The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride

Ellie whipped her head around, eyes like daggers aimed at Abby. Abby knew if she even flinched, Ellie would sniff out her lie in a heartbeat.

"Ellie, Zoey, I'm not making this up. She straight-up told me she locked down the MS Group. Even if you didn't hand it over, she'd use the Olteran family's clout to snatch it and then flip it for peanuts." Ellie's face was a stone. In the Chase family, Ellie called the shots.

She turned to Sebastian, "You done with those pics?"

Ellie had always had a hunch that Molly might have a thing for Sebastian, but every time they hung out, it seemed like Molly was clueless about romance.

Tonight's photos blew her mind. Especially the one with the kiss-no way Sebastian could talk his way out of that one.

Timothy had a dinner thing, but Ellie yanked him back halfway through. When he saw the photos, he couldn't tell if they were real or some sick joke.

Zoey and Max saw the pics first and were totally floored.

Sebastian had seen the photos and now saw Molly in a whole new light. She could probably write a soap opera when she got bored of studying at the hotel.

He handed his phone to Abby, acting like it was no big deal. "Hey, can you send me those pics? I wanna keep 'em."

Everyone in the room was gobsmacked!

Abby noticed Sebastian didn't deny anything. She asked, "Sebastian, are you two a thing?"

Sebastian blew off Abby's question and turned to Ellie and Timothy, "Anything else besides this?"

Ellie stared at Sebastian, even she was floored.

"Sebastian! How far have you and Molly gone?" Timothy roared.

Sebastian stayed mum, and the room was dead silent. No one had a clue what was running through his head.

Sebastian's brain was in overdrive, looking for a fast track to be with Molly.

Maybe this was his shot!

The living room was dead quiet for five minutes. Then Sebastian broke the silence, "We slept together."

Everyone's jaws hit the floor, including Abby's.

Timothy lost it. He stormed over and slapped Sebastian hard. "Why the hell did you do that?"

Timothy had never laid a hand on Sebastian before. Sebastian was his pride and joy. But now, Sebastian had hurt Molly, and Timothy didn't see him as his son anymore. He was Molly's dad, punishing the guy who messed with her. Sebastian felt the full force of Timothy's rage. The slap turned his face, and he tasted blood.

Sebastian looked up, his eyes locked on Ellie.

Ellie was fuming, her face twisted with anger. Zoey and Max were shaking their heads in disbelief. "Sebastian, you were always the good kid. How could you be so dumb? Molly's your sister."

The Chase family was in total denial, except for Abby who yelled, "No way, it's gotta be fake!"

Sebastian kept quiet, his mind replaying the image of Molly's body he accidentally saw tonight. And that birthmark only he and Ellie knew about. "Molly's birthmark is under her right breast, about the size of a thumb, in a really hidden spot." As a cop, he never forgot details.

Timothy looked at Ellie, waiting for her to confirm.

Ellie had bathed Molly since she was a kid. Only she and Molly knew about that spot!

"Sebastian, Molly's called you brother for sixteen years." Ellie was so mad, her eyes were tearing up.

Everyone in the room instantly believed Sebastian.

He stood up and looked at Ellie, "Mom, take care of yourself."

He walked past Ellie and, just before leaving, he headed upstairs to Molly's locked bedroom. He went in, grabbed a few changes of clothes and pajamas for her. Finally, his eyes landed on Molly's intimate clothing. Without hesitation, he picked them up and stuffed them in the bag.

This just confirmed his relationship with Molly even more.

Sebastian went downstairs, "I'm outta here."

After he left, Ellie clutched her chest, struggling to breathe. Abby stood nearby, shaking with anger. They had to be lying!

"Ellie, no way, Molly came to see me that day." Abby started to speak but got slapped across the face.

Ellie got up, leaning on the sofa, glaring at Abby. She pointed at Abby's face and warned, "One more word from you, and you'll disappear!"

Abby was scared stiff and didn't dare say another word.

Timothy took Ellie back to their bedroom.

Abby looked at Zoey and Max, frowning, still not buying that Sebastian and Molly were a thing.

Sebastian got back to his car and drove through the bustling city. The streetlights' glow passed through the windshield, casting a yellowish light on his face.

His cheek was swollen from Timothy's slap, and he drove all the way to the hotel.

After turning off the engine, he leaned back in the car, not getting out for a long time.

Sebastian's eyes gradually became resolute.

With Ellie sick, Abby meddling, and Zoey and Max involved, he couldn't stick to his original plan anymore.

The whole thing with Molly had already gone way beyond what he expected. If he waited until 30 to make a move on Molly, he'd just be a creepy old dude, and Molly would distance herself because of their years of weirdness. The Olteran family would be even harder to deal with.

In Sebastian's mind, it was like a chessboard, and he was constantly plotting his next move.

At midnight, Sebastian took Molly's clothes and went to her room.

He sat on the bed, lifted the blanket covering Molly, and patted her shoulder. "Wake up, I brought you your pajamas."

Molly was a deep sleeper and hard to wake up.

"Abby said she wants to marry me," Sebastian suddenly said.