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.

seemed just as surprised to see her on his first

glanced at her medical chart and frowned a bit. "Are you pregnant?" Daniel asked, then turned to talk to the other doctors, telling them

the kid isn't yours. No need to be so shocked," Emily said, genuinely happy to see him, as it meant there was hope for Isabella to wake up. "You're still in the mood to joke with

about such depressing stuff. When did you get back? Why didn't you tell me?" Emily didn't want to discuss the divorce right

and smiled gently, then said, "I just got back yesterday. I was planning

is there any chance my mom might wake up?" Her mom had tried to kill herself by jumping off a building a few years ago, but instead of

coma.

refused

everything I can. I'll keep a close watch on Isabella's condition and let you know if there's any change." With Daniel's

alive only by advanced medical equipment. Stopping the medical expenses would mean giving up on Isabella's life, but she refused to

see the downfall of those two bastards with her own eyes. She didn't believe that the Taylor Family's

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

he bought three years of marriage from her, which was a pleasant surprise at

to marry someone she liked since her youth?' But now, she regretted her

suffered so much." Daniel

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 watch helplessly as she became someone else's wife, silently protecting