The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

"Hello, I'm here to see Mr. Ward." Emily felt a bit uneasy as she stepped into the Ward Mansion, still haunted by the past conflicts between Michael and Roger that had dragged her into the mess.

She was terrified of running into Roger or Luna, knowing neither of them were easy to deal with. But today, she wasn't here as Mrs. Smith.

They were getting a divorce. Emily kept that firmly in mind.

She was here representing JM Jewelry Company, as their design director. Surely, no one would give her a hard time for that, right?

But life had a funny way of throwing exactly what you don't want at you.

Emily didn't expect that as soon as the servant led her into the living room, she ran into Luna.

Luna was dressed in a black crop top and a green sequined mini skirt, her hair styled in big waves, with meticulously done makeup and a few cartoon tattoos on her arms.

She exuded a sense of wild freedom and boldness.

It reminded Emily a bit of Veda from back in the day.

She didn't dislike it; in fact, she respected and admired it.

So, taking a deep breath, Emily decided to introduce herself. "Hi, I'm Emily Brown."

Luna, of course, knew who Emily was. She also knew that Emily was Michael's soon-to- be ex-wife.

With a scoff, Luna took the lollipop out of her mouth, sat down on the couch without inviting Emily to sit, and said, "I know you, Michael's wife, right? You attended one of my father's parties before, didn't you?"

Roger's party was the one where Emily was almost framed. If Michael hadn't saved her, she would have lost all her dignity in Emerald City.

Thinking about that, and seeing Luna's mocking expression now, Emily felt a wave of helplessness. She wanted to retort, but she was here representing JM Jewelry Company.

Seeing Emily stay silent, Luna became even more brazen.

She crossed her legs, her face full of disdain, and lazily lifted her eyelids to

continue, "What are you here for? Looking for Alice? My dad? Or my grandpa? I find you quite fascinating. Outwardly, you're Michael's wife, Mrs. Smith. But there are rumors that you're about to divorce Michael. No wonder, since I've also heard you have some entanglement with Daniel from the Wilson family.

"But isn't Daniel involved with Michael's sister? So what does that make you? And what's your relationship with Bryan? Isn't Bryan dating Alice? We grew up together, and I know Bryan's personality well. He doesn't waste words on outsiders, but I've heard you can come and go from his house freely?"

Luna didn't realize she had crossed a line and offended Emily.

She chuckled lightly and, assuming the role of the host, continued, "Guests at the Ward Mansion are expected to have some manners. You came empty-handed, whether you're here to ask Alice or my grandpa for a favor... that's going to be tough, isn't it? We don't have many men in the house, and they're all old. Your usual tricks won't work here, will they?"

"Luna!"

Luna's words were unbearable.

Emily thought she could tolerate it, thinking Luna was just a young girl who hadn't experienced much.

But today, Emily realized she was wrong.

Some people only get more brazen the more you tolerate them.

She shouldn't have harbored such naive fantasies.

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"What?" Luna wasn't scared at all when Emily called her out. Instead, she got even angrier.

"I know you don't like me and are trying to provoke me, but it won't work. I'm here as your grandpa's guest, and I can choose to ignore you."

With that, the anger Emily had been holding back flared up.

She thought of Luna's words and all the people who gossiped about her and Michael behind their backs.

Her cold gaze fell on Luna, carrying a sense of superiority, and she said sternly, "Instead of gossiping about others, why don't you take a good look at yourself? People like you, who just laze around at home, are rare these days, aren't they?"

"I don't need to mention Michael and Bryan. As far as I know, Alice is helping the Ward family recover from economic downturns. Veda and Daniel? Your information is outdated. Veda is fully focused on her work at Smith Corporation and recently completed her MBA exams."

"And you?" Emily's voice carried a hint of anger, her brows furrowing slightly as she glared at Luna, exuding a fierce beauty. "All you do is sit at home and badmouth others. That doesn't feel good, does it?"

"You!"

Luna was stunned that Emily dared to talk back to her.

She stood up, glaring at Emily, ready to act, but was stopped by Leo's voice.

"Luna, what are you doing?" Leo's voice was calm but authoritative.

In an instant, Luna deflated.

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She bit her lip in frustration but continued to glare at Emily.noveldrama

As the footsteps behind her grew closer, Luna had no choice but to storm upstairs,

passing by Leo, and retreating to her room in a huff.

Leo understood Luna well.

He didn't need to ask to know what had happened.

The priority was to calm the guest, not to scold Luna.

Leo stepped forward, invited Emily to sit, and had someone bring coffee. Once the moment was right, he spoke.

"I'm sorry, Emily. I was busy upstairs and came down late. Luna... just talks like that. I hope she didn't upset you."

Sometimes, Emily couldn't understand.

How could people from the same family, even from the same womb, be so different? Luna and Alice were worlds apart.

And Leo seemed polite and well-mannered, yet he raised someone as malicious as Roger.

Emily had been navigating these wealthy families for a long time and was tired of it. Thinking about her own son getting involved in this mess gave her a headache.