The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

The real estate agent accompanying them had already picked up on some clues and showered Archibald with enthusiastic praise.

"Ma'am, your husband is so considerate! He consults you on everything!"

Emily felt a bit awkward and quickly clarified. "Sorry, he's not my husband, just a friend."

The real estate agent was now puzzled.

A friend? A friend accompanying a pregnant woman to look at houses?

Where was her husband?

Emily didn't offer further explanation, just smiled lightly and continued focusing on the house options.

Archibald, noticing the agent's misunderstanding, quickly added. "She just got divorced and needs to move out and find a new place. She's living alone, so we hope you can help find a really good house for her."

The real estate agent nodded in understanding.

Meanwhile, Archibald walked over to Emily, noticing her lack of reaction. It seemed she had become numb to her divorce and others' misunderstandings, which made him feel a pang of sympathy.

"Emily, I think you're suppressing yourself too much. Are you sure living alone is okay? Why don't you stay with Abigail?"

Archibald didn't realize he was overstepping.

Fortunately, Emily didn't mind. She saw Archibald as a stepping stone, a future boss, so maintaining good communication was beneficial for her future.

"It's nothing, I've just been feeling down lately. Living alone is fine. Honestly, even before I divorced Michael, living in our house felt like living alone." Emily felt a wave of sadness, her eyes reddening.

Archibald's heart tightened, about to offer comfort, but Emily spoke again. "Not staying with Abigail this time is because I don't want to trouble her. You've seen it, people keep causing trouble.

"Last time, Sophia's incident burned down Abigail's rented house. It's absurd! How could I not feel guilty?"

Sophia again.

Mentioning Sophia made Archibald feel frustrated.

To him, Sophia was the epitome of "One bad apple spoils the bunch."

If he hadn't let Dean get involved with her, things wouldn't be so strained between them now.noveldrama

"Emily, you don't need to feel guilty. I can see Abigail genuinely cares about you and considers you a good friend. True friends won't mind these things; she'll understand," Archibald said.

Emily's cold heart warmed slightly. She was grateful to Abigail, Archibald, and Penelope for sticking by her during such a difficult time.

Thinking of this, Emily felt she needed to visit the company.

She was still a senior executive at JM, and despite past conflicts with Bryan, she couldn't let it affect Penelope and the company's operations.

Leaving the apartment, Emily politely said, "Archibald, thank you for today. I'm heading to JM. If you have things to do, you can go ahead. I'll treat you to dinner another day."

Archibald clearly didn't want to part ways. He genuinely admired Emily and wanted to express his feelings, but every time he saw her, his thoughts felt like a heavy stone in his chest, making it hard for him to express them.

It was frustrating.

Especially when he was about to speak, his words changed meaning.

"I have no plans today. Visiting you was just to pass time. Emily, we're all friends, no need to be formal. Giving you a ride is no trouble."

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Emily smiled and nodded.

She didn't think much of it.

She knew she was slowly moving on from Michael, she had her friends and social

circle, and things would get better.

At that moment, Michael suddenly felt a bad premonition.

Candice noticed his frown and wanted to ask what was wrong.

But before she could, Michael turned his head to look out the window.

They had been sitting in the car for over an hour.

Initially, when Michael invited her into the car, Candice was excited.

She thought Michael wanted to take her out for dinner or a date.

Who would have guessed that since getting in the car, they hadn't done anything, just sat silently, not even moving the car.

Michael's gaze was fixed on the house's movements, except for when he stepped out to buy cigarettes.

"Did that woman come out while I was gone?" Michael suddenly asked Candice.

He clearly didn't believe Emily wouldn't see him and Candice leaving together from the second floor and have no reaction.

How was that possible?

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So Michael stayed in the car.

He had seen Emily jealous before; he didn't believe she would be indifferent to their departure.

Candice wasn't naive; she understood Michael's implication.

Initially, she suspected she was being used.

Now it seemed highly likely.

The Gonzalez family was also a well-known wealthy family in Emerald City.

Even if the Smith family was powerful, they still had to respect the Gonzalez family.

So Candice decided not to accommodate Michael.

She couldn't believe that Michael, whom she once had a crush on, could be so shameless!

Candice angrily grabbed her purse, unbuckled her seatbelt, and turned to Michael. "Michael, I can't believe you're using me! Do I look that easy to bully? Or do you think you're smart?"

Candice took a deep breath and continued, seeing Michael stunned. "When you got out, I was touching up my makeup. I didn't notice where that woman went. I wouldn't pay attention; she has nothing to do with me.

"Also, do you really think your behavior isn't childish? If you were truly great, your ex- wife wouldn't be foolish enough to leave you! Deep feelings are worthless if they don't show up when needed! I suggest you let go soon!"

Candice opened the car door and walked away without looking back.

At that moment, a tall figure suddenly appeared and collided with her.