She Is A CEO

Esmae glanced at the receptionist, and just as she was about to speak, Reynolds’ voice came from behind her, “Mom?”

Esmae looked back at Reynolds and smiled.

Showing her to the office, Reynolds didn’t ask much, as if he already knew why she was there.

“The company’s doing well, Reynolds. I think I’m going to have to think about putting you back in the family business with Shawn,” Esmae told Reynolds, half-jokingly, as soon as she sat down.

“Mom…” Reynolds was upset. She knew he was doing it for Lucia.

“Now, to business,” Esmae said to Reynolds with a quick change of tone, “Come back with me.”

“No,” Reynolds answered even faster.

“Reynolds, be good!” Even facing his thirty-two-year-old son, Esmae said in a mother’s voice, “If your persistence pays off, I won’t try to persuade you, but Lucia won’t change her mind, so why bother?”

“Mom, do you think I’d still be here if I could let go?” Reynolds was more helpless than anyone else. He knew it was impossible, but he couldn’t forget Lucia. What could he do?

Looking at the pain in Reynolds’ eyes, Esmae sighed, “Wouldn’t it be more painful if you stay? Stay away from her. Maybe you’ll forget.”

“Lucia can’t help herself now. I’m not going to leave her, and whether or not I can help her here, I’m not going anywhere.” Reynolds’ obstinacy may be stronger than Esmae’s.

“So you’d rather she’s with Arthur?” Esmae asked Reynolds.

Spencer,” Reynolds said with a stern

was unreasonable, but it turned out that her son was more open-minded and generous

can’t take you or Lucia with me,”

Lucia? How is she?” Reynolds

why don’t you go see her

going to have to kidnap her,” Reynolds said, frowning. “Spencer did this to her. I’m not going to let him off the

angry with Spencer.

Reynolds heard this, he understood what Esmae was trying to do. “Mom,” he asked,

get engaged with Lucia because I saw his true feelings for Lucia and thought he would

don’t you tell Spencer to break off the engagement? I’m sure he won’t dare go against you,” Reynolds

intimidating than anything else. Just because I’m angry at Spencer, it doesn’t mean I’m acknowledging Arthur’s existence.” Esmae didn’t say

Lucia going to do? Stay

don’t want to leave, protect Lucia. After all, we’re family

laughed wryly and sighed,

may take a lifetime to turn love into family affection, and Reynolds

her way home alone, but instead of going straight to Chicago, she took a detour

Edwin and Sophie first. Esmae wouldn’t have contacted them if it weren’t for

time. She even arranged for the butler to escort Theodore to Esmae’s hotel, without making her come to their home

time, and had been cuddling him for a long time. When Theodore kept telling Esmae how nice Edwin and

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