She is a CEO by George Chapman novel Chapter 127

"Lucia, do you know what you are talking about?" Arthur raised his hand and clasped Lucia's hand on his collar.

"Of course, I know what I'm talking about. Juliana and Poppy conspired to set me up. You want to know where I was when I was missing for three days. Now I tell you. I was in the hospital!" Lucia couldn't hide it anymore.

"Hospital?" Arthur's anger faded a bit. The word 'hospital' touched his nerve. "Why were you in the hospital?"

"You should ask Juliana!" Lucia shouted.

She was not a saint. She would hold grudges against those who hurt her. Juliana and Poppy conspired and almost killed her. Though she was saved by Jacob, she had been suffering from the sequelae, like heartburn, headache, and nausea. Did Arthur think that she lived very well?

Lucia's words were a provocation, shattering Arthur's concerns for Lucia.

He frowned and said coldly, "Do you still think Juliana plotted everything?"

"Yes!" Lucia almost yelled.

"I see." After they talked so many times, Arthur believed that Lucia was passing the buck, and he even felt Juliana's statement more credible. Once trust issues arose, it would be impossible to solve them.

He pulled Lucia's hand away and continued, "No need to talk about it anymore. That's it."

When her hand was pushed away, Lucia clearly saw the cold look in Arthur's eyes.

She asked, "What about us?"

Lucia had been afraid of hearing him talk about breaking up, but now she felt it would be a relief.

"..." Arthur swallowed but said nothing.

"Let's get everything settled today." Lucia sneered, but only she knew how bitter she was.

She curled her lips calmly. "We are over."

With that, Lucia turned around to leave, but her wrist was grabbed by Arthur. She turned around and smiled in mockery, "Wanna ask what I mean? Let's break up. Understand?"

"Are you gonna do so..." He could tell Lucia said those words in a fit of pique. Though he was angry, he didn't want to talk about the breakup at this moment. He was afraid that there would be no turning back once he agreed.

"Arthur, you know what I have suffered, and I swear I won't suffer a second time. Sorry, I quit the game."

She ironically described their relationship as the game of love, because her heart had been broken.

"A game?" Arthur raised his eyebrows and stared at Lucia with his sharp eyes.

"Yes, a game, or what do you think?" Lucia retorted angrily.

'I thought it was the only true love in my life.'

Arthur didn't say what he thought. He just let go of Lucia's wrist and watched her turn back to her room in a fit of pique.

Instead of leaving the house, he walked to the sofa, took off his coat, and lay down quietly.

That night, unusual silence reigned in Lucia's house. The air conditioner was constantly supplying warm wind, but the room was as cold as an ice cave.

On the second day, Arthur had breakfast with Theodore as he had promised and then left. After he left, Theodore grabbed his mother's hand and asked curiously, "Mommy, why are daddy's and your eyes red and swollen? You look very tired."

"Mommy and daddy talked too late last night and felt a bit tired. My good boy, go to work with mommy," Lucia said with a gentle smile, deliberately ignoring Theodore's question.