The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 101 Enforcing Family Rules

Michael was giving Emily instructions, breaking it down word by word.

He thought she'd be all ears, but instead, she was zoning out, staring at his cheek.

"What are you looking at?" Michael asked.

The light in the study was a harsh white, unlike the cozy yellow glow in the living room earlier. It was bright enough to highlight the slap mark on Michael's face. "Who hit you?" Emily asked.

It was clear someone had really laid into him; the red mark was deep and lingering.

Michael's breath caught at her question.

As Emily nervously stepped closer to get a better look, Michael's heart skipped a beat.

He'd never felt like this before, not even with Sophia.

"I went back to the old mansion and asked my mom about the $700,000."

"What $700,000?" Emily asked.

Michael was floored by her question.

Turned out Scarlett had kept Emily in the dark; she didn't even know about the $700,000 reward for taking care of him.

They were both clueless and had totally misunderstood each other.

"Forget it. Emily, have you decided? Are you really moving out?" Michael asked again, not wanting her to leave Emerald Lake Manor.

But Emily got it wrong again, thinking Michael just wanted to control her.

"So what? What excuse are you gonna use to stop me this time? There's no rule saying we can't live apart before the divorce, and I can give you and Sophia some space, right?" "Who needs you to make space for us?" Michael shot back.

I hadn't been here last time,

her moving in? Emily, what about you? Don't you think you

you, he was just helping me move,

coincidences!" Michael

My conscience is

were on the

study reached the living room, where Abigail leaned on the sofa, shaking

Daniel looked worried.

"Those two are definitely a doomed relationship, absolutely

It was an accident, I didn't kiss you on

leaving,

he almost kissed Sophia, he felt so disgusted he nearly threw up. But this time with Emily, not only did he not feel like

all day had made her body numb. But just now, she accidentally kissed Michael! She felt

Just as they both spoke in unison again, Michael's phone rang

thought it was either a company matter or Sophia. So she immediately pulled herself together and took a

for the call to end. Then she could break free from Michael's

We're going back right

to figure out what was happening, Michael grabbed her

bolted out of the study, leaving Emerald Lake Manor without a second glance, under the watchful

done behind my back?" Mason's voice boomed

done anything,"

Please, spare my mom," Veda

place of my late son! You won't tarnish the Smith family name and ruin our legacy!" Mason scolded. Scarlett's dirty deeds were

people Benjamin sent only had followed her for an afternoon. They caught

was already dead, Scarlett dating a gigolo wasn't the issue. It was all her words that were recorded

so malicious; he fainted after hearing just a few sentences. Luckily, he was given a quick-acting heart pill in time, or he might

terrified after

situation was beyond saving, so he