She is a CEO novel Chapter 457

Instead of getting into the car and heading for the main house, Theodore cheerfully introduced Bern, his pony, to his father and uncle. Arthur rubbed his hair tenderly and looked at Esmae in the distance.

Lucia's stuff was a foregone conclusion for Arthur, but he needed to work on his son.

More than ten minutes later, they walked to the front of the main house and saw Esmae's displeasure.

"Chris, can you explain what's going on here?" Esmae said to her husband first, seemingly disdainful of the Edwins.

"Esmae, Teddy has the blood of the Davies family. You can't deny that." Chris said gently.

Esmae harrumphed and stared coldly at Edwin and Sophie. She was about to say something when she saw Theodore curled up in Arthur's arms, looking at her with some trepidation. Esmae suddenly realized that being too tough would affect Theodore, so she turned around and went into the living room first.

Edwin and Sophie looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"Go and have a good talk with Esmae." Chris saw Edwin and Sophie in a dilemma and offered a pep talk.

"Chris, do you know why we're here today?" Edwin asked him.

"I guessed it. I don't agree to give custody of Teddy to Spencer either. Although I don't know about his grudge against you, I do know his character very well." Chris said gently.

"Mr. Brown, will you help us?" asked Douglas anxiously.

"I'll do what I can to help you persuade Esmae." Chris laughed.

"Thank you," Arthur said gratefully, hugging Theodore.

Theodore listened to the adults in Arthur's arms. He was smart enough to understand mommy's relationship with the uncle he didn't like. Theodore couldn't understand the connection, but he looked up at his father and said,

"Dad, I will be with you from now on."

"All right," said Arthur, lowering his head and giving Theodore a kiss on the forehead.

The decision was made that the Edwins followed Chris walk into the main house's living room, where Esmae's face darkened under the bright chandelier.

"Sit down, everybody." Knowing that Esmae wouldn't have said anything, Chris asked everyone to sit down, then sat down by Esmae's side and gently took her hand.

Esmae looked at Chris' eyes with reproach.

"Esmae," Chris smiled and said to Esmae, "Listen to what the Davies family has to say."

Esmae's eyes twinkled and she didn't say anything.

"Ms. Wilson, I want custody of Teddy Back." Seeing Esmae's acquiescence, Arthur made his intentions clear without beating around the bush.

Theodore looked up at his father.

"Arthur?!" Esmae frowned and glared at her husband. "When did you get to know him so well?!"

"Esmae..." Chris had his own way of appeasing Esmae. He called her name softly and gazed at her with gentle blue eyes. Sure enough, Esmae softened in less than three seconds.

"Speak quickly." Esmae sat down and was unhappy, but she put her hand back in her husband's palm.

Sophie looked at Esmae and Chris. It was no wonder that Esmae hadn't been warped by hatred all these years. She had just kept her distance from them. She'd never come looking for revenge because of Chris' tender loving care.

"Ms. Wilson, you know very well what Spencer is like. Even though you will protect Teddy, he will always come back to Lucia, and he will naturally come into contact with Spencer. Are you really going to let Teddy grow up with someone like that?"

Arthur looked straight at Esmae and told her what he thought.

"If it's not good to be around Spencer, is it good to be around you?" Esmae retorted with a scornful sneer.

"Of course," Arthur replied confidently, "You can see how much Teddy and I are alike. He has inherited my intelligence and my powers of observation. He has a unique understanding of the world. Whether or not he recognizes Spencer's identity, he has his own ideas about who he wants to grow up with. And I know that being alone as a genius helps him grow."

"Nonsense," Esmae scoffed at Arthur's remarks. "We can take care of Teddy without you."

Arthur didn't mind Esmae's disdain for him, but he was adamant,

"You can think I'm bluffing, but you can't deny that Teddy would have been better off with me. Do you think Spencer would have taken him seriously? Regardless of my history with him, his tolerance alone would not have allowed him to raise an unrelated child as his own, and I am certain that if he has stayed with Spencer, Spencer would have found a way to affect his well-being."