Chapter 196
A twinkle of amusement shed in Ethan''s eyes as he pinched Izzy''s cheek, "Can''t you use a nicer
word to describe your husband?"
Izzy, a bit embarrassed by Ethan''s tease, pouted and said seriously, "You''re too sly."
"When dealing with someone who might back out at any moment, talking about trust just gets you
hurt. You need to handle this kind of situation flexibly," Ethan chuckled.
"Alright, I will listen to you."
Seeing that there was nothing major going on with Izzy, Ethan prepared to return to the Meyer
Group, but he instructed her with concern, "Call me if you don''t understand something, okay?"
Izzy pushed Ethan out, "Mr. Meyer, please leave. You being here just makes me look incapable. Go
away."
"You cheeky girl, I''m getting in your way just by being here a bit longer?"
"Yes, you got it right. You''re in the way. Off you go."
Ss was very pleased with the way they interacted, although they had a shotgun wedding, their
rtionship was definitely better than that of Emma and Aiden Ramos. Their every move was filled
with love.
As soon as Emma came out, she immediately called her mother, "Mom, have you seen the Galeana
Group press conference?"
Shirley''s voice sounded weak, "I just saw it."
"Do you know what happened to Dad? Why did he suddenly let Izzy take over as chairman?" Emma
was worried sick.
"I wouldn''t know. Your father never tells me about thepany''s affairs."
"You should at least know about his health, right?"
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"I don''t know about that either."
"You don''t know anything. That''s your husband. How can you not even know about his health
condition? What kind of wife are you?" Emma was angry and had nowhere to vent but to her
mother. There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while. Emma realized her attitude
was bad and softened her voice, "I''m sorry Mom, I didn''t mean to target you, I just couldn''t hold it in.
If Izzy bes chairwoman then what ce will I have in thepany? She called all the
department directors for a meeting today, except for my PR department."
Actually, Emma was ming Izzy unfairly. This was all arranged by Ss alone. He was afraid that
Emma would cause trouble, so he deliberately ignored her. Izzy had no idea about this.
It took a while for Shirley to find her voice, "You know, even though we moved here, your father has
always slept alone in a room. He spends two-thirds of his time at thepany. I really don''t know
anything about his health condition."
Emma was both angry and annoyed, and her eyes were red involuntarily.
"What did they say?" Shirley asked again.
"I asked them, but they wouldn''t tell me anything. They insisted that the truth of the matter was just
like what was announced at the reception."
Shirley kept silent, her eyes burning with resentment. After a while, she said, "Let''s wait a bit longer.
We''ll discuss it properly after hees back in two months."
Emma felt uneasy, "Mom, I''m afraid Dad is deceiving us. What will we do if he doesn''te back in
two months?"
"We can''t do anything right now. We have nothing in our hands. Everything is still under your
father''s control."
Listening to Shirley''s words seemed to confirm what Ethan had said. Emma frowned, "Mom, do they
have something on you? Ethan said if you dared act on your own, they would expose your secret.
What''s going on?"
Shirley''s eyes flickered, "Don''t worry about that, just follow my instructions. Whatever I do is for our
own good."
"How can I listen to you if you don''t tell me anything?" Emma stomped her foot in anger and
suddenly felt difort in her lower abdomen. She got scared and quickly covered her belly. It took
her a while to recover.
Shirley was worried when she couldn''t hear Emma''s voice, "Emma, are you okay?"
Emma was a little scared, she took a few deep breaths before saying, "I''m fine, just a little
difort in my stomach. It''s okay now."
Shirley advised, "Emma, listen to me, don''t get involved in this for now. Stay in thepany and
take good care of your baby. Don''t overwork yourself. I''ll handle things here. If they push us into a
corner, we''ll have to fight back."
Shirley''s voice was cold at the end. Emma shivered. This was a side of her mother she had never
seen before. "Mom, what are you nning to do? The car ident five years ago was barely
covered up, you can''t take risks this time."
To reassure her daughter, Shirley''s voice softened, "Don''t worry, Emma. I won''t do anything unless
they cross the line. We''vee so far, it wasn''t easy."
Even though Shirley said that, Emma wasn''t reassured. She had a feeling her mother was hiding
many things from her.
Ss let Izzy familiarize herself with thepany''s situation first. After a few hours, Izzy felt her
eyes were sore. No wonder Hunter couldn''t handle it, even a healthy person would feel
overwhelmed dealing with these things.
"Ss, although I''m in this position now, it will certainly take some time to get used to the work. For
now, you''ll still need to make some of the important decisions," Izzy told Ss.
Ss smiled, "I know; I will still help for a while."
Izzy spent the whole day reading documents and barely moved. Ss couldn''t help but say, "Ms.
Izzy, take a break. Your eyes will get ufortable if you keep reading like this."
"I know what I''m doing."
When she was off work, Izzy ran into Emma again. Emma looked pale, "What did my mother do that
gave you the material to threaten her?" Her mother''s behavior was too abnormal.
Izzy could tell from her face that Shirley hadn''t spilled the beans. Frowning, she said, "You know
damn well I won''t spill. Why even ask? Just remember, if this gets out, you and your mom could be
kicked out on your asses."
Emma''s face turned even paler, and seeing her in such a state, Izzy didn''t push it. Emma was
pregnant now. If something happened because of the stress, Izzy could end up with the me.
There was no point in stirring up unnecessary trouble and bad luck.