The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 353 Late Night Visit

"Still hanging on to that photo, huh?" Michael's question had a teasing edge to it.

Even though his face was expressionless, Bryan noticed the slight twitch of his eyebrow.

The photo on the table was of Michael and Bryan when they were kids.

Emily had found it the last time she visited, and Michael had noticed it too, looking quite surprised at the time.

Bryan had promised them he would throw it away.

Michael knew it was just talk.

And now, it seemed his guess was right.

"Forgot about it. I'll toss it now."

But Bryan wasn't one to back down easily. He mustered up the courage, picked up the photo, and responded awkwardly. Just as he was about to turn away, Michael stopped him.

"No need. I think I look better in this photo. Keep it. Let Alice see it. Maybe it'll make her wonder why she chose you over me."

Michael's words were always sharp enough to sting.

Bryan rolled his eyes in exasperation and tossed the photo back on the table. He looked at Michael, hands in his pockets.

"You didn't come all this way just to talk about this, did you?"

At those words, Michael's face darkened for a moment.

Meanwhile, Leo and his son Roger were having a conversation of their own.

front of Leo, his back straight, barely daring to breathe. He was half-sober,

with only Roger as his son, sighed at his demeanor. "Did you take to heart

nodded repeatedly. "Yes,

asked you to do instead of constantly going against my wishes and doing all sorts

Loe asked him to

to Leo. "Dad, I remember. I remember everything. I've even found some leads on that matter," Leo perked up

sister named Vanessa Ward. She had gone missing in Emerald City when she was a child. The Ward family had searched tirelessly for years without success. Disheartened, Leo had moved abroad with

and had returned to Emerald City with his parents as a child, but he never felt a

Roger, who was in his rebellious phase. It was then that Roger met Michael's father and they became

her himself, he had his son continue the search. Leo always believed Vanessa was still in Emerald

settled down, started a family, and was living a peaceful life. And now, there seemed to

made it tough to track down. But we found it and even located the director who worked there back

a birthmark matching our description. The girl, now about my age, has kept in touch

tears to Leo's

had been

passed away, always

was their

could finally give his

waiting for?

tried to calm

worry. I will contact them. But the

them. She got married and had children

years ago. They tried to reach her, but

Vanessa was still in

newfound hope was

could she have gone? Where

my fault... If I had been more careful back then, Vanessa wouldn't have been lost for so many years. Who knows what kind of life she's

so distraught, Roger felt equally upset. He wanted to find Vanessa as

might be