She Is A CEO

Chapter 1034 Revealing Identity

"Your name is Eve, right?" Daphne noticed that Eve seemed unhappy, so she smiled and greeted her.

"Yeah," Eve suppressed the urge to go see Lauren and Lucia and used Daphne as a distraction. So she spoke more freely, "Are you Ms. Webb's sister?"

"Not by blood, but better than blood." Whenever Lucia was mentioned, Daphne's expression softened.

Daphne's sisterly affection in her words touched Eve. She couldn't help but ask, "Do you have a good relationship with Ms. Webb?"

"Of course. Lucia is the best woman in the world. Being able to be her sister is my good fortune for several lifetimes." Daphne expressed her love for Lucia exaggeratedly. If Eduard heard it, he would probably be indignant.

"She..." Eve hesitated slightly with a flicker in her eyes, "Is she really that great?"

Daphne knew that Eve was Nia's sister and maybe Nia had twisted Lucia into a complete villain in her mind. So she talked about how they met without mentioning any grudges between Nia and her to avoid making Eve who was sensitive think too much.

So they chatted like this until Lauren and Lucia didn't come back yet. Daphne was naturally innocent, so their personalities attracted each other easily during their conversation. Even Eve unconsciously relaxed during their chat because she felt that the girl in front of her was gentle and amiable like herself.

Before Lauren and Lucia came back, they even exchanged contact information and agreed to chat when they had free time later on.

On the other side of things, Lauren and Lucia arrived at the garden next to the courtyard.

"Sir, do you have something to say to me?" said Lucia who was smiling.

Lauren pretended not to know anything and deliberately asked, "Didn't you call me over here?"

Lucia smirked mischievously and replied, "Really? Then I'll go back first."

"Wait..." Lauren shouted anxiously. Only then did he realize he had been played by Lucia when he saw Lucia smiling triumphantly at him; He couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

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"Speak up now or your little flower will get jealous if we keep dragging it out longer. Her eyes looked at me earlier as if wanting swallow me whole." After having enough fun teasing him playfully, Lucia urged him on while still being humorous about it all.

"Eve isn't like that..." Lauren defended for Eve before realizing what Lucia had done; He sighed helplessly,

"I heard you took care of the wage dispute?"

"So, you also read the news," Lucia teased with a glint in her eyes.

"Nia and Kevin are quiet. They must be planning to take back Stable Growth from you. I stole some funds from them recently. Keep an eye on where that money goes," Lauren sighed and decided to get straight to business.

"They wouldn't dare invest more funds into Stable Growth. If they do, it's as good as giving it to me," Lucia replied nonchalantly.

"I don't want to be involved in your fight, but my patience is wearing thin," Lauren's tone turned cold as he spoke.

If it weren't for Eve's sake, Nia would have used Lauren already and died hundreds of times over by now.

"Are you urging me to deal with them quickly?" Lucia smiled lightly and asked casually.

"That's exactly what I mean." Lauren admitted straightforwardly.

Lucia smiled even more deeply and glanced at Eve who was chatting with Daphne nearby. She said,

"If we deal with them, Miss Davidson will inevitably be affected too. Are you willing?"

Lauren was perceptive and stared intently at Lucia after hearing this question. He brought up the sentence he had mentioned before,

"You know who I am, right?"

"So what if I do? So what if I don't?" Lucia retorted back at Lauren while also implying a slight accusation towards him. When it came to love affairs, he can move heaven and earth, but when it came to friendship, there was still room for improvement.

"Lucia..." Since Lucia had said it, Lauren would be stupid if he didn't understand.

"I've known Arthur for eight years now. We missed each other for five years in between until we met again later on and fell in love purely based on fate alone, not mentioning all the hardships that came afterwards, which only we ourselves knew about. So I understand how much you cherish women who can make your heart beat faster. Lauren, Arthur nor I don't blame you."

Lucia looked seriously into Lauren's eyes, which made him feel unsure of how he should respond considering everything she had done so far. Although it was said that it was for his own interests, in the end, which one was not defending his own heart for Eve?

"Don't get too moved though," joked Lucia seeing how helpless yet guilty looking Lauren's face was. "I graduated from MIT too, so technically speaking were alumni."

The conversation was out in the open, and Lauren's identity was no longer a secret. Lucia's playful tone made Lauren chuckle as he couldn't help but ask, "Arthur... he must be mad at me, right?" "With his personality, if I hadn't stopped him, he probably would have come looking for you to argue," Lucia replied. When she mentioned the person who held her heartstrings, her smile softened into something gentle and serene.

"So that means Lola..." Once everything became clear to him, Lauren thought of Lola - the woman who had been deceiving him from the start.

"You're going to blame her? She came back from the USA just for you. She was afraid you'd do something wrong. But when she saw how things were between you and Eve... like us, she hopes that you two will end up together forever. Don't let some unworthy people or things ruin your happiness."

"I understand now. I should thank her," Lauren said with a smile.

"The most pressing issue now is how to cure Eve's illness. Only when she can break free from Nia can you relax a little," Lucia said seriously.

"I've been seeking medical experts worldwide who can treat this illness. There should be some progress soon enough. However, even though Eve knows about Nia's character flaws and dependence on others too much... she still trusts Nia blindly."

As soon as Eve was mentioned again, worry crept onto Lauren's face.

"I've wanted to talk about this with you for a while now," Lucia said. "Nia doesn't have any sisterly feelings towards Eve at all - not even hesitating to threaten you in exchange for her health sometimes! Sometimes it's better off dealing with short-term pain than long-term suffering. Maybe it's time for Eve herself to discover the truth."