My Mommy Is A CEO

Miles, although exhausted, was sharp and quickly noticed that his wife’s tone was off. She kept probing about Casper’s recent changes in behavior and must have discovered something.

“Libby, is there something wrong with Casper?” Miles asked his wife directly as they were on the same page.

“There’s nothing wrong,” Libby replied, afraid that her suspicions would worry her husband. “It’s just that he suddenly became so diligent. It doesn’t feel right to me. He used to go abroad to study just to avoid family affairs.”

“He probably grew up and became more responsible,” Miles tried to reassure his wife but didn’t know that she had the same doubts as him and chose not to express them for fear of hurting him.

With doubts in her mind, Libby became increasingly depressed day by day while Casper noticed but didn’t ask or care since he wasn’t her son anyway.

One day when Libby felt particularly down, she wanted to go out for a walk. When Casper found out about it, he wanted someone to follow her but Libby refused,

“Casper, I’m feeling really down lately. Since Nia isn’t here anymore, I want some time alone.”

Casper now had complete control over Miles and wasn’t worried about Libby running away on her own so he agreed without hesitation. So Libby went out alone and walked around the busiest part of downtown for a long time where unfamiliar surroundings made her feel even more lonely than before, which made her think of returning back home next to husband’s side again.

As she walked alone lost in thought, suddenly a strange voice came from behind.

“Mrs. Wood? Excuse me, Mrs. Wood?”All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

Libby turned around surprised only find a young man whom she couldn’t recognize at first glance. With slightly furrowed eyebrows, she was wondering who this person could be?

“Are you calling me?” She asked curiously.

“You’re indeed Mrs. Wood,” The young man approached with a gentle smile on his handsome face saying, “I apologize if I startled you earlier; perhaps you don’t remember me as we only met briefly at Ms. Webb’s birthday party.”

“And who are you exactly?” Although still unable recall who this person was yet, hearing Lucia’s name mentioned eased up the tension in Libby’s voice somewhat.

“I am Mr. Davies’ assistant; we met briefly at Ms. Webb’s birthday party though we never got introduced properly, hence why it is understandable if you don’t remember me.” The young man revealed himself as Kyle.

“Oh,” as soon as Kyle reminded her, Libby finally had some impression of him. It seemed that she had met him before, so she smiled and said, “So, you’re Kyle. Sorry, I’m not young anymore and my memory isn’t good.”

“Mrs. Wood, you’re joking,” Kyle smiled politely and said, “Mrs. Wood, you’re elegant and graceful, so I must have a low presence that you didn’t remember me.”

Kyle’s words were full of flattery but he naturally had a friendly face and spoke sincerely without making people feel abrupt. Indeed, after hearing his words, Libby couldn’t help but laugh.

Seeing that Libby lowered her guard against him, Kyle frowned worriedly and asked, “Why did you come out alone? Didn’t Mr. Wood send someone to protect you?”

Mentioning her son made Libby’s doubts rise in her heart but she wouldn’t show it in front of Kyle. She just casually replied, “I’m just out for a walk; there’s no need for anyone to follow me.”

“I see,” after listening to this answer from Libby, it seemed like Kyle breathed a sigh of relief before saying with a smile, “But now it’s autumn; the sun is too hot in the afternoon so you shouldn’t stay outside for long or else heatstroke might occur.”

Seeing how concerned he was about her well-being made Libby think more highly of this gentle young man who accompanied her on their walk together.

She was also an outgoing person who could talk easily with others without any awkwardness between them. “Thank you for your concern, Kyle. Are you here on business?”

“Yeah, I just finished something for Mr. Davies. If you don’t mind , I can take you back home,” replied Kyle.

Libby was feeling down at the moment, and having such a caring young man accompany her felt nice. So, she agreed. They walked towards the square together.

As they walked, Kyle noticed how the sun shone directly onto Libby’s shoulder. He then changed positions with her to shield away from the scorching sunlight. This gesture touched Libby’s heart. She couldn’t help but say,

“I didn’t expect that , Kyle. You’re so thoughtful. My son used to be like…”

Kyle smiled casually while saying,

“Mr. Wood should be filial towards you, right?”

Upon hearing this statement, Libby’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. She hesitated before answering. Nowadays, Casper’s attitude towards herself wasn’t exactly filial. When staying longer in Athegate, she could sense more clearly how distant Casper had become from herself. Initially, she thought he grew up. But women are perceptive creatures who notice even small details. Casper wasn’t like what he used to be around his mother anymore.

However, Kyle didn’t seem bothered by Libby’s silence. He continued walking alongside Libby’s side while speaking,

“Mr. Wood is a young and talented man who single-handedly made StandHill thrive. It’s truly admirable, and our CEO has nothing but praise for him. It’s just unfortunate that he and Miss Davidson didn’t work out,” Kyle said with a smile.

“Miss Davidson? You mean Nia?” Libby asked eagerly.

“Yes, Nia Davidson,” Kyle confirmed.

“What do you mean by ‘unfortunate’? What happened between Casper and Nia?” Libby pressed on, hoping to finally get some answers about her son’s mysterious behavior since Nia left.

“Oh, Mrs. Wood, you don’t know?” Kyle raised his eyebrows in surprise before quickly apologizing for speaking out of turn.

“It’s okay, can you please tell me what happened? Actually… Nia hasn’t been home for a long time, and Casper won’t tell me. I’m really worried,” Libby said with a frown.

Kyle saw that she was no longer guarded around him and decided to spill the beans about Casper and Nia’s falling out as well as her injuries.

“We don’t know the full story, but Miss Davidson was seriously injured recently at the celebration party where she showed up with a cast on her foot… As outsiders we shouldn’t pry into their personal affairs even though we all know Mr. Wood isn’t capable of such things…”

“That can’t be true!” Libby vehemently denied when she heard Kyle insinuate that Casper had caused harm to Nia over Stable Growth.

“Casper would never do something like that! He is such a gentle soul!”