"Lucia, now is not the time to be angry. Arthur is keen. He will find the problem." Kane trusted Arthur, but only if Lucia was willing to accept his advice.

"Even so, I don't need his help," Lucia said, knowing that saying this to Arthur's face would hurt him.

"Lucia!" Kane thought Lucia had gone too far.

Lucia pursed her lips and looked away.

Kane looked at Lucia and then at Arthur. Neither of them said anything. Loneliness became the main theme, and he didn't know how to break the deadlock. Fortunately, Eduard and Daphne returned soon after. Eduard wanted Nia to leave work before going into the office.

"Mr. Burton, Lucia is still in the office, and I. . ." As if making a difficult decision, Nia tried to make an excuse.

"She didn't ask you to work overtime, did she?" Eduard said. "You should go home. There's no work to do."

Nia took one look at Daphne next to Eduard and could only nod. She pretended to pack her things, and when they entered the office, she followed them quietly. owns this text.

As soon as they entered the office, they saw Lucia and Arthur in silence, with Kane standing in the middle of the room. Eduard wasn't surprised.

"Lucia, I bought dinner. You have to eat something first," Eduard said in a low voice as he carried a meal box to Lucia's desk,

"Lucia, don't make things too awkward. Arthur's relation with you is different, but he wants to help you. He's willing to do so. You don't have to feel that you owe him anything. Don't make things difficult for our friends."

Lucia lowered her head and didn't say anything. She knew that Arthur wanted to help her, and she believed in his ability. But she was afraid that she would expose her feelings if she got too close to him. It was very painful for her to lie and pretend all the time.

Knowing that Lucia had acquiesced to his words, Eduard called out to Lucia for dinner, then went to the sofa and sat down with Arthur, who looked pale.

To the outsiders, Arthur's actions were self-deprecating. He wanted to help Lucia after she treated him so badly, but everyone who knew him well knew that this was Arthur's true love. Although Lucia took the dinner, she could not eat it. In order to avoid being in close contact with Arthur, she stayed at her seat and opened the food box to poke at the food with the chopsticks.

By the sofa, Eduard began the conversation first and asked Kane what he had already learned. Kane replied patiently, and the men kept their eyes on Lucia.

"Arthur, what do you think?" Eduard had gone to great lengths to elicit this.

Arthur looked up at Lucia and saw her poking at the food with her head down. She looked tired and absent-minded, and his heart was aching and helpless, but he did not forget to reply, "I think there's something odd about the sudden closure of the tannery."

"What do you mean?" Eduard asked, being a little contrived.

"In fact, when I first heard about this incident, the first thing I suspected was the tannery. Outsiders may not understand, but the tannery's manager must have known how much their company is worth. When they gave the assessment report, the tannery must have known that their value was not in line with the assessment result. Under such circumstances, it was already problematic for them to sign the contract without saying anything."

Arthur analyzed his ideas.

"Not from Luxwell Investment, but from the tannery?" This was something Kane hadn't thought of before. He turned to look at Lucia and saw that she had stopped poking at the food, and had listened to Arthur's words.

"Yes, and the timing of the tannery's closure coincides with..." Arthur paused. For a moment, he did not know how to address Lucia. Could he still call her Lucia? Arthur thought to himself that he was no longer qualified, so he changed his mind,

"When Ms. Webb can't handle it and was abroad. A factory this big shuts down without warning. The key to determining the timing seems to be not the state of its business, but timing itself." Arthur's analysis made perfect sense, but the only words they could hear was "Ms. Webb". That was so embarrassing.

All of them looked at Lucia. She lowered her head and did not show any emotion. However, she had changed her posture to hold the chopsticks in her palm. It seemed that Lucia was not oblivious. In this so-called revenge, Lucia was not all a victor. A few people sighed with emotion helplessly.

Arthur pretended not to see their reaction and continued to analyze,

"Moreover, Luxwell Investment's behavior is also unbelievable. The reason for the existence of financial companies in the industry is to protect the interests of both the supply and demand sides of the fund. The risk arising from the investment is borne by the financial companies. After the leather factory closed down, Luxwell's reasonable approach should be to discuss compensation matters directly with Webbex. After all, they have already suspected that the report was wrong. If it is confirmed that Webbex made a mistake, they can even get double compensation. However, they directly passed this case to the public. Their behavior is very illogical. It seems like... "

Before Arthur could finish his words, Eduard added,

"It's like the tannery and Luxwell had a deal in advance. One to borrow money, one to lend money, and in the absence of Lucia, to put Webbex in the middle of a credibility crisis!"

"That's right." Arthur nodded approvingly. In fact, he had warned Lucia to be careful when dealing with Luxwell Investment. Although there was a hint of jealousy at the time, it turned out that there was indeed something wrong with this company.

"If there's a connection, then it makes sense what's happening now..." Kane whispered, stroking his chin, and then looking up at Lucia,

"Lucia, what do you think?"

For a moment, everyone looked at Lucia.

There was a serious look on Lucia's face. Arthur's analysis had indeed helped her open up new ways of thinking. She had never doubted the tannery before, and she believed in the ability of her subordinates to do their jobs. If the tannery did not develop in a good way, Noah was not gonna take this case. What investment firm was gonna find money for a half-dead factory?

But why?

Luxwell Investment was Athegate's fledgling business, with which it had no personal grudge with her. And Monty, whom she first met. Why would he want to make an enemy of herself? Lucia thought to herself.