced with a problem, he had to plug in the values like a beginner. A novice would mentally go through the steps, while an expert could get the answer directly.

Patrick added, "You guys did well. You got all the early questions right. For the later true/false and multiple-choice questions, you ran out of time, so I gave you the answers. Now I have to head to the office. Review those questions at home." With that, he got up and left after giving instructions to the housekeeper.

Vera had got a perfect score, so how could she really review?

She decisively closed her laptop. "Randall, Molly, let's play a game."

Randall said, "I'm not joining. I have an exam soon."

He went back to his room to study.

Molly also said, "Vera, I need to work hard for my scholarship. I'm going to review too. You should ask Shawn."

Vera was speechless.

For the first time, this little group wasn't united.

Ellie, thinking it was about time for Molly's break, called her, "Have you finished your exams? I'll come pick you up."

Molly, feeling down, said, "Mom, I still have several exams left. I won't come home until after my exams, probably after Sebastian returns.

Ellie thought about a lot, including what Timothy had said that day, as well as Molly's previous openness and involvement in Sebastian's private affairs, along with Sebastian's actions. Confusion crept in once again. She asked, "So you won't come home if Sebastian isn't here?"

Molly didn't catch Ellie's drift and said, "You and Dad are always so busy with work. Even if I come home, you won't have time for me. Sebastian takes me to the police station to hang out. So yeah, if he's home, I'll be home too."

Ellie was speechless. She suddenly remembered how, when Sebastian and Molly were little, she was busy with her career, and Timothy was swamped with work. They had left Molly in Sebastian's care. To Molly, Sebastian was more than just a brother.

He tutored her, bought her toys, and took her to amusement parks.

The more Ellie thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. "Molly, you don't have exams this Sunday. How about going hiking with Timothy and me?"

Molly bluntly said, "If Sebastian isn't there, it's no fun for me."

Ellie, getting frustrated, said, "So you only follow Sebastian?" Her tone was sharp.

Molly pouted. "When hiking, Dad holds your hand. He doesn't care if I'm tired or not. I have to wait for Sebastian. I won't talk to you anymore, Mom. I need to study. I have big plans this year." Ellie said, "You must be kidding."

Molly hung up.

Ellie was so angry she got a headache.

After a while, someone knocked on the door, and Ellie went back to work.

Sebastian had been away for a meeting for half a month, and Molly had been working hard at home for half a month.

Randall had an exam and locked himself in to study, leaving Vera with no one to hang out with. Noah frequently blocked Vera, but thinking of his unborn nephew, he unblocked her. Eventually, Vera also started studying.

When Patrick came home and saw Vera studying out of boredom, he was puzzled. "What's up with you today?"

Vera leaned against the headboard, put her legs on Patrick's lap, and hugged a book. "They're both studying. Cindy won't let Shawn play with me, and Noah blocked me. So I have to study too." Patrick asked, "Aren't you tired?"

Vera, looking embarrassed, said, "I can't sleep all day, can I?"

Patrick's face showed affection. His recent life had been smooth, with a harmonious and happy family, making everything he did outside go well.

He was about to open a branch overseas, which was a big deal and required him to go abroad.

While massaging Vera's calves, Patrick calculated the time. "Vera, your prenatal checkup is coming up in a few days. If I have time, I'll go with you. If not, Cindy, Molly, and Randall can go with you, okay?"

"Where are you going? With whom? Is it a man or a woman? What could be more important than accompanying me to my checkup? You said you wouldn't miss any important moments during my pregnancy." As soon as Vera heard that Patrick wouldn't be there, she put down her book, pulled back her legs, and righteously questioned Patrick. Her so-called seriousness sounded like endearing whining to Patrick.

Patrick smiled and opened his arms, and Vera snuggled in.

Patrick, holding Vera, said, "I closed a business deal with a foreign country. We need to establish a large-scale branch there, and as the leader of the Olteran Group, I have to be there."

So it was a business trip.

Vera immediately said, "A business trip is important. You go ahead, honey. Molly and I can go for the checkup. It's inconvenient for Randall to go; he's a man, and people might misunderstand." Patrick pinched her cheek. "If Randall doesn't go, who will drive?"

"I can. I learned how to drive, remember?" Vera was a bit overconfident in her driving skills. Patrick asked her, "Do I trust you to drive? Can you understand traffic signals? Can you park?" Vera bit her lip. She didn't even know how she got her driver's license!