The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

So, that new jewelry studio was the best proof!

Michael suddenly had a lightbulb moment. He shot a sharp look at Mason, who was already grinning. "Grandpa, you mean Dean's being played by Sophia too? She must be hiding something from him. Their relationship isn't real!"

"Exactly," Mason replied.

Now that they knew Sophia and Dean's partnership was shaky, they could exploit it. By driving a wedge between them, they could turn Sophia and Dean against each other. Mason's reminder made everything click for Michael. And what Mason said next made it even clearer.

"Focusing only on Dean isn't enough. To really get rid of Sophia, we need someone else to help, someone who's been out of the picture for a while. And we need Veda to find this person. It depends on whether Veda is willing to help."

Of course, Veda should be involved.

Michael knew Mason wouldn't have called Veda back and listened to her complaints without a reason. It was time for her to be useful.

"Me? Help?" Veda looked puzzled.

She wasn't interested in Michael's issues with these women, whether it was Emily or the unworthy Sophia who wanted to be her sister-in-law.

"Grandpa, don't joke with me. I'm very busy. I'm in charge of part of Smith

Corporation's work. I only came back today because I found some time..."

Knowing Veda was about to refuse, Mason didn't waste words and continued. "What if

I said it's to help Smith Corporation with a business deal?"

Veda's eyes lit up.

She wouldn't miss a chance to make a contribution to Smith Corporation.

Maybe at the next shareholders' meeting, she could get some credit and possibly more shares!

"Of course, Grandpa, just tell me what the deal is!"

Michael watched as Mason guided Veda so naturally.

He knew it wasn't just because Veda wasn't as smart as Mason.

More importantly, Mason understood what Veda truly wanted. Once he met her core interests, everything else would be easy.

Mason smiled again.

He had Veda hooked. Now it was time to assign her the task.

Even Michael didn't expect the task to involve Emily and Sophia's father, Hayden.

Veda's main task was to negotiate a high-value deal with Hayden.

And the condition for the deal was that Hayden had to send Sophia out of the country.

As Sophia's father, Hayden certainly had the power to do this.

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But Veda didn't understand what benefit Smith Corporation would get from doing business with Hayden's new company.

"Before Emily married into our family, I looked into her father's company," Mason explained. "Brown Corporation didn't decline because of poor management. It was due

to conflicts between Hayden and Isabella. Hayden himself is quite capable."

"Now that he's started a new company, it won't be bad. We're only collaborating on a small project, but for him, the opportunity to work with Smith Corporation is rare. He'll fight for it. At that point, Veda, you can push for our condition."

Mason watched Veda's reaction closely.

Seeing she was still not very interested, he continued, "If you succeed, I'll give you the position of Vice President of Smith Corporation, not just a title."

"And I'll give you an office on the same floor as Michael's. I think you'll like that, right?"

Mason was good at getting people to do what he wanted.

Hearing this, Veda immediately perked up.

Despite managing half of Smith Corporation's projects, she was still just a project manager, a low position for a wealthy Smith family member.

Veda had always been resentful about this but was too embarrassed to ask Mason for

more.

Now Mason was offering the Vice President position, meaning she would join the top decision-makers.

Plus, having a spacious, independent office, Veda's dream was coming true.

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She had no more doubts.

This deal, which would earn her both money and reputation, was too good to pass up.

She stood up and playfully said to Mason, "Grandpa, I'll go now. Negotiating with that old Hayden? Leave it to me!"

With that, Veda left excitedly.

Before leaving, she didn't forget to say to Michael, "Michael, I'm doing you a big favor! Don't forget to treat me to dinner when it's done!"

With that, Veda grabbed her designer bag and called her secretary as she left. "Hey, get me Mr. Brown's private number from Brown Corporation!"

"Yes, the new company!" Veda's voice faded as she left, her dream about to come true. But Michael was still entangled in a mess, unable to be happy.

"Don't worry," Mason said, addressing his beloved Michael I've planned all this to help you overcome your difficulties.noveldrama

"Of course, Michael, don't think I'm doing this just for you. It's partly for our Smith family. We need to make it up to Emily. She's carrying a Smith family child and has endured too much... But how you and Emily move forward is up to you.

"Now, Emily is as stubborn as you. I hope you can reconcile and bring joy and vitality back to this family."

Mason's words were gentle, but to Michael, each one felt like a needle piercing his heart.