She Is A CEO

Holding her hand, Arthur led Lucia to his office. When he was passing Kyle's seat, he asked Kyle to buy some little cakes. Feeling that she might have bothered Kyle, Lucia smiled and thanked him. Kyle was taken aback at the sight of her smile, but he was soon scared away by Arthur's angry gaze and ran to buy cakes. Lucia was amused.

"Why did you scare him?" She asked amusedly while wiping away the tears resulting from laughing too hard.

"Many people stare at me. Are you going to glare at all of them?" Lucia held his arms and laughed as they walked into the office.

"I don't have that much energy." He said, "I only have energy enough to scare this one away."

To have a relaxing Christmas holiday, Arthur had been working twice as hard as before.

Now when he saw the smile on Lucia's face, he felt all his exhaustion fading away.

After Lucia seated herself on the couch, he turned the temperature up in case she felt cold with her coat off. Then he said, "I gotta work."

Hearing that, Lucia looked at his desk where piles of documents were scattered. She nodded and checked the news on her phone, while Arthur engaged himself again in work. Silence reigned over the office again. Both of them were doing their own business and trying not to disturb each other, but still, they cared for each other.

That was probably the most comfortable relationship.

Not long after, Kyle came back with cakes that he bought at a famous cake shop after walking through three blocks.

Lucia smiled and thanked him. This time, he almost buried his head into his chest, not daring to stare at her. He nodded and went out so that his boss wouldn't glare at him. Amused by Kyle, Lucia looked back at Arthur only to find him staring at Kyle again.

It was when Kyle left that he smiled at her and buried himself again in the pile of documents. It felt really good that they cared for each other while both remained independent. With that in mind, each bite was as sweet as honey.

Lucia took a piece of cake to ask Arthur if he wanted some, but when she approached the desk, she was stunned before she could speak. The things he put on the desk were different from the last time. Arthur tilted his head and bit on the cake. His lips accidentally touched her skin, which brought great pleasure to him. Meanwhile, he felt it strange that Lucia did not react.

He looked up and found her staring at his desk.

He followed her gaze and realized what she was staring at. The corner of his mouth could not help going upward. It was a little surprise, wasn't it?

On his desk, some picture frames caught Lucia's attention. The number of picture frames was different this time, there were two more. Lucia was both surprised and moved.

The first one was apparently taken secretly. On the balcony of Lucia's house, she was sitting on a rocking chair and looking out, seemingly attracted by something.

The picture was taken on a warm winter afternoon. The tender sunlight shed a layer of dreamy yellow light upon her, making it all seem warm and fuzzy. And Arthur cared little about how he looked, merely leaving a smirky face on the right corner of the picture.

Another one was Theodore's ID photo. Lucia took him to take it, so it was familiar to her. In this picture, Theodore looked rather serious. But naughty as he was, he deliberately curved up his lips at the moment this photo was taken. It almost failed as an ID photo.

It didn't occur to Lucia that Arthur would secretly take these pictures and place them on his desk.

"Arthur, why..." For a moment, words failed Lucia.

"You and Theodore are important people of mine, so the photos of you should also be placed on the desk." He put his arm around her waist and smiled.

He had this idea of putting pictures of Lucia and Theodore there the last time when Lucia saw those picture frames, but he would not have given her a surprise unless he took the picture of her without her knowing.

So, on that warm afternoon, he secretly took a photo of Lucia. Then, he managed to find Theodore's ID photo, and put photos of them together with photos of his other family members on the desk where he could see them every day. That was Arthur's way of being tender.

"Arthur, thank you so much." Feeling touched, Lucia bent over, put her chin on his head, and smelled his hair.

"Are you crying?" Arthur said jokingly when Lucia kept silent.

"Of course not." Though moved, Lucia denied it without hesitation. She buried her face in his hair.

"I thought you would at least shed some tears," he said when gently holding Lucia's arms.

His words prompted Lucia to loosen her hands. The moment she was about to retort, she met his affectionate eyes.

He smiled faintly, raised his head a little bit, and looked tenderly at Lucia.

His affectionate gaze made Lucia's heart skip a beat.

Instead of fighting back, Lucia held his face with her hands and kissed his eyelid.

Arthur enjoyed her tenderness. He looked calm, but his hands holding her arms tightened.

With his heart throbbing, he couldn't help but frown.

Soon, the day of departure, the 20th, came despite Arthur's reluctance.

It was early in the morning and Arthur was busy packing the luggage for Lucia and Theodore.

Though Lucia had packed the things, as a prudent man, Arthur checked everything again before they left. Lucia could only let him do it. Standing beside them, Sophie was smiling.

She knew her son best. The reason why he wanted to check everything again with Lucia was that he wanted to spend more time with her. Arthur's apathy was always a known fact, but there was no denying that he would love someone for a long time once he fell in love.

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Now seeing her son's childish behavior, Sophie was amused and contented.

Time ticked away. There were less than three hours before the plane took off, and it took almost one hour to get to the airport. Lucia found it hard to tell Arthur about it, so she turned to Sophie for help. She looked at Sophie and wished Sophie to persuade Arthur.