Chapter 266 A Chance Encounter at the Mall
When they pulled up to Fashion Treasury, Emily hopped out of the car and caught a glimpse of herself in the window. She looked pale, but Isabella seemed to be in great spirits. Emily had to push down her discomfort and force a smile.
That's when Michael saw a different side of Emily.
Turns out, no matter how old or mature you are, everyone looks like a kid in front of their mom. With a mother's love, we all end up feeling pretty vulnerable.
Michael's mind drifted back to his own childhood, where Scarlett barely took care of him.
The love he got was mostly from his grandpa, his dad, and sometimes even the servants.
Maternal love? That was something he never really knew.
Michael couldn't figure out why Scarlett had him if she didn't even like him.
As he got older, he realized some people just aren't cut out to be moms. Not every mom cares for their kids. So, he just pretended he didn't have a mom.
"Michael?" Emily's voice snapped him out of his thoughts. He looked up to see her puzzled face. "What's up?" he asked, a bit dazed.
Emily frowned. "My mom's trying on clothes and told us to wait here. You okay?" Michael shook his head. "Yeah, I'm fine."
He better be fine; she didn't have time to babysit him.
Emily took a deep breath and caught a whiff of a refreshing lemon scent. Lemon water?
That's exactly what she needed right now.
The baby in her belly was getting bigger every day. Even though she could wear loose coats to hide it in this weather, she couldn't suppress her physiological reactions, just like now.
Her stomach was churning, and she hadn't eaten much that morning.
couldn't throw up and was just
just what she needed. She was about to go get some when Michael
turned around, surprised to see Michael looking a bit
that the two young ones, here to help a middle-aged woman fresh out of the hospital,
Emily said and
her loose-fitting figure, another question popped into Michael's
feeling nauseous at
been in a foul
to give
Evelyn had no plans to move out,
bags, sell them at the mall, and take the money to leave the country. She wanted nothing more to
before leaving was that she hadn't given Emily a
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Michael and Abigail had Emily's
they weren't
even more annoyed, and she wished she could just go
had other plans for
Emily in the
see Michael's eyes were glued to Emily, who
looking all
were they doing
it be... they
the businessman, must've rushed to win back Isabella's daughter as soon as she won
her? What about
flared up
hid and weaved through the dazzling shelves, watching them chat
smiling now and then, and Michael seemingly enjoying
and bitterness filled
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