She Is A CEO

Miles, although exhausted, was sharp and quickly noticed that his wife's tone was off. She kept probing about Casper's recent changes in behavior and must have discovered something. "Libby, is there something wrong with Casper?" Miles asked his wife directly as they were on the same page.

"There's nothing wrong," Libby replied, afraid that her suspicions would worry her husband. "It's just that he suddenly became so diligent. It doesn't feel right to me. He used to go abroad to study just to avoid family affairs."

"He probably grew up and became more responsible," Miles tried to reassure his wife but didn't know that she had the same doubts as him and chose not to express them for fear of hurting him.

With doubts in her mind, Libby became increasingly depressed day by day while Casper noticed but didn't ask or care since he wasn't her son anyway.

One day when Libby felt particularly down, she wanted to go out for a walk. When Casper found out about it, he wanted someone to follow her but Libby refused,

"Casper, I'm feeling really down lately. Since Nia isn't here anymore, I want some time alone."

Casper now had complete control over Miles and wasn't worried about Libby running away on her own so he agreed without hesitation. So Libby went out alone and walked around the busiest part of downtown for a long time where unfamiliar surroundings made her feel even more lonely than before, which made her think of returning back home next to husband's side again.

As she walked alone lost in thought, suddenly a strange voice came from behind.

"Mrs. Wood? Excuse me, Mrs. Wood?"

Libby turned around surprised only find a young man whom she couldn't recognize at first glance. With slightly furrowed eyebrows, she was wondering who this person could be? "Are you calling me?" She asked curiously.

"You're indeed Mrs. Wood," The young man approached with a gentle smile on his handsome face saying, "I apologize if I startled you earlier; perhaps you don't remember me as we only met briefly at Ms. Webb's birthday party."

"And who are you exactly?" Although still unable recall who this person was yet, hearing Lucia's name mentioned eased up the tension in Libby's voice somewhat.

"I am Mr. Davies' assistant; we met briefly at Ms. Webb's birthday party though we never got introduced properly, hence why it is understandable if you don't remember me." The young man revealed himself as Kyle.

"Oh," as soon as Kyle reminded her, Libby finally had some impression of him. It seemed that she had met him before, so she smiled and said, "So, you're Kyle. Sorry, I'm not young anymore and my memory isn't good."

"Mrs. Wood, you're joking," Kyle smiled politely and said, "Mrs. Wood, you're elegant and graceful, so I must have a low presence that you didn't remember me."

Kyle's words were full of flattery but he naturally had a friendly face and spoke sincerely without making people feel abrupt. Indeed, after hearing his words, Libby couldn't help but laugh. Seeing that Libby lowered her guard against him, Kyle frowned worriedly and asked, "Why did you come out alone? Didn't Mr. Wood send someone to protect you?"

Mentioning her son made Libby's doubts rise in her heart but she wouldn't show it in front of Kyle. She just casually replied, "I'm just out for a walk; there's no need for anyone to follow me."

"I see," after listening to this answer from Libby, it seemed like Kyle breathed a sigh of relief before saying with a smile, "But now it's autumn; the sun is too hot in the afternoon so you shouldn't stay outside for long or else heatstroke might occur."

Seeing how concerned he was about her well-being made Libby think more highly of this gentle young man who accompanied her on their walk together.

She was also an outgoing person who could talk easily with others without any awkwardness between them. "Thank you for your concern, Kyle. Are you here on business?"

"Yeah, I just finished something for Mr. Davies. If you don't mind, I can take you back home," replied Kyle.

Libby was feeling down at the moment, and having such a caring young man accompany her felt nice. So, she agreed. They walked towards the square together.

As they walked, Kyle noticed how the sun shone directly onto Libby's shoulder. He then changed positions with her to shield away from the scorching sunlight. This gesture touched Libby's heart. She couldn't help but say,

"I didn't expect that, Kyle. You're so thoughtful. My son used to be like..."

Kyle smiled casually while saying,

"Mr. Wood should be filial towards you, right?"

Upon hearing this statement, Libby's eyebrows furrowed slightly. She hesitated before answering. Nowadays, Casper's attitude towards herself wasn't exactly filial. When staying longer in Athegate, she could sense more clearly how distant Casper had become from herself. Initially, she thought he grew up. But women are perceptive creatures who notice even small details. Casper wasn't like what he used to be around his mother anymore.

However, Kyle didn't seem bothered by Libby's silence. He continued walking alongside Libby's side while speaking,

"Mr. Wood is a young and talented man who single-handedly made Stand Hill thrive. It's truly admirable, and our CEO has nothing but praise for him. It's just unfortunate that he and Miss Davidson didn't work out," Kyle said with a smile.

"Miss Davidson? You mean Nia?" Libby asked eagerly.

"Yes, Nia Davidson," Kyle confirmed.

"What do you mean by 'unfortunate'? What happened between Casper and Nia?" Libby pressed on, hoping to finally get some answers about her son's mysterious behavior since Nia left.

"Oh, Mrs. Wood, you don't know?" Kyle raised his eyebrows in surprise before quickly apologizing for speaking out of turn.

"It's okay, can you please tell me what happened? Actually... Nia hasn't been home for a long time, and Casper won't tell me. I'm really worried," Libby said with a frown.

Kyle saw that she was no longer guarded around him and decided to spill the beans about Casper and Nia's falling out as well as her injuries.

"We don't know the full story, but Miss Davidson was seriously injured recently at the celebration party where she showed up with a cast on her foot... As outsiders we shouldn't pry into their personal affairs even though we all know Mr. Wood isn't capable of such things..."

"That can't be true!" Libby vehemently denied when she heard Kyle insinuate that Casper had caused harm to Nia over Stable Growth.

"Casper would never do something like that! He is such a gentle soul!"

Chapter 1012 Beginning of Confirmation

During dinner one afternoon, Eve noticed that Lauren seemed troubled and cautiously asked him, "Lauren, what's wrong?"

Lauren shook his head and said, "Nothing. I'm just worried about your health."

Eve blushed at his words. Even though she wasn't feeling well, her heart was still filled with sweetness. Since their conversation in the car the other day, their relationship seemed to have become clearer. They were only a thin veil away from breaking through.

Usually Lauren would appreciate Eve's shy demeanor but today he furrowed his brow and continued speaking, "Eve, when your sister wasn't around a few years ago and didn't give you blood transfusions, then did you continue taking the same medication as you are now?"

"Um," Eve didn't know why Lauren suddenly asked this but nodded anyway.

"How did you feel back then?"

"Just like now. My condition hasn't progressed but it hasn't gotten worse either," Eve thought for a moment before answering.

Eve didn't think too much about it since she had already been dealing with her illness for so many years that she had probably exhausted all of her energy long ago. She originally came to see her sister to be by her side during her last moments and make up for lost time between sisters, but at this moment, she met Lauren instead - for the first time ever - Eve felt unwilling to let go of life so easily.

Thinking of this made Eve say again, "Maybe after so many years of taking the same medication, I've developed resistance to it. Next time I'll ask my doctor what to do."

After hearing what Eve said, Lauren became even more determined in his thoughts that never left him alone.

While they were having dinner together, Stoffer returned from outside, quietly opening up Eve's room and only staying inside less than five minutes before coming out again.

After finishing dinner, they each went back to their own rooms to rest until Stoffer came over later on reporting back, "Young Master, I've done as instructed by you. If things turn out as suspected... should we tell Miss Davidson?"

"It doesn't matter whether we tell or not, because regardless of the outcome, Nia won't get away with anything anymore!" Without Eva around, Lauren's eyes lost its softness, revealing an icy coldness which was truly his original self.

Days passed one after another while seasons changed continuously along with worldly affairs rotating endlessly.

Under the protection of Webbex Group, Stable Growth thrived under Kevin's management. The market showed leniency towards Stable Growth. Even though Stand Hill saw it as an enemy and Casper openly expressed his hostility towards Nia in public, they couldn't stop Kevin from breaking into high society.

Before this, Nia had attracted many wealthy socialites with her luxurious lifestyle and completed many deals that relied on connections. This caused a split in Athegate's financial circle between those who were friendly with Nia and those who were friendly with Casper. Only those who remained neutral could maintain wisdom and rationality, including Webbex Group and Davonnis Corp.

In the afternoon, Lucia laughed while looking at the report that Kevin submitted based on his principles of fairness.

"I underestimated Kevin," she said. "I thought he was just a lackey following orders from Casper but he has proven to have independent abilities."

Kane also looked at the report before saying, "Kevin is now closely tied to Nia so he can't afford to slack off. However, Stable Growth's ability to quickly break away from Casper's influence is also thanks to our company's protection. Lucia, don't you want to take care of it?"

"No need," Lucia replied nonchalantly. "Stand Hill has already gathered Miles' forces together so I was planning on dealing with them anyway. Now we can let Stable Growth handle it."

"Miles loves his son dearly," Kane said half-mockingly. "I heard he moved half his assets over to StandHill for development, which has raised some speculation about whether or not he wants to shift focus onto Athegate."

Lucia became even more doubtful upon hearing this news and sighed, "Indeed, Miles is too fond of his son..."

"But Miles' actions are too hasty," Kane continued. "Just when Stand Hill started making progress here in our territory, he hastily transferred assets over for his son's sake, which doesn't seem like him at all." "What do you mean?" Lucia asked Kane curiously.

"Miles has been known for being stubbornly set in his ways for years now," Kane explained. "He even joined forces with other Lepus merchants back then against the Davis family moving in here, but now such a territorial person would easily agree to his son's request? It makes people feel like there must be something else going on behind."

Lucia nodded in agreement. This was one of the things that helped prove Casper's true identity, but the more she learned, the more restless she became. Over the past month, there had been several times when she wanted to grab Lauren by the collar to confirm her suspicions, but knowing that everything was connected, she ultimately held back.

"Lucia?" Kane called out to Lucia, who was lost in thought, with concern.Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

Lucia came to her senses and smiled gently, saying, "It's okay." When she returned home that evening, she told Arthur about what Kane had mentioned. Arthur was not surprised.

"Arthur, you've thought of this a long time ago, haven't you?" Lucia knew in her heart that whatever Kane could think of, Arthur must have already thought of it.

"I did think of it, but I didn't mention it to you because there was no need to worry," Arthur said softly as he combed Lucia's long hair.

"Why?" Lucia turned to ask Arthur, her long hair sliding through his fingers because of her movement, teasing his heart.

Arthur lowered his head and gave Lucia a light kiss on her forehead, answering,

"As Casper becomes more and more pushy, Miles becomes less and less patient. Although I'm not sure how Casper is threatening Miles, given his personality, it's likely that he will explode soon." Lucia's thoughts stirred slightly, and she had to admit,

"Indeed, the best way to uncover his identity is for Miles to take action personally."

"So, hold on." Arthur gently grasped the end of Lucia's hair and gave her a soothing voice.

Lucia, immersed in Arthur's gentle eyes, couldn't help burying her face in his arms and muttering,

"Sometimes I really want to rush up to him and ask him directly. Holding it in like this, I'm afraid of getting sick!"

Arthur couldn't help but laugh at Lucia's childish behavior, but he also felt sorry for her restraint. As he gently stroked her back, Arthur's eyes drooped slightly. It seemed that Miles needed a little catalyst. Ever since Libby caught Leon playing the recording, she had been uneasy. She was not foolish enough to ask Casper why he did it, so after much thought, she tentatively probed her husband's tone for the first time during a routine check-in call.