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She is a CEO by George Chapman novel Chapter 46

"Well, I would like to meet my beautiful sister-in-law and smart nephew," Bailey spoke, but Arthur couldn't stand Bailey's description of Lucia, so he only responded to Douglas' blessings. Bailey screamed in anger, and Arthur glared at him several times.

"Dad, Theodore is a genius with a high IQ." Arthur knew that his father had a soft spot for smart children, or to more exact, that all elders loved smart kids. He must first make a good impression of Theodore on Edwin, so he looked at Bailey and spoke, "Theodore's IQ is higher than yours. Wouldn't you be afraid of seeing him and being crushed by his intelligence?"

"Arthur!" Arthur's words were nothing but blatant sarcasm.

Although Arthur was only telling the truth, Bailey said defensively, "You've just offended us all by that."

Bailey was trying to get his father, elder brother, and young brother into this, but when the others heard his words, apart from giving him a look of contempt, no one was instigated by him. Bailey was so angry that he shut his mouth directly and became sullen.

Arthur saw Bailey had shut up obediently, and then said, "Mom has suggested to Lucia that we should celebrate Christmas over at our house, but... Lucia has her concerns."

No need for Arthur to say more, the others knew what he meant.

Even though Edwin had been in the USA for many years, he still had a traditional view of family, and he was more strict and in-depth in seeing people and things, so he did have a problem with the fact that Lucia and Jacob were once married. After all, his son, Arthur had never been in a marriage or divorced.

However, just hearing the description of Lucia by his son, Edwin knew Lucia was a woman of good character. Otherwise, Sophie, his wife, would not condescend to become a nanny to take care of them.

Seeing Arthur’s embarrassed look, Edwin opened his mouth, "You should have a good talk with Miss Webb. I would like to meet them, too."

He wanted to assess the character of his future daughter-in-law. More importantly, he was eager to see Theodore, who was his grandson, for sure.

Edwin's words made Arthur feel much better. His father had recognized Lucia and Theodore, and he had more confidence now to persuade Lucia into bringing their son back to spend Christmas together.

Otis saw Arthur's smile, so he smilingly said to Arthur, "Arthur, if you're serious, then treat them well." Arthur, his younger brother, had never fit in with others because of his high IQ since he was a child, but it was also because of this that Otis loved him the most.

It could be seen that Arthur was serious about this relationship, and Otis, the eldest brother, also sent his blessings.

"For sure," Arthur responded with a smile to his brother.

When Bailey saw that even his eldest brother Otis seemed to affirm Lucia's relationship with Arthur, he put away his sulking and said to Arthur, "Arthur, you are not by yourself anymore in the future, remember to take care of your wife and children, you got it?"

Unexpectedly, Bailey's words were more pragmatic than anyone else, and Arthur nodded in agreement with a gentle smile on his face.

In the end, after confirming Arthur's relationship, the family meeting turned into a work report one. Douglas, who was still in school, shared what was new with him with his father and brothers before going offline, while the other three brothers needed to report to their father about the specific conditions of the branch that they were leading. When Arthur finished the meeting, it was already early in the morning.

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