The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

'Witness? Where the heck did this witness come from? Who could it be?' Hayden was floored, staring at Emily. He saw her smirk, like she had this all planned out and was sure she'd win.

"Alright, bring in the witness," the judge said, and the door swung open.

The click of high heels echoed, and a woman in a dark purple suit, hair up, and white heels walked in, with Andrew right behind her.

When they showed up, Sophia's eyes went wide, and she shot to her feet.

Evelyn, realizing who it was, stood up too, shaking. "It's her... she... she..."

Evelyn was at a loss for words, but Sophia, next to her, blurted out, "How did I not think of it? This woman isn't dead, she's awake."

The room buzzed with whispers. "Who is she?"

The high-priced lawyer had no clue who this unexpected guest was, so he asked Hayden. But Hayden's face had gone pale, his eyes dark.

"Mr. Brown? Mr. Brown..." The lawyer was starting to panic.noveldrama

The woman stepped up to the stand, greeted the judges, glanced at the plaintiff's daughter, then turned to the defendant's stand.

"Mr. Brown, long time no see." She wore red lipstick, looking as sharp as ever.

Hayden squinted, thinking he was seeing things. But there she was, smiling... Isabella? Hayden was shocked. "You..."

"Surprised, Mr. Brown? Here I am." Isabella's smile faded as she turned to the judge. "Behind me is Andrew Anderson, special assistant to the president of Smith Corporation. Mr. Smith couldn't make it due to a family event, so he sent Mr. Anderson to testify for my daughter."

The judge nodded, letting Isabella and Andrew take the witness stand.

"This is bad," Sophia muttered. She had always suspected that Michael's overtures to the Brown family were fishy, and now it seems she was spot on.

But it was too late; the plaintiff's evidence was already being presented.

The hall filled with Hayden's angry shouts. "That brat Emily, how could I still call her my daughter after this? She wants to move back to the Brown Villa, she's dreaming!

"I risked giving false testimony to show her the consequences of crossing me. Michael, don't you think she's overestimating herself, shooting herself in the foot?"

Hayden's voice echoed, and everyone except Emily, Isabella, and Andrew looked grim. Hayden stood there, stunned, his face looking worse by the second. Seeing this, the judge naturally felt no need for to continue the trial.

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He put on a serious expression and asked the defendant, "Are you admitting that you gave false testimony to deceive us before?"

Hayden was trembling. "I... I didn't! I didn't give false testimony, that... that recording must be fake!"

Seeing Hayden still denying it, Isabella raised her hand. "If the defendant doubts the evidence, he can have it verified by a technical agency. We're ready to cooperate, and it can provide proof for Your Honor."

"Your Honor, I can't speak for other matters, but as the only descendant of the Taylor family in Emerald City, I can confirm that Brown Corporation originally belonged to the Taylor family, and the villa Hayden currently lives in was my property."

"As the plaintiff, I request that the Brown family immediately return 95% of the Taylor family's shares to me and compensate my daughter for the villa, which I originally gave to her."

"Mr. Brown remarried after agreeing, and during my illness, took over the villa, causing my daughter to live with her in-laws without her own house."

"Mr. Anderson can also represent Mr. Smith in this matter. Your Honor, I request that the Brown family compensate my daughter Emily a total of 5.7 million dollars for emotional distress."

Isabella's words left everyone stunned.

Evelyn lost it, shouting from the stand. "Isabella, what nonsense are you talking about! That's our house!"

But Isabella was different now. She ignored Evelyn's outburst, letting her rant.

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Sophia's eyes locked on Emily, who sat calmly in the plaintiff's stand, looking confident and fearless. Now she had Isabella backing her up.

Sophia thought to herself, then glanced at the furious Evelyn. She felt utterly defeated, gritting her teeth as she stormed out, her face full of resentment.

Evelyn wanted to call Sophia back but saw she had no intention of returning.

The scene turned chaotic, with everyone discussing the Brown family's grievances.

At this point, the court wouldn't continue the trial. Emily, as the plaintiff, would win and could make any demands to the defendant, which they must unconditionally agree to and execute.

Moreover, Hayden had to pay the high-priced lawyer's fee.

Hearing the lawyer nagging in his ear, Hayden lost his temper and shouted, "The case isn't over yet, why are you in such a hurry!"

The high-priced lawyer wouldn't back down either, feeling like a victim in this ridiculous trial. Who would've thought his reputation would be ruined by Hayden? The case wasn't even finished, and the judge announced the end, with the plaintiff winning completely and the defendant losing utterly. This was beyond embarrassing. The lawyer retorted, "I respect you, calling you Mr. Brown! How can you go back on your word? You clearly said you'd pay me 200,000 dollars in lawyer fees! I don't care, you must pay me today, or I'll sue you. It's not my fault we didn't win the case, it's you who gave false testimony!"