She is a CEO by George Chapman novel Chapter 36

Kneeling on one knee, Arthur lifted the white lily up to Lucia's eyes, and said seriously.

"Lucia, I believe you should feel my crush on you. I want to be more than your friend. Fate binds us. Of course, that's not what made me fall in love with you. I don't know how to express that feeling. I just want to be around you. It's reassuring for me to see you smile. I think I have a crush on you, so..."

Arthur conveyed his true feelings to Lucia.

Though Lucia was quite frightened and shyly lowered her eyes, being afraid to look into Arthur's eyes directly, she pricked up her ears and listened to him carefully.

She was relieved to hear Arthur say he had a crush on her. It meant that he had a desire to be close to her, and to be intimate with her.

Such a confession was more sincere in the heart of Lucia who was betrayed before. And it was much more touching than those three words - "I love you".

When Lucia listened to Arthur carefully, his following words made her heart pound through her chest.

"So... please marry me!" Arthur proposed to her!

Lucia stared at him in wide-eyed shock.

This guy! Why so fast?

She didn't expect he would propose to her in the end. Except for being shocked, Lucia admired Arthur's amazing way of thinking.

"This is the first time you declare you like me, then you just propose to me?" Lucia expressed her surprise, goggling at him.

No, this was not a confession anymore! It was a proposal, okay?!

Lucia's face turned redder at this thought.

Lucia's words made Arthur frown. Lucia's reaction was unexpected to him, so he went on, "I'm dating you with the purpose of marrying you... Or you just want me to give it a shot and dump you when I am tired of you?"

Lucia was dumbfounded at his words. What an unromantic man!

After figuring out what was on Arthur's mind, she burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at? Am I wrong?" After he proposed to her, she laughed instead.

Arthur was confused and unhappy at the same time. Didn't she want to marry him? Wasn't it so amusing to hear his confession of love?

He was the most popular man that all women longed to marry!

"I was not laughing at you..." Seeing Arthur's unhappy face, she quickly explained. His frankness eased Lucia's tension to some extent.

She put her feet on the floor, reached out to take the lily, and said, "Arthur, I am not laughing at you. I am just surprised by your sudden proposal. You are right. We should start a relationship with the purpose of being together for life. But no need to hurry at present. Let's date first. When we have deeper feelings for each other, we'll end up getting married, won't we?"

Lucia patiently explained to Arthur.

Arthur was happy to hear that. As long as she didn't turn him down, he was fine with it.

Looking at the lily in Lucia's hand, he cracked a smile.

"Are you ready to get up?" Seeing Arthur kneeling on the ground and giggling, Lucia was amused and reminded him.