It took her more than ten seconds to fully process what she''d just heard. Suddenly, she mmed her hand down on the armrest of the sofa. "He already knew that little tramp was pregnant—and the baby isn''t even his! So why does he keep chasing after her? How could he do something like this?"


    The news had caught Emma so off-guard that she was momentarily speechless. Liliana''s face was equally dark, and she, too, had no idea what to do.


    Emma got up from the sofa, her tone heavy. "I''ll take care of this. You stay out of it."


    She called the massage therapists out, dismissed them all, then changed her clothes and left the house.


    Emma''s first stop was the Everly family home. She wanted to pull Finnian aside for a talk, but the housekeeper told her that Finnian had left ten minutes earlier—most likely for the office. So, Emma headed straight to thepany.


    She banged on the chairman''s office door, then strode inside. "Finnian, you''ve known all along that Amara is pregnant, haven''t you?"


    Finnian looked up at her.


    Since Liliana had already learned from him that he knew about Amara''s pregnancy,


    it was no surprise that Emma had found out too.


    He nodded. "Yes. So what?"


    So what? How could he be so nonchnt? Emma was furious.


    If she hadn''t been a little afraid of her son deep down, she would''ve smashed up his office right then and there.


    "How could you!" she shouted. “Amara is carrying some other man''s child, and you''re still hopelessly devoted to her? Don''t you have any self-respect?"


    "Watch your words."


    Finnian shot to his feet and mmed his palm onto the desk with such force that Emma jumped.


    His face was so dark it was almost frightening, and his gaze was even more intimidating.


    What truly set Finnian off wasn''t that Emma had called him shameless—it was that she had insulted Amara.


    Emma was breathing hard with rage, her eyes locked wide on her son.


    She knew exactly why Finnian was angry: because she''d called Amara''s unborn child illegitimate. He was actually protecting that little tramp to this degree-how could he be like this?


    "Finnian, you''ve let me down so much. How could I have raised a son like you?" she shouted, jabbing her finger in his face.


    Finnian let out a coldugh. “Clearly, I''ll never be good enough for you. I don''t want to fight with you. Please leave."


    He strode over to the door, pulled it open himself, and fixed Emma with a frosty stare.


    Emma bit her lower lip so hard she drew blood. She shot Finnian a venomous re, then stormed out of Everly Group headquarters.


    What was really going on? Why would Finnian remain so loyal to Amara, even knowing she was carrying another man''s child? It just didn''t make sense.


    Even after leaving, Emma still couldn''t figure it out—and the more she thought, the angrier she got.


    It just seemed so unfair: Finnian was both her and Andrew''s son, yet she was the only one worrying about hire The thought infuriated her, so she headed straight for Andrew''s apartment.


    Bang, bang, bang!


    Emma knocked hard on Andrew''s door. When he answered, he was wearing only a pair of pants, his upper body bare and marked with


    freshpstic


    stains clearly from


    today. Instantly, Emma''s anger


    red even hotter.