She is a CEO by George Chapman novel Chapter 463

"Lucia, now is not the time to be angry. Arthur is keen. He will find the problem." Kane trusted Arthur, but only if Lucia was willing to accept his advice.

"Even so, I don't need his help," Lucia said, knowing that saying this to Arthur's face would hurt him.

"Lucia!" Kane thought Lucia had gone too far.

Lucia pursed her lips and looked away.

Kane looked at Lucia and then at Arthur. Neither of them said anything. Loneliness became the main theme, and he didn't know how to break the deadlock. Fortunately, Eduard and Daphne returned soon after.

Eduard wanted Nia to leave work before going into the office.

"Mr. Burton, Lucia is still in the office, and I. . ." As if making a difficult decision, Nia tried to make an excuse.

"She didn't ask you to work overtime, did she?" Eduard said. "You should go home. There's no work to do."

Nia took one look at Daphne next to Eduard and could only nod. She pretended to pack her things, and when they entered the office, she followed them quietly.

As soon as they entered the office, they saw Lucia and Arthur in silence, with Kane standing in the middle of the room. Eduard wasn't surprised.

"Lucia, I bought dinner. You have to eat something first," Eduard said in a low voice as he carried a meal box to Lucia's desk,

"Lucia, don't make things too awkward. Arthur's relation with you is different, but he wants to help you. He's willing to do so. You don't have to feel that you owe him anything. Don't make things difficult for our friends."

Lucia lowered her head and didn't say anything. She knew that Arthur wanted to help her, and she believed in his ability. But she was afraid that she would expose her feelings if she got too close to him. It was very painful for her to lie and pretend all the time.

Knowing that Lucia had acquiesced to his words, Eduard called out to Lucia for dinner, then went to the sofa and sat down with Arthur, who looked pale.

To the outsiders, Arthur's actions were self-deprecating. He wanted to help Lucia after she treated him so badly, but everyone who knew him well knew that this was Arthur's true love.

Although Lucia took the dinner, she could not eat it. In order to avoid being in close contact with Arthur, she stayed at her seat and opened the food box to poke at the food with the chopsticks.

By the sofa, Eduard began the conversation first and asked Kane what he had already learned. Kane replied patiently, and the men kept their eyes on Lucia.

"Arthur, what do you think?" Eduard had gone to great lengths to elicit this.

Arthur looked up at Lucia and saw her poking at the food with her head down. She looked tired and absent-minded, and his heart was aching and helpless, but he did not forget to reply,

"I think there's something odd about the sudden closure of the tannery."