The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 153 The Smith Family's Unending Troubles

As soon as Emily walked in, she nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw Michael.

There he was, standing by the door with a face like someone owed him a couple million bucks.

"You scared the crap out of me! What are you doing?" Emily blurted out.

Even though she was griping at him, her eyes instinctively went to Michael's wound. It looked pretty gnarly.

When the thug was about to stab Veda, Michael had charged in like a bat out of hell, grabbed the guy, and wrestled the knife away.

Emily had caught up just in time to see the blade slice across Michael's arm, leaving a nasty gash.

"Are you okay?" she asked softly, her voice full of concern.

But Michael misheard her and thought she said, "Are you nuts?" He replied, "Emily, you're the one who's nuts."

Emily rolled her eyes. She didn't even bother responding; she just checked his wound to make sure it wasn't too bad, then headed back to bed, stretching her neck and taking a deep breath. Michael trailed after her. "How's Veda?"

Emily had the patience for everyone except Michael. "Why are you asking me? She's just downstairs. Go check yourself."

Michael wanted to, but Veda hadn't said a word to him the whole way back, clinging to Emily. It made Daniel furious, but Michael found it oddly satisfying.

too awkward to go downstairs and

me if

to the police station tomorrow to get to the bottom of this. That thug needs to explain himself, to give Veda

anger, Emily couldn't help but

They said men only acted like that around women

at herself for even thinking

at?" Michael asked,

decided to call it a night. There was

be

busy right now. It's just the public opinion stuff we haven't dealt with yet. I can handle it. You focus on home and Veda... I'll leave

been under siege lately. But Michael

In this fast-paced world, one day, you could be a high and mighty heiress and, the next,

tomorrow they could

seen. No matter how the world changed or where her kids were, Penelope always had her career to fall back on, making her the most confident

to become a woman like that. She believed

her tired body, Emily headed to the bathroom. She didn't care anymore whether she slept

all, without finalizing the divorce, they were still technically a

was missing too. He even left a note on the bed: [I'm

and lay down, feeling a wave of warmth envelop her. She curled up,

hardly left the Smith Mansion. She was busy comforting Veda, taking care of Mason,

Andrew called that Emily learned the major shareholders had gone to Smith Corporation again. This time, they weren't there to oust the president but to lecture Michael, piling on