She Is A CEO

Chapter 1111 Unexpected Guests

Eve hesitated for a moment, but then buried her head even lower. She thought to herself, "It's not supposed to be like this." Just as Lauren was about to say something, the shopkeeper brought over the sweet that Eve had ordered. Lauren took advantage of the situation and said, "Just enjoy your food and don't think too much." This was directed at Eve but also served as a warning to Nia.

Nia saw Lauren who had lowered his head and was eating without paying attention to her or Kevin. She turned to look at Kevin and knew that this situation wasn't going anywhere. "Well then, you two enjoy your meal. We'll head back now," said Nia in a soft voice.

"Tomorrow is Eve's routine check-up. You should come along too and give blood," Lauren added.

Nia bit her lip but could only nod in agreement before leaving with Kevin.

As soon as they left, Eve unconsciously stirred the sweet in her bowl while feeling embarrassed. She whispered softly, "I'm sorry..."

"You don't need to apologize for what happened with Nia," said Lauren as he gently pinched Eve's cheek with his hand. "You just need to stay strong like you did today."

"I understand," replied Eve obediently despite the cold atmosphere around them.

A few days later, Lucia invited Juliana and Kane over for dinner at Eduard's house where he would plan his wedding with Daphne - who else could do it better?

The six good friends gathered together again without any worries or pretenses; they were just six close friends chatting away while preparing dinner together - enjoying wine especially Eduard who still acted like an incorrigible jester despite becoming a father-to-be soon! The mood was light-hearted throughout their preparations in the kitchen where Arthur cooked under Lucia's watchful eye while Kane helped out wherever he could. Meanwhile, Eduard supervised Arthur's ingredients carefully, making sure everything met Daphne's preferences: less onions here please; no cilantro there!

"I've cooked for Lucia before," Arthur glared sideways at Eduard who couldn't help chattering away even though he wasn't helping much.

"Do you really need supervision? If you can't help, then get out of my way!"

And so it went on until Arthur finally chased Eduard out of the kitchen feeling frustrated by his constant interruptions! But once outside, he perked up when he saw Daphne walking towards him.

He grinned widely while staring intently at her belly which still showed no signs of movement despite being three months pregnant already.

"Don't stare so hard. There are still six more months left." Juliana teased him playfully, trying not laugh too hard lest she hurt his feelings.

Eduard glanced at Juliana coldly and said, "Only you can do that. Every time, you leave your child with a nanny at home and don't bring him along. If my child is born, I will definitely take her with me every day." Juliana didn't hold back and rolled her eyes at Eduard. She had received a Western education and even had disputes with Kane because she believed that even if couples have children, they still need to reserve some alone time for themselves. Children must be independent, so leaving them with a nanny was not necessarily a bad thing.

"You say that now but when the baby is born, you'll be constantly clinging to Daphne. Don't complain about him being too clingy later," Lucia laughed lightly as she spoke up for Juliana.

Eduard never thought of this before and suddenly felt angry and threatened in his heart as he stared at Daphne asking, "Baby, when we have our own baby in the future, will you ignore me?"

Daphne couldn't help but laugh or cry as she slapped Eduard's arm heavily saying, "What are you talking about!"

Seeing Eduard's helpless expression made Lucia and Juliana laugh uncontrollably while teasing him. It was then that the doorbell suddenly rang.

"There's another guest?" Lucia was surprised since they were already formed into a fixed group of six people where Arthur wasn't someone who easily accepted others approaching him. Everyone present had an unbreakable bond with him so they all maintained this form without inviting anyone else to join in.

As the host of the house, Eduard also looked puzzled, "No..."

But it was Daphne who immediately got up smilingly telling Lucia, "Lucia! You know tonight's guest."Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

Lucia looked at Daphne after hearing what she said but still couldn't guess who it could be until Daphne opened the door which made her stand up abruptly.

Daphne smiled brightly as she stepped aside for their guests standing outside - Lauren still looking cold while Eve appeared slightly shy holding an exquisite bottle of wine in her hand.

Seeing Daphne made Eve smile shyly while unconsciously looking around searching for Lucia until their eyes met, making hers seem more settled down now than before.

"Sorry to bother," Lauren politely said towards Eduard who then nodded lightly saying "welcome".

Lucia naturally felt happy seeing them but it was Juliana who seemed more excited than anyone else.

"Lauren?!"

Lauren finally noticed Juliana and looked surprised. "Juliana, you're here too?"

Juliana walked a few steps with Lucia to Lauren's side, smiling as she took in Eve, who she was meeting for the first time. Then she made a teasing comment in bad taste, "So this is your little flower?" Of course, Eve knew exactly who the beautiful woman with the radiant smile was referring to as her "little flower". She became even more shy and Lauren couldn't help but cry and laugh at Juliana's words. It seemed like she had already done some good "promotion" for him.

Lucia ignored Lauren's gaze and asked Juliana, "Do you know Lauren from before? Why haven't I heard you mention him before?"

"I just didn't bring it up," Juliana said cheerfully. "When Arthur was still in school, I used to visit him often. Lauren was one of his few good friends so we got to know each other."

"I see," Lucia smiled gently and turned her warm gaze towards Eve who still had her head buried in shyness. "Don't be shy, there are no outsiders here."

Lucia's soft voice always had a calming effect on people's hearts; coupled with Daphne's hand holding hers tightly now, Eve took a deep breath and slowly lifted her head up again only to feel overwhelmed by fear at what lay ahead of them all - every face that greeted hers felt warm from within.

They were all laughing; each person's expression might have been different but they all looked very warm.

Unconsciously, Eve also showed a faint smile.

"I thought you could come in," Eduard teased without reservation, "Or did the door stick you guys together?"