The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 275 Absurd Excuse Why couldn't Emily drink alcohol? Michael didn't know either.

He only knew that when he saw Roger handing Emily that glass of wine, Emily clearly wanted to refuse.

At first, Michael speculated that maybe Emily thought Roger had bad intentions, so she didn't want to take the drink.

But Emily refused drinks from others as well. Thinking back to Emily's strange behavior and odd appetite these past few days, the question that had been buried in Michael's heart resurfaced.

Listening to Roger's endless nonsense on stage, Michael felt a bit irritated.

Coupled with the baseless speculations constantly probing his mind, he couldn't stay calm. He grabbed Emily's hand, pulling her out of the crowd to the resting area.

"What are you doing?" Emily was listening intently to Roger's speech on stage, thinking she might catch something useful. But seeing Michael's current demeanor, Emily realized she was the only one seriously working. "Michael, if you keep making a scene, it's hard for others not to look our way." "Let them look if they want." Michael seemed indifferent.

Indeed, the president of Smith Corporation had always been fearless, never worrying about consequences. Thinking of this, Emily helplessly curled her lips and asked again. "Go ahead, what's the matter?" Emily stared at Michael, who suddenly becserious, with a hint of probing in his eyes.

At that moment, Emily instinctively knew what Michael wanted to ask. Just as she was about to avoid his gaze, Michael pressed on. "Don't think about avoiding me. I'm asking you." "What?" Emily could only feign calmness.

"Why don't you drink? I remember you used to handle alcohol well." Michael asked.

Michael knew his question was stupid because Emily could have a hundred and eighty excuses ready.

Maybe it was a stomach issue, or maybe she quit drinking. But what troubled Michael more was, if Emily was really pregnant, whose child was it? Michael knew it was awful to think this way, but he also knew that his actions towards Emily in the past three years were even worse.

Whether Emily had betrayed him or not, whether he could pursue anything or not, what he knew for sure was that his feelings for Emily had changed, even if she had betrayed him and was pregnant, and the child had nothing to do with him.

Suddenly, Michael was lost in his thoughts, feeling his heart sink, a feeling beyond words, as if he was stuck in a quagmire, unable to extricate himself.

"I told you before, I have a stomach problem." Emily answered nonchalantly. "I'm on medication, so I can't drink." Afraid Michael wouldn't believe her, Emily added a stronger statement.

But she overlooked Michael's attention to detail and didn't expect him to care so much about her.

Michael said, "We've been staying together these days, Emily. I've never seen you take any medication." Emily was stunned for a moment but quickly responded with a slight laugh. "Michael, we don't sleep together." "So what if we don't sleep together? Emily, don't think I don't know..." Michael said. Emily interrupted, "Know what? Are you going to say I'm pregnant again?" At that moment, Michael saw the expression on Emily's face change, becoming distant and hard to approach. Hey there! Just a friendly reminder that if you're not reading this book on nel5s.com, you might be missing out on the complete story. Head over there to dive into the next chapter-it's all free! In that instant, Michael knew the distance between him and Emily was insurmountable.

Even though they hadn't left each other's side for the past three years and Emily still lived at Emerald Lake Manor.

Emily added, "Michael, we're working right now. I don't want to argue with you. I just want to muddle through and get things done. I don't want to interfere in your personal affairs, and please don't doubt me. I'm not pregnant, and it's impossible forto be carrying your child. Don't act like you know well." As she finished speaking, applause erupted in front, and Roger stepped down to mingle with the businessmen. Not far away, Emily looked at Michael, seeing his stiff expression and unfocused eyes.

"Alright, let's get back to business." Emily left a remark, picked up her juice, and stood up. Michael had nothing more to say and followed her, but his face remained cold.

Emily knew that in such a setting, she and Michael needed more than just mutual understanding. They needed to find a balance in the complex web of relationships to protect each other's dignity and interests.

She didn't want to complicate things, even though Michael had started to suspect. But the decision was made and couldn't be changed because Emily knew Michael too well and understood the suffering she had endured over the past three years.

She couldn't let the child follow her old path, nor let the unhealthy environment of the Smith family affect the child.

As night fell, the atmosphere of the banquet gradually heated up.

But Michael kept thinking about what Emily had said earlier, and Emily didn't know how to start a conversation with Michael. They just mingled with the crowd, chatting and laughing, then mechanically returned to the resting area.

Emily found such gatherings boring, and Roger seemed to be constantly making friends without taking the next step.

Seeing this, Emily thought of going out for sfresh air.

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Coincidentally, as soon as she entered the restroom, her phone rang.

Seeing no one else in the restroom, Emily answered.

"Emily, it's me." The call was from Daniel.

But it didn't seem to be his number.

"Daniel?" Emily asked.

"It's me, Emily. It's been a while." Daniel said.

Indeed, it had been a while. Since picking up Isabella from the hospital, Emily had been, been busy running between the Smith Mansion and Emerald Lake Manor, occasionally going to court to fight her biological father, even too busy to sign the divorce papers.

An ordinary person wouldn't have such a tumultuous life.

Emily sighed and responded to Daniel. "Yes, Daniel. About my mom... I've always been grateful to you and wanted to treat you to a meal." Daniel could tell that Emily wasn't really inviting him to a meal, just being polite.

She had clearly rejected him before, and Daniel knew then that sthings couldn't be achieved through effort alone.

Daniel replied, "Emily, no need to be so formal with me. I called today to tell you that the medical records Ms. Taylor didn't take are available for you to pick up when you have time. There's also smedical reimbursement, which can be refunded since you paid the fees."