As if Spencer knew she’d been talking to Arthur about him, Lucia looked away and asked Spencer,
“Are you out of your mind? If you were, you wouldn’t be stupid enough to go to Davonnis Corp and act wildly.”
“So I admit that I was reckless,” Spencer continued, as if he wasn’t the one making a fool of himself in public today.
“But you only went to Arthur so openly because Esmae agreed to let you break off your engagement with me, didn’t you? Have you forgotten what she asked you to do?”
Lucia raised an eyebrow. It seemed that he had already spoken to Esmae, so she purposely said,
“Spencer, my relationship with you is so weak that it’s only up to me to make a quick decision. So what if Esmae asks for it?”
“Nothing,” Spencer said, laughing. “Just so you know, Reynolds has refused to marry you, and Esmae is still relying on me to keep you away from Arthur, so you can give it up.”
Hearing this, Lucia’s eyes flashed and she said in a cold voice, “Your tongue-twisting skills are not bad. I can’t believe you persuaded Esmae.”
“Thank you,” Spencer said. “Ms. Wilson has promised to give me another chance, and now she’s happy with my performance. The public voice is cooling down. Lucia, you’re not going to get away with this.”
Lucia smiled as she listened to Spencer. She turned away from Spencer and lowered her voice to ask him,
“Spencer, what I care about right now is not whether I can get away with it or not, but whether you can get away with it. Nia would rather lose her reputation than release that video. Everyone knows how much she hates you. Of course, I also know that as long as she is around, you won’t live well. Therefore, someone will punish you without me, don’t you think?”
Lucia’s words hit Spencer where it hurt. Of course, he knew that she was telling the truth. As long as Nia was around, his reputation would never be as good as it was before, and there would only be more trouble in the future.
Seeing that Spencer’s smile was fading, Lucia sneered,
“From today onwards, I will officially manage the company, and the baby will be taken care of by a babysitter. Also, my first project after my return is to develop an industrial park with Davonnis Corp. You can’t stop me. Of course, you can go to Esmae and tell on her. But let me remind you that you are not the only one who has the gift of gab.”
Lucia was positive about this project.
Spencer looked at Lucia with cold eyes, thought for a moment, then asked her,
“Are you really going to work with Davonnis?”
“Of course,” Lucia answered without hesitation, a fact she had made clear to Spencer.
“Just because you’re working with Davonnis, do you get to see Arthur more often?” Spencer quipped.
“I admit there was a reason,” Lucia replied bluntly. “The thought of seeing him every day and having a reason to see him make me feel good, but…”
“But what?” Spencer asked, feeling that it wasn’t that simple.
“You think too much,” Lucia scoffed. “Webbex has a long way to go. I want to transform. Is it possible?”
“Just like that?” Spencer frowned.
“It’s that simple,” Lucia said, shrugging her shoulders. “All right, that’s enough. I’m going upstairs to rest.”
Lucia didn’t ask Spencer for his opinion. She turned and stared at Dan, who was standing in front of her.
Dan had a strange interest in Lucia. When he saw Lucia staring at him, he not only didn’t look away, but he also looked back at her with interest. For a moment, Spencer felt like an outsider.
“Dan, let her go,” Spencer said unhappily, realizing he was being ignored.
Dan reluctantly made way for Lucia.
She walked past Dan with a murderous aura. Lucia slowly walked upstairs. She knew that the two men were staring at her. She suppressed her emotions and forced herself to hold back the urge to leave immediately.
It was only surprise that Esmae was persuaded again by Spencer, and she knew exactly what he had done. It seemed that the time had come to settle the feud between her and the Edwins.
Spencer stared at Lucia until she disappeared at the corner of the stairs. He looked away and turned to warn Dan,
“You can’t touch her without my permission.”
Dan raised his eyebrows and grunted.
Back in the room, Lucia relaxed when she saw her sleeping baby. She leaned against the cradle and stared at her daughter’s sleeping face.
Jack and the others looked at Lucia in a daze, feeling helpless.
After spending so much time with Lucia, they could sense her emotions. If Lucia in the past was a beast that was willing to go dormant, now she was like a beast that was trying to get out of its cage. They just didn’t know how much longer her endurance would last.
Gene’s mood was even more complicated. He had a vague feeling that something serious was about to happen.
The next day, the Branch of Davonnis held a high-profile press conference to announce the imminent launch of the development plan of industrial park in east part of the pity, at which point it became clear that Arthur had somehow secured the coveted project. The government decided to support the project because it was good for the city, but Davonnis got it by accident while the public was still wondering who was lucky enough to get it.
When public opinion was in an uproar, Nia naturally also knew about this news. Out of consideration of interests, she had once been drooling over this project, but her strength had not yet been allowed.
Just when Nia was feeling sorry for herself, Kyle reached out to her, indicating that Arthur wanted to meet her. Nia was surprised, but she couldn’t say no.
Three days after the launch, Arthur came to Nia’s office again, and after a short exchange of pleasantries, he asked directly,
“Are you interested in the development plan?”
“Of course,” Nia smiled and said modestly, “It’s just that Stable Growth is too small to compete with Davonnis.”
“You’re being modest,” Arthur said. “Stable Growth is good. You have a great investment vision. I was talking to Spencer about working with you last time, so I thought I’d come by and see if you’d like to join the project.”
Nia’s brain went haywire when she heard that. She could never have predicted that Arthur would offer to cooperate with her.