She Is A CEO

After Arthur finished speaking, Lucia reached out and pulled the file back. Her cold eyes locked onto him without releasing their gaze for even a moment.

Just as Casper was still trying to figure out what was going on, Leon's voice suddenly came from outside the door,

"Boss, what's going on? Why aren't there any of our people in the upper echelons anymore? Is it because..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Leon saw Lucia and Arthur. His expression froze instantly - it was quite a sight to see.

Lucia smiled faintly and glanced at Leon before answering,

"I'm sorry about this. Since I've taken over Stable Growth, we need to reorganize personnel matters. You know how it is new broom sweeps clean. Mr. Wood, you should take those employees back to StandHill."

"What does this mean, Ms. Webb?" Casper finally calmed down and stared at Lucia.

"It doesn't mean anything," Lucia replied with a smile, "Business mergers happen all the time. I bought Stable Growth because I saw potential in it. Do I really need another reason?" Casper glared at Lucia with icy eyes; he had underestimated Nia's intentions as well as Lucia's determination.

"Mr. Wood," Arthur had been paying attention to Casper's changing mood all along and stepped forward to block him from getting too close. "Lucia and I have some handover matters that we need to attend to right now. If there isn't anything else you need help with, then please leave."

Arthur couldn't have been more polite when saying this.

"Nia has colluded with Jacob behind your back; they want to take over Webbex Group together," Casper didn't look directly at Arthur but spoke past him towards Lucia, "I hope you won't be fooled by them or regret your decision later."

"I can't say who is right or wrong here," said Lucia calmly, "But whatever benefits me most is what I'll do - that much is clear in my mind already. Mr. Wood, please leave now."

Casper stood rooted in place for a while longer but eventually gave up trying to change the situation before leaving with Leon who was astonished trailing behind him. "What happened, boss?" asked Leon as he followed after Casper quickly.

"Nia sold Stable Growth off already... it seems like she has gained Lucia's trust now but... I don't know where my position stands..." muttered Casper while frowning deeply. "What?! Nia had no right selling off Stable Growth! This is just ridiculous!" exclaimed an indignant Leon who knew exactly how much value Stable Growth held.

"Shut your mouth!" Casper immediately warned Leon to be quiet. "The walls have ears. Are you afraid no one will hear us?"

Leon was at a loss for what to do. Kevin and Nia had already betrayed them, Stable Growth had been sold off, and the situation was not in their favor.

Casper stopped in his tracks and slowly looked back down the long corridor that led to the CEO's office. He spat out bitterly, "Let's wait and see."

But Casper guessed wrong; Lucia and Arthur didn't bother teasing him.

In the office, Lucia didn't sit back down; she didn't like being there.

"Arthur, let's go back. We'll leave this place to Kevin's people," she said.

"It doesn't matter if we don't help Nia. She'll naturally go find Lauren for help. The more she asks of Lauren, the sooner his conflicts with her will arise," Arthur said as he gently stroked Lucia's hair. "What? Do you think it's troublesome?" Lucia turned her big eyes towards Arthur with a smile on her face.

"If someone else asked me to do this job, it would be troublesome..." Arthur smiled softly as he became gentler in his demeanor.

"I wasn't planning on getting involved either... but..." Lucia adjusted herself seriously before saying wistfully, "I feel some empathy towards Lauren; even Lola says that he deeply likes Eve... I'm so glad I met you along my journey here. And I'm even happier that we can openly be together without any fear or shame. Maybe it was fate for Lauren to meet Eve too but now Nia has muddled things up, which is such a pity."

"He may have been your classmate but why does it feel like you're closer with him than I am?" Arthur joked around with her.

"He really does have that same arrogant attitude as you," replied Lucia playfully.

"Me? Arrogant?" Arthur raised an eyebrow at her while staring intently into those beautiful eyes of hers.

Lucia quickly covered his mouth with her hand, saying, "No! This is Nia's place! I don't want..."

"Okay then let's go right away!" said Arthur seriously while holding onto Lucia's hand tightly.

Lucia blushed profusely while being led by him all the way out, muttering quietly under breath, "That wasn't what I meant..."

Meanwhile at a suburban villa, Nia was basking in Kevin's affection like spring breeze blowing over flowers.Exclusive © material by Nô(/v)elDrama.Org.

"Kevin, with Lucia and Arthur's help and Lauren's protection, we can finally feel at ease now." Nia leaned against Kevin's chest, feeling extremely proud.

"Well, Casper's mistake is giving me three days. Does he really think he can intimidate me?" Kevin was just as pleased as Nia.

"Even if Toby is monitoring me, he has no idea that I have also been exercising for these past few years. Dealing with such a small fry is easy!"

When it came to Toby, Nia sat up and asked Kevin,

"Kevin, there won't be any flaws in Toby's matter, will there? If it is discovered, it will be on you..."

"I don't think so," Kevin sneered and said to Nia, "Those people are all illegal residents with fake identities. Casper dares not go and identify the body for fear of getting into trouble. And I have been very careful in handling this matter, no one can trace it back to me."

"That's good..." Nia breathed a sigh of relief, showing no sympathy for the deceased and instead praising Kevin's decisiveness.

"You are always thoughtful. You not only dealt with Toby, but also managed to escape from Casper smoothly. Now that we have Lauren to protect us, we no longer need to worry about anything."

"Not only do we not have to be afraid," Kevin hugged Nia, his eyes gradually becoming fierce, "We also have to compete with Casper! Only then can we truly be safe."

"In that case, why don't we just tell Lucia the truth? She will naturally take care of Casper," Nia said, placing her hand on Kevin's chest.

"That's too good for him," Kevin said bitterly. "Besides, we only have one Stable Growth in our hands. Although it is a lifetime dream for ordinary people to attain such wealth and status, are you satisfied with just that?"

Nia was fired up by Kevin's words.

"Of course not!"