She is a CEO by George Chapman novel Chapter 18

"Nothing. Just...it's been long since someone asked me that," Lucia shook her head lightly and said.

"Oh! Sorry, Sophie. I forgot the time. It's really late. You should go home and take a rest," Lucia said apologetically and raised her eyes to check the clock on the wall.

"It's fine. Good night. I'm leaving now."

Sophie went over to the coat hanger to pick up her bag and coat. She saw her own car when she got out of the door. Jan had been waiting patiently at the gate of the complex.

"Jan, find out Lucia's experiences in Athegate. I think she seems to have suffered a lot."

It was 11:30 p.m. when Sophie returned to Arthur's villa in the suburb. She found Arthur waiting for her on the couch as soon as she came in.

"Mom, where have you been? It's late at night." As soon as Arthur saw her, he went up to her and asked with concern at the same time.

"I met an old friend and chatted for a little longer. Haven't I told you about it before I left?" Sophie made up an excuse, "Oh, right. You wanna test Theodore's DNA?"

"Here you are." Sophie took out a folded handkerchief from her bag and passed it to him before he could say anything, "This is Theodore's hair."

Arthur looked at the hair, stunned. Instead of taking it, he raised his head to look at Sophie, "Where did you get it, Mom?"

"Theodore goes to kindergarten, right? I went there and told the teacher a drama. Then, I got the hair!" Sophie told a lie without blinking.

"What is the drama?" Arthur didn't believe a word she said.

"I told them my son died before getting married and his girlfriend didn't admit it was his child. As a mother who lost her beloved son, I wished to confirm the identity of my grandson. So..." Sophie stopped speaking, but Arthur knew her unspoken words.

"Mom, did you have to make up stories about my death? And, don't you think it will confuse Lucia?" Arthur frowned helplessly. They indeed got Theodore's hair, but somehow, he just felt weird.

"Don't be silly. You will live a long life. Lucia has a big heart and she won't mind it." Sophie stretched to touch his face carelessly.

She didn't think death was a taboo subject. Also, it was just a made-up story, and there was no need to be serious about it.

Then she handed the handkerchief to her son seriously.

"Confirm Theodore's identity ASAP, Arthur," Sophie said in earnest.

As expected, the mole of CTD came with his boss to make an apology to Jibillion Inc. He admitted that he did it to increase the company's value, then he handed over the accurate data to Lucia. But Lucia didn't hold the mole's accountable. Instead, she made the best of the time and put the crucial data into the evaluation.

Very soon, the evaluation results of CTD came out.

The case was completed successfully under the leadership of Lucia. A new broom sweeps clean. A great job performance like this spoke louder than anything else. The staff had been wholly convinced, and soon her fame spread in Jibillion Inc.

That afternoon, Lucia received a congratulatory call from Eduard Burton, the CEO of Jibillion Inc. He congratulated her for hitting a great success on her very first case.

Lucia hadn't met Eduard in person, but she could tell that he was a very well-spoken man, and they had a very nice conversation.