Chapter 52 You Are Mrs. Smith

She'd known about their relationship forever, and Michael wasn't clueless about her thing with Sophia, either. So, what was there to explain?

Michael sighed, "Emily, I get it, you don't like her. But humiliating her in public? Isn't that a bit much?"

Emily scoffed, her heart aching. "Humiliated her? Was it me who made her a mistress?"

Michael's face darkened, his tone icy. "I told you, she's not a mistress."

Emily was stunned, tears welling up in her eyes, her voice trembling. "So, I'm the mistress, right?"

Michael looked at her, his expression suddenly pained. "That's not what I meant."

Emily didn't turn back. "Then what do you mean? In love, the one who isn't loved is the mistress. Is that what you mean?"

Without waiting for Michael's response, she stormed upstairs.

Emily hadn't realized she was the mistress all along. 'Michael's right, why am I even comparing myself to Sophia?'

She could never measure up to his Sophia. Whether in the past or now, Emily thought she at least had a little place in Michael's heart, but now she knew she had none.

Sophia, would do anything for Sophia, couldn't

and keep Sophia employed at the company. 'How can I still be so thick?' Emily couldn't help but ask herself. Now, Emily found Michael utterly terrifying and disgusting. 'Why did I ever fall

Michael had shown her was only because Sophia wasn't

back, realizing his words might have really hurt

wanted to explain but didn't know where to start. Even he wasn't clear about his feelings for Sophia. He only knew he had to protect her, couldn't hurt her, and wouldn't

even loved Sophia, but why did his heart ache

of feelings he should have for Emily. He wondered, 'Is it familial affection? We've been together day and night for

judging by Emily's outburst, she probably wouldn't want familial love either. After returning to her room, Emily threw herself

years, she had misplaced her deep feelings. When Michael said Sophia wasn't a mistress, her

how strong she pretended to be in front of Sophia, no matter how many times she made Sophia suffer, no matter how brilliantly she won,

of them slept

morning, when Emily saw Michael eating in the living

was about to leave, Michael called out, "Come

Emily didn't respond.

"Don't make

don't want to eat with you. I don't want to sit at the same

night, but I didn't mean it like that. You're the hostess of the Smith Family, that's a fact, and

He reached out to hold her arm, but she stepped

we agreed not to

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