“What is it?”Eva was busy trimming the plants and flowers with her scissors and did not even look up as she asked.Nathan explained his plan to her. “If you have no problems with it, I’ll make arrangements for some good teachers for them right now.”Frowning, Eva got up to look him straight in the eye. “I have no problem with you getting them teachers, but I don’t agree with Max picking up on video games. He’s still young. Staring at the phone for long hours would hurt his eyes. "And what if he picks up on some bad habits? What should we do then?”Nathan felt he had the need to teach her about the gaming industry when he heard her reply.“Playing video games doesn’t necessarily mean that a person would end up getting addicted. Esports have been nationally recognized as an official sports competition. It’s a career path. "Langley Corporation’s subsidies include a company that specializes in game design. They’ve also established a professional gaming club. Anyone who stands out
Eva and Nathan did not expect this.“Why wouldn’t you want to go, Mia?”Nathan crouched to the ground and asked softly.Mia pouted without saying anything.It was rare for Nathan to see Mia acting stubbornly. He asked in concern, “Are you feeling sick? Is that why you don’t want to come with me?”Mia shook her head and looked at Eva. “I want Mommy to come.”Nathan, who was taken aback, looked at Eva.Mia looked determined. “I won’t go if Mommy doesn’t go.”Eva looked at Mia’s stubborn little face curiously and suddenly realized what the issue was.This girl had always been afraid of strangers, especially elderly people who she did not know. It frightened her.Her condition was much more serious a year ago. She would immediately cry out loud the moment she saw a stranger.However, she managed to do better this year.When Mia met Eva’s grandfather, she was not as afraid as before.Why was she suddenly feeling scared again?Just as Eva was wondering about this, Max’s little
“Grandpa.”Nathan went ahead to welcome him with Mia in his arms.Eva paused for a moment before following behind while holding Max’s hand.Soon, all four of them were standing in front of Old Mr. Langley.At a closer look, one could tell that Mr. Langley was not an ordinary man.He was much more intimidating than Nathan, even more frightening.Moreover, he was exceptionally healthy and did not look like a man of 80.Compared to Mr. Lane Senior, he looked much better physically.Eva felt slight trepidation.He was a legend of the Langleys, and he really did stand out.Moreover, he had two young and beautiful assistants following behind, which placed him on a different level.She wondered if it was a fetish of his.As multiple thoughts were running through Eva’s mind, Old Mr. Langley was looking at Nathan.He swept a glance at Nathan, then his gaze fell on Eva and the children.The look in his eyes froze momentarily.“Welcome home, Grandfather. Please allow me to introduc
While Eva wondered about it, Old Mr. Langley looked amazed. “What an amazing fate.”Eva felt the need to explain herself when she heard this. “Old Mr. Langley, I think you must be mistaken. Even though I gave birth to your great-grandchildren, I’m not your granddaughter-in-law. I’m just here to accompany my children. I’m not related to the Langleys in any way besides this.”The smile on Old Mr. Langley’s face faltered, and his expression froze.Nathan was taken aback as well. He could not help glaring at Eva.This woman… was always drawing a line between them!Old Mr. Langley glanced quickly at his grandson with slight embarrassment.He laughed dryly. “I see. Haha. Looks like Nathan needs to work harder at this.”Eva had no idea how to react.What did he mean by ‘work harder’?Did he think that something might happen between her and Nathan Langley?“Some things can’t be achieved by just working harder. After all, some people are no different than criminals to me.”She glared
Eva brought the freshly brewed tea over to Mason.Mason took the cup from her and had a sip.The hot liquid flowed through his throat, warming him up.He could not help sighing.Forget about it. He would let this matter slide. It was good enough that he could stay by her side to protect her.Deciding to change the topic, Mason asked gently, “This batch has a lot of flowers. Can you manage to get them all planted today?”Eva nodded. “Yup. I’ll have to plant them all this afternoon. Most of them will wilt if I keep them until tomorrow.”“I see. Maybe I should stay behind to help you out.”Smiling, Mason extended a warm offer.“It’s fine. I shouldn’t trouble you when you’re such a busy man. Besides, you’ve never planted anything before. You wouldn't know what to do. It’s enough that I have my workers here to help.”Eva rejected Mason’s offer.From her perspective, Mason was a gentle and tidy man. He was not suited to do such dirty work.Mason thought this was reasonable and di
Before Mason could give him an answer, another call came in.Mason had to pick up that call.This time, the call was from the chairman of another listed company. He said accusingly, “Mr. Young, Forrest Group’s share prices suddenly crashed with a drop of more than 50%. What exactly is happening?”Mason was stunned to hear that.His face darkened immediately. “Sean, turn on the trading app and check the share prices of those companies.”Sean immediately got to work and clicked on their company’s trading app.He was astounded to see the dashboard shown on the screen. Cold sweat dripped from his forehead.13 companies under Scope Investments that used to have healthy share prices had now crashed horribly.The amount was tremendous. Even the company with the least loss had its share price drop 13%. The largest crash was at 60 to 70%. This was a major loss on all levels.Mason realized this. There was a frightening expression on his face as he began wondering what was going on!Hi
Nathan walked down the stairs looking upset. He glanced outside.It was dark at night on the hill, and the surroundings were especially quiet. Only the rustling of the leaves could be heard when the wind blew.Yelena saw Nathan standing where he was. She went up to him to ask, “Mr. Langley, would you like some tea?”Nathan did not reject her offer. “Sure. Make me a cup.”“Alright.”Yelena immediately went to make some tea.Not long after, she came back with a cup of tea for Nathan.Nathan’s face fell immediately when he took a sip. “Make me another cup.”This frightened Yelena, who began to stammer. “Is… Is there anything wrong?”Nathan did not explain, and all he did was say, “Change it.”The tea in his cup was black tea.It was Mason’s favorite!Yelena immediately turned to make a different cup of tea.Nathan’s face turned even darker.That was when Old Mr. Lane came into the room.He wheeled his wheelchair over to Nathan and asked with a smile, “How about a chat?”Na
Eva immediately stood up at this thought. She smiled at Mason and said, “I feel better now that I know Lucy will be coming over to take care of you. Mia and Max are still at home, and I’m worried about them. I’ll be leaving first. Remember to rest well.” Mason paused, and his lips moved. He wanted to ask her to stay but did not say anything in the end. He nodded bitterly. “Alright. Drive safe on your way back.” Nodding, Eva then left hurriedly after grabbing her keys and purse at the side. It was already 11 at night when she returned to the estate. All the lights were still on inside the house. Eva wondered if it was because the children had not yet gone to sleep. Her gaze swept at the Rolls-Royce still parked at the side as she frowned slightly. Could Nathan have played too long with the children? She strode inside quickly and entered the house. Only Nathan was left in the living room. The man sat alone on the sofa elegantly. Ther
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