The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

When they pulled up to Fashion Treasury, Emily hopped out of the car and caught a glimpse of herself in the window. She looked pale, but Isabella seemed to be in great spirits. Emily had to push down her discomfort and force a smile.

That's when Michael saw a different side of Emily.

Turns out, no matter how old or mature you are, everyone looks like a kid in front of their mom. With a mother's love, we all end up feeling pretty vulnerable.

Michael's mind drifted back to his own childhood, where Scarlett barely took care of him.

The love he got was mostly from his grandpa, his dad, and sometimes even the servants.

Maternal love? That was something he never really knew.

Michael couldn't figure out why Scarlett had him if she didn't even like him.

As he got older, he realized some people just aren't cut out to be moms. Not every mom cares for their kids. So, he just pretended he didn't have a mom.

"Michael?" Emily's voice snapped him out of his thoughts. He looked up to see her puzzled face. "What's up?" he asked, a bit dazed.

Emily frowned. "My mom's trying on clothes and told us to wait here. You okay?" Michael shook his head. "Yeah, I'm fine."

He better be fine; she didn't have time to babysit him.

Emily took a deep breath and caught a whiff of a refreshing lemon scent. Lemon water?

That's exactly what she needed right now.

The baby in her belly was getting bigger every day. Even though she could wear loose coats to hide it in this weather, she couldn't suppress her physiological reactions, just like now.

Her stomach was churning, and she hadn't eaten much that morning.

Emily couldn't throw up and was just dry heaving uncomfortably.

Luckily, there was lemon water in the mall, which was just what she needed. She was about to go get some when Michael spoke up behind her. "Grab me a cup too."

Emily turned around, surprised to see Michael looking a bit pale himself.

Who would've thought that the two young ones, here to help a middle-aged woman fresh out of the hospital, would be the first to feel sick?

"Okay," Emily said and headed off.

Watching her loose-fitting figure, another question popped into Michael's mind.

Why were they both feeling nauseous at the same time?

Sophia had been in a foul mood lately.

The Brown family lost the lawsuit against Isabella, and they had to give up 95% of Brown Corporation's shares and hand over their villa.

Even though Hayden and Evelyn had no plans to move out, Sophia still had her pride.

She decided to gather all her valuable bags, sell them at the mall, and take the money to leave the country. She wanted nothing more to do with the Brown family.

The only thing that bugged Sophia before leaving was that she hadn't given Emily a proper lesson.

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Usually, Michael and Abigail had Emily's back.

And if they weren't around, Isabella was.

Thinking about it made Sophia even more annoyed, and she wished she could just go find Emily and tear her apart.noveldrama

But fate had other plans for the two sisters.

Sophia spotted Michael and Emily in the rest area not too far away.

Even from a distance, she could see Michael's eyes were glued to Emily, who was

sipping lemon water, looking all high and mighty.

What were they doing here?

Could it be... they patched things up?

Michael, the businessman, must've rushed to win back Isabella's daughter as soon as she won the lawsuit.

And what about her? What about their past?

Sophia's anger flared up even more.

She hid and weaved through the dazzling shelves, watching them chat occasionally,

Emily smiling now and then, and Michael seemingly enjoying it.

Resentment and bitterness filled Sophia's heart.

Every time she passed a counter, she secretly observed their conversation and occasionally glanced at the expensive jewelry and bags.

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Sophia was desperate; she knew her days of living the high life were over.

Just as she was about to move to the next counter, a familiar voice suddenly sounded

in her ear. "Well, if it isn't Sophia. What are you doing here?"

Sophia turned around in fright and stumbled, knocking all the bags on the counter to the ground.

The sales clerk nearby looked horrified. "Oh my God!"

A crowd quickly gathered, and Sophia was terrified. When she looked up again, she saw Isabella giving her a mocking smile.

Emily and Michael hurried over when they heard the commotion.

Isabella was about to help the embarrassed Sophia up, but Sophia immediately refused, saying, "I don't need your help! Isabella, you hypocrite, what are you pretending for?"

Hearing Sophia talk to her mom like that, Emily couldn't stand it. She stepped forward, grabbed Sophia, and said with a displeased expression, "Sophia, what did you eat this morning to have such a foul mouth?"

"I..." Sophia's heart sank. She didn't expect to run into Emily now, nor did she expect Michael to see her like this.

She was filled with unspeakable resentment, but her face showed complete embarrassment. "Emily, do you really think you've won? Do you dare to talk to me like this because you see me down and out today? Let me tell you, when I make a comeback..."

"Talk about your comeback later. Are you going to sell these bags? Hurry up, or the luxury store will close, and you'll have wasted a trip and won't even have enough money for a cab. It's not worth it." Michael quickly interjected before Sophia could finish.

He either stayed silent, watching the drama, or said something that could choke her, causing another round of laughter from the onlookers. Sophia's face turned even uglier. "Michael, you!"

Sophia never expected Michael to step in at this moment.

It seemed he had made up his mind to cut ties with her. Knowing this, Sophia realized

there was no need to pretend anymore. She immediately showed a ferocious expression and said, "You are all in cahoots, thinking I'm easy to bully! Let me tell you, I will never admit defeat, never!"