My Mommy Is A CEO

“I’m in the garden behind the company. Come find me,” Lucia said on the phone. “Oh, and bring two cups of coffee with you.”

Kyle didn’t dare to say a word and went out to buy coffee. After buying it, he found Lucia in the garden.

Lucia sat on a bench beside the garden and waved at Kyle when she saw him. Kyle’s mood was very contradictory at this moment. He smiled like a stiff puppet while murmuring to himself, “Ms. Webb, please spare me…”

“Take a seat.” Lucia said to Kyle as he approached, and she also took the coffee from his hand.

Kyle obediently sat down, restrained like a child. Lucia glanced at him and her lips involuntarily curved into a smile.

“Speak up.”

Kyle trembled all over and asked hesitantly, “Ms. Webb, what do you want me to say?”

Wasn’t it she who called him out? How can someone confess before interrogating the suspect?

Kyle felt weak, helpless and vulnerable.

“Do I even need to ask?” Lucia smiled at Kyle with a hint of teasing.

Kyle took a deep breath and looked at Lucia with a bitter expression, saying,

“Ms. Webb, just say what you want to ask directly. My heart can’t take it.”

Kyle’s pitiful appearance made Lucia laugh. After taking a sip of coffee, she asked with a smile that made Kyle tremble,

“Okay, then I’ll just ask directly. What has Arthur been doing behind my back lately? You’re his ‘personal’ assistant, so you should know very well, right?”

Kyle quickly turned his head away, afraid to look into Lucia’s smiling eyes. He was worried that he would blurt out everything he had been keeping inside. He lamented in his heart, knowing that he couldn’t hide anything from Lucia for long, but Arthur hadn’t spoken yet. If he revealed everything without permission…

“Don’t worry, if you tell me quietly, I won’t say anything to him,” Lucia added a sentence, seeming to sense what Kyle was thinking.

Quietly?

Kyle furrowed his brow and looked up at the magnificent Branch of Davonnis behind him. Maybe Arthur was standing at a window somewhere, watching him!

“If you don’t, I’ll torture…” Lucia, seeing Kyle struggling with himself, said in a cold voice.

Kyle turned his head to look at Lucia like a rabbit when he heard her words, “Do you want to hit me?!”

“How could that be,” Lucia boldly reached out and patted Kyle’s shoulder, causing his heart to skip a beat. She laughed and said,

“I just want to see how jealous Arthur can get. I’m just testing you.”

“Ms. Webb… you’re trying to kill me!” Kyle’s facial features all scrunched up.

“It’ll be all right if you tell me.” Lucia stared at Kyle for a moment.

Kyle held his breath and after weighing the options, he revealed Arthur’s suspicion of Casper’s identity. Compared to being jealous of Arthur, Kyle didn’t hesitate to choose to reveal the secret!

As Kyle explained the situation, Lucia’s playful demeanor slowly turned serious and her eyes gradually became cold.

After finishing his explanation in one breath, Kyle anxiously looked at Lucia and said to her, “Ms. Webb, don’t blame Mr. Davies for keeping this from you. We haven’t found any concrete evidence yet and he was afraid of disappointing you again.”

“I understand. How could I blame him?” Lucia spoke softly. “I was just too foolish not to suspect Casper’s identity from the beginning. But I never thought that he would be…”

“Ms. Webb,” Kyle interrupted with a serious tone. “With all due respect, I want to remind you that this is just speculation. The reason why Mr. Davies hasn’t taken action yet is because he fears that we might be wrong in our assumptions about Casper’s identity. If we act recklessly against him, it could sever our connection with Jacob and make it even harder for us later on.”

Lucia lowered her gaze knowing that Kyle was right but she couldn’t help feeling uneasy about how she should treat Casper now if he really was Jacob – the killer who murdered Poppy.

“Kyle, don’t accept any more paychecks for the next year.” Suddenly a voice sounded behind them, causing Kyle to jump up from his seat. His face turned red then pale in embarrassment.

Mr. Davies! This wasn’t fair! Kyle silently complained but dared not speak out loud.

“Why are you blaming him?” Lucia stood up turning around towards Arthur with a faint smile tinged with bitterness on her lips. “It was your own mistakes that made me suspicious.”

If it wasn’t for fear of what Arthur might do next, Kyle would have nodded along agreeing wholeheartedly.

Arthur sighed lightly then glared at Kyle before waving his hand, dismissing him and allowing him leave like granting amnesty. Kyle breathed out a sigh of relief before sprinting away as fast as possible within seconds.

Taking advantage of his long legs, Arthur walked over beside Lucia whispering softly, “I only investigated secretly because I feared you wouldn’t be able control your emotions if something went wrong. I wanted results first before telling you but…”

“You didn’t think I was that stupid,” Lucia joked, but the forced smile on her lips had already revealed all her worries.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Arthur took Lucia’s hand and looked at her tenderly.

“No wonder you weren’t in a rush to go find Lauren for answers. You’ve been suspecting Casper’s true identity all along,” Lucia said softly, looking down at their intertwined hands.

“Am I wrong to keep it from you?”

“No, of course not,” Lucia shook her head and looked up into Arthur’s eyes. Seeing the worry in his eyes, she forced a smile and said,

“I know your concerns. In the days ahead, I probably won’t be able to maintain a calm attitude when facing Casper anymore. If he finds out about my suspicions, it might not be good.”

“Whether or not Casper is Jacob doesn’t change how we deal with him,” Arthur tightened his grip on Lucia’s hand and continued,

“Lucia, knowing his identity is one thing; dealing with him requires long-term planning. Right now he has no flaws whatsoever; even if we tell the police about his true identity, without his cooperation, we can do nothing against him. We must find an infallible plan that will force him to reveal himself.”

“That’s why you agreed for me to help Lauren find Nia’s hiding place and didn’t stop me from buying Stable Growth?” Lucia understood everything immediately.

“Yes, Nia obviously knows Casper’s true identity so it would be more appropriate for them to expose him than us,” Arthur replied candidly.