The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

The Smith family had a bit of a situation, and Bryan figured it wasn't really his place to get involved.

This whole mess was between the Smiths and the Wards. Bryan was stuck in the middle, with his future father-in-law on one side and his old buddy on the other. It was a tough spot, and both Emily and Alice got that.

So, the two women exchanged a look and quickly decided to head over to Smith Corporation.

Meanwhile, Luna had just hung up the phone. She stared at the contact labeled "Alice" on her phone, super frustrated, and then tossed the phone onto the conference table. Roger, hearing the noise, looked up and immediately got the gist. "What? Your sister's not coming?"

"She'll come, but whether she's here to help you is another story," Luna shot back, clearly annoyed.

Both Roger and Luna looked pretty ticked off. Roger, not caring about family ties, snorted, "Sometimes your sister is even more clueless than you! I bend over backward to get her benefits, and what does she do? She runs off to who knows where, and doesn't even have half the sense you do!"

It was hard to tell if that was supposed to be a compliment to Luna.

Luna crossed her legs. She was rocking a dark red, tight-fitting dress with sequins at the hem, making her look super striking. With her wavy curls, she was even more flamboyant than Sophia.

But hey, that's Luna for you. She'd been raised with a free-spirited education abroad, so her style wasn't a shock to anyone who knew her.

Roger didn't like it, but he couldn't change Luna. After all, he was the one who sent her abroad in the first place. Luckily, Alice, despite her bubbly personality, dressed pretty conservatively. However, what gave Roger a headache was that she never seemed to consider the family's interests.

Just as expected, within ten minutes, Alice showed up, bringing along a woman who looked kinda familiar.

Roger's face immediately turned fierce, which startled Emily. "Alice, where have you been?"

"Dad, I heard you want to grab Smith Corporation's shares? Why? What do their shares have to do with us? We have our own company and system. Does the Smith family owe us money?" Alice didn't answer Roger's question.

She was just focused on solving the issue without blowing things up with Michael and Smith Corporation.

The Ward family was a big deal in Emerald City, not some family known for shady dealings.

But Roger was thinking the opposite. He was fed up with Alice's timid, selfless attitude, always putting others before her own family.

He was so mad that he slammed the table and pointed at Alice, yelling, "Whether they owe us or not, they should still give us what the shares! Michael was just a childhood friend, Alice. You always stick up for him and don't support your own father. What are you thinking? Look at your sister, she came to Smith Corporation with me early on, always by my side. What about you?"

Since they were kids, Roger loved to compare his two daughters, especially in front of others.

Sometimes he'd say Alice was more obedient than Luna, other times he'd claim Luna was smarter than Alice.

Over time, this messed with Alice and Luna's heads. They always felt inferior to each other but also wanted to outdo each other.

It seemed to encourage them to progress, but deep down, they knew their sisterly bond had become meaningless, just a source of pressure.

Hearing Roger's words, Luna sneered at Alice, lazily rolling her eyes and glancing at the woman behind her. Emily, feeling awkward, quietly lowered her head, her delicate eyebrows furrowing.

Luna quickly regained her composure and said to Alice, "Exactly, Alice, Smith Corporation owes our dad, and they need to pay up. I'm just here with Dad to take back what's ours, so don't make a fuss. You're here today to witness it, so you can't say I took your stuff behind your back."

Alice shot back, "I never wanted any of this because it all belongs to Mr. Smith! Luna, don't you know the situation at home? Do you really want to exploit the hard work of others and set them up?"

Seeing that Alice was about to spill the truth, Luna was stunned.

Roger almost choked on his breath and swung his hand to slap Alice.

The loud slap immediately caught the attention of the employees outside the glass, who were secretly watching the drama unfold.

"Oh my god... this is going to be big!"

"Isn't the Ward family one of the top families in Emerald City? They might not be as big as Smith Corporation or Watson Corporation, but they're still prestigious, sending both daughters to study abroad and setting up branches overseas! Why would they want to take shares from Smith Corporation?"

"Who knows, maybe they're jealous of Mr. Smith? Or they just don't like him?"

"I think so. Mr. Smith always looks so fierce and acts all high and mighty. Sure, he has people who flatter him, but there are also families like the Wards waiting to see him fall!"

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"But seriously... does Smith Corporation really owe the Ward family money?"

"Is Smith Corporation just a facade, secretly broke?"

"One problem after another, I think one day Smith Corporation might really..."

The crowd was buzzing with gossip.

Suddenly, a familiar, sinister male voice cut through the chatter. "If you don't want to go to the HR department to get your paycheck and go home right now, then shut your mouths and get back to work." As soon as Michael said this, the gossiping employees immediately turned pale and clammed up.

They quickly scattered and returned to their workstations, not daring to say another word.

Meanwhile, the argument in the conference room raged on.

Alice ultimately couldn't withstand the shouting from her father and sister and quickly backed down.

But as the wife of the president of Smith Corporation, Emily knew she had the right to protect the company's interests and the ability to counter this father and daughter's endless greed.novelbin

So Emily spoke up, "I think it's necessary to lay everything out clearly before causing a scene. What exactly does Smith Corporation owe Ward Corporation? How much? Is there any IOU or written evidence?"