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.
“At least Arthur is the one she 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 do, I’m not gonna make it easy on Spencer!”
Esmae sighed in her heart. She had thought Reynolds’s persistence was unreasonable, but it turned out that her son was more
open-minded and generous than she had expected.
“I can’t take you or Lucia with me,” sighed Esmae.

“You’ve seen Lucia? How is she?” Reynolds hustled.
“If you care, why don’t you go see her yourself?” Esmae asked.
“I’m afraid 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, you need to stop meddling.”
“Of course. I was also angry with Spencer. Now I’ve stopped working with his father.”
When Reynolds heard this, he understood what Esmae was trying to do. “Mom,” he asked, “Do you see what Spencer is like?”
“I know very well who he is. I agreed to let him get engaged with Lucia because I saw his true feelings for Lucia and thought he
would treat her well. I didn’t expect it to turn out like this. It was my fault.” Esmae admitted her mistake to her son.
“Mom, why don’t you tell Spencer to break off the engagement? I’m sure he won’t dare go against you,” Reynolds immediately
suggested.
“No, Spencer is Arthur’s cousin. This identity is more 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 that she had compromised with Lucia. That will only
make Reynolds more uncomfortable.
“So what’s Lucia going to do? Stay with that monster?” Reynolds said.
“We’ll see how it goes,” Esmae told Reynolds. “Since you don’t want to leave, protect Lucia. After all, we’re family to her.”
Reynolds laughed wryly and sighed, “It’s... family.”
It may take a lifetime to turn love into family affection, and Reynolds only hoped that one day he will be able to do so.
Instead of taking Lucia or Reynolds with her, Esmae made her way home alone, but instead of going straight to Chicago, she
took a detour to New York. Theodore was her grandson, and she missed him.
If she wanted to see Theodore, she had to tell Edwin and Sophie first. Esmae wouldn’t have contacted them if it weren’t for her
concern for Theodore.
Fortunately, 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 come to their home in person.

Esmae hadn’t seen Theodore in a long time, and had been cuddling him for a long time. When Theodore kept telling Esmae how
nice Edwin and Sophie were to him, and even asked Esmae directly why she didn’t visit him at home, Esmae pinched his nose
and said,
“Teddy, you know everything, don’t you?”
“You saw through it,” Theodore admitted mischievously.
“Grandma and them had a grudge that had been unresolved for years, and it isn’t easy to resolve,” Esmae said.
“I know,” said Theodore, smiling. “But I don’t see a grudge in the world that can’t be resolved. It’s just someone who won’t let it
go.”
“Don’t talk so deep, little boy.” Esmae pinched Theodore’s cheek gently, but her heart fluttered at his words.
Wasn’t she the one who won’t let go...
“Grandma, I’m still young. There are some things that I don’t understand. I only know that Grandpa and Grandma are very good.
You’re a good person. There’s no need for good people to hate each other, right?” Theodore asked Esmae with a pair of big eyes
that looked like Lucia.
Esmae couldn’t shake her head in front of Theodore, who had such a correct outlook on life, but she wouldn’t nod her head
easily either, so she changed the subject and began to ask him about his health. Theodore answered one by one. Looking into
Esmae’s eyes, he always had some kind of expectation.
Esmae stayed in New York and accompanied with Theodore for two days. When she returned to the Brown Manor, the butler
informed her that Erik had visited her several times. Esmae frowned at the news. It looked like Erik wasn’t happy about the end
of her cooperation.
Esmae had the butler inform Erik that she was back, and within two hours, Erik came to visit her again.
“Ms. Wilson, finally,” Erik greeted Esmae with a beaming smile as he handed a gift to the butler.
“Have a seat,” Esmae said, nodding politely. She asked Erik to sit down, then waited for him to speak.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, followed by Esmae’s refusal to mention their partnership, Erik finally blurted out,

“Ms. Wilson, I hope you’ll reconsider our partnership. As for Spencer, I’ll be sure to punish him!”