The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains
Chapter 96 A Big Commotion at the Old Mansion

Hearing Michael's question, Scarlett felt a bit embarrassed.

She often had to put on a show of apologizing to Michael for neglecting his childhood due to her youthful ignorance, then lamenting the difficulties of being a single mother. But today, she really brought this upon herself!

Frightened, Scarlett quickly waved her hand to explain.

"Michael, I wasn't talking about you! We are family. I love you the most."

In the end, Scarlett felt too embarrassed to continue.

Seeing that her words were making things worse, Scarlett's face grew even more uncomfortable.

And Mason was getting a headache from her words.

But since she was already part of the Smith family, they couldn't drive her away or wake her up with scolding, so avoiding her was the best strategy.

"I'm tired, I'll go rest in my room. Handle this person yourself, just don't hit or scold her anymore. It would really tarnish the Smith family's reputation if word got out!" With that, Mason leaned on his cane and went upstairs.

Scarlett nodded eagerly behind him, agreeing to everything.

Only when there was no more noise from upstairs did she breathe a sigh of relief, straightened her back, and assumed the posture of the Smith family's matriarch. Having fooled Mason, she didn't need to act so submissive in front of Michael.

After all, he was still thinking about taking her shares!

What an ungrateful child!

"Alright, get out of here, pack your things and leave! Don't be an eyesore in front of me!"

After yelling at the maid, Scarlett rolled her eyes and didn't plan to pay more attention to Michael.

Instead, she was going upstairs to rest, as she had a romantic candlelight dinner date with a male model.

Unexpectedly, Michael called out to her. "I have something to talk to you."

Scarlett was initially stunned, but seeing Michael's serious expression, she responded accordingly, "Alright, go ahead. It's not about transferring shares again, is it?" Whenever it came to money, Scarlett's eyes widened.

"No," Michael answered.

Scarlett breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second, she heard Michael ask her coldly. "Why didn't you transfer any money to Emily during the three years I was in the hospital?"

At that moment, Scarlett was completely frozen in place.

Scarlett pondered, 'Why would Michael suddenly investigate something from three years ago? And he actually found out? Weren't the fake accounts I had people make pretty thorough? Could it be that I was deceived again? Whatever! I would never admit it until the last moment.'

So she decided not to act anymore and leaned on the sofa, looking at Michael. "Who told you that?"

Could it be that Emily again?

She really played a good trick!

First, she pretended to accept the money, then went to Michael and badmouthed her, making Michael come to settle the score.

Scarlett gritted her teeth, wishing she could run to Emily right now and demand that bank card back.

Michael squinted his narrow eyes, once again refreshing his view of Scarlett. "Do you think I would come to ask you without any evidence? Do you need me to throw the evidence in your face? You already own thirty percent of Smith Corporation's shares. Isn't what I've given you over the years, plus what Dad left you, enough? Do you have to take that money from your daughter-in-law? Emily took care of me for three years; she deserves it! And you, how are you different from that maid just now!"

A loud slap landed on Michael's face, instantly leaving a red mark on one side of his cheek.

Scarlett had hit him hard.

She never had much affection for Michael.

Of course, if it weren't for the fact that Michael gave her money, she wouldn't bother to coax him every day.

But recently, he not only coveted her shares but also argued with her over an illegitimate daughter, even calling her a thief!

As for Michael, who had never received much motherly love, he was now even more disappointed.

It turned out that Emily was the one who truly cared about him, willing to take care of him even without any compensation.

And his biological mother? Not only did she never take care of him for a single day, but she also pocketed all the money and now had the audacity to call him ungrateful! Michael had no response to Scarlett's slap.

He just felt numb inside, not even aware of how he walked out of the old mansion.

What could he do? She was his mother, the one who carried him for ten months and gave birth to him.

"Michael!"

Veda, who had somehow witnessed the entire argument between Scarlett and Michael, saw Michael leave the house with a blank expression and hurriedly chased after him.

After all, they were born from the same womb, and besides liking Daniel, Veda also admired Michael.

Seeing Michael get hit, she felt a bit heartbroken.

"Michael, why do you have to argue with Mom? Isn't the cost of taking care of you just a few hundred thousand dollars? If she didn't give it, that was nothing. Emily eats and lives off you every day, isn't that enough?" "What do you know?" Michael retorted.

To Veda's surprise, Michael had already composed himself by the time she caught up with him.

As soon as she finished speaking, Michael retorted without mercy.

Yeah, what did she know?

Emily didn't just miss out on those hundreds of thousands of dollars; the Brown family hadn't given her any living expenses over the years.

Michael hadn't even fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband.

He didn't know how Emily had managed all these years.

"Didn't you go out today?" In the blink of an eye, Michael coldly asked her, no different from his usual cold and domineering CEO demeanor.

"No, but I'm going out in a while. I was just about to put on makeup." Veda could only awkwardly laugh.

"Go out less, money will run out one day. Do you think the Smith family prints money?" Michael said coldly.

After his sarcastic remark, Michael left the old mansion without looking back.

Before he left, Veda could still see the red mark on one side of his cheek, very conspicuous.

But this time, she didn't feel like sympathizing with Michael or stopping him.

Veda thought, 'What did he mean by saying money will run out one day? The Smith family was wealthy; how could we ever fall into decline? Michael's sarcastic tone, was he cursing the Smith family?' Veda immediately felt that thinking so much was useless, and Michael's attitude clearly showed he was bewitched by that Emily.

She pouted and decided not to care about these trivial family matters.

She turned back to her room to put on makeup.

Not long after, a Veda with a purple wig, fiery red lips, mixed-race makeup, and a tight leopard print skirt wobbled out of the Smith Villa.

This scene was clearly seen by Benjamin, who was managing the servants in the yard.