She Is A CEO

Chapter 1091 Pretending to be Virtuous

After spending a few days together, Eloise had a general understanding of what kind of person Lauren was. When she heard Steve speak highly of him, she finally let go of her worries and was able to say goodbye to her daughter the next day with peace of mind.

Eve naturally felt sad about her parents leaving and Lauren accompanied her as they personally saw off the elderly couple on the high-speed train. Initially, Lauren had planned to book them plane tickets but Eloise was afraid so they decided against it. The two elders were not pretentious people and Lauren liked their simplicity.

So Steve and Eloise left, causing Eve to feel down for a day with thoughts constantly lingering in her mind about missing them dearly. Of course, Lauren would comfort Eve until he made her laugh again like a little flower blooming after being watered by raindrops.

However, Eve's mood only got worse from here on out as soon as Nia found out that their parents had only left the day before yesterday. Nia rushed over to the hotel upon hearing this news and when she saw Eve, she pretended to be sympathetic, "Oh no! Mom and dad have already left? I came all this way today just for them." Even though Eve never doubted how Nia treated her, Nia's fake sympathy towards their parents made Eve feel resentful towards Nia deep down inside.

"Wow, Nia, isn't it such a coincidence?" For the first time, Eve spoke sarcastically towards Nia, "Mom and Dad stayed here for an entire week, but you only show up after they leave?"

Nia froze at these words, staring at Eve with an icy expression. "What do you mean by that?"

"Nothing." Eve turned away from Nia.

When had anyone ever treated Nia like this before? An unnamed anger surged through her heart as she grabbed onto Eve's arm asking, "I'm your sister. What kind of attitude is that? Do you think I didn't want to see our parents when they were here too? But it's year-end now. Do you know how busy I am?" She deliberately sneered, "I almost forgot. You live here every day with Lauren, enjoying life without any worries. Whereas, I'm always afraid someone will frame me. I'm scared every single day. In the end, I still get suspected by my own sister?"

At first, Eve wavered slightly upon hearing these words. However, the moment Nia said that all she did was enjoy life while living with Lauren, Eve immediately became cold-hearted again. She turned around seriously looking at Nia saying, "Nia, you think all I do is enjoy life while being around Lauren?"

For once in awhile, Eve's eyes sharpened, making even Nia slightly intimidated. But, Nia was quick to react and disdainfully replied, "Isn't it true?"

Eve's mouth moved several times, but she didn't say anything. She just turned her head away from her sister again.

Reserved as she was, Eve kept her anger to herself.NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.

Nia was angry too and didn't care about Eve's mood. When she saw that Eve had made up her mind to ignore her, Nia snorted and thought that Lauren had already promised to help get rid of Casper. There was no need to grovel at Eve like that. So she left the room without looking back and deliberately slammed the door shut behind her.

The heavy door closed, and Eve slowly turned around to look at it with a sadness in her eyes that couldn't be dispelled.

While Christmas and New Year's could be spent in the USA, traditional holidays had to be celebrated in their homeland. Suddenly Arthur's villa became lively as family members arrived one by one until they all gathered in Athegate for Davies family's annual ancestor worship ceremony. Even Helena came because she was engaged to Otis now.

As they watched all their relatives gather together again with laughter filling the house every day, Arthur and Lucia were naturally very happy - especially Arthur who specially told Lucia this year that he wanted them both go back together for ancestor worship ceremony.

At first Lucia felt a little shy about going with him since there would be no change in their relationship after going back home; however, going together meant giving greetings from all the Davis, which confirmed their identity so Lucia still felt embarrassed about it.

But Sophie wouldn't let her refuse when both she and her husband spoke up so finally Lucia agreed.

Davies family returned home altogether occupying first class cabins on planes.

This was Lucia's first time coming here for Davies family's ceremony where everything before them was full of curiosity, but luckily Helena accompanied her, making two new daughters-in-law not look out of place while looking around curiously everywhere.

Davies family's ceremonies were solemn affairs where all relatives must dress uniformly: men wore white shirts with black pants while women wore long dresses exclusively. In such a large hall, everyone stood according to seniority order led by elders. And they led each person bowing respectfully while holding incense sticks offering sincere prayers comforting ancestors and hoping for good health next year. Lucia had never participated in such a ceremony before but felt wholeheartedly sincere.

As an esteemed family, the Davies family's ancestor worship activities were far from over. After paying respects to their ancestors at the ancestral hall, the middle-aged and young generations who were still full of energy personally drove to the ancestral cemetery to offer incense and paid their respects. A large group of people set off, attracting many onlookers at this time. After all, Davies family was the most famous local family, and their ancestor worship activities had been reported on before. Many tourists even considered it as one of the local attractions.

This busy day lasted until after 8pm when everyone finally finished all the activities. The elders had already set up a feast in front of the hall on the main street, with various local delicacies served one by one. Under the lights, family interactions were rendered even more intimate, as each household sat together and laughter and joy echoed through the sky. Even the cold wind dared not approach easily.

As a prominent member of the Davies family, Edwin's family naturally sat in the center. Lucia only breathed a sigh of relief once they were seated. Even though she could be considered a workaholic, she still found it challenging to face such a tight schedule.

"Tired?" Arthur's gentle voice rang in Lucia's ear, and she immediately curved her lips upwards.

"It's okay, just haven't seen you like this before."

After speaking, Lucia gently stroked Arthur's arm. At this time, he was wearing a dark suit, and his hair did not hang down naturally as usual, but was simply combed behind. He was already extremely handsome. With such a outfit, he looked a kind of abstinence-like coolness, which made people unable to take their eyes off.

And such a man belonged to her, Lucia couldn't help but feel sweet at the thought of it.

"It's a family rule. There's nothing I can do about it," Arthur said. He didn't say he didn't like the dress-up, but every time Lucia looked at him with shining eyes, he thought about doing more of these kinds of dress-ups in the future.