The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Scarlett said, "So, a few days ago, I went to this dinner party and met his cousin. He seems like a great match for Veda. If I get the chance, I want to introduce them. We could really with the Ward family. It'd be a win-win, right?" Scarlett was all smiles, lost in her own thoughts.

She didn't notice Michael's face had changed, and his hand gripping the pen was now showing veins. Just as she was about to speak again, Michael, who was working at his desk, suddenly cut her off. "Don't even think about it." Michael either stayed silent or shot down whatever was said.

Scarlett was confused. Was her son just born to oppose her?

But now Michael was running Smith Corporation and had a big say in the family. Besides Mason, Michael probably had the most power in the Smith family.

Scarlett sighed deeply, trying to avoid a fight with Michael, but she couldn't hold back and snapped, "I'm your mother, whether you like it or not! Michael, you might disagree on other things, but today, I'm doing this for your sister's good. Roger..."

Michael's face darkened instantly. He slammed the table and stood up, snapping at Scarlett. "For Veda's good? You're just causing trouble! You..."

Scarlett felt wronged. Where was this coming from?

Michael shot back, "You're only thinking about your own plans, trying to marry Veda into the Ward family. Do you even know what his cousin is like? And do you know what the Ward family has been up to lately?"

"The Ward family used to be cool with Dad, but now? They already hold ten percent of Smith Corporation's shares. Have you thought about what would happen if Veda married into that family? The Ward family's position in Smith Corporation would surpass everyone else's."

"I..." Michael's words left Scarlett completely stunned.

Yeah, she hadn't thought about that.

Did that mean she almost handed over Smith Corporation?

Scarlett was startled and quickly dismissed the idea of marrying Veda into the Ward family.

But she didn't want to back down in front of Michael.

After all, she was his mother, and it was her right to discipline her son.

Michael was too arrogant, and it would be even harder to discipline him in the future, especially with Emily in the picture. Scarlett stood up and said reluctantly, "Fine, I'll listen to you on this. You're the president of Smith Corporation and the hope of the family. But I warn you, Michael, Veda is your sister, but she's also my child. I have the right to decide her future. She is not allowed to continue her MBA courses!"

With that, Scarlett stepped out.

But as she reached the door, she heard Michael's faint but clear words. "Now you want to take control? Where were you before?"

Scarlett was completely at a loss.

She knew she was in the wrong and had to swallow her anger.

As for the MBA courses, Michael was determined to let Veda continue, and he wouldn't cancel them because of Scarlett's words. Instead, he called Veda and added three more courses for her.

Michael knew Veda had what it takes to support the Smith family and Smith Corporation, just like him.

In the days that followed, Emily stayed with Abigail, helping her heal from the breakup.

Michael would drop by occasionally, always with a different excuse-sometimes to have a meal, sometimes to drop off clothes, or to deliver documents.

Since Watson Corporation and Smith Corporation had a partnership, Bryan's people could help deliver JM Jewelry's work to Michael, who would then pass it on.

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It seemed reasonable, but only Michael knew the real deal.

If he hadn't gone out of his way to intercept these documents, Bryan would have sent them straight to Abigail's place, right into Emily's hands.

Emily was curious about this. "You know, I could just ask Bryan to call me next time. I can pick it up myself. You don't have to make so many trips."

Michael was eating Emily's food and almost choked on her words. "Please don't."

Emily looked at him, puzzled. "Why?"

Michael swallowed and explained calmly, "Bryan's too busy to take calls now. You know, Alice has been having family issues lately, and Bryan has to comfort her. Besides, delivering documents is just a small task. His secretary coordinates with Andrew every day, so it's convenient to send them to me. It saves you a trip, and working from home is good too."

This explanation wasn't easy to come up with.

Luckily, Emily bought it. She nodded thoughtfully, realizing it had indeed been a busy time. She decided to talk less and do more.

She could spend more time with Abigail, consider it a vacation, away from the hustle and bustle, which wasn't bad at all.

Thinking of this, Emily contentedly took another bite of food.

Michael, sitting across from her, smiled.

But the next second, he felt like something was staring at him.

He turned his head sharply and saw Abigail grinning mischievously at him.

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Michael was afraid she might say something careless. After all, Abigail had a knack for reading people, and Emily believed everything she said.

As Emily's strongest advisor, Michael couldn't afford to offend her.

Michael didn't stay long because he had another meeting to attend.

As he was about to leave, he noticed a lot of boxes and ropes piled up at the door. Curious, he asked, "What's all this for?"

Their relationship had improved recently.

Although Emily hadn't noticed anything unusual about Michael.

So she just thought it was a brief moment of peace before their marriage ended.

"Abigail is moving in a few days. She's looking for a new place," Emily replied.

Michael asked casually, "Why not stay here?"

Emily responded, "She wants a change of environment. This whole situation has hurt her a lot. She may seem fine, but it definitely bothers her, especially since they were in this room..." Before she finished, Emily's face turned red.

Michael got what she meant. He cleared his throat and responded, "Then let me help. There are so many things, you two can't move them all."

Emily said, "No need, we can call movers..."

Before Emily could finish, Abigail suddenly appeared out of nowhere. She pulled Emily aside and said to Michael with a playful smile, "Thanks, Mr. Smith!"