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."

"Fourteen million dollars? Did you rob a bank

to shift the focus from "Lucky". He said, "The 'Lucky' issue is settled, right? Now let's talk

still had "Lucky" on her mind. "Fine, I'll pay you back,

broken "Lucky" and said, "I'll return it to you. I've already got it back. As long as you behave, I

"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

are you so hung up on

a crime? You promised to

before. He had no idea she could

his anger and said, "I said I'd give it to you, as

of it. She looked at Michael, knowing "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 me, even Veda hits me whenever she feels like it. Why? Just because you all have money?" Emily looked straight at Michael, speaking calmly, but tears

felt a pang in his heart at her words and tears. Forgetting what he had just

Michael sighed, raised his hand, and wiped her tears away. "What did I say to make you cry? I've already punished Veda for slapping you. I told her to apologize or go back and kneel in the family chapel." Michael's voice was unusually

the opportunity. "What will it take for you to give 'Lucky'

her red-rimmed eyes, Michael resignedly said, "It's broken. I had Andrew take it to

to fix it herself once she got it back. Looking at Michael, she

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

he had agreed to return and even repair it, she said, "Don't you want to know why

waiting for her