She Is A CEO

"Thank you..." Lucia didn't expect Eduard to agree so quickly, so she was happy and called directly, "Eduard."

This was the first time Lucia called Eduard by name because she already regarded him as a friend. Of course, this title was only used in private time. If she was at work, Lucia would still call him "Mr. Burton." After saying thank you, there was no response from the other end of the phone for a long time. Just when Lucia thought Eduard had hung up, she heard him say, "You're welcome, Lucia."

After hanging up, Lucia went to tell Arthur that she had decided to go to the USA to meet his family, but she was unaware that Eduard, at Jibillion Inc's headquarters, had gotten all emotional and excited because she had called him by name.

"Really? Are you willing to meet my family?" Arthur was the happiest person now. He had been trying to persuade Lucia into agreeing for the past few days. He didn't expect to have a casual breakfast this morning and get the desired result he had wanted.

"After all, Theodore is part of the Davies family. He ought to meet his grandfather and uncles." Lucia smiled and said softly.

Lucia and Arthur had told Theodore about his life experience three days ago. They thought that the child could not handle it for a while, but the little smart cookie told the parents that he had already known about it.

Theodore had doubts earlier when he found he looked exactly the same as the little Arthur in the family photo, but since his mother didn't mention it, he didn't ask about it. To Theodore, the usual conversations between Lucia and Arthur had revealed some clues.

But before Lucia and Arthur could breathe a sigh of relief, Theodore continued to ask about the part that he was most curious about - Did Mom and Dad use to date earlier before? How did you give birth to me Why did Dad not know Mom and didn't come to find them later?

Faced with Theodore's barrage of questions, Lucia and Arthur were caught off guard - how could they explain to a child that everything that had happened was all owing to a fling of surprise?

So Lucia used her perfunctory skills to pass on these topics in a few vague words and only said that when he was older, she would tell him all about it. Theodore seemed to understand, but he also accepted this fact completely, and since then, he had started to call Arthur Dad.

Theodore's new address of him almost melted Arthur's heart. It took him several days to get used to the change in the way Theodore called him. At first, when Theodore called him Daddy, he didn't realize Theodore was calling him.

It was rare moments when Arthur was stunned, and every time it amused Lucia.

As soon as Lucia nodded to confirm, Arthur stood up and hugged her, buried his face in her neck, and said thank you softly.

He knew how many inner struggles Lucia had overcome to make this decision, and he was grateful.

Three nights later, while Arthur and Sophie were bathing Theodore together, Lucia walked to the balcony alone and called Esmae, telling her that she was in love.

"Lucia, you've finally moved on." Esmae's voice sounded crisp and sweet, with a cheerful rhythm that wasn't typically found in a middle-aged person. If they didn't know her actual age, many people would think that the other party was a young woman just by listening to her voice.

Lucia smiled. Esmae had persuaded her the most in recent years to start a new relationship. After all, that would make the best farewell to her emotional haze in the past. But she had never met someone who she had a crush on for so long. She thought she would never meet anyone until Arthur showed up in her life.

After talking about her love life, Lucia continued, "Esmae, there is one more thing that needs you to listen patiently."

Lucia knew that Esmae was inclined to get excited, so when she announced the big news, she reminded Esmae like a naughty girl.

"Come on! My curiosity is killing me already!" As soon as Lucia finished speaking, Esmae's excited voice came from the receiver.

"For a long time, I have never known who Theodore's biological father is, and I have never thought to find out, but... fate is so mysterious, my current boyfriend... is actually Theodore's birth father!" Lucia spoke as slowly as possible about that wonderful coincidence.

"What?" Esmae, who was far away in the USA, exclaimed, and Lucia could almost imagine her jumping up.

With a smile on her face, Lucia comforted Esmae and then used simple words to tell her story with Arthur. But when she finished speaking, the other end of the phone was silent.

Lucia knew that Esmae was digesting what she had just said. So she patiently waited for her to reply.

Finally, Esmae spoke up, "Are you saying that the boyfriend you're dating now is the same guy who entered the room five years ago? He's Theodore's birth father, and it's all because of a mistake?"

Was there such a coincidence in the world?

"Yes, that was him." The thought of Arthur made the smile on Lucia's lips soften.

"Goodness! Lucia, that's fate! But did you confirm he was that person?" Esmae's voice was very excited.

"Positive. He did the paternity test himself," Lucia replied with a smile.

"Then you gotta cherish this connection. It's so rare that no one would believe it even if written in a book!" Esmae said happily and playfully.

"I know, I am very grateful and holding it dearly." This was Lucia's most real thought.

"Lucia, I am so happy for you. I thought you would never get out of the nightmare Jacob caused," Esmae said comfortably.

"How can it be? Jacob was just a passerby in my life. I will never let myself die alone hating him!" Although Lucia did have such negative thoughts in the past, now with Arthur, Lucia could let go of her past dark side.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

"That's good..." Esmae said repeatedly, really happy for Lucia.

"His home is in New York, so after I go back to visit you this Christmas, Theodore and I will go to see his family. Esmae, can we go together then?" Although Esmae was not biologically related to her, to Lucia, Esmae was like her real mother. If it weren't for her rushing back to Athegate to help her five years ago after getting her message, Lucia couldn't imagine what she would be like now.

"Of course," Esmae happily agreed. She wanted to meet the man who had helped Lucia move on from the past, and his family, so she asked again, "By the way, you haven't told me his name yet." When Lucia heard the words, she realized that she was careless. Just now, she had been referring to Arthur by "him", and she hadn't told Esmae his name, so she immediately replied, "His name is Arthur."

After Lucia finished speaking, she thought that Esmae would respond, but after waiting for a long time, there was no more sound on the other end of the phone, but the sound of the electric current was unbearably sizzling. Lucia frowned slightly in confusion, and asked, "Esmae, are you still there?"