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.

loves, and she’s happy. Even if I don’t like it, but with Spencer,” Reynolds said with a stern look in his eyes, “I absolutely don’t agree! No matter what I

She had thought Reynolds’s persistence was unreasonable, but it

can’t take you or Lucia with me,”

Lucia? How is

you care, why don’t you go see her yourself?”

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

Spencer. Now I’ve stopped working

to do. “Mom,” he asked, “Do you see what Spencer

thought he would treat her well. I

break off the engagement? I’m sure he won’t

is more intimidating than anything else. Just because I’m angry at Spencer, it doesn’t mean I’m acknowledging Arthur’s

Lucia going to do? Stay with that monster?” Reynolds

how it goes,” Esmae told Reynolds. “Since you don’t

laughed wryly and sighed, “It’s…

family affection, and Reynolds only hoped that one day he will be able to do

but instead of going straight to Chicago, she

see Theodore, she had to tell Edwin and Sophie first. Esmae wouldn’t have contacted them if it weren’t for her

Sophie was reasonable and didn’t give Esmae a hard time. She even arranged for the butler to escort Theodore to Esmae’s hotel, without making her

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

you know everything,