Eva had no idea that Nathan’s men had set up an observation area that enabled them to keep watch for anything happening within a three-kilometer radius. They used high technology and thermal-powered imaging to capture anyone going in and out. Even the smallest animal would be able to be captured by them. In addition to that, his men were also equipped with night vision goggles that could see almost anything moving during the night.Eva's face fell at being caught.They must have alerted the two bodyguards in front by now.“Mommy?”Max had never seen anything like this before and was frightened by what was happening.Yelena was also unsure of what to do. “What should we do now, Miss Lane?”Eva said nothing, but Old Mr. Lane sighed. “Looks like it isn’t going to be easy for us to leave.”Nathan Langley was a difficult man to deal with. He must have anticipated such a thing happening!The same thought crossed Eva’s mind, and her face turned ghostly pale.…Mason and the bodygu
Pamela and Queenie were upset to see Eugene so eager.They did not like to see Eva living a better life than they did.This was especially true when they found out she was involved with someone like Nathan Langley.Who did Eva Lane think she was? How could Nathan Langley be interested in a woman like her?!Compared to this, they were more willing to believe that Mason Young was the one who was involved with Eva.That was because it was easy to see how close their relationship was during the birthday party and also from the information they had gathered about them.However, that alone was reason enough for them to be jealous of Eva.Eva was nothing but a used woman. How could she have two outstanding men circling her?Queenie was green with jealousy at this thought.Pamela understood her daughter’s feelings and was still a little hopeful about all of this.There was a chance that they were mistaken about this!Just as Pamela was thinking about this, all three of them were sto
“You…”Queenie got mad at being berated in public.Eva was now an arrogant woman.Before Queenie could say anything more, Eugene and Pamela stopped her.“Stop your nonsense. Is that the way to talk to your older sister?” Eugene berated her.Queenie stamped her feet in anger when she saw her father scolding her just to get into Eva’s good graces. She turned and went toward the courtyard.That was when Eugene said, “You know how your younger sister can be. Please don’t hold it against her.”Eva grunted coldly. He was telling her not to hold it against her?She wanted to hold it against her very much!…Queenie was full of anger with nowhere to vent in the courtyard.She could only stomp on the flowers and grass in the courtyard.Yelena had just returned from the market and frowned when she saw this. She asked, “What are you doing?”Queenie turned to look toward the voice. When she saw it was an unfamiliar middle-aged woman, she asked, “Who are you?”Yelena replied, “I’m the
Queenie had discovered the backdoor when she was walking around in the courtyard, so she came upstairs via the backdoor.The children did not expect someone else would be inside the house. They were taken aback but still called out to her out of politeness, “Aunt.”Queenie looked at them condescendingly and asked, “Who are you calling 'Aunt'? Don’t go around calling me that. I don’t even know where you came from.”Max’s pretty eyebrows furrowed at her words.Even he could tell that Queenie was being unfriendly.He ignored her and pulled on his sister’s hand. “Let’s go back to our room, Mia.”Mia had always obeyed her older brother, and she nodded immediately. She followed him to their room.Queenie got upset when she saw the children ignoring her. She followed them and said shrilly, “Let me ask you something. Do you know Mason Young?”Mia looked at Max. When she saw Max ignoring Queenie, she stayed quiet as well.Queenie’s expression turned ferocious when she saw this. “I’m as
Pamela immediately blocked in front of Queenie.Eugene was taken aback and quickly pulled his hand back. In the end, he did not slap her.Eva’s expression turned frosty when she saw this. She went straight to the window and called out the bodyguards at the door, “Two of you, come up here.”The bodyguards may only take orders from Nathan, but Eva was the mother of his children, after all. They did not dare ignore her and quickly went upstairs.“What happened?”They were big and tall, looking quite fierce. It took one look at them to know that they were not to be trifled with.Eva pointed at Queenie’s nose brusquely. “Get this woman out of here. Right now, instantly and immediately!”It was clear that she hated this stepsister of hers thoroughly.The bodyguards took immediate action when they heard her orders. They went forward and held each side of Queenie’s arm as they dragged her downstairs.“Let go of me! How dare you, Eva, you slut!”Queenie struggled and shouted at the sa
The three of them arrived at the private pool while he was contemplating this.Nathan had hired a private instructor to teach the children.He got into the water too. Mia got scared at the sight of water because she was easily frightened. Nathan had to cajole her, saying, “I'll protect, alright? Don’t be afraid.”Mia immediately trusted Nathan and nodded. “You have to protect me well, alright, Daddy?”“Of course. I’ll take care of my little princess.”Nathan smiled and carried the little girl into the water. She was initially afraid and kept hanging onto Nathan. She refused to let go of him.Max, on the other hand, was quite courageous under the tutelage of the private instructor.His two little legs kicked and splashed happily in the water.Smiling, Nathan said, “See how brave your brother is, Mia. You should give it a try.”Mia finally agreed to go into the water when she saw this.Under the guidance of both adults, the children finally got used to the water an hour later a
The children were pretty smart. They immediately pulled on Nathan’s arm enthusiastically and begged, “Please stay, Daddy.”Max looked at Eva. “Mommy, please let Daddy stay. We never had Daddy eat with us before.”Eva wanted to reject them, but before she could do so, Max's words stopped her.She looked down and saw the expectant look in her children’s eyes. She could not bear to reject them.In the end, she nodded with difficulty. “Alright.”It was just a meal, right?Although, why did she feel so unhappy about it?All she could do now was glare at Yelena.Busybody!Yelena was unperturbed as she smiled.Nathan agreed when he saw Eva was alright with it. “Okay. I’ll stay for lunch.”The children were ecstatic as they exclaimed, “That’s great!”“Mommy is the best!”Mia ran toward Eva and gave praise.Eva had mixed feelings about her little girl sweet-talking her because of Nathan.She suddenly lost her appetite and headed upstairs.The father and children soon took their
Eva left the house not long after Nathan was gone.Before she left, she instructed Yelena to make sure that the children read their books.She drove to the building where Scope Investments was situated as she wanted to discuss the situation with Mason.Nathan Langley had now intercepted her life, and she was unable to get rid of him.Eva parked her car and took the elevator up the building.The receptionist informed Mason of her arrival, and then she led Eva up to Mason’s office.This was the first time Eva was here, but she was not in the mood to look around Mason’s new place. She was here with a heavy heart, and she soon arrived at the CEO’s office.Sean Carter immediately stood up to greet Eva when he spotted her. “Miss Lane.”Eva nodded in reply and asked, “Is Mason in his office?”Sean nodded, but he looked a little hesitant, as if deciding if he should let her in.Eva did not notice the look on his face and pushed the door open.She did not expect to see the scene in f
The news report stated clearly that Eva started with a company that sold flowers. It did not garner much attention then.Not long after that, she bought Lane Enterprise and became the CEO of the company. During that time, Lane Enterprise operated as usual with a market value of ten billion maximum.However, she soon bought over Lovette Group.Eva purchased the assets of the Lovettes, and her company grew rapidly with a breakthrough to 50 billion. Moreover, she had the support of Langley Corporation, which increased the company’s market value by three to four times.That was the beginning of her amazing capabilities.She was worth a market value of over 300 billion.The news report was exaggerated and not based on any truth, which made it even more embarrassing for Eva. Nathan pinched her face and kissed her on the cheek.“What an amazing person my woman is.”He gushed at her, “You’ll probably end up being better than me if you have enough capital.”“That’s impossible.”Eva gl
The children cheered happily when Eva agreed to it“Yay! We can finally watch our Disney movie!”They were happy about it, which made Eva feel good to see them so cheerful. Even Eugene smiled and said, “You should take the children out for some fun. It’s the first day of the company’s listing and a good day to do something fun.”Everyone agreed, and even Nathan nodded in approval. Eva smiled as they drove to Disneyland with the children.They started the day with the children’s request to watch the movie.The children loved the movie, but it was a little boring for Nathan and Eva. Fortunately, the plot was somewhat interesting, and the popcorn was delicious, which got them through it.When they walked out of the movie theater, the children were still feeling enthusiastic. Eva decided to let Nathan and Eugene take the children to have fun at the theme park.Eva was pregnant and could only be their photographer.They had a lot of fun that day, and the children had innocent yet be
Hunter was brusque with them, but Queenie was unperturbed. All she did was look back at him arrogantly.Hah!Hunter felt uncomfortable with the way she was staring at him. He was about to lose his temper when he heard her sneer, “Stop showing yourself off as a Langley for now, Hunter Langley. "I’m here to propose a lucrative partnership. I believe you’re aware that the product sold by Lane Enterprise right now is a hot commodity. Are you interested in being a part of it?”Lane Enterprise’s floral series?This perked Hunter’s interest.He knew about it, and he was very interested as well. Eva’s product was doing crazily well in the market while he, James, and Sue could only watch as she profited from it. There was nothing they could do.What could they do about this?Hunter sat opposite Queenie and Camden. He looked at them carefully before finally speaking up, “Do you have a way of getting into this business?”“Of course.”Queenie gave Camden a seductive look. Camden immedia
James sighed heavily and said in a low voice, “Your Aunt Elena has been forced out of the country by Nathan. There’s nothing we can do about it. Your grandfather has sided with Nathan, and she has no choice but to stay in Europe.”Europe.Hunter clenched his fists.Elena had been in charge of the family business in South America, and her connections were there. Sending her off to Europe meant that she had to start from scratch.Nathan was pretty ruthless to leave Hunter and Elena with nowhere to go!James was glad to see Hunter being furious about the situation. Hunter turned toward James again and asked, “What about Ruby, Dad? She can’t have been chased off as well.”It had been days since Hunter managed to contact her.There was some spark between them, and Ruby did not mind that he was divorced. She was the only woman whom Hunter felt something for in North City.James clenched his teeth at Hunter’s expectant look and nodded.“She was forced to leave the city after Sebastia
“I hope you won’t harass us anymore, Wanda Emerson.”Wanda laughed coldly at the other end of the phone when she heard Eva’s words. Eva’s words sounded more like a joke to her instead of a statement.Once she stopped laughing, she said tauntingly, “You must be imagining things. This is just the first step.”What?This was just the first step?Eva burned with fury instantly as she said with clenched teeth, “I’ve already done what you told me to. What else do you want, Wanda Emerson? I won’t give in to you!”She was not Wanda’s puppet who could be pushed around. She was a human being, a person who had a soul and was made from flesh and blood!Wanda should stop threatening her!It was as if Wanda had heard the determination in Eva’s voice. Wanda’s fingers gently fidgeted as she continued coldly, “If you don’t listen to me, I’ll lay my hands on Nathan Langley instead. It’s easy for me to poison him if I want to.”Eva lost her last strand of reason at this point.Why did Wanda hav
Eva was lying silently in bed back in the bedroom. She had not recovered, and she felt quite exhausted because she did not sleep the night before. All she wanted right now was to have a good rest.Nathan opened the door gently.“Eva.”He called out softly. Eva quickly sat up and hurried up to her to help. He did not want her to exhaust herself.“Did I disturb your rest?”“No, you didn’t.”Eva sighed gently. “My mind is occupied with something, and I couldn’t sleep. Nathan, can you chat with me for a while?”“Sure.”Nathan sat next to her, and his palm gently brushed down her hair. She felt ticklish and laughed softly.They were silent for a while before Nathan spoke up.“Didn’t you have something to say to me?”“I did.”Eva lay next to him and said in a low voice, “I thought about it last night, Nathan. Lane Enterprise has just begun developing, and our foundation isn’t stable. "If Langley Corporation is able to work with Lane Enterprise, it'll be a big help to us. I’d st
Eva did not notice Rose. All she did was clench her phone tight.She was waiting for Wanda’s answer.Why did she want Eva and Nathan to have cross-shareholding? Even if she did that, she would only own 5% of Langley Corporation’s shares. Why did Wanda want her to become a shareholder of Langley Corporation?Multiple questions appeared in her mind, and Eva felt like her head was about to explode. However, she took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down as she listened quietly.Wanda was silent for a few minutes before saying coldly.“You don’t need to know the reason.”A simple sentence was enough to destroy Eva’s hope. She clenched her teeth and forced herself to calm down as she growled at Wanda.“What did the Langleys ever do to you? You’ve been plotting all of this from the very start. Are you trying to use me against the Langleys?” Wanda sneered when she heard this. “You guessed right.”Her laugh was cold. It was like a dagger that stabbed right through Eva’s heart
Scott chatted with everyone for a while before pulling Nathan away to talk in private.“I need help, Nathan.”Scott said to him in a low voice, “What should I do when meeting the parents for the first time?”Meeting the parents?Nathan looked at him in astonishment. When he saw how serious Scott was and how he did not look like he was joking, Nathan began to advise him carefully about this. “You need to make this grand and prepare gifts that they like. Also, be polite and respectful. Any other things are fine. The most important thing to do is to leave them with a good impression.”“Alright.”Scott made a note of everything Nathan said. Nathan smiled teasingly when he saw how seriously Scott was taking this. “Why are you so anxious about this?”“Of course, I am. She’s perfect in every way. I don’t want to lose her.”Scott’s eyes were filled with adoration and happiness when he replied this. Nathan felt happy for Scott when he saw Scott looking this way.As long as Scott was
Nathan was being honest.After the trial ended and Jadora was out of the picture, the floral series became a hot commodity in the market. Client demand had soared several times over.“The cosmetics market yields a high profit, and Langley Corporation has always wanted a piece of the pie. But Lane Enterprise got into it first. If you’re agreeable, I would love it if our companies could work on it together.”Moreover, they were husband and wife.Nathan would not be able to trust another business partner completely, but it was different with Eva.When Eva saw the adoring look in his eyes, her decision to get him to invest began to waver.Did she really want to do what Wanda said?Even though she had no idea what Wanda wanted, she was sure that Wanda wanted to attack Langley Corporation. She would be relentless about it.Getting Eva to obtain shares from Langley Corporation might be the first step in Wanda’s plan to destroy Nathan.Eva could not allow this!She clenched her teeth