The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 118 Returning to the Brown Mansion

When Emily clicked on the PR article, she couldn't believe her eyes.

The whole piece was about how Michael, the president of Smith Corporation, was just having dinner with his wife, her family, and friend. It was all a big misunderstanding. No mention of a mistress or any threats to his wife. There was nothing about a divorce or a new relationship announcement that Emily had been expecting. So, did Michael still want to keep their marriage going?

Emily felt like she was overthinking it. Maybe Michael was just worried this mess would hurt Smith Corporation's reputation.

Her racing thoughts calmed down. She went to the kitchen to tell Anson not to make her dinner tonight, grabbed her bag, and left the Smith Mansion.

Meanwhile, the online chatter shifted. Michael's fans, both career and looks-wise, started defending him and Smith Corporation against the earlier negative comments. Sophia was freaking out, and Evelyn was super anxious.

Evelyn said, "Didn't you say Michael would use this chance to announce your relationship to distract everyone? Didn't you say you had secured your spot as the Smith family's mistress? Didn't you say your dad and I could rely on the Smith family and live comfortably?"

Evelyn went on, "You're completely delusional! Can you stop doing things without a plan? Now what? You've become a total joke! Michael's gonna be extra careful now and won't think about going out with you. Let's see how your cleverness helps you now!"

Evelyn's words cut deep, stabbing at Sophia's heart. Sophia's face twisted with rage, her misunderstanding of Michael and hatred for Emily growing like a poison she couldn't shake. "What do you know!" Sophia shouted.

She slammed her dressing table, making bottles of skincare products crash to the floor.

startled, eyes wide as she yelled back. "Why take out your anger on me? If you have the guts, go confront Michael instead! You've been with him for years, and now? He doesn't want to deal with this mess, so he..." Before Evelyn could finish, Sophia's face darkened. She thought she had everything under control. Where did it all go wrong? She couldn't figure it out, so she decided

were still reporters outside, waiting for more dirt. Sophia knew if she caused any more trouble,

home. On the phone, Michael couldn't see her

care about online gossip. They only cared about their earnings, what they learned, and how they grew. It was a nice vibe. Even the kids were super polite. When they saw Emily's stunning face, they'd stop and

reached the entrance of the Brown Mansion. Emily had come to talk to Hayden about the shares, but she never expected to be ambushed by reporters at

what happened at the Japanese

do you prefer to be called Miss

with Mr. Smith just

Smith have special feelings for Sophia? Are you aware of their private

"Emily..."

ask such things. Now she understood why

online as "happy and loving," she had to play

paying attention to Smith Corporation and our family's private matters," Emily said, assuming the

just want to say, I am

has already addressed this on the company's official account, so I won't go

together. The fact that I'm standing here at the entrance of the Brown Mansion answering your questions is

Emily waved her hand, signaling that she wouldn't take any more questions.