“EQ is zero.” Lucia said confidently.
Arthur was speechless for a moment, unable to refute a word.
Lucia’s face was peachy, and her smile was brighter than the sunshine outside the window. She held Arthur’s arm and said with a smile,
“Okay, go meet Casper.”
It was conceivable that when Casper who was excited, saw Lucia and Arthur appeared together, it felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured on his head.
“Mr. Wood, do you mind having one more person?” Lucia and Arthur came to the table that Casper had booked, and Arthur asked him with a smile.
Dared Casper mind? He didn’t dare and didn’t know how he ate lunch that day. He watched Lucia and Arthur chatting happily and showing their affection throughout the whole process, and it was difficult for him to interject. Finally, when the lunch was over, Lucia thanked Casper and left together with Arthur, leaving Casper sullen.
At this time Leon just called him and asked what gift he wanted to prepare for Libby. Casper was just getting irritable and asked him to push this matter to Nia. For one thing, it will ease the tension between the two of them, and for another, it will test whether she was still doing things for him sincerely.
As soon as Nia received Leon’s words, she thought to herself, should she continue to play dumb to take advantage of him, or should she openly and honestly break up with him?
Lucia hadn’t given her any more information until now, and Nia lived in fear every day, for fear that she will accidentally give herself away and be silenced by Casper.
After thinking about it, she decided to deal with the matter in the most gentle way, so she called Casper and asked him to go pick out the gifts with her.
Casper hadn’t seen Nia for a few days, so he agreed after a moment of hesitation, and told Nia where he was, and asked her to come find him.
That day, Nia went shopping with Casper all the time, and the two prepared many luxurious gifts for Libby. When it was time to part at the end, Nia asked Casper cautiously,
“Casper, are you still mad at me?”
Casper had just put on his seat belt, and when he heard this, he gave Nia a sideways glance and said with a smile,
“I was just in a bad mood those few days. How could I be mad at you?”
Nia sneered in her heart. With a smile on her face all the time, she continued to ask him,
“Then do you want to move back to live? Leon and the others are rough and not so careful in taking care of you.”
That being said, Nia was praying in her heart he must not say yes.
Unexpectedly, Casper agreed immediately but he said, “I’m busy recently, which doesn’t match your rest time. Usually, if I’m too busy, I’ll go to live in my own apartment. Don’t worry so much.”
In other words, Casper wanted to be at ease and free, but also wanted to give her a hope.
Nia made a happy face, leaned over and kissed Casper on the face shyly, saying with a smile,
“Okay, I’ll wait for you to come home anytime.”
That night, Casper stayed at Nia’s house, and the two of them developed a lot of tenderness after not being in touch for a long time. Nia took the opportunity to ask him,
“Shall I go with you to celebrate her birthday?”
At this time Casper was lying down to rest. He glanced lazily at Nia and said,
“It’s better not to go. When the time comes, Miles will definitely invite a lot of dignitaries, and it’s not good to attract other people’s gossip.”
After speaking, Casper didn’t feel that what he said was extremely ruthless, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep, while Nia pretended to be docile and lay beside him. But in the dark room, her eyes never closed, and the gloomy hatred flashed.
After all, he still despised her!
Three days later, Casper’s new company, StandHill Investment Company, was established. He did not act high-profile, but kept everything simple, and signed contracts with Webbex Group and Davonnis Corp respectively on the same day. Lucia and Arthur officially became shareholders of StandHill. But neither of them held a large stake, so they were just minor shareholders.
But even so, the news that Webbex Group and Davonnis Corp invested at the same time was spread. With their influence, Casper made his name in Athegate effortlessly.
On the fourth day after the establishment of the company, that was, the day before Libby’s birthday, Casper set off and returned to Lepus. Miles and Libby were waiting for him as soon as he entered the house. Miles praised him for his decisiveness and the establishment of the new company in just a few months.
Casper presented Libby with the presents he had prepared, including pieces of jewelry and pairs of jade bracelets. Libby was delighted to see them, and Miles at the side also felt very comforted, and asked Casper with a smile,
“Casper, you’ve proven yourself now. I’m proud of you for being able to build the company without your family’s help, but… I’m also curious. Where did your start-up capital come from?”
Casper did not ask money from Miles, because it was unnecessary. Stable Growth was his spare treasury, and starting a company was considered a trivial matter, so he replied indifferently,
“That’s just chickenfeed. I can solve it myself.”
Chickenfeed? Miles thought to himself, as far as he knew, the registered capital of StandHill Investment Company was 20 million, and his son was very thrifty before, so he would definitely not be arrogant enough to call such a large amount of money the chickenfeed.
How did Casper know that Miles had begun to doubt himself? He talked proudly about how he drew up contacts and prepared in many ways, and there was no trace of youthfulness in that sophisticated appearance.
Seeing that the father and son had been talking about business affairs, Libby became unhappy, and pulled Casper over to ask about Nia.
“Why didn’t Nia come with you?”
Casper glanced at Miles when he heard the words. It seemed that he hadn’t told her about Nia’s background, so he said perfunctorily,
“Nia has important things to do these days, so she really has no time.”
“Is there anything more important than her future mother-in-law’s birthday party?” Libby complained a few words, but didn’t go into details.
The first night passed peacefully, and the next day was the grand birthday party held by the Woods family for Libby. There was a lot of people in front of the Wood mansion, and the usually large living room was overcrowded at this time. With the prestige of Miles, Lepus’ celebrities were naturally all present.
Wearing an elegant long dress, Libby greeted the guests with a smile, and kept smiling amidst everyone’s blessings.
Miles changed his old habit and stayed by Casper’s side this time, and reintroduced him to the insiders by the way. This time he was no longer just Miles’ son, but the president of StandHill Investment Company.
Casper’s communicative skills had been honed all year round. When he greeted the guests, he was kind and courteous, and when he talked, he was full of wit and politeness. The guests praised him after seeing this.