The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 12 The Joy of Reunion

Emily tried to push down the bitterness in her heart and closed her eyes, feeling exhausted. She figured she'd be up all night since she'd slept so much during the day, but she ended up drifting off anyway. Even in her sleep, her dreams were a mess. One minute she was seeing Isabella jumping off a building, the next her grandparents were in a car crash, and then Michael was finding out she was pregnant and demanding an abortion. In short, she didn't sleep well at all.

Emily woke up super early, only to get a call from Michael's mom at the old mansion, reminding her about the family dinner tomorrow night. Usually, his mom would tell her first, and then she'd pass the message to Michael. The Smith Corporation was the biggest family in Emerald City, with a huge and complicated family tree. To this day, Emily still hadn't met all the relatives, only remembering a few key ones.

The Smith Family's monthly dinner was a tradition that never changed. No matter who you were or where you were, you had to show up at the end of each month.

In the past, Michael's grandpa, Mason Smith, hosted the dinners. But since Michael took over the company last year, he'd been in charge, and as his wife, Emily had a lot on her plate and couldn't afford to mess up. Michael knew she had a hard time with his family but never stepped in. Thinking about the past dinners where his mom gave her a hard time, he never stepped in.

If it weren't for Mason looking out for her, she might've already lost it. She knew Mason was the only one in the Smith Family who truly cared for her, so after getting the call from his mom, Emily felt really uneasy. This was one of those things she wanted to avoid but couldn't.

After the call, while thinking about how to tell Michael, the door to the hospital room opened, and doctors came in for their rounds.

Emily put down her phone and looked up, surprised to see the lead doctor.

"Daniel Wilson?" Emily blurted out, shocked.

Daniel was really handsome, with an air of elegance. The white coat he wore made him look refined and almost monk-like.

as surprised to see her on his

to talk to the other doctors, telling them to continue their rounds while he stayed behind.

to see him, as it meant there was hope for Isabella to wake up. "You're still in the mood to joke with me. I already heard from Abigail that Michael wants a divorce,

about such depressing stuff. When did you get back? Why didn't

push it. He sighed and smiled gently, then said, "I just got back yesterday. I was planning to

now that you're back, is there any chance my mom might wake up?" Her mom had tried to kill

coma.

force her to sell herself to some old guy as a mistress. She refused and ran away from the Brown Family, but Hayden

keep a close watch on Isabella's condition and let you know if there's any change." With Daniel's promise, she felt a

was brain-dead, kept alive only by advanced medical equipment. Stopping the medical expenses would mean

wake up one day. She wanted Isabella to see the downfall of those two bastards with her own eyes. She didn't believe that the Taylor Family's sudden collapse in Silverlight City

most desperate moment, she had turned to Michael. Maybe she didn't want to sell herself to those disgusting old men, so she chose

bought three years of marriage from her, which

marry someone she liked

then, you wouldn't have... You wouldn't have married him, and you wouldn't have suffered so much." Daniel looked at Emily, who was still so beautiful but now frail and heartbroken, with eyes that

thought they had plenty of time. When he learned about her and her mom's accident and rushed back, it was already too late. He could only