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.

couldn't stand seeing her bullied or

managed to suppress the scandal and keep Sophia employed at the company. 'How can I still be

was only because Sophia wasn't

go upstairs without looking back, realizing his words might

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,

liked, even loved Sophia, but why did his heart ache a little when he

should have for Emily. He wondered, 'Is it familial affection? We've

probably wouldn't want familial love either. After

not daring to cry out loud. All these years, she had misplaced her deep feelings. When Michael said Sophia wasn't a mistress, her heart hurt so much

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, she

slept well that

when Emily saw Michael eating in the living room, she didn't want to

as she was about to leave,

Emily didn't respond.

"Don't make me say

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

Michael quickly pinned her against the door. "Emily, I know you're mad about what I said last night, but I didn't mean it like that. You're the hostess of the Smith Family, that's a fact, and no one thinks you're a mistress." Emily stepped back, her eyes cold. "Really? No one thinks I'm a mistress?

didn't expect that. He reached out to hold her

not to talk about love between

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