Chapter 130 A Bolt from the Blue

Lunch was whipped up by Ava herself, and the table was loaded with all of Emily's favorite dishes.

Michael took one look and, even though he didn't really mind, couldn't resist giving Ava a hard time. "Ava, who signs your paycheck, me or Emily? Why do you always cater to her tastes? Aren't you forgetting who the boss is here?" Emily could tell Michael was just messing around.

She laughed along, remembering Michael's earlier hint to play nice in front of the staff. So she grabbed his bowl, ladled some soup, and smiled. "Why are you getting all jealous over me?" Michael didn't snap back, just gave Emily a loving smile.

Seeing their little lovefest, Ava got all emotional and had to sneak back to the kitchen to wipe her eyes.

With fewer people around, Emily's smile quickly vanished. She handed the half-filled bowl of soup to Michael.

Michael couldn't help but snort and mutter, "The Brown family's second daughter sure knows how to flip the switch!"

Hearing that title, Emily paused mid-bite and shot Michael a look. "Why are you calling me that? Who told you I'm the second daughter?"

Emily put extra emphasis on "second."

Michael shrugged. "Rumors."

Rumors again. These rumors were really stirring things up.

Emily couldn't figure out if Michael was genuinely clueless or just playing dumb. Didn't he know who was older between her and Sophia? "Do you even know how old I am?" Emily suddenly asked, and luckily, Michael remembered her birthday.

After a quick mental math, he said, "Twenty-five."

pressed on, "And how old is

but Michael guessed, "Twenty-six? Twenty-seven? She can't be the

was even more stunned. Michael didn't even know Sophia's

affection, men were all the same unfaithful and

Smith, you're the president of Smith

Emily downed her

and left Emerald Lake Manor without

she was going, she coldly replied, "To find

go find her then. What was the big deal? Michael rolled his eyes and looked down at

again. "Why drink it? I

doorbell

to Ava, and swaggered to open the door himself. "What, did you forget something..." Before Michael could finish his sentence, the door

eyes red and swollen from crying, reeking of alcohol, and her makeup was a

hadn't

night? How'd you get so wasted?"

saw Michael leaning against the door frame, clearly not planning

I'm really upset. Why didn't you answer my calls last night? I

she spoke, Sophia tried to hug Michael. But Michael wasn't having it. He stepped aside, and Sophia stumbled forward, almost

A flash of unrecognized

Michael would notice, she quickly reverted to a pitiful

and have a

because of Michael's distance, but also because of Veda's slander, Emily's disdain

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