The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 122 Renegotiation

Michael was kicking himself for the first time ever. He'd come all the way to the Brown Mansion, only to get chewed out by Emily.

Still, he couldn't shake the thought of getting Emily out of there, especially with Sophia ready to throw punches.

If he hadn't seen it himself, they'd probably be brawling by now. And Emily? She had zero self-preservation instincts.

"Dad, think about what I said," Emily insisted. "I'll email you the contract. Take your time, but dodging and playing dumb won't solve anything."

Emily was all business. But then Sophia and Michael showed up, and everything went sideways.

Emily's mood tanked. She didn't want to deal with any of this. She just wanted Hayden to sign the contract and avoid more drama.

"I get it," Hayden said.

Sophia's heart sank. She was the Brown family's princess. No way she'd let her interests get trampled.

into our house! You mess everything up and then pressure Dad! Is that how a daughter acts?" Sophia was just parroting what Hayden and Evelyn had said. They looked away, feeling guilty. They knew their

Emily stopped, turned, and stared down Sophia. "Miss Brown, figure out whose house this

walked out. Michael, on impulse, wanted to follow but Sophia stopped him. "Michael, are you leaving too? I think I twisted my ankle. Stay

about you all the time. She even called you earlier, and you came so fast. Since you're

Michael only cared about Emily. "I was clear before. Reporters are watching us, so we should meet less. Sophia, take care and stop causing trouble. Alerting the press won't help you." With that, Michael hurried

scared. What did Michael mean? Was he done with her? And what trouble was

It had to be Emily! Did she turn Michael

she felt. Seeing her own messy state and watching Hayden and Evelyn fight

ride in Michael's car. But when he mentioned talking about the divorce, she hesitated and then

"Go ahead," Emily said.

with

lying to me again?" Sitting in the

shifting expressions in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but ask, "Are you really that eager for the divorce? Before we split, we need to sort everything out-dividing property, transferring assets, even who gets the furniture. I think Andrew should make a

this media storm just blew over. At the very least, you should give the Smith Corporation a chance to catch a break, considering how much Grandpa has done for you over the years.

mentioned Mason.