She Is A CEO

Chapter 1108 Mutual Defamation

"Why was I put in jail? Don't you know best?!" Nia gritted her teeth as she spoke, fueled by old grudges and new animosity. "Wasn't it you who injured someone with a bottle of alcohol, Nia?"

When it came to games of chance, Casper had taught Nia everything he knew. Why would he be afraid of her now?

As soon as these words were spoken, laughter erupted from the surrounding crowd. Nia's face turned red then pale; clearly she couldn't match Casper's composure. Fortunately for her, Kevin was by her side. "Mr. Wood," Kevin said calmly but firmly. "Everyone knows who is right and wrong here today. We are all invited guests gathered together to chat among friends. There is no need for you to be so aggressive and lose your dignity."

Ever since his defection from Casper's camp, Kevin had lost all respect for him.

Casper gave Kevin a cold glance but didn't respond to his words; after all, he preferred stick over carrot any day.

"Nia," Casper continued with a sneer on his face that everyone could see, "I know exactly how much weight you carry in this company - without the support behind your back you'd have nothing at all! They may protect you today but they won't do so forever... be careful."

Nia turned iron-grey at these words; clearly Casper was mocking her reliance on others in front of everyone else present. She clenched her fists tightly and almost burst out cursing him before being stopped by Kevin just in time.

Casper wanted nothing more than to make Nia lose control in front of everyone present, which made Kevin the perfect shield against such an attack.

"Mr. Wood," said Kevin sternly, "Whether we're guests or not doesn't matter. We're all businessmen here! Back when Stable Growth was still around, we were just as powerful as you are now! If one becomes too arrogant, they might climb higher only to fall harder later on." He stared directly into Casper's eyes while using his other hand discreetly comforted Nia beside him.

"I never realized how ambitious you really were until now," sneered Casper, "Did sleeping with my girlfriend behind my back give rise to this newfound courage?"

"What did you say?!" Hearing those words finally pushed Nia over the edge; she pushed past an angry-looking Kevin to glare furiously at Caspar while whispers filled the air around them.

"Did I say something wrong?" asked Caspar triumphantly- having successfully provoked Nia towards losing control in front of every one present. He glanced around at the other guests nonchalantly.

"Everyone knows what my relationship with Nia used to be, right? I'm not afraid to admit it, even if it's embarrassing. Haven't you all been wondering why I've been going against Stable Growth? Which man can tolerate his woman hooking up with a subordinate and starting her own business? Nia, let me make this clear: as long as I'm around, you won't have a good time in Athegate!"

As everyone looked at Nia with disdain, Casper knew he had won. It was undeniable that Nia and Kevin were together now; anyone would believe Casper's words.

"It turns out that Nia betrayed Casper first."

"No wonder the two of them are enemies now. Look at them holding hands."

"They're just a pair of cheaters."

As the comments continued to spread, even Kevin's face turned sour. He knew that if Casper kept bringing this up, he and Nia wouldn't be able to get away unscathed. So he immediately thought about leaving.

"Nia, it seems like Mr. Wood invited us here just to humiliate us in public. This kind of hospitality is truly despicable. Everyone else doesn't need to speculate anymore - yes, Nia and I are together now - but Mr. Wood hasn't married Nia so there was no harm done by being together. Business is business and private matters are private matters, so we still welcome any cooperation."NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Kevin's words weren't wrong; in the world of business, anyone who can bring benefits was considered a friend regardless of their sins.

Casper naturally sneered at Kevin's words but didn't say anything further; instead he simply made them leave because he didn't want everyone's attention on Kevin's new company anymore. After Kevin left with Nia from the banquet hall, Casper pretended helplessness while laughing towards everyone.

"They actually ran away... praising them for having some face showing up here."

"Mr. Wood, you're right; they don't know their place."

"Mr. Wood, you don't need to worry about them causing any waves either way."

By changing sides after seeing which one of them was on advantage, naturally everyone leaned towards Casper, but what they really thought inside remained unknown.

Listening to everyone's "comfort", Casper was proud.

Lucia sometimes found reality amusing-why did people always have something to fight over?

"Arthur, lets go," she said boredly.

Arthur nodded and wrapped his arm around Lucia's waist, leaving without even saying goodbye to Casper. By the time Casper noticed they were gone, it was too late to stop them.

As they left the banquet hall and entered the elevator, Lucia suggested, "Should we go up and see Lauren and his little flower?"

"Don't bother," Arthur said softly. "What if Nia and Kevin are up there?"

Lucia sighed in disappointment. It had been a while since she had seen Eve, and she wondered how she was doing with Lauren now.

As the elevator descended, Arthur helped Lucia put on her coat and held her close as they planned to leave early. But as soon as they stepped into the lobby, they ran into two troublemakers - it wasn't surprising since their departure time was so close.

Standing at the elevator entrance, Lucia and Arthur watched Nia and Kevin arguing loudly in the lobby.

"Why did you drag me away just now?!" Nia shouted without caring about what people passing by might think of her. "You're just letting him slander us like this?!"

"Nia," Kevin's voice was full of helplessness. "Casper won't let go of our situation no matter what we say. We've achieved our goal anyway."

"What goal?!" Nia remained angry. "I want him humiliated! Not us!"

Kevin tried to reason with her but couldn't stop Nia's anger until suddenly she stopped herself.

Nia had been facing towards the direction of the elevator earlier so she didn't see Lucia or Arthur pass by before but now that she saw them out of nowhere, a sense of panic rose within her heart - did they hear everything?

The answer was yes; with how loud Nia yelled, who wouldn't have heard it?

Meeting eyes with Nia mid-air made Lucia smirk emotionlessly before turning to Arthur saying, "Arthur, let's go."