She is a CEO by George Chapman novel Chapter 1169

Chapter 1169 Difficult to Conceal Emotions

The bouquet was still destroyed and thrown away as usual, but Lucia had kept a few cards, which were now lying on her desk. One of them was from Padma Monpa's book "See Me Or Not," with one line sent to her every day. Today's card had the final line, "Silent love, quiet joy."

Lucia looked at the jumbled cards with furrowed brows and clenched and unclenched her hands on the desk. Jacob used to like pretending to be a literary type, and this was his favorite poem to recite. It used to sound so deep in emotion back then, but now...

She grabbed the last card and crushed it in her palm before letting it fall onto the table. Her once bright eyes were now filled with complex emotions that she couldn't put into words.

Just as Lucia was lost in thought, the office door suddenly opened, startling her. She looked up to see Arthur talking with Gracie outside before coming inside himself. Panicking, she quickly swept all of the cards into a drawer just as her heart began racing uncontrollably.

Arthur had just finished speaking with Gracie when he turned around and saw Lucia sitting up from her seat with a smile on her face asking how he got there.

He tilted his head slightly at first, feeling an inexplicable sense of discomfort seeing what seemed like a fake smile on Lucia's face. But quickly he dismissed it, thinking that there was no way she would do such thing when facing him.

"It rained today. It feels cooler outside than usual," Arthur said as he sat down on the couch.

"Let's go over Eduard's place tonight?"

"Sure! Daphne told me she hasn't been feeling well these past few days so I wanted to check up on her anyway," replied Lucia hastily without immediately walking towards Arthur because she hadn't yet calmed down from earlier.

Arthur felt a sense of unease again as he sat down on the sofa and noticed Lucia still standing behind the desk. He smiled lightly and asked, "Why not come over?"

Taking a quiet breath, Lucia glanced at the closed drawer to make sure it was securely shut before walking towards Arthur.

Arthur glanced at Lucia's expression, then raised his hand to gently lift her chin, giving her a "serious" look as he carefully observed her face. "Are you hiding something from me?"

When people love someone, they won't miss any subtle reactions from them, especially not Arthur.

From the moment he entered the room, he sensed that Lucia was acting strangely, but he couldn't figure out the reason behind it. So he used a playful tone to coax her into opening up.

"Am I?..." Lucia raised the corner of her lips and tried to smile naturally, "I'm just worried about Daphne."

This sounded reasonable. Arthur smiled and kissed Lucia on the cheek, then whispered as he withdrew,

"Don't lie to me."

Lucia's back teeth clenched and she obediently nodded.

In the evening, several good friends gathered at Eduard's house for a party. Daphne, who was now heavily pregnant, exuded a radiant glow, with her figure becoming fuller and more abundant. Her cheeks were rosy, and her belly looked quite large for just five months of pregnancy, making it a bit difficult for her to walk comfortably.

Lucia had been busy with work lately and hadn't seen Daphne for a long time. Not only her, even Arthur was a little surprised when he saw her figure.

"Daphne, how come your belly has grown so big in just a short time since I last saw you?" Lucia couldn't help but ask.