The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Scarlett came to confront her this morning, and now it was her biological father, Hayden.

So many relentless "debt collectors" were targeting her, a person with a soft heart, and she wondered when it would ever end.

Just as Emily was feeling overwhelmed, the office door suddenly swung open. Wendy stormed in with Penelope and a group of bodyguards, all dressed in black, looking stern and intimidating.

They lined up in two rows, flanking Hayden.

Penelope's expression was equally unfriendly as she walked straight to Emily,

scrutinizing Hayden.

Seeing this, Hayden stood up in agitation. "What the hell is this? What are you doing? Penelope, why'd you bring so many people? You trying to kick me out? I'm Emily's father! How dare you!"

In other words, kicking him out now would be disrespecting Emily.

Penelope understood Hayden's implication and glanced at Emily.

She knew Emily wouldn't misunderstand her, so she spoke directly, "Mr. Brown, there's no need to try and drive a wedge between Emily and me. We won't misunderstand each other because of a few words from you!"

Penelope's words were meant for Emily but also served to mock Hayden.

They were not the same kind of people, so there was no need to force a connection.

It was better for everyone to mind their own business.

Although Hayden and Penelope had no business dealings, they had met a few times and knew each other's backgrounds.

Hayden had always considered himself superior to Penelope.

Besides, Penelope's starting point was weaker than his.

After all, she was a woman who had recently divorced Richard from Watson Corporation. Running a small jewelry company was nothing compared to his Brown Corporation... though it was now a thing of the past.

"I'm not afraid of you, Penelope. Don't get too cocky. I know JM Jewelry wouldn't be where it is today without my daughter's help when you first came back from abroad!"

At this point, Hayden had lost all reason. He could only brazenly use Emily's influence to confront Penelope.

"Penelope, I'm warning you, don't go too far! I'm here to see my daughter Emily. I need to talk to her..."

Before Hayden could finish, Penelope, showing no intention of sparing his dignity, retorted in front of everyone.

"Hayden, everyone knows you're here to exploit Emily."

"Leave now before I kick you out. And now you have the nerve to call Emily your daughter? Where were you before? I heard her say she doesn't recognize you as her father anymore!"

With that, everyone turned to look at Hayden with a hint of hostility.

Unable to outmatch Penelope and seeing Emily's cold expression, Hayden had no choice but to leave in a huff. Wendy, seeing Emily's distress, quickly retreated as well.

The office fell silent once more.

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Emily could no longer hold back, her eyes reddening as she covered her face and sobbed.

Penelope understood Emily's feelings.

Though she didn't have such family troubles, her divorce from Richard had hurt Bryan. Penelope couldn't help but think of her own son and whether he felt the same pain as Emily.

"It's okay, Emily. Let it all out. Don't let him get to you. He doesn't deserve to be called a father! You need to follow your heart, do what you want, and don't let these baseless troubles get to you!

"I heard from your assistant that you let Hayden stay because you were afraid of office gossip. I know you don't want to talk to him. Hayden won't get anything from you, and those outside won't dare to say anything about you." Penelope was truly protective.

Emily felt it and was grateful to Penelope, but she knew no one would be kind to her without a reason. Everything had a cause, just like Michael's kindness was because she was gradually showing her value, different from before.

Sometimes, Emily really thought men were strange creatures.

They claimed to love, but as soon as a woman didn't meet their expectations or fantasies, everything would change. Their so-called love was just fleeting.

So, could they really love?

Probably not.

After Penelope left, Emily kept pondering this question. She didn't want to stay in the

office because Hayden's image would keep haunting her mind.

He had shamelessly caused a scene in front of her, disregarding her work and future.

All of this was for his useless daughter, Sophia.

Leaving JM Jewelry, Emily walked alone to the riverside of Emerald City.

It had been a long time since she had a moment to herself.

Today was the perfect opportunity.

Emily had thought everything was settled, that as long as she slowly distanced herself from Michael, no trouble would come her way. But today proved to be an incredibly painful day.

And all of Michael's so-called efforts, apologies, approaches, even kisses, were just because he found her momentarily interesting.

Imagine Emily as a plant. When they were together, Michael only wanted to touch the leaves and kiss the petals. But if she uprooted herself, showing him the tangled and rough roots and said, "Look, please love all of me, this is my true self," Michael would be repulsed.

He would never love this Emily. He only loved his own fantasy.

Thinking of this, Emily felt heartbroken and suffocated for all she had given. She wanted to escape this life, her family, and just take her child and run far away.

But thinking of all the people and things in Emerald City that still held her back, Emily, torn and indecisive, suddenly broke down.noveldrama

The heavy sorrow wrapped tightly around her heart, almost crushing her, with a pain like a thousand shards of glass piercing her simultaneously.

It left her unable to stand, breathe, or even describe in words.

Suddenly, Emily felt herself struggling to breathe, and the sunlight in the distance became blurry. When she tried to open her eyes, she found it increasingly difficult.