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Emily said, "You know very well what you did to the Smith family and to Michael's father. Mr. Ward, I call you that not out of respect, but to maintain the dignity of both the Ward family and the Smith family. Since you've acted so ruthlessly today, you should have expected that we wouldn't show you any mercy, not even for Alice's sake." As Emily spoke, she took a few steps forward, sidestepping Roger, and leaned in close to his ear. "Your bankruptcy, I suppose no one here knows about it yet, right? Do you really think that just because you're abroad, your secrets will never be discovered?" Emily's voice was so low that only she and Roger could hear, but her tone was so heavy that Roger's face changed, and he was left stunned and at a loss.noveldrama

Later, Emily took Michael and left.

Michael had wanted to seek justice for her, even if he didn't continue to beat Roger, at least he wanted an explanation.

In this grand banquet hall with heavy security and patrolling bodyguards, how did that thug get into the women's restroom?

And how could Roger, as the host, not know?

Michael didn't believe it was just a coincidence, so he went to confront Roger in a fit of rage.

Sure enough, Roger neither admitted nor denied it.

No one knew what had happened between the Smith family and the Ward family, they only knew that the Ward family and the Smith family were close friends, and Michael's actions were seen as an insult to Roger, which would lead to public scandal.

As they were leaving, the onlookers were already gossiping, and Emily knew that once they stepped out of the banquet hall, reporters would swarm them, dragging them into various topics.

Neither she nor Michael was in a position to answer any questions at that moment, it was better to go back and plan carefully.

With this in mind, Emily took a different route, leading Michael through the kitchen passage of the banquet hall, while Andrew went to the main entrance to hold off the reporters.

Michael complained, "Do you really think Roger will let this go? You might as well let me teach him a lesson."

Michael was still angry at the time.

He couldn't care about anything else, he just wanted to avenge Emily.

Emily understood, after all, she was still his wife in the public eye, and she couldn't let herself be tainted by the outside world, as it would damage the Smith family's reputation.

"I know." Emily replied lightly, continuing to pull Michael forward.

But Michael didn't understand Emily's actions.

Stopping halfway through a fight?

What was that about?

Anyway, the gossiping women would spread the news, and the next day the media storm would hit, so why not finish the fight and let Roger know what he shouldn't have done... But more than anything, Michael couldn't stand the injustice Emily had suffered.

He had seen Emily's tears and the triumphant smile on that thug's face.

Although nothing had happened, the incident still weighed heavily on Michael's mind. Michael was furious. "Then why did you have to drag me away! Emily! Roger deliberately had someone bully you! He did it on purpose! He did it to get at me!" Michael finally shook off Emily's hand.

The two stopped in the empty kitchen passage.

Above them, the noise from the reception hall could be heard, clearly the reporters had rushed in to interview Roger, and Emily couldn't imagine how Roger would smear Michael and the Smith Corporation.

But Emily knew she had to get Michael out of there.

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"So you know, the injustice I suffered was because of you. Since that's the case, just follow me, Michael, now is not the time to throw a tantrum. Do you think you're protecting me? You can't imagine that compared to the injustice I've suffered in the Smith family, this is nothing." Her words were firm and resolute.

Michael was momentarily stunned, not knowing how to respond to Emily.

Seeing this, she once again took Michael's cold hand.

Together, they walked out of the kitchen passage towards the dimly lit underground garage.

Michael was in a bad mood, so Emily drove.

She gripped the steering wheel, eyes fixed ahead, her face cold, and even turned off the car radio. They drove in silence for a long time, the atmosphere growing increasingly tense.

Michael couldn't stand it any longer and finally spoke up. "Where are we going?"

At that moment, Michael sounded like a compliant child, and he realized that Roger's move had been very cunning.

Roger had deliberately invited Emily and him, and set the banquet time at noon, a time when people were hungry and irritable. Then Emily gone to the restroom and encountered that incident. Roger knew Michael would definitely come to her rescue and suspect his involvement.

Michael would either confront Roger in the banquet hall or silently swallow his anger. Either way, Roger would win.

People would gossip and the incident would snowball.

It might even bring up Michael's previous entanglement with Sophia and the media storm that followed, and that could be used against him.

So, Roger had used Emily to teach Michael and the Smith Corporation a harsh lesson.

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"Home." Emily's answer was light, but Michael felt a sudden warmth.

"I don't want to go home." His voice was soft, like a child who had done something wrong.

Emily had never seen Michael like this, she steadied herself, signaled, and pulled over. Then she turned to see Michael looking at her with a mix of grievance and redness in his eyes, and she was both shocked and angry. "Then where do you want to go?" Michael's eyes immediately lit up. "Let's have a drink, just you and me."

After all, things were going to get worse. So it didn't matter if they took a moment to unwind with a drink.

Emily knew Michael was in a bad mood, not just because of Roger's actions today, but also because he felt it was unfair to his father, who had entrusted the family business to someone so unworthy.

Emily also knew that Michael wouldn't blame his father, only himself for not working hard enough and not seeing Roger's true nature sooner.

So, Emily agreed to Michael's request, and for this special night, they went to The Tipsy Tavern together.

Fortunately, they had casual clothes in the car to change into.

The Tipsy Tavern was a bar Michael frequented, and the owner and bartenders were familiar faces.

So everyone was surprised to see Emily there too, and even the scantily clad female DJs whispered among themselves.

But Michael ignored everyone, taking Emily to a quiet corner and ordering from the waiter who came to take their order.

The waiter kept staring at Emily.

Emily didn't mind, but Michael was annoyed. "What are you looking at? Get us some drinks."