The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Roger was really her uncle... So, Roger knew that her mother, Isabella, was his sister, and he deliberately killed her to seize the remaining assets of the Ward family?

This was simply unbelievable.

Emily could hardly imagine that there could be someone so heartless and cruel in this world.

She turned her gaze to Leo, who also looked bewildered. The once composed and seemingly in-control Leo now appeared as lost as a child.

"Could there be a mistake? How could this happen? Sir, could it be that you made a mistake?" he asked weakly.

Leo couldn't believe that Roger could be so ruthless, nor could he accept that his daughter Isabella had died before he even had the chance to reunite with her.

This feeling was tearing Leo apart, making his whole body ache.

The police understood Leo's feelings, especially since the Ward family had been funding the Emerald City Police Department's expansion for years, so they had always treated Leo with respect.

The officer patiently laid out all the evidence again and played the recordings of Roger's subordinates' confessions for Leo and Emily.

Michael had initially planned to handle the matter for Emily.

But just as he was about to leave the hospital, Emily insisted on coming along. Michael knew she couldn't rest easy and that her hatred for Roger was hard to conceal.

She wanted to see the person who killed her mother brought to justice with her own eyes.noveldrama

But she hadn't expected that this moment would bring her so much pain and sorrow. "Mr. Ward, Miss Brown, as police officers, we don't often encounter cases like this. We feel for you, but the dead cannot be brought back to life. I'm so sorry for your loss. But we need to found the perpetrator quickly. Otherwise, it will be too late to stop the damage."

With these words, the atmosphere in the living room became even more tense.

Just then, Alice and Luna rushed down from the second floor.

Seeing so many police officers in the house, Luna was the first to be stunned. Not knowing what had happened, she directed her anger at Emily.

"Why are you here again? Emily, why do you keep haunting us? How long are you going to keep bothering us?"

"Luna!" Leo, already devastated by the loss of his daughter and now his son, couldn't help but react strongly.

He shouted at Luna, scaring her into silence.

Then he turned to Emily and bowed deeply.

Emily was taken aback, unable to accept this.

Leo was her grandfather, and all of this was Roger's doing, which had nothing to do with Leo.

"Grandpa... Grandpa, what are you doing?"

"Grandpa, you don't need to do this."

At this critical moment, the attitudes of the two granddaughters and one

granddaughter-in-law were completely different.

Leo's furrowed brow remained tense as Emily step forward to help him up.

Leo was heartbroken and at a loss for how to face this situation.

He could only take a deep breath and said to Emily. "Emily, on behalf of your uncle... I apologize to you and your mother. I can't believe I didn't recognize you after all this time. I always thought you looked familiar, but I couldn't place it.

"Now I realize you look exactly like your mother. You are the spitting image of her! I should have noticed, I should have noticed... I searched for your mother for over twenty years, and now that we've found each other, it's too late."

With that, Leo began to sob.

Alice quickly stepped forward to support Leo.

Only Luna stood there, looking at Emily in disbelief, her face twitching.

So, her father Roger had killed someone, and that person was his own sister.

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And Roger's sister was Emily's mother.

So she and Emily were cousins!

Luna, who had always insisted they were not on the same level, could no longer bear the humiliation. She took a few deep breaths, gritted her teeth, and fled upstairs.

Only Alice remained, silently bearing the weight of it all.

As a child of a prominent family, Alice knew that nothing could break the bond of blood.

Just as her father Roger had once said, everything in the Ward family belonged to them.

But now, an unexpected sister had appeared.

Wouldn't that mean everything in the Ward family would have to be split in half?

Publicly, Alice was deeply disappointed in Roger's decisions;

But privately, she was the one who could understand Roger the most.

The final resolution was simple.

Leo had someone quietly investigate and quickly found Roger's whereabouts.

The police moved in to arrest Roger.

Roger had given his henchman a sum of money to flee, while he took what little was left of the Ward Corporation's funds. In other words, the Ward family was now an empty shell.

Alice and her sister were no longer wealthy.

On the contrary, they now had to find a way to support Leo and find a new place to live.

Because, according to the rules, the Ward family's mansion was to be compensated to Emily.

Emily had made it clear she wouldn't ask for the house; but if the Ward family offered it, she wouldn't refuse.

After all, her mother had suffered for so many years, and she had suffered along with

her.

Emily felt it was her due; even her mother would want her to have everything.

***

Meanwhile, Sophia had not received any direct response from Michael.

She was becoming increasingly anxious.

After all, she was pregnant with an illegitimate child, and Michael hadn't shown any displeasure upon hearing the news.

She had been his wife for three years, seemingly living a stable and honest life, but she had been unfaithful for nearly six months or more. How could he tolerate that?

Thinking it over, Sophia decided she couldn't just sit and wait.

After all, she had come back with great difficulty, and she couldn't afford to stay in a hotel costing over a thousand dollars a night.

She couldn't afford to stay in a regular hotel either.

Staying idle in Emerald City was a waste of resources!

So, she made up her mind and decided to visit Veda.

Veda was much easier to manipulate than Michael.

Sophia couldn't imagine how Veda would react if she found out her beloved Daniel

was involved with Emily.

She probably wouldn't stay calm like Michael.

She would likely want to tear Emily apart!