The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 426 Mother-Daughter Ruse

Sophia swallowed her anger and put on a flirty act for Dean again.

"Well, you pushed me too hard."

Taking advantage of the moment, Sophia got up and shamelessly moved closer to Dean. She knew the Brown family was unreliable now. Dean was her last hope, her stepping stone. She had to cling to him to strike back at the Smith family and Emily, to get revenge for herself and Evelyn.

"If you were this forceful in bed, imagine how many women would be all over you..." Sophia's voice dripped with seduction.

Dean wasn't having it. He was used to a carefree life, but he wasn't interested in casual flings, especially with someone like Sophia, who was clearly trying to manipulate him. "Get lost."

He shoved her away again, not as hard this time, but his words were still cutting. As he turned to head back to the private room, he pointed a finger at her nose and spoke firmly.

"Don't think I don't see through your little games. We can do business, but that's it. Nothing more is ever gonna happen!"

Sophia's face twisted into an awkward smile. "What do you mean by that? I'm not just anyone, you know!"

Dean scoffed at her act and didn't bother to respond. He knew the Brown sisters weren't simple. If Sophia was this scheming, her half-sister had to be even more cunning.

never cross the line. He

a "criminal record" from her past scandal with Michael, which had been the talk of

take down Emily and the Smith family. She'd endure any humiliation to

self-made millionaire in

Once it did, she'd persuade Archibald to open a jewelry design studio in Emerald City. With her pulling the strings behind the scenes, she wouldn't fear taking down JM Jewelry's

Emily was busy having a baby! She wasn't a superwoman; she couldn't possibly have time to investigate

Emerald City, she wouldn't have to worry about rekindling

and use Dean to

fired up, reminiscing about her grand ambitions,

rolled her eyes

immediately came through the phone. "Sophia, what kind of daughter are you? You haven't

that often? Or do you want me to become

since Evelyn was sent to the mental hospital, she had been in and out of lucidity. Sometimes she would demand to see Sophia, other times she would ask for Hayden. Unfortunately, neither of them had ever visited her. When it came time to pay the bills, they would push the responsibility onto each other, and most of the time, the hospital had to force them to pay. This

time, pretending to be crazy for hours, before finally borrowing a phone. She couldn't understand how she had ended up with such a heartless husband like Hayden and a

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