She is a CEO by George Chapman novel Chapter 13

"Mr. Davies?" Lucia tilted her head, for Arthur did not shake her hands. But the next moment, her hand was grasped by a large hand, entirely.

When their eye met again, he pulled his hand back in a way that was not so natural and said coldly, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Then he simply passed Lucia and sat down, "Just tell me what you need."

Lucia slightly ducked her head and stared at her hand. Then she let out a smile. It seemed she did not mind his rudeness. She turned around and sat opposite Arthur.

"I do have a favor to ask from you, Mr. Davies." She said after a short moment of pause, "It is about JTP Group."

Arthur frowned when the name JTP was mentioned.

"You are helping JTP assess CTD, right?" He soon realized why Lucia came for him today. As the director of Branch of Davonnis, of course, he knew what was going on in other financial firms.

"Yes, something was wrong with the assessment, but we cannot find out why. I heard you have made business with them two years ago, is that true?" Since Arthur directly cut to the point, Lucia decided to do it in a frank and honest way and told him her current dilemma.

"Yes, we did have business with them, but it was not a happy one." Arthur sneered.

If that was the case, then Lucia knew that she had the right person. She then asked tentatively, "The result of our assessment is wrong, but the process is correct. Did Mr. Davies bump into the same problem as we do now?"

Arthur then told Lucia everything he knew.

Two years ago, Branch of Davonnis first appeared in the financial world of Athegate and was growing with strong momentum. At that time, there was a company that was on the brink of bankruptcy due to cash-flow problems. JTP Group, known for its large appetite, offered to buy it out. And the firm that the bankrupting company hired to do the assessment work, was Branch of Davonnis.

When he heard that JTP Group were unsatisfied with the assessment result, Arthur sensed there might be some traps, so he sent someone to look into what that company had handed them.

It turned out that somehow their data were altered, which explained why the result went wrong. The mole was eventually found out and punished, but Arthur simply withdrew from the case. He was too proud to do something like that.

"It has been two years, but the cases were almost the same. If there was something wrong with the data the other party sent, then JTP Group must be responsible." There was even no need to consider other possibilities.

"The compensation was not small." Arthur sneered again. If he hadn't found out the mole, Branch of Davonnis would have been fully responsible for the mistake and would have been required to pay compensation thirty times what they earned from the case.

"I got it. Thank you, Mr. Davies." With no further questions, Lucia knew exactly what she needed to do next.

"You are welcome," He replied blandly while taking up the coffee and taking a sip. Just as Lucia thought it was time to say goodbye, he asked, "Are you going to see Jacob?"

Lucia lifted her eyebrow, and answered frankly, "Yeah, it's the only way to solve the problem."

"Right. Take care." What happened between Jacob and Lucia was not something that needed to dig. And now he was just reminding her out of sheer whimsy.

Lucia was startled for a minute, then thanked him softly.