She Is A CEO

Chapter 1161 Showdown

Arthur's lips curled slightly, a cold light flickered in his eyes as he slowly turned to Kevin and asked in a low voice, "Kevin, do you know how many times you've threatened me since you walked in here?"

Kevin's heart skipped a beat. He had no doubt that Arthur was already angry. But he said, "Mr. Davies, we have no other choice. If Nia and I had any other way out of this situation, we wouldn't be bothering you. But we're really at our wit's end now. Please help us out of the kindness of your heart."

Arthur sneered at his words and said, "What kindness? What kind of relationship do we have?"

Kevin lowered his head and thought for a moment before turning to look at Nia instead of answering immediately.

Nia was confused for a moment and didn't understand what Kevin meant until he spoke up again, "Nia, why don't we just tell everyone about our relationship with Eve's boyfriend?" It finally dawned on Nia that Kevin wanted to use Lauren's connections even though she didn't want to go that far.

"Mr. Davies," Nia said to Arthur," Do you know Lauren Osade?"

"Lauren? Which Lauren?" Arthur pretended not to know.

"Lauren Osade!" Nia emphasized the name heavily hoping for an astonished reaction from Arthur but she was disappointed.

"Oh him," Arthur chuckled lightly as if it were nothing important. "Didn't he accompany your sister to the USA for treatment?"

Hearing this news made both Nia and Kevin stunned beyond belief. Their expressions were identical - both bewildered and shocked - as if they couldn't believe that even Arthur knew about it!

Lucia looked at their dumbfounded faces with amusement and found it hilarious! She hadn't intended on speaking up but couldn't resist mocking them, "What? Did you think we didn't know that Lauren came over early? You think nobody knows about what happened between him and your sister or how much y'all used him? There's nothing happening within Athegate which can be hidden from me or Arthur especially when it comes down on y'all!"

After she heard Lucia's words, Nia's face turned pale like all her secrets had been exposed publicly without any privacy left whatsoever!

Lucia sneered again saying, "You dare talk about 'kindness' after hurting your own sister so badly! I pity her more than anything else! And yet, you still expect anyone else will show mercy towards y'all?" This sentence was Lucia venting her anger towards Eve who'd been suffering because of them all along!Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

"How could..."Nia muttered unconsciously. She couldn't understand why Lucia and Arthur knew everything when they never mentioned anything before, and neither did Lauren ever bring up anything related to their secret dealings!

At this moment, Kevin's face also looked ashen and some thoughts floated in his mind, making it impossible for him to even lift his head. "How could?" Arthur said calmly, "If it weren't for Lauren and your sister, do you think you could have been saved time and time again?"

Sure enough! Kevin hoarsely uttered, "Could it be that the previous incident..."

"Exactly," Arthur said, "Lauren has an impressive background and strong capabilities, but Athegate is unfamiliar territory for him. Do you think he could have organized personnel and resources to save you repeatedly in such a short time without our intervention?"

"Let me add something," Lucia continued without any hesitation. "Even the small villa you're currently living in belongs to me. You may think that you've been acting very discreetly, but everything is under the control of Arthur and me. If it weren't for Eve pleading on your behalf time and time again, Nia, you wouldn't be alive today!"

Nia felt her face burning fiercely and abnormal flushes appearing on her cheeks upon hearing this.

Kevin felt his heart turn to ashes. If Arthur and Lucia had already known about Eve and Lauren's relationship, what other cards did they have up their sleeves?! Seeing the calculation in Kevin's eyes, Lucia felt extremely annoyed. She waved her hand and said to Arthur, "Arthur, I'm tired and don't want to talk anymore."

Lucia had already issued the order for guests to leave, but Nia and Kevin were not tactful. Instead, after digesting Lucia's words, Nia shamelessly said,

"Ms. Webb, since you refer to my sister as Eve, I assume that you have a good relationship with her. It was wrong for us to hide this from you, but I believe that if my sister knew about my current situation, she would not stand idly by. Can you please help us one last time out of respect for her?"

After listening to Nia's words, Lucia responded with displeasure and started to scold her, "How dare you mention Eve? Nia, I've really underestimated you! Tell me, which sister in the world would go as far as tampering with life-saving medication just to manipulate her own sister? Nia, you're truly one of a kind! If you hadn't mentioned her, I might have been less angry. But now that you've brought her up, it infuriates me even more! When I saved you from prison before, I made it clear to Kevin that it would be the last time I help you! Whether you live or die this time, it's up to fate! Arthur and I will not intervene!" Lucia rarely spoke so sharply, which showed that she was very angry and her words left no room for debate.

Nia was still unwilling, but Kevin knew that continuing to speak would only make Lucia more disgusted. So he reached out and grabbed Nia's arm, stopping her from speaking. He pulled her up and said firmly, "In that case, we won't bother. Nia, let's go!"

Lucia couldn't hide her cold laughter. He was quite stubborn!

Nia didn't want to leave, but seeing Lucia and Arthur's icy expressions, she could only remain silent and follow Kevin.

As soon as they left, Lucia exclaimed angrily, "Eve! It's really not worth it!"

Arthur wasn't as indignant as Lucia. He took her hand and said, "Lucia, I'm afraid we'll have to step in at the end..." Lucia's eyes dimmed at his words. She sighed softly, "I know..."

The ruthless were always decisive while the loving cannot act recklessly. Perhaps this was the most unreasonable thing.

As they left Lucia's office, Nia stopped in her tracks after a few steps and said to Kevin, "No way, we can't just leave like this! Who knows what Casper might do next? I'm going back to plead with them!" Kevin wasn't worried though but calmly replied, "We do need someone's help but it isn't from Lucia or Arthur."

Nia didn't understand at first and asked foolishly, "Then who do we ask?"

Kevin smiled confidently with a calculating look in his eyes.

Since Arthur and Lucia had known about Lauren and Eve's relationship for some time now and had helped them secretly so many times before, why not use that same strategy again? When Nia heard the name Kevin mentioned, her eyes lit up instantly.

That night in their hotel room, Nia called her sister back home in the USA after calculating the time difference. At first Eve didn't answer but Nia persisted with determination just like how Eve did when she first arrived at Athegate - only now their roles were reversed, which was ironic.