The Pregnant Wife Left Her CEO

"Congratulations, you're pregnant. You're eight weeks along, and we can already see the fetal heartbeat and embryo."

Emily Johnson looked at the pregnancy test report in her hands, her fingertips trembling slightly.

Her contract marriage with Alex Baker was set to expire in three months. Finding out she was pregnant at this time, she didn't know whether to feel happy or sad.

Her best friend Rachel Smith, who had come with her to the appointment, took the report from her hands and looked at her teasingly. "So, big-shot designer, can you still go abroad now that you're pregnant?"

Last month, she'd received an offer from a famous design company abroad. She'd planned to start a new life after divorcing Alex.

But now, this unexpected baby had thrown all her plans into chaos.

Emily forced a strained smile. "I'll go home and talk it over with Alex."

That's what she said, but deep down she had no confidence at all.

In three years of marriage, Alex had always been distant toward her, never showing even a hint of affection.

Their marriage had been a business transaction from the start.

She'd had a crush on him for years, while he needed a wife to help him deal with his family's pressure to get married.

Rather than husband and wife, they were more like business partners.

Emily clutched the report tightly. She actually wanted this baby—it was the only connection between her and Alex.

So she couldn't help pulling out her phone and calling him.

No one answered.

She tried several more times, but still no answer.

A strong sense of disappointment washed over Emily. She put down her phone and was about to leave when she spotted a familiar figure at the end of the maternity ward corridor.

Alex, in a sharp gray suit, cool and distant, was carefully supporting a delicate-looking woman as they came out of another examination room.

That woman was Grace Miller, Alex's ex-girlfriend whom Emily had seen countless times in photos hidden in his drawer.

Grace looked a bit pale, leaning weakly against Alex, her voice gentle. "Alex, I'm sorry to trouble you again, but the baby's being so difficult..."

"It's fine." Alex gently put his arm around her as they walked forward, showing a careful tenderness Emily had never seen from him.

So he could be this gentle after all.

Emily felt her heart constricting painfully.

Alex seemed to sense something and looked in her direction. Emily quickly ducked around the corner to avoid an awkward encounter.

She didn't even know what she was hiding from—she was Alex's wife, after all.

But seeing Alex being so tender with Grace, her instinct was to run away.

"What's wrong?" Rachel asked, puzzled, seeing her suddenly stop.

Emily shook her head and forced a smile. "Nothing. Let's go."

She looked back in that direction one more time.

Alex was helping Grace slowly toward the elevator, his hand gently resting on her waist. They looked as intimate as a loving couple.

Emily even suspected that the baby in Grace's belly was Alex's.

Three years ago, Baker Corporation was set up by a business partner, causing a cash flow crisis that nearly led to bankruptcy. To avoid an arranged marriage, Alex proposed to Grace in advance.

However, Grace prioritized her studies and rejected his proposal, choosing to go abroad for further education.

Heartbroken, Alex agreed to Old Mrs. Johnson's arrangement and signed a three-year marriage contract with Emily, an unremarkable second daughter of the Johnson family.

Now that Grace had returned from her studies abroad, their agreement was conveniently coming to an end.