She Is A CEO

Chapter 1162 Consuming Family Ties

Eve was thousands of miles away, staring at her vibrating phone with a worried expression. Her sister hadn't contacted her in months and had never shown any concern for her. Now that she was calling, it was almost certain that she needed help with something.

"If you want to answer, then answer. If not, just turn off your phone," Lauren said coldly to Eve as she struggled with the decision.

Eve gave Lauren a resentful look and sighed before finally pressing the answer button.

Before Eve could say anything, she heard her sister's familiar and anxious voice on the other end of the line, "Eve! You finally answered! How are you feeling? Are you adjusting well in the USA? How is your treatment going? Do you need me to come give you blood?"

The string of questions sounded so caring but Eve knew they were all fake.

"What do you want?" Eve asked in a low voice without any enthusiasm.

"I just wanted to know how you're doing. It's been so long since we talked," Nia lied effortlessly.

"What's really going on?" Eve asked again without responding to Nia's false concern.

Nia fell silent for a while before speaking again in a colder tone, "Eve, do you know what happened two nights ago? Casper sent people to assassinate Kevin and me again. If it weren't for patrolling police officers passing by at that time, maybe what I'm telling now would be news of my death."

"Oh," Eve replied casually which triggered an intense reaction from Nia.

"Oh'? What does 'oh' mean?! I almost died! Is this how my sister reacts?" Nia got angry and forgot how she should face Eve properly once again.

"What else can I say? Before leaving, I already warned you but if you didn't listen, then why don't just stay away from him since he is such dangerous person?"

"I didn't provoke him!" Nia tried desperately to defend herself, "He won't leave me alone! Can't watch me die like this right?"

How much did Eve wish that she could say "no".

"Also," thinking that Eve's silence indicated guilt, Nia became even more assertive, "You've known Lucia for a long time, haven't you? I know it now! You've been hiding it from me all along, Eve, do you even consider my feelings? When I went to find her today, I was exposed right in front of her. Do you know how embarrassed I felt?"

"You should thank her. She and Arthur have saved you many times," Eve replied coldly.

"Arthur?" As soon as Nia heard Eve referring to Arthur like that, jealousy surged within her. She had spent so much time trying to curry favor with him, but Eve effortlessly gained the favor of Lucia and Arthur, as well as the support of Lauren. Nia momentarily forgot the purpose of her call, and she sarcastically remarked, "Eve, you're doing pretty well for yourself, even addressing him as 'Arthur.' I never knew you had such cunning!"

Eve really wanted to hang up the phone immediately, but she needed to speak up for herself. This was what Lucia and Arthur taught her!

"The friendship among Lucia, Arthur and me has never been about cunning. It's genuine," Eve asserted.

"Genuine? Don't fool me..." Nia didn't finish her sentence as she heard Kevin's low voice beside her.This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

"Nia, calm down. Don't you remember why you called her?"

Upon Kevin's reminder, abrupt and unceremonious, Nia's voice softened, and she pleaded, "Eve, since you have a good relationship with Arthur and Lucia, please do me a favor. Can you ask them to send someone to protect us? I really don't want to die. I know I've done some bad things before, and I'm sorry for that, but after all, I'm your sister. If Mom and Dad knew that you didn't save me, what would they think?"

Mentioning their parents, Eve did soften a little.

Despite the distance of thousands of miles, Nia was sensitive enough to realize that she had touched on Eve's feelings. So she used their parents as leverage,

"For so many years, Mom and Dad have taken care of you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have impulsively run away on my own. Now I'm in this situation, and they have expressed guilt towards me. If they knew I met an unfortunate end, wouldn't they be devastated? Even if you don't want to forgive me, can you really ignore their feelings?"

Eve bit her lip, and Nia's words did indeed strike a chord of guilt within her.

Finally, as Nia continued to persuade her, Eve gave in,

"I understand. I'll try to find Lucia, but I can't control whether or not she's willing to help. Don't blame me if things don't work out between us as sisters."

"Great!" Nia exclaimed with excitement upon hearing Eve's response. "I knew you wouldn't abandon me, Eve. You're such a good sister!"

The words "good sister" pierced Eve's heart like a knife. It had been almost three months since she left Athegate and Nia hadn't called her once, only reaching out when she needed something from her. She didn't want to be that kind of "good sister."

"Let's end this conversation here," Eve said coldly. "I have therapy to attend."

Nia ignored the hint and continued reminding Eve not to forget about their plan before hanging up.

Eve couldn't help but feel self-deprecating as she realized that she didn't even ask what kind of treatment was scheduled for later.

On the side, Lauren looked at Eve's dejected expression and couldn't help feeling frustrated. However, he also knew that if Eve could really make up her mind, she wouldn't be the kind-hearted Eve he knew anymore.

It was truly helpless.

"I'll go talk to Arthur, so you don't have to worry," Lauren said, unwilling to see Eve in a difficult position.

Upon hearing this, Eve looked up at Lauren, feeling both grateful and guilty.

Lauren reached out and rubbed Eve's head, sighing with indulgence and concern, "You, really..."

With Lauren's intervention, Arthur naturally wouldn't refuse. Moreover, he and Lucia had already guessed that Nia would bring up Eve, and they understood Eve's actions. Nia might face a bleak outcome, but as her sister, Eve couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

"Don't worry about it. I'll handle it," Arthur assured Lauren over the phone before adding, "Just take care of Eve."