The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 289 A Chance Encounter

So, was it all a misunderstanding between Emily and Daniel from the beginning?

Michael felt his heart skip a beat, especially when he saw the determined look in Emily's eyes.

It was a strange feeling.

Not only did his previously gloomy mood suddenly brighten, but he also felt a deep sense of panic from within,

along with those uneasy emotions.

"So, you mean... you don't like Daniel?" Michael asked.

Emily hadn't realized that everyone had mistakenly always thought she was deeply in love with Daniel while also

being with Michael, making her seem fickle. Even Abigail sometimes advised her to prioritize.

Now, she finally understood.

She had always focused on distancing herself from Daniel but forgot to clarify things with those around her.

Given her current relationship with Michael, she usually felt sthings didn't really need explaining to him.

"I never liked him. | might have had a bit of a crush on him, but | never intended to be with him. I think you

misunderstood, and Veda misunderstood too." Emily answered.

At this point, Emily suddenly remembered Veda talking to her on the balcony earlier. When Daniel was

mentioned, perhaps she should have explained to Veda.

But Emily didn't; instead, she rebutted Veda out of pride. Now she couldn't help but think that maybe from that

moment, Veda started to resent her and decided to run away from home?

Thinking of this, Emily felt a bit guilty.

She momentarily forgot to meet Michael's gaze, and thus didn't notice the sudden intense look in his eyes

directed at her.

And that rapid heartbeat, almost bursting out of his chest, made it even harder for Michael to handle at that

moment.

Suddenly, Michael opened his arms and hugged Emily, which surprised Emily and had quite an impact. That

familiar, warm chest felt like a muffled thunder, shaking her soul, and her heart was ignited, with passionate

emotions surging.

The last bit of rationality controlled Emily.

"Michael, you..." She spoke to Michael, but before she could finish, Michael interrupted. "I don't mean anything

else, | just want to hug you. Please don't pushaway, I'm begging you."

Emily never thought Michael would speak to her so humbly.

In her confusion, she beccautious, not speaking further, and afraid to make any noise that might cause

Michael to misunderstand.

Only Emily knew how much she cherished this warm embrace.

She wished this moment, this second, could last a bit longer.

On the other side, Veda was wandering aimlessly on the streets of Everglade City with a seemingly broken

suitcase.

At that moment, her hair was disheveled, she hadn't bathed or slept for days, and the last thing she ate was a

piece of bread five hours ago, which had long been digested after so much movement.

Veda never expected that to avoid the "pursuit" of the Smith family.

She thought she was clever by not choosing to travel by plane but by train, thinking she could escape to a place

where no one would find her.

But she never expected that her inherent wealthy aura would still attract attention. Not to mention reaching

Everglade City, she had been robbed several times before even getting off the train, and her suitcase had been

dropped many times.

Once because it was too heavy to lift, twice because it was kicked several times, and once almost squashed by a

chubby kid.

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In short, before reaching Everglade City, Veda already regretted her choice.

But there was no choice; all her bank cards and cash including the VIP card Michael gave her, were all stolen.

Veda was penniless, except for a gold bracelet on her arm worth about four or five thousand dollars.

But Veda was reluctant to sell it, so she wandered her way to Everglade City.

Now, her main problem wasn't where to go, but to get enough to eat, which was more important than anything.

The more she thought about it, the sadder she felt, and the more she couldn't lift her spirits.

Plus, Veda had never suffered like this before, and couldn't bear it, so she fainted from exhaustion.

When she woke up, she could only see a white ceiling and smell a strong scent of herbs.

"Where am 1?" Veda asked.

Veda was surprised to find herself in a place resembling an ancient herbal medicine shop.

At that moment, Veda thought she had traveled through time.

But when she saw an elderly man in modern attire appear, she realized she had watched too many TV s

and misunderstood.

"Excuse me... where am I?" Veda repeated.

Since suffering on the train, Veda had becmuch more humble and polite to everyone she met.

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good person or a bad one, whether they would help her or harm her.

Kieran, seeing this, knew Veda hadn't recognized him.

Kieran didn't expect Veda to becso polite, no longer the arrogant rich girl she used to be.

Kieran smiled and said to her. "Lie down, Miss, you have severe hypoglycemia. You need to rest and not move

around."

Veda instinctively looked to the side. "Sir, do | have hypoglycemia? Can you givean IV? Don't worry, | have

money. | have a gold bracelet that can cover the medical expenses. If there's a gold shop nearby, | can sell it

now. | want to get better quickly, and once I do, I'll buy a ticket to go home."

Veda finally decided to use the bracelet to pay off her debt.

At least she had to survive first and not die in a foreign land, which would be too

tragic.

If word got back to Emerald City, it would be a huge joke.

Seeing Veda's pitiful state, Kieran couldn't understand and asked her. "Miss, where are you from?"

Veda replied, "Emerald City."

Kieran continued to ask, "Where are you going?"

Veda said, "I don't know where I'm going. | was just passing through Everglade City to

clear my mind... then maybe I'll go back."

After all, she couldn't escape the Smith family's grasp.

All along, Veda had been proud of being the rich girl of the Smith family.

But recently, she realized that this identity was also a kind of shackle.

She suddenly wanted to break free, even if it meant being an ordinary, unremarkable

person.