The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 77 Getting Rich by Robbing

Emily didn't have a chance to stop him before Andrew's call went through. Michael, cool as a cucumber, said, "Explain the 'Lucky' mess to Mrs. Smith." Andrew then quickly told Emily why "Lucky" ended up with Sophia and kept insisting that Michael had no clue about it; it was all his own screw-up.

To Emily, it sounded like Andrew was just covering for Michael. No matter how convincing they tried to be, the bottom line was that "Lucky" was now with Sophia.

Emily shot Michael a glare. "Do you really think I'll buy that? The facts are staring me in the face, and your excuses mean nothing."

Michael was so mad he felt a knot in his stomach. He slammed the phone on the table and snapped, "Emily, do you have any conscience? You accuse me of lying, I explain, and you still don't believe me. Fine, but how do you explain trashing my office?"

Emily suddenly remembered the time she wrecked his office. She had almost forgotten, but clearly, Michael hadn't.

Maybe seeing her embarrassment, Michael pressed on, "Do you have any idea how much those antiques you smashed in my office were worth? And those documents and computers? They had top-secret company info. How are you gonna make up for that?"

Emily was stunned and looked at him, suddenly at a loss. "What info? Didn't you have backups? Antiques? Those were fake."

Michael laughed bitterly. "Emily, do you really think the president of Smith Corporation would have fake antiques in his office? Who's the fool now?"

Emily was left speechless. The situation had flipped. She had come to confront Michael, but now she was the one on the defensive. She thought for a moment. "Just antiques, right? I'll pay you back." She figured she could at least cover a few antiques.

Michael said, "Fine, let's see you do that. The vase you broke is worth fourteen million dollars."

million dollars? Did you rob a bank or

the chance to shift the focus from "Lucky". He said,

"Fine, I'll pay you back, but you have to give

to you. I've already got

said coldly, "What? Are you trying to blackmail me like Sophia? How are you any different from her? You're both the same." She hadn't expected Michael to use "Lucky" as leverage, and her heart turned cold. Michael sighed inwardly. If he told her "Lucky" was broken, it would probably

you so hung up on getting 'Lucky' back?" Michael suddenly

it, okay? Is that a crime? You promised

feisty before. He

said, "I said I'd give it to you, as long as

"Lucky" was so close yet so far. Tears welled up in her eyes. "Why are you all always picking on me? Sophia bullies me, you bully

and tears. Forgetting what he had just

to make you cry? I've already punished Veda for slapping you. I told her to apologize or go back

hear the coaxing tone in his voice. She seized the opportunity. "What will it take for you

had Andrew take it

help repair it. She had planned to find someone to fix it

It's just a piece of jewelry. Every quarter, major brands send you jewelry, and I've never seen you wear any of them. Why are you so fixated on this hairpin?" Michael spoke helplessly as he tucked her hair behind her ear. The intimate gesture made Emily's body stiffen, but Michael remained calm, as if they were a loving

and even repair it, she said, "Don't you want to know

for