My Mommy Is A CEO

At noon today, Miles was absent again. As usual, Libby brought lunch to Casper. This time, he didn’t try to persuade her to rest more and instead happily finished all the food and said with a smile,

“Mom, your cooking is still so delicious. Whether I get married or not in the future, I will always rely on you and be with you forever.”

Upon hearing this, Libby’s face instantly changed color. Her hands on her knees unconsciously clenched into fists. Casper discreetly glanced at her reaction but continued speaking with a smile,

“When I was abroad before, what I missed most was your cooking.”

Hearing this sentence made Libby’s shoulders tremble uncontrollably. Afraid of revealing her emotions, she instinctively avoided Casper’s gaze and looked down at the ground without realizing that such an action reflected her true feelings.

“Mom,” for once Casper took the initiative to hold Libby’s hand himself while ignoring her slight trembling. He spoke in a filial tone that sounded genuine,

“It hasn’t been easy for me all these years since leaving home. Thank you for always tolerating me and taking care of me. I am truly grateful.”

Although she knew that he wasn’t really their biological son, his face resembled his as did his tone of voice when holding her hands warmly like this one did now.

“Is that so?” asked Libby softly.

“Of course it is! I am your only son after all and feel fortunate enough to be yours,” replied Casper meaningfully.

Upon hearing this statement from him while looking into those eyes so similar to their real son’s made Libby’s heart skip a beat, causing her quickly look away again while quietly responding,

“Mmm… you are our son.”

Libby’s simple sentence had numerous loopholes, especially when heard by Casper, who already knew the truth. But as a mother, sometimes maternal love was just that irrational, even when facing a disguised face, maternal love still got involuntarily triggered.

Perhaps it was because she missed him too much?

Originally, Casper had doubts about Nia’s honesty, but now Libby’s reactions had confirmed her words. Without any hesitation, Casper let go of Libby’s hands and turned to say,

“The shareholders’ meeting is just ten days away. There is still much work left for me to prepare for it, Mom, so why don’t you go back first? If you get sick again later on, then my heart will ache even more.”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Libby felt stabbing pain in her heart as she covered its location unconsciously laughing and awkwardly saying,

“Okay, don’t be too busy. If you really can’t handle it, let your dad help. After all, he’s been through it.”

“Okay.” Casper smiled at Libby like an innocent child.

Libby only glanced at him before quickly lowering her head and tidying up the food box on the coffee table. She hurriedly left because she was afraid of revealing too much emotion if she stayed any longer.

As he watched Libby leave with a shaky figure, Casper’s warm and friendly eyes instantly turned icy as he had already been plotting something in his heart.

Sage noticed several unfamiliar men in the company these days that Casper recently hired for management positions. Thinking about the upcoming shareholder meeting, Sage thought maybe Casper wanted to change the management team. So Sage didn’t pay much attention to this matter and didn’t notice that these people never did any work in the office; they just sat there all day long.

While Casper was busy, Sage went to see Leon and his brothers at the hangar. He thought he would see them looking disheveled but surprisingly Leon looked well-rested.

In their room, he talked to Leon about Arthur’s upcoming plan and how they were not far from being free from this life of imprisonment anymore.

Leon bitterly laughed, “Free? It’s just moving from one cage to another.”

“Leon…” Sage trembled with emotion, “We’ve been homeless since we were young. Our families have long gone missing. We’ve suffered so much hardship throughout our lives! But when have we ever lived a peaceful life? Even after following Casper later on, we’re still just doing things for him with our heads down every day as if walking on thin ice! Do you really want to live like this forever?”

Leon remained silent while lowering his gaze.

“I’ve come around now,” said Sage deeply moved by what he said earlier, “Instead of living such an unclear life doing things for others, why not redeem ourselves properly? Find a legitimate livelihood, get married, have children. That is truly living for ourselves!”

“I’ve also considered what you’re saying,” replied Leon who was touched by Sage’s words earlier.

“So don’t hesitate anymore! When it comes time for us both testify in court together so that we can redeem ourselves!” declared Sage firmly.

“Okay, I understand,” Leon said decisively. But after thinking for a moment, he added, “But you still need to remind Arthur that I know Casper better than any of you. I followed him because he was ruthless and decisive in his actions, and had superhuman insight. I always believed that following him would lead to success. He’s not easy to deal with and definitely won’t be willing to be caught without a fight. Don’t let him turn the tables on us.”

“Alright, I’ll pass it along to Mr. Davies,” Sage said relievedly as Leon finally came around.

After leaving the hangar in the afternoon and heading back into town, Sage relayed Leon’s words to Arthur who carefully considered them before going through the entire plan once again. However meticulous he was though, he still felt like it wasn’t enough because Lucia’s safety was always his top priority.

After much deliberation, Arthur went to the hotel where Nia was staying and gathered Jack and the other three together. They carefully reviewed the plan, making sure everything was foolproof. However, what Arthur didn’t expect was that the discussion scene he had with Jack and the others was secretly recorded by Nia, who hid herself, and she sent it to Casper.

Seeing those photos left no room for doubt in Casper’s mind anymore. Now he even suspected that Leon and his team never actually left Athegate but were instead being held captive by Arthur, so they could be forced into pointing fingers at him as witnesses against himself. How else could they have been so confident?

Sage who had been tirelessly searching for any trace of Leon or anyone else also couldn’t escape suspicion. Naturally paranoid by nature now, Casper didn’t trust anyone anymore.

At this point, there was only one way out for him but fortunately there was still some time before the shareholders’ meeting began, which gave him enough time prepare accordingly just like how Arthur had done earlier on.

With only five days left until the shareholders’ meeting however, Athegate suddenly experienced a heavy downpour which washed away all traces of summer heat, leaving behind cool refreshing air. But Lucia couldn’t shake off her gloominess amidst such rare coolness.

The cherry blossoms continued being delivered these past few days with each bouquet accompanied by a card…