The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 438 Trouble Far from Over

"What's up with that Sophia? Can you fill me in? Relax, I'm not trying to stir the pot. It's just that I've noticed she's been hanging around my brother Dean a lot lately. He's my only family, and he's still young and naive. He doesn't know much about Emerald City."

Archibald was setting the stage to get Emily to open up.

Emily caught on to his intentions.

After a moment of thought, she decided to be straightforward with him.

"I get it, and I understand. Her last name is Brown. You're smart, so you probably guessed some of it already. She's my half-sister, my father's illegitimate daughter with another woman."

Archibald snorted in response. "No wonder."

"What do you mean, 'no wonder'?" Emily was puzzled by his reaction. She looked at Archibald, who seemed visibly angry.

Was there more to the story?

"She doesn't act like a lady from a wealthy family. Look at her, always clinging to Dean like she's afraid someone will see her. She has no class at all.

"Sneaking around like that is disgraceful! Even if I didn't disapprove as his brother, my parents would never have allowed their beloved youngest son to mix with a woman like her!"

Hearing Archibald's harsh words, Emily realized he must have noticed the tension between her and Sophia. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare speak so ill of Sophia.

"So... is Dean dating Sophia?" Emily took the opportunity to ask the question that had been on her mind.

Archibald turned the steering wheel, making a sharp turn, and replied with frustration.

"How could he? I just pulled him aside to ask him that. He swore to me that Sophia is just someone he met while having fun. She likes to stick around him, but he has no interest in her. It's never serious.

immediately to avoid any trouble.

as

She had seen

parental guidance, growing up

was a

As for Dean...

she could tell that Dean didn't genuinely respect Archibald

was far

Archibald. "Dean wanted to start a

wouldn't know the final answer, but it

to be fooled by Dean and

strong smell of smoke

to read the complete version of this

smoking. It was Dean, sitting in the driver's seat

logos on his clothes, the random music blaring in the car, the sparkling steering wheel

had always wanted to point out these flaws,

Dean, she realized she had grown accustomed to someo like Michael, who was always elegant and refined. Dealing with

had initially set her

she couldn't win over would be snatched away by that wretched Emily. Sophia couldn't swallow her anger, but she had to keep it bottled

resentment festered within her, spreading like invisible black smoke, filling her surroundings

you still doing here?

a shout from Dean made

at him, revealing her true self. "You think I want to be here breathing in secondhand smoke?

me about your grand ambitions? I thought you were impressive back then, but

you have any backbone? Forget it, talking to you