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.

go downstairs and bother Veda. He was terrible at comforting little girls

tell me if

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

Emily couldn't help

unstable? They said men only acted like that around women they liked. Could

for even thinking it. She was

are you laughing at?" Michael asked, clearly

stop herself from overthinking, Emily decided to call it a night. There was a lot to handle at home tomorrow, and

way, I can't be

"The company's not too 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 her

The Smith family had been under siege lately. But Michael seemed

fast-paced world, one day, you could be a

couple might be on the brink of breaking up, and tomorrow they could be teaming up for the family

ever seen. No matter how the

woman like that. She believed that one day she would

Emily headed to the bathroom.

without finalizing the divorce, they were still technically a

her surprise, when she finished her bath and came out, Michael was already gone. His pillow was missing too. He even left a note on the bed: [I'm

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

the following days, Emily hardly left the Smith Mansion. She was busy comforting Veda, taking care of

there to oust the president but to lecture Michael, piling on the pressure and making his work a mess.