The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 346 Unexpected Windfall

Hayden slumped onto the couch, looking utterly defeated.

Emily's face showed a flicker of emotion before she placed the contract on the table with a blank expression.

"Here's the contract for the branch office. I brought it for you."

Emily hadn't even called him "Dad" since she walked in. She might not have noticed, but Hayden did. He took a deep breath and spoke to Emily in a harsh tone.

"Did you come here just to give me this? Emily, no matter what, I'm still your father. Yes, I divorced your mom and married Evelyn. I have a new family now, and I can't always be there for you. But have I ever let you go hungry or without clothes?

"Don't I have the right to pursue my own happiness? Do I have to revolve around you? Don't you feel sorry seeing me alone in this house?

"You're still young, you don't understand. You want to do things your way, fine. But Emily, you should understand me! There's no right or wrong in matters of the heart. You shouldn't be attacking me along with your mother!" Fueled by alcohol, Hayden started lecturing her again.

Every time Emily heard these familiar words, she found them laughable.

Father, family these words felt both foreign and piercing to her.

She took another deep breath, her face still expressionless. Emily had planned to leave because she knew you could never wake someone pretending to be asleep.

Even if Hayden realized he was wrong one day, he probably wouldn't admit it. But as she turned to leave, Emily felt a surge of anger she couldn't swallow.

She turned back, her gaze shifting from the cold contract on the table to Hayden's face, filled with disdain. She spoke, "I've never resented you for favoring Sophia over me, nor was I upset about your remarriage. I understand everyone has the right to pursue their own happiness. I don't blame you."

She paused for a second, a faint smile appearing on her face. "But you probably don't even know why I distanced myself from you.

"You said it yourself, I'm still your child. You never let me go without food or clothes. But did you see how Evelyn and her daughter treated me all these years?

not to. Dad, do you remember what I said before? You play both ends against the middle;

you, that Michael wasn't really your son-in-law. But as long as Sophia and Michael were together, Michael would be your son-in-law. You were the one who stopped treating me as

hurt me over and over, until one day Evelyn even dared to threaten me with a knife. Isn't that

spoke, the more she felt a painful void in

realized she didn't even

had been

finished speaking, the living room fell into a

a response. She blinked, turned around,

back to reality. He shook his

Andrew. She frowned,

"Mrs. Smith."

"What is it?"

be missing out

meet with you." Andrew's tone was

it had to be at Michael's request. She swallowed

plans to meet Mason later, and she figured Andrew would also be heading to the hospital to see

on small

"What's this?"

property transfer document

property transfer document... So Michael had

for some reason, Emily felt a pang of sadness. She

Manor, Michael was

must

realized it was true. Michael was giving her half of

40% share of Smith

Michael had been fighting with Scarlett and holding shareholder meetings to oust Roger, all to secure that 40%