My Mommy Is A CEO

Eduard immediately slapped Kane on the shoulder when he heard his words, leaving Kane a bit bewildered. Eduard clenched his teeth and scolded, “What are you doing, saying such things? Are you trying to console Arthur or make him feel worse?!”

Kane was taken aback and realized that Arthur’s expression had darkened a bit. He quickly tried to explain, “Arthur, that’s not what I meant. I was just talking about Lucia’s feelings towards Jacob…”

Eduard interrupted Kane’s explanation, saying, “No need to explain further. The more you explain, the more confusing it gets. You also had feelings for Poppy back then. Imagine if I went to Juliana and brought up that topic, how do you think she would feel?”

Kane fell silent, understanding Eduard’s point. He closed his mouth and refilled Arthur’s glass, not saying anything more.

Arthur raised his glass and smiled at Kane. Though it was forced, it was enough to convey that he didn’t blame him. He whispered, “Even if Kane didn’t mention it, I know in my heart. Unfortunately, things are tense now, and I’m most afraid that Lucia will lose her cool and fall into Casper’s trap.”

Eduard looked at Arthur’s rare display of anxiety and desolation, reaching out to pat his shoulder. After toasting him with his glass, Eduard said, “Lucia may be hiding something due to the bitterness of being deceived back then, and that’s understandable. But her feelings for you are beyond doubt. If you care about it, then protect her and don’t give Casper a chance.”

As strong individuals, they were accustomed to steering the course of events rather than lamenting.

Arthur understood Eduard’s words, but… He turned to look at Lucia, quietly asking in his heart, “Lucia, what are you hiding?”

Around ten-thirty, everyone was about to disperse. This time, Eduard didn’t bid farewell to everyone at the door like usual. Instead, he walked them to the underground parking lot. Exiting the elevator, Eduard intentionally slowed down while standing beside Lucia. Arthur had already gone ahead with the car keys.

“Lucia,” Eduard lowered his voice and said to her, “What are you up to?”

Lucia was puzzled, “What do you mean?”

“You, are you bothered about Jacob’s situation? Do you know this will make Arthur very upset?” Eduard earnestly reminded her.

Lucia’s eyes flickered, involuntarily glancing in Arthur’s direction before answering, “I’m not… ”

“Then what are you thinking about?” Eduard continued to inquire.

“Nothing,” Lucia lowered her eyes and said, “I know Arthur and all of you are worried about me, but I really don’t…”

Lucia’s words sounded like she was just going through the motions. Eduard saw that Arthur had turned around to look at them and quickly warned Lucia,

“I don’t care what’s going on in your head. As long as it involves Jacob, you need to consider Arthur’s feelings. He only has you as a woman!”

Lucia stared at the ground and moved her lips without making a sound.

“Alright, I’ll leave you guys here,” Eduard said when they reached Arthur’s car. He pushed Lucia in his direction and grinned.

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“We know the way,” Juliana joked since she didn’t know what the three men talked about earlier. “Go back and spend time with Daphne.”

Eduard nodded before turning around to take one last deep look at Lucia and Arthur before leaving.

On their way back home, Lucia was driving while paying close attention to the road ahead of her. However, when they stopped at a red light, she couldn’t help but steal glances at Arthur who caught her in the act. Normally unflappable after drinking alcohol, tonight he seemed dazed. He turned his head towards her so that his face was difficult to discern under dim lighting.

Lucia smiled lightly feeling that this version of Arthur resembled a child somehow. So she reached out and pinched his face, feeling the slightly warm skin beneath her palm. She smiled and said,

“How much did you drink?”

Arthur snorted and turned his head to look ahead. At that moment, the traffic light turned green, and Lucia missed the chance to speak up. She silently smiled, driving the car through the intersection, and neither of them said anything until they arrived home.

Once the opportunity was missed, it seemed difficult to find the right moment to talk. Moreover, Lucia was unsure how to explain her feelings to Arthur. So, she decided to let things be for now and planned to explain everything to Arthur after Casper was caught. Time passed day by day, and the day after tomorrow would be the big day.

Libby had been restless lately ever since Casper held hands with her. He’d been acting unusually affectionate towards Libby which made it feel like their real son was right there beside her all along even though it wasn’t true.

Casper also behaved very regularly, staying in the company every day to prepare for the shareholders’ meeting and appearing on time at Nia’s house in the afternoon to have dinner with “a family of three”, just like a real family.

At night, Libby tossed and turned and couldn’t fall asleep. Miles, of course, was also unable to sleep. He turned to face his wife’s eyes in the darkness and asked her,

“What’s wrong? Can’t sleep?”

Libby let out a long sigh and caressed her husband’s hand as she asked him,

“Do you ever have a feeling sometimes… like… like Casper is still here?”

“How could you have such thoughts!” Miles said solemnly, “He is not our son!”

“But… he looks so much like him, just like Casper standing right in front of me. If he gets caught the day after tomorrow, I won’t be able to see him again…”

Libby’s words sounded so absurd. Jacob was the killer of their son, but at this moment, Miles could understand her feelings and the helpless mistake of misplaced emotions. The difference was that he was more rational than his wife.

“Libby, saying that would be disrespectful to our son. Although his face resembles Casper’s, his heart doesn’t. He’s got Casper’s blood on his hands! We must make him pay for what he did!”

Libby trembled and remained silent for a moment before saying with a tearful voice, “I’m sorry, Miles. I shouldn’t have had those thoughts…”

Upon hearing his wife’s voice, Miles reached out and embraced her in his arms. At that moment, there was no other way to ease the pain except for holding each other tightly.

The next day at noon, Miles had originally suggested that Libby, who was emotionally unstable, should not have any contact with Casper anymore. However, Libby couldn’t resist and came to “see” their son with lunch in hand.