Chapter 715 First Meeting

Sensing Arthur's gaze, Nia turned to look at Jacob. When she saw him staring at Lucia, she furrowed her brows and said with a relaxed expression,Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

"Casper, are you curious about Ms. Webb? Why are you staring at her?"

Lucia didn't turn her head to look at him, even though she felt his gaze. When Nia said that out loud, she turned her head slightly. The next second, she saw a pair of slightly guilty and full of smiling eyes. Such a person was supposed to be bright and handsome when smiling, but Lucia just felt a little uncomfortable.

"Nia, I'm sorry." Jacob smiled sheepishly and looked away. "I've always heard that there's a beautiful and powerful woman in Athegate. It's true that I met her today, so... Ms. Webb, please forgive me for being so presumptuous."

With that, Jacob's eyes returned to Lucia.

"Ms. Webb, I'm sorry. My friend is being too forward." Nia also apologized. She had talked to Jacob, in order to irritate Lucia and Arthur's relationship, they would not reveal their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend.

"Who is he?" Arthur whispered, with his eagle eyes flashing with an imperceptible displeasure.

"Ah," Nia said after making an exaggerated expression of annoyance.

"I forgot to introduce you. This is Casper Wood, a friend of mine, currently in college in New Mexico. He's back to help me scout the market and finish his thesis. I thought it would be good for him to be part of our partnership, so I brought him here. Mr. Davies, Ms. Webb, you don't blame me, do you?"

After introducing him to Arthur and Lucia, Nia deliberately turned to Jacob and said,

"Casper, you don't need any more introductions, do you?"

"Of course," Casper said excitedly,

"I heard about Davonnis Corp when I was in USA. The Davies family is the pride of the citizen of Athegate for having a big presence on Wall Street. Mr. Davies, you're also known as a genius with an extremely high IQ. And MS. Webb is a woman who has managed to capture half of Athegate's voracious investment market. That's impressive."

"Mr. Wood, you overrate it," Arthur replied politely, speculating about his true relationship with Nia.

Lucia had the same doubts. Although Nia had told them that Casper was a college student, Lucia could only see in him the greasiness and smoothness, like a person who had worked so many years. She can't perceive the childishness and tension a student should have, but if he was brought in by Nia, that was a different story.

"Since you're Ms. Davidson's friend," said Lucia who glanced at Casper, "I can trust you. Sit down and let's discuss it." "May I?" Casper asked, ecstatic.

"Ms. Webb has said it. Casper, you should sit down, but just listen," Nia said to Jacob.

"Thanks!" Casper said as he sat down next to Nia and thanked Lucia.

Lucia nodded her head slightly and looked away from him. The man was so fond of smiling that he always looked a little awkward.

Arthur had been watching Casper's movements, and had already thought about how to investigate his background, but of course, he couldn't reveal his feelings. After that, the few of them discussed specific matters about their partnership. As expected, Casper was very obedient to Nia. He did not interject once in a while, but once in a while he sneaked a glance at Lucia's face. His eyes stayed on it for a few seconds and then moved away without a trace.

After more than an hour, their discussion was basically finalized, and Nia had no intention of staying, so she stood up to leave.

"Mr. Davies, Ms. Webb, we'll talk about it later," Nia said as she shook hands with Arthur and Lucia.

Jacob spoke again. He held out his hand to Arthur, waiting respectfully for him to shake his hand.

"Mr. Davies, it's an honor to meet you. I've learned a lot from your discussion. I'm impressed by your thoughtful and visionary approach."

"You're welcome," Arthur said.

Jacob then extended his hand to Lucia, who paused for a few seconds as she thought. Arthur and Nia both looked at them, waiting for their hands to touch, and Lucia felt the urge to frown. "Ms. Webb, it's a pleasure to meet you. Nia used to say that you were her role model. I hope you can teach me and Nia more in the future." Holding Lucia's hand, Casper smiled humbly.

Lucia nodded slightly. Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, she noticed that he had pinched her palm. However, that was only a very slight movement. After that, he let go of her quickly. The smile on his face was not unnatural at all.

"Well, I guess we'll be going now. Casper, let's go," Nia said to Jacob.

Casper smiled, nodded to Arthur and Lucia, and followed Nia out of the office. This time, Lucia no longer hid her emotions, frowning as she stared at the closed door.

"Lucia, is something wrong?" Arthur asked Lucia as he approached her.

"There's nothing wrong. I just don't like the way he looks at me... It's a little strange," Lucia said as she turned to Arthur.

"Nia can have a friend out of the blue. After that, I will ask Kyle to investigate his identity. Don't worry too much first." Arthur smiled and said, but in his heart, he murmured, "I don't like the way he looks at you either!"

Lucia nodded her head. With Arthur looking into it, she felt much more at ease. Anyone or anything related to Nia, they couldn't ignore them.

On the other hand, Nia had just arrived at the underground parking lot with Jacob, and before she could even get to her car, she said, "Are you still in love with Lucia?"

Jacob raised an eyebrow and looked noncommittally at Nia.

"Aren't you afraid that Arthur will suspect that you've been staring at her?" Nia felt aggrieved when Jacob didn't respond and continued to question him. "Are you jealous?" Jacob said with a half-smile.

Nia blushed and muttered, "Who's jealous?"

"I'm glad you aren't," Jacob said, not continuing to coax her as Nia had hoped. Instead, he walked quickly past her toward the car and said as he walked, "I have very mixed feelings about Lucia, so it's not weird to look at her more."