"I understand," Jack said, grasping his phone tightly. He continued, "Mr. Olteran, how many rooms are you looking for this time? Do you want a vi or an apartment? Are you investing or nning to live there? Any specific area requirements? What''s your budget?" Patrick said in a low, solemn voice, "Have you worked at a real estatepany before?"


    Jack, feeling fearful, exined, "No! I swear everything on my resume is true. This is my first time assisting you with a house purchase, so I don''t know your requirements." Impatiently, Patrick responded, "A vi. For myself. In the suburbs. No budget limit."


    "Yes! Mr. Olteran, I will start searching right away," Jack replied.


    After hanging up the phone, Patrick turned and went upstairs.


    Patrick couldn''t bear staying in the Olteran Manor any longer. His n was to have Cindy bully Vera, but in the end, Vera ended up bullying Cindy.


    Now, the Olteran Manor was in chaos.


    Every day when Patrick went to work, he worried that something bad would happen in the Olteran Manor.


    He didn''t need to worry about Vera, but he always imagined someone bullying her in the Olteran Manor. As a result, his work efficiency decreasedpared to before. To eliminate this worry, Patrick felt that he had to buy a house and move.


    He had a personal attachment to Cherry Vi because he personally supervised and designed it. He didn''t want a stranger to live in Cherry Vi.


    For now, Patrick could only randomly buy a house.


    Afterpleting this task, he would just need to inform Vera about their n to move out once she returned home.


    He waited until 9 o''clock in the evening, but Vera didn''te back.


    When he called Vera, he heard her phone ringing in between the cushions of the sofa.


    Vera had left without taking her phone with her!


    Realizing this, Patrick began to search for Vera. He stopped a servant and asked, "Have you seen Vera?"


    "Mr. Patrick, no," the servant replied.


    Patrick furrowed his brow and felt puzzled. He had no idea where Vera might have gone.


    So, he went to the surveince room.


    After being pulled away by a servant in the afternoon, Vera managed to break free and went out on her own.


    It had been four hours since she left the gates of the Olteran Manor.


    Sitting in the surveince room, Patrick kept furrowing his brow.


    His index finger pressed against his lips. "Based on her personality, if she feels wronged, she definitely wouldn''t go back to her own home. So, where could she be?" Patrick had no leads. As he watched the time pass, he became increasingly nervous.


    He was afraid of Vera might encounter danger if she didn''t return homete at night.


    However, if he went out to look for Vera, he would only be blindly searching.


    *****


    Vera was now at Lc Manor. After a disagreement at the Olteran Manor in the afternoon, Vera ran out alone. It was only after she came out that she realized she didn''t bring her phone or purse. In order to not worry her parents, Vera could only seek help from her good friend Mia Chase.


    Mia came from a wealthy family. Her father and brother work at the police station, while her mother was a businesswoman. Although Mia''s family was not as wealthy as Vera''s, in Zandonick, no one would dare to provoke Mia and her family. Mia also had a doting brother named Sebastian Chase, who was five years older than Mia. Anyone would envy Sebastian''s devotion to Mia.


    As Mia was the youngest child in the Chase family, she was doted on by her family.


    Vera met Mia by chance. Their personalities were very simr, so they quickly became best friends.


    Vera only told Mia about the Olteran family''s coercion for her to marry Patrick.