The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 148 Brother's Duty

"Hey, Mr. Smith," Daniel greeted, trying to keep things light. He could totally pick up on the sarcasm in Mason's voice.

But since he was here as a visiting doctor, Daniel wasn't about to show any irritation towards an elder.

So, Mason stayed polite and didn't give him a hard time.

"How's your sleep been lately? You don't look too great. And how's your appetite?" Daniel quickly zeroed in on the problem and thought about giving Mason some acupuncture.

Mason played along, answering all his questions. "Sleep's been rough. I've been having nightmares for some reason. My complexion's only gotten worse recently. The house feels empty, but at least Emily and Michael have been dropping by. As for eating... Emily and Michael have been craving sour foods, so I've been eating some with them. Sour foods help with appetite, so it's been manageable."

But there was a hint of caution in his words, subtly reminding Daniel that Emily was still the Smith family's daughter-in-law and had to serve him as an elder.

Daniel got the message loud and clear.

More importantly, he knew Emily was craving sour foods because she was pregnant.

Even though doctors didn't usually buy into old wives' tales, there was a saying that craving sour foods meant having a boy. If Emily was carrying a boy, the Smith family would be even less likely to let her go.

Thinking about this, Daniel felt their chances were slim. But luckily, Emily had already given up on Michael. If he was patient, Emily would eventually come around.

the consultation, Daniel got ready

out, and Daniel couldn't say

Do Emily and Michael still

Mansion, and they didn't mind. He even heard Michael had asked Emily to be his secretary, and

but smile. "Yeah, they went out together today and will be back

spoke, Mason's face lit up with a

topic. But what he really wanted to know about was Veda. "Mr. Smith, I also wanted to ask, has Veda not come back? A few days ago, she messaged me to have dinner, but I was busy and couldn't make it. Later, during another consultation, I ran into

wouldn't go through. I also checked her social media, and it hasn't been updated for days. For someone who's always online, it's weird for her to just

are you talking about? Isn't Veda still getting treatment at your hospital? How could you not

and Emily sat in the back seat, both looking

Veda's disappearance a secret from Grandpa, but no, he went to tell Grandpa directly! What is he trying to do, cause chaos?" But to Emily, his words

right. Veda's been missing for days, which is definitely

unusual? You didn't think it was weird before, but now that Daniel mentioned it, you're worried? I know

take it anymore. They were just discussing the matter, but

best? You said cutting off Veda's credit cards would make her come home, but it's been

them

was taking them

the

this, the driver stepped

at the Smith