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Veda never thought she'd see Michael in such a mess.

He had been her childhood role model!

But now, here he was, reeking of booze and passed out on the bed, completely out of

it.

Veda felt a pang of sorrow in her heart. She fought back tears and marched over to yank Michael up.

"Michael! What the hell are you doing? Do you have any idea how many reports about you are online right now? When did you start hitting people? Why did you hit someone?"

Michael had no clue what Veda was ranting about.

His head was pounding, and the room was spinning. He could barely make out Veda's voice, but he didn't care. All he wanted was to close his eyes and go back to sleep.

Veda's heart tightened. She had no choice but to call Daniel.

She didn't have many friends she could rely on, and Daniel knew a bit about medicine. He could help Michael sober up.

They needed to sit down and figure out a plan.

Otherwise, what would happen to Smith Corporation?

The shareholders had been calling her non-stop!

At that moment, Veda felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness and pressure. She suddenly understood.

her own recklessness, Scarlett's pressure, and Mason's push had all been silently borne

Veda felt a wave of regret,

understand why Emily hadn't

used to be part of the Smith family, and she was even

she be

She clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and thought to herself that she would deal with Emily later. For now, she needed to get through this crisis and show Michael

minutes later, Daniel

situation. Kieran, his grandfather, had called him that morning, reminding him to take care of Veda and, if he had time, to check on

finished his shift when Veda's call came

fine, except for Michael,

had too much to

room.

must have come back from the bar and kept drinking, which is why he hasn't sobered up yet. Luckily, it's not severe enough to need a hospital visit

That was out of the question! Veda had called Daniel precisely to avoid

be missing out on the complete story. Head

that Michael was hospitalized for alcohol poisoning after

she bit her lip, her voice trembling. "Daniel, what are we gonna do? Michael's not in any real danger,

It was indeed dangerous.

at the

to check on him at Emerald Lake Manor, Michael could have died there, and no one would have

Veda blamed Emily

seeing everything unfold,

calm. I'll give Michael some medication

out some medication from his kit, soothing Veda while efficiently organizing the next steps. Veda went to get the water.

learned that Emily was already on her way to uncover the

leaving the Archibalds, Emily couldn't find a lead and didn't want to go to the

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