The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Michael and Bryan were childhood friends?

How had Leo never heard of this before?

A chill ran down Leo's spine, like someone was squeezing his neck, making it hard to breathe.

Meanwhile, Michael had already called out to Bryan.

Bryan had driven there too, but Michael still pulled him into his own car.

"Don't you want to see Alice?"

Michael knew that despite Bryan's cold and indifferent exterior, he cared deeply for Alice.

Right now, Alice was the only person on his mind.

Sure enough, Michael quickly noticed a change in Bryan's expression. His eyelids twitched, and his mouth tightened.

"We had a fight."

No wonder.

No wonder Alice had sought Emily's help, and no wonder she looked so worn out last night.

It was clear that fighting with Bryan, combined with Leo's pressure, had taken a toll on her.

Alice's strong exterior was already full of cracks.

Thankfully, Emily, with her soft heart, was willing to lend a hand and help ease some of the burden.

Michael's heart tightened, and he turned to Bryan. "You must be worried about her too! Rest assured, she's with Emily now. They stayed at Emerald Lake Manor last night. She's fine."

Bryan's expression softened slightly, but he couldn't hide his deep-seated worry.

"The Ward family is a terrifying place," he said suddenly.

Bryan's words resonated with Michael. As heirs, their pain and helplessness were something only they could understand.

"But Alice still feels a sense of responsibility towards the Ward family. Bryan, you have

to give her some time," Michael advised, and then explained the situation with Emily and Alice at the hospital.

Bryan was grateful for Michael's help.

Earlier, at the Ward family gate, he had heard the mocking laughter and the conversation between Michael and Leo. Every word was etched into his heart.

Yes, he and Michael had been friends for over twenty years.

Despite misunderstandings, that fact would never change.

"I'll wait for her. I believe Alice will eventually see through the Ward family and Leo's schemes. I just hope... I hope she doesn't have to suffer, that's all."

Bryan's gaze drifted out the car window, a complex mix of emotions surging within him.

Meanwhile, Emily watched Luna in pain, feeling a similar mix of emotions. She even felt a twinge of sympathy for Luna, who had lived so oppressed under the Ward family's shadow that she was willing to destroy herself as a way out.

Before she and Alice arrived, they had called Veda and explained the situation to her.

Veda was happy to help, especially since she was in a sweet relationship with Daniel and in a good mood. She agreed immediately.

But seeing Luna again after so long, so thin and hollow-eyed, as if she had lost her soul, was shocking. The child in her belly seemed like a heavy shackle.

Luna couldn't catch her breath, only able to cry and scream on the hospital bed.

"Luna! Calm down! This isn't gonna fix anything!" Veda gripped Luna's hand tightly, trying to give her some strength.

Emily and Alice spoke softly, trying to comfort her, but how could Luna accept being pregnant out of wedlock? How could she handle the humiliation from the outside world?

In her agony, she could only scream at everyone, her vision blurred by tears, her despair surging like a tidal wave.

"What should I do? I don't wanna live anymore. Please, kill me, kill this baby inside me, please!"

Seeing this, Veda's heart ached, but she held back her tears and spoke firmly, "Luna, you need to tell us who the father is, or if you have any memory of

it, or any connection. We need to face this together, you can't do it alone..."

Before Veda could finish, Luna's eyes widened, and she screamed, "No! The baby has no father! No, no, absolutely not."

Luna kept repeating this, and Emily remembered Michael's words, her heart tightening.

"We can't keep the baby. We can't let some sense of duty ruin Luna's life. If she doesn't want this baby, no one can force her," Michael had said.

This struck a chord with Emily.

She took a deep breath, looking at the desperate Luna and the nearly broken Alice, and made up her mind.

She turned to Veda. "Veda, call Daniel."

Seeing Veda still in shock, Emily spoke directly, "We need to schedule the procedure, help Luna get an abortion."

***

"What did you just say? Luna?"

Patrick had originally come to Smith Corporation to find Michael for a game of

basketball, but he stumbled upon this shocking news.

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Michael had just parted ways with Bryan and was feeling down.noveldrama

So when he saw Patrick, he didn't hold back and told him everything.

He thought Patrick, having lived abroad, wouldn't know much about Emerald City.

But to his surprise, when Patrick heard Luna's name, he reacted strongly, almost spitting out his coffee.

"What are you doing? This is my latest custom order from abroad. If it's ruined, you're paying for it."

Michael said irritably, but Patrick, with his wealth, didn't care about such things.

Right now, he only cared about the news of Luna!

"What did you say? Luna is your ex-girlfriend?" Michael was almost shouting in

surprise. He never expected Patrick's ex-girlfriend to be Luna!

This information was beyond his expectations.

Michael took a moment to process, then sat down to listen as Patrick explained everything from the beginning.

Sure enough, it all matched up.

The pregnant Luna was indeed Patrick's ex-girlfriend, and they had been together for

three years.

"Who knew it would be such a coincidence? How is she now? Oh my God, my ex- girlfriend is pregnant, and my current girlfriend is about to return from abroad. Am I in

a movie?" Patrick frowned, smiling bitterly at Luna's situation.

"Current girlfriend? Who's your current girlfriend?"

In just one night, so much had changed, leaving Michael utterly astonished.