She Is A CEO

Chapter 1164 A Villain Holding Sway

After discussing, Arthur led them to Nia and Kevin's room. Even at this time, there were still two police officers guarding their floor. Nia had been anxious for the past few days and had been hiding in the hotel with Kevin, not daring to go out. They even handled company matters from their hotel room. But when she saw Jack and his team, she instantly relaxed.

Nia was familiar with Jack and his team; they were powerful mercenaries who could handle anything that came their way. With them around, Casper wouldn't be able to do anything. "Mr. Davies, thank you so much for your help!" Nia smiled widely.

But Jack and his team looked disgusted by her show of gratitude; they all had cold expressions on their faces.

Arthur didn't react to Nia's gratitude at all; he simply said,

"I promised Lauren and Eve that I would help you out properly. Since I made that promise, I won't just half-heartedly do it."

He then turned towards Jack's group,

"You know each other already; they will be responsible for your safety while you're here. Just watch your attitude. They're my friends."

Arthur made it clear that if Nia dared disrespect any of them even a little bit, he wouldn't let it slide.

"That goes without saying," Nia replied with a smile, "Thank you all so much for helping me out! With you guys around, I feel safe."

Jack retorted coldly, "We don't understand what she's saying."

Nia wasn't very good at the language they spoke; she could only roughly understand what Jack meant but didn't know how to respond. Kevin stepped in to translate her words for her. Jack was perceptive about people - he could tell from the look in Kevin's eyes where he stood relative to Nia - so he told him,

"We'll take care of security ourselves. Make sure you stay out of our way otherwise."

Arthur didn't want to linger, as he had already arranged rooms for Jack's group near Nia and Kevin's room. After giving some instructions, he left, and from then on, Nia and Kevin truly felt at ease. Leaving the hotel, Arthur didn't return to the company. It was already afternoon, and he decided to go directly to Webbex Group to wait for Lucia to finish work and go home together. However, just as he got into the car, he received a phone call and ended up heading to another appointment instead.

Almost at the same time that Jack and his team checked into the hotel, Sage, who had been monitoring Nia and Kevin all along, reported back to Casper. This was also what Arthur had approved of.

"Mr. Wood, Arthur has hired four foreign bodyguards who protected Lucia in the past to protect Nia and Kevin. These people are very powerful, and we may not be able to do anything to them," Sage said.

Hearing that Arthur had brought back Jack's team, Casper was both surprised and confused. He knew that Lucia had vouched for Nia several times in order to find out his whereabouts but bringing back Jack's team seemed like an overreaction? Even though he himself hadn't planned on making a move anytime soon.

Casper couldn't understand it because he didn't know about Lauren's relationship with Arthur. But at this moment, he could only say,

"Just keep monitoring them without alarming them. Those four people are not easy to deal with. The focus now is still on finding Leon's whereabouts."

"Mr. Wood, we have been searching for so many days now. I think Leon must have disappeared long ago," Sage said. "I think if they wanted to escape, they wouldn't dare come back again..."

"No!" Casper firmly rejected Sage's proposal, "We must find them! If they want to leave Athegate, then they will need a way out. Check all modes of transportation until we find their whereabouts!" Casper would never let Leon become his hidden danger in the future.

Sage naturally did not dare raise any objections anymore and promised everything without thinking twice. No matter how many people were deployed, it would be impossible to find Leon's location anyway. After ending the call with Sage, Casper felt extremely depressed. Recently his luck had been terrible which he attributed entirely due to Nia and Kevin's betrayal. If it weren't for their rebellion, then perhaps by now he would have already touched upon Webbex Group's foundation!

He hated feeling helpless but there was nothing else he could do about it right now.

Just as he was feeling downcast, Libby arrived at the company office carrying lunch boxes. She came later than usual today but as soon as she entered her son's office, she exclaimed, "Casper! Are you hungry? I spent too much time cooking soup today."

The impatience flickered across Casper's eyes before disappearing immediately replaced by a smile, "Mom I'm not really hungry right now. Don't tire yourself out always bringing me lunch."

Libby looked at her son's face for a few seconds before putting down the food box on top of tea table while smiling, "I amn't tired. How about you? You've been busy lately, haven't you? Come eat something." Despite knowing that this son was fake, every time Libby saw the smile on his face, a sour feeling would well up inside her. Casper really had no appetite now, but due to the situation, he had to come over for lunch. During this time, Libby sat next to him and looked at him tenderly.

After a while, Casper felt uncomfortable all over his body and couldn't help but turn his head to ask Libby, "Mom, why don't you eat something? Don't always stare at me..."

"I'm just feeling emotional," Libby looked at Casper leisurely with a somewhat ethereal gaze. It seemed like she was looking at him but also seeing something else through him, "Not long ago you were still a little kid running around my side. Now in the blink of an eye, you've grown up and can stand on your own."

Casper smiled and said, "Time always passes quickly. You should be happy that your son has grown up right?"

"Yes..." There was a momentary daze in Libby's eyes before she lowered them and said, "I should be happy..."

Casper didn't care about what Libby was saying so how could he notice the change in her gaze? Although he didn't have much of an appetite, he finished his meal before remembering,

"Did you not call Dad just now? Why isn't he having lunch with us?"Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.

"Your dad went out for tea with friends today and isn't in the office."

Tea with friends? Casper thought about it. Did Miles have that kind of leisurely mood? He had been focusing on Nia and Kevin during this time period so he forgot to pay attention to Miles' movements. So he asked as if concerned,

"Who's this friend?"

"I don't know," replied Libby calmly. "Your dad has quite a few friends in Athegate."

Casper nodded after hearing her answer then didn't think much more about it afterwards.