She is a CEO by George Chapman
Chapter 173 Poppy Is Beaten

"She will contact you when the time comes. That's all." Spencer hung up after saying that, leaving Jacob worried on the other end of the phone.

The next day, Spencer left Athegate, and took a direct flight back to San Francisco.

Before leaving, he made a call to Lucia to tell her that he was leaving. Lucia talked with him politely, showing no intention to stop Spencer from leaving. Spencer felt pity, but could not do anything about it. He couldn't alert Lucia for now.

After Spencer left, Jacob's mood was even worse. He couldn't figure out who Spencer asked to help him and if that guy was able to protect him from Arthur's retaliation. Recalling Arthur's warning, Jacob couldn't sleep well at night.

When he was anxious, Poppy, as his wife, was not considerate and even constantly annoyed him. Jacob felt she was too moody and unreasonable, throwing tantrums from time to time and making him unable to rest.

Finally, one night, when Poppy complained loudly about the chef's unappetizing cooking, Jacob couldn't help but flare up. He slammed the fork on the table and yelled at Poppy.

"Poppy, that's enough! All you do is throw tantrums all day long. Do you have anything else to do?"

Poppy was shocked by the sound of the fork hitting the table. When she recovered herself, she saw Jacob glaring at her with a sullen face, and she couldn't hold back her grievance anymore. "I didn't lose my temper with you. Why are you angry!"

After she finished her speech, she slammed her fork on the table like Jacob did, but it didn't frighten Jacob at all.

"If you have something to say to me, just tell me directly. You don't have to get mad at other people and complain about me every day!" Jacob was getting sick of Poppy's bad temper. "Do I dare?" Poppy said sarcastically on purpose.

Jacob heaved a sigh. He had long known he had nothing to say to her. Seeing her fearless face, he stood up and said, "I'm full."

When he was about to go upstairs, Poppy spoke, "Jacob, I want you to tell me what's going on with you and Lucia!"

Jacob turned his head. She was finally willing to confess her true thoughts.

"Nothing is going on between us. But she did call me after you went to her. Guess what she said?" Jacob said to Poppy.

"What did she say! What she dared say!" Poppy frowned and said snappishly.

"She asked you to stop coming to her to embarrass yourself. She also asked me to control you! What are you thinking? You know we're rivals, but you went to her office to make a scene. Poppy, do you really think you're invincible?" Jacob had long been tired of warning Poppy not to be so impulsive.

"How dare she say that about me!" Knowing that Lucia contacted Jacob, Poppy was furious. She sprang up to her feet and slammed the table fiercely after knowing what Lucia had said about her.

"Why not? Do you have any cards to make her afraid of you?" Jacob felt that Poppy had become unreasonable.

When Poppy heard Jacob's words, she looked at him with wide eyes and criticized him, "Jacob, you are my husband, not Lucia's. Why are you still speaking for her at this time?"

"What nonsense are you babbling about!" Jacob furrowed his brow and said, "I did not speak for her? I told you many times to calm down! Don't act rashly until we think of a way to deal a fatal blow to Lucia. Did you listen to me? Why didn't you think of me when you acted rashly?"

"You're just speaking for her!" Poppy yelled at Jacob, "You just want to get back together with that bitch. I tell you, Jacob, don't forget how you got here. If it wasn't for me, Lucia would not have been with you! You're just a piece of shit in Lucia's eyes!"

As soon as Poppy finished speaking, she heard a loud slap and a buzzing in her ears, with her face burning.

The world went silent instantly.

Jacob withdrew his hand, waved it casually, and said, "Poppy, watch your mouth."

"Jacob! Dare you hit me!" Realizing that she had been slapped by Jacob, Poppy rubbed her sore cheek and said incredulously.

"So what if I hit you?" The madness in Jacob's eyes was revealed, and his pretense of decency was completely shattered.

"I am a piece of shit? Then what are you? Yes, you helped me to get Lucia and Webbex Group, but wasn't I the one who ran the company all these years? What have you done in the position of vice president? If it weren't for me, would you have been living so well?"

While speaking, Jacob got closer to Poppy, who couldn't hold back her fear and took steps backward. They were husband and wife, but they were facing each other like they were enemies. It turned out that they were not on the same page anymore.

"Poppy, I suggest you not conjecture on my feelings for Lucia. If I did want to get Lucia one day, what do you think you would end up with?" Jacob raised his hand towards Poppy again after speaking, and only after seeing her flinch did he put down his hand, pass her and go upstairs.

Poppy's heart contracted.

Kane fell in love with Juliana and Jacob still had feelings for Lucia ... And she was the only one left.

Covering her cheeks that hurt, Poppy slowly collapsed to the ground, unable to stop her tears from falling. Even though she was vulnerable now, she still clenched her teeth and cursed Lucia madly within herself. She blamed it all on Lucia!

Eduard promised to look into the whole story of that night for Lucia, but it was very tricky. A month had passed. Eduard took a lot to contact a cleaner who was cleaning the hotel. Perhaps she still had some memory of what happened that night, but she had returned to her hometown.

"Lucia, do you want to go to her yourself?" Looking at Lucia's excited look, Eduard asked.

"I want to, but not now. It's a busy season for the company. I won't leave at this time." Though Lucia was eager to go to that cleaner to find out the truth, she knew work mattered more.