She is a CEO by George Chapman novel Chapter 31

Lucia frowned slightly this time.

Asking her to be his female companion?

"If you don't want to go, I'll try to turn it down." It looked like Lucia didn't want to go, so Nia offered to turn it down for her sake.

"Why not? I'll go with him." Lucia's answer surprised Nia. She continued to say, "I just returned home, with few connections in the country. This is the perfect time to expand my network. I'll be an unqualified executive if I don't know who my competitors or my partners are."

"But…" Nia frowned. She knew Lucia was right. But it was Eduard, a playboy! While he was in Paris on a business trip, there were reports of him fooling around with a foreign socialite.

"No buts. Besides, do you think I have a chance to say no?" Lucia gave a wry smile.

Lucia guessed that Eduard had received the invitation before they met. And he could tell her about it when she went up to his office. But he asked Nia to convey it to her so that she had no chance to say no. If Nia made an excuse for her, it would be of no avail but increase the tension between superior and subordinate.

Hearing Lucia's speculation, Nia sighed and told Lucia, "You should be careful."

After work in the afternoon, Lucia came out of the company entrance, and sure enough, she saw Arthur standing beside his car waiting for her.

When Lucia saw Arthur standing in the cold waiting for her, her expression turned serious and she hurried over to him and scolded him, "The wind is so cold. Why don't you wait in the car?"

With a frown, Lucia pulled out her hand and opened the backseat door.

Arthur looked at Lucia with a smile and got into the car. When he got into the car, he said some flirtatious words. Then Lucia began to talk to him. But Lucia soon discovered that they were not going home.

"I'll take you for a fitting," Arthur said as he drove.

"Fitting?" Lucia asked blankly.

"Isn't tonight Mr. Kaur's 60th birthday party? You just got back. You don't have a dress for the party, do you? Let's go buy one now." Arthur mentioned the birthday party.

Lucia thought to herself, 'Eduard was invited, and Arthur must be on the list. But I have promised to attend it with Eduard...'

Lucia was in a dilemma. Did she have to say sorry to him for not being able to be his date?

Lucia's sudden silence made Arthur puzzled. He tilted his head slightly and asked Lucia as he watched the road, "What, aren't you going with Eduard tonight?"

Arthur's words got Lucia out of her dilemma. She did not expect Arthur to know that she would attend it as Eduard's date, so she asked, "How did you know I would go with him?"

"Eduard was known as a playboy in the circle, and any woman who attended the party with him would be the talk of the circle. I didn't expect you would be his date this time. I guess he ordered you to do it as your boss," Arthur said his guess calmly.

She had to admit Arthur was very perceptive. His guess was right.