She Is A CEO

Chapter 1041 Returning to a Calm State of Mind

"No need, this is enough to eat," Miles said, glancing at Casper.

Libby felt the awkward atmosphere between father and son again, so she quickly said some kind words. Only then did Miles start to use his fork and Libby finally relaxed.

"I'll go to the ladies' room for a moment. You two can chat," Libby wanted Miles and Casper to be alone together and cultivate their long-lost father-son relationship, so she got up under the pretext of touching up her makeup.

As soon as Libby left, Casper's smile froze instantly before disappearing completely.

"Tell me, why did you suddenly come to Athegate?" His attitude towards Miles was arrogant and contemptuous at this point.

"You kept Libby trapped in Athegate for almost four months. Can't I come see her?" Miles lowered his head and ate his food one bite at a time without looking at Casper's face.

"Is that all there is?" Casper knew that Miles was cunning. How could he suddenly act out after holding back for so long?Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

"What else can I do?" Miles slowly raised his head with a bleak look of sadness in his eyes.

Casper snorted coldly after glancing at him. "Since you're here anyway, we might as well keep playing our game. But if you want to tell Libby the truth, it's fine too. I'm not afraid of her leaving me because she knows your son is in my hands."

Miles' eyes darkened when he heard this statement while staring at Casper for a few moments before finally silently lowering his head again and eating whatever dish it was that had no taste whatsoever. At this point, Libby returned, seeing that the atmosphere had improved significantly, which made her breathe easier once more.

That night, Casper sent both Mile sand Libby back to Nia's apartment and then simply left, taking everyone with him including the original guard who he assumed wouldn't let real-Casper get away from them. Miles appeared even more depressed once Casper left. Libby didn't expect their son would withdraw people but after they all left, she hurried over to her husband and asked,

"Miles, is there anything else you haven't told me today before Casper came?"

"What do you mean?"Miles' eyes were scattered as he said softly.

"Just... what did you want to say before Casper showed up?" Libby looked nervously at her husband. She felt like something big must have happened.

When Miles heard the name "Casper", his body trembled, and mixed emotions surged within him. He forced himself to calm down when he saw his wife's worried expression and blurted out,

"It's nothing. I just wanted to ask if you were doing well. I was nervous because I didn't want Casper to worry about it."

"Really?" Libby was skeptical and asked, "What about what I said? Do you think our son really has some kind of problem?"

"I'll stay here for a while to observe him. I know what he's been doing in Athegate, and if he's determined to improve himself, it's inevitable that he'll resort to some dirty tricks. I'll test him for a while before making any decisions," Miles said in a deep voice.

"Are you staying too?" Libby immediately smiled and happily linked arms with her husband. "I've been so bored here alone, and Casper doesn't come very often. Now that you're here, it's great." Listening to his wife's happy words, Miles felt even more troubled than before. But one idea had already formed clearly in his mind.

Lauren hadn't talked much with Arthur lately because of Lucia's presence, so the three of them decided to stay in Lepus for an extra day and returned later than Miles did.

At the airport saying their goodbyes as usual while keeping their identities secret from each other, Arthur received a call from Kyle informing him that Miles had arrived at Athegate. He then told Lauren, "Miles will take care of Jacob's matter himself from now on. All you have to do is take care of Eve."

"I understand." Lauren smiled back at him.

"Be careful with Nia not hurting her again; your little flower spirit is getting better every day so Nia will surely try something else," Lucia couldn't help but remind him.

"Thank you Lucia." Lauren sincerely thanked her knowing full well that he came all the way here just to deliver this message personally wasn't without purpose; Davonnis Corp was a financial empire in New York City so he wanted Arthur's cooperation against by using Jacob's information earlier, but now all he could think about was Eve.

"No need for thanks; we're parting ways now but feel free to contact us if anything comes up," Lucia smiled as she linked arms with Arthur and left together.

Lauren returned alone back at the hotel lobby when suddenly someone lunged towards him from the side. His years-long self-defense training instincts kicked into gear as he quickly pushed away whoever it was just in time seeing who she was through his peripheral vision.

Still shaken up by what happened moments ago, Lauren quickly embraced Eve who ran towards him exclaiming,

"Luckily I stopped myself just on time or else I would have hurt you!"

Eve looked up at him smilingly despite having worried about why he left without telling anyone beforehand. He left only Stoffer and Dely behind guarding her, which never happened before whenever he went out alone.

"So, not feeling shy anymore?" Lauren intentionally hid his whereabouts and playfully teased Eve, who quickly withdrew her hand but was soon pulled back by Lauren.

"I thought you were going to keep hiding from me," Lauren continued teasing.

Eve's face turned red, but she didn't forget to ask about Lauren's whereabouts, "Lauren, where did you go last night?"

"Why? Are you checking up on me now?" Lauren continued to tease her.

"Who's checking up on you? I'm... I'm..." Being teased by Lauren made Eve too shy to even say "worried about you."

"I know you're worried about me," finally releasing Eve from his teasing, he feared that her little face would turn any redder, "I had some urgent matters last night and didn't come back. But didn't I tell Stoffer and Dely to take care of you?"

Eve was sensible and knew when not to push it. She wouldn't force herself into asking where exactly Lauren went as long as he came back safely.

Seeing how sensible Eve was being, a sigh escaped from within Lauren. Arthur had mentioned it last night - that he would eventually have to return home. Was it really a good idea bringing such an innocent person like Eve into such a complicated environment? How long could he protect her for?

"Lauren, what are you thinking?" Innocent as ever, Eve couldn't understand the dilemma in his mind.

"It's nothing. Have lunch yet?" With a smile on his face, he changed the subject.

"Yes..." they chatted away while walking upstairs together.