The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Dean couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.noveldrama

Only days ago, he wanted to get rid of her, but now he needed her help. How ironic.

Sophia had taken $700,000 from him when she left. Asking her to come back now didn't seem too unreasonable.

With that thought, Dean picked up his phone, connected it to the car's Bluetooth, and Sophia's name flashed on the car's screen.

As he dialed, Dean felt a slight sense of relief.

But the cold, automated voicemail that followed made his heart sink instantly.

He gripped the steering wheel tightly, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes. Meanwhile, at Emerald City Psychiatric Hospital.

Sophia hung up the phone, glaring at Hayden in front of her. She took a deep breath and refused, "I'm not going abroad. You can forget about it!"

Hayden thought Sophia was being ridiculous. "Are you crazy? I'm offering to pay for you to live abroad, to study abroad, without you having to work for it! How does it seem like I'm mistreating you?

"I'm warning you, don't try to negotiate. Get out of the country now! Don't come back without my permission!"

If he hadn't added that last sentence, Sophia might have still clung to the fantasy that her father loved her and cared about her future, just wasn't good at expressing it.

But now, hearing those orders, it was like he was commanding a pet.

How laughable.

A resolute look flashed in Sophia's eyes, and she spoke coldly, "Did someone ask you to send me abroad?"

Hayden was momentarily stunned but quickly recovered to avoid Sophia noticing anything.

"What nonsense are you talking about! I'm your father! I can ask you to do anything! I don't need anyone else to tell me!"

He kept emphasizing "father," which made Sophia want to laugh.

"Now you remember you're my father?" Sophia crossed her arms and smirked.

Honestly, she hadn't expected Hayden to find her at the psychiatric hospital. When she first saw him, she naively thought he was there to see her mom.

But no, he didn't care about Evelyn's condition or her recent situation.

He only wanted to achieve his goal, using his seemingly existent fatherly love to order her to leave, so she wouldn't affect others or his own life.

Evelyn's illness and her feelings were just insignificant to him.

And if she really went abroad, Hayden would disappear again. Paying for her tuition?

It was just an excuse to get rid of her.

The affection was just a fleeting illusion.

"I'm not leaving. Forget about it."

Hayden was furious, slamming the table and pointing at Sophia, shouting, "You think you can defy me? When you were spending my money, you called me 'Dad' every day. Now that you don't need me, you think you can do whatever you want? You don't even call me 'Dad' anymore!"

Hayden actually cared about this.

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After all, she was his once-beloved youngest daughter.

Now, Sophia seemed like a sharp sword aimed at him, opposing him in everything, even jeopardizing the Smith family's collaboration project. How outrageous!

Gradually, seeing Sophia's resolute stance, Hayden grew anxious and helpless.

He finally shouted,  "Sophia, have you forgotten something?"

Sophia didn't react immediately. She didn't know what Hayden meant but still faced him coldly.

After all, Hayden had always been like this, with unknown schemes in his mind.

But who would have thought, Hayden's next words instantly tightened Sophia's heartstrings, her face changing slightly.

"Have you forgotten about the credit card debt? It's quite a sum.

"I've been helping you pay it off all this time, thinking of you as my daughter. I didn't ask you for the money. But if you don't agree to go abroad today, we'll sever our father-daughter relationship! From now on, you pay off your own debt!"

Hayden was sure Sophia couldn't pay off the debt.

He knew his daughter well.

Sophia had never worked a day in her life, living a luxurious, wealthy lifestyle since birth, always having everything handed to her. She had no idea how hard it was to earn money.

So when it came to spending, Sophia had no restraint.

She could aasually spend tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars, without ever thinking about how to repay it.

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Sophia's face turned pale. She took a deep breath, looking at Hayden, feeling the struggle between not wanting to give in and being forced to.

For the first time, Sophia deeply felt like she was being choked by fate, powerless to

resist. The massive debt on the credit card was like an invisible shackle, tightly binding

her.

Helpless, Sophia gritted her teeth and nodded reluctantly, then replied.

"Fine, I'll go abroad."

Hayden's eyes flashed with triumph, a smug smile appearing on his face.

He knew his daughter best.

To bind Sophia, just mention money.

"Alright, don't be upset. I know you're still filial, or you wouldn't have come to see your

mom." With that, Hayden stood up.

His face always wore a smile, with an indifferent, detached attitude.

Sophia knew all too well.

Hayden had long stopped caring about her and her mom, especially after Evelyn

entered the psychiatric hospital. He was utterly disdainful.

If Isabella were still alive, he would have run back to her in a heartbeat.

Thinking about this, Sophia clenched her fists tightly.

After a few more sarcastic remarks, Hayden left. After all, he wasn't afraid of offending

Sophia; she still needed him to survive!