Eva and the children were ready half an hour later. They got into Nathan’s car and headed for the beach.The children were quite excited as they leaned against the windows in the back seat and chattered incessantly.When they arrived at the beach, they dashed madly toward the seaside.Eva and Nathan followed behind as they watched the children have fun.The sea breeze blew gently at Eva’s dress, and her long hair billowed in the air. Her pretty features and pure smile looked particularly attractive.Nathan stared at her deeply. A smile appeared on his lips as he asked, “Are you going into the water later?”“No," Eva replied without thinking twice.Even though the weather was nice, she did not like the idea of her clothes getting wet.Nathan did not push it and said softly, “You and Mia can take a walk by the beach. I heard there are lots of pretty seashells here. I’ll go into the water with Max.” “Alright.” Nodding, Eva reminded him, “Don’t go too deep into the water. Max i
When they got home to Cloudy Hills Estate, the first thing Nathan did was instruct Yelena, “Please get the first aid kit. Eva needs to reduce inflammation on her finger wound and put some medicine on it.”Yelena exclaimed when she saw the wound, “Oh no! Did you get hurt? I’ll get it now!”Eva was about to object to it when Max asked with concern, “Mommy, does your finger hurt?”Mia held Eva’s hand to comfort her. “Don’t be scared, Mommy. It won’t hurt after you put on some medicine and blow on it.”Eva did not have a chance to say a word.Yelena appeared with the first aid kit not long after that.While she was putting medicine on her wound, Nathan sent Finn a message.Finn arrived at the estate an hour later. He secretly put a red, velvet box in Nathan’s hands.Nathan took it from him calmly and asked in a whisper, “Are you sure it’s the one I told you to get?”“Yes, Mr. Langley.”Finn replied respectfully, but there were waves of emotion within him.Was his boss preparing
Nathan began getting busy after he was done giving Finn instructions. The desk was piled up with mountains of documents as usual. He felt a little tired after going through them and decided to leave the office early. He informed Finn to take him home to Thriving Dragon Bay.At a corner not far from Langley Corporation, Mason was hidden in the dark corner. His gaze was like a leopard out on the hunt as he stared hard at Langley Tower.Lucy was by his side. She was watching him quietly. Despite the vicious look on his face, Lucy was not frightened. She instead seemed to be more attracted to him.“Mason, I’ve done as you said. I told Hunter about my pregnancy, and Nathan Langley has agreed for us to get married. But you know as well that I’m not pregnant at all. What should I do next?”She spoke softly and lovingly. Lucy looked prepared to do anything for Mason.The hate in Mason’s eyes disappeared when he turned to look at Lucy.His tone softened, and so did the look in his eyes.
Early the next morning, news of Hunter Langley of the Langleys getting married was all over North City.The media was also having a field day covering this story.After all, the Langleys were an influential family, and Hunter was one of the heirs to the business. Many eyes were on him.However, Eva had no idea about this until Finn brought the children’s various teachers over to their house. She found out about this from Finn.Eva was astounded.It was because the bride was Lucy Quill!“Did you get this wrong? It’s Lucy Quill? The same Lucy Quill that I know?” She looked at Finn in disbelief.Finn answered confidently, “The very same Lucy Quill. Mason Young’s ex-fiancée.”Eva was stunned.How did this happen?Lucy was supposed to be very in love with Mason.She had even warned Eva to back off from being too close to Mason.Yet, Lucy was now suddenly getting married to Hunter Langley.What was going on?Finn explained to Eva when he saw how shocked she was, “Well… you do
Eva was stomping angrily at the ground. She snatched her phone from Nathan’s hand and said, “Why did you agree to it? This is against our agreement!”Nathan looked unperturbed. “How does this count as going against the agreement? None of the conditions stated inside says that your father can’t buy me a meal. He was sincere with his invitation. You heard it yourself. I wasn’t the one who invited myself to his birthday meal.”Eva was so mad that she could not say a word. All she could do was glare at him.Nathan did not really want to make her mad. Softening his tone, he cajoled her, “We can leave together if you don’t mind. We can take my car. It fits everyone in nicely. Also, it’s not convenient for Grandpa to move around. I can help you out with him for free, which is really worth it. What do you think?”Eva almost lost it.How could this man be so thick-skinned?When Nathan saw that she was not as angry as before, he smiled. “I’ll treat your silence as a yes. I’ll go in to help
Old Mr. Lane glanced at him and said, “You’re finally acting like a father.”Eugene had never reflected on himself when it came to treating his oldest daughter badly.He looked a little embarrassed and quickly said, “What are you talking about, Dad? When have I not acted like a father?”Old Mr. Lane said nothing and continued sipping his tea.Eva had a sardonic look on her face.How could Eugene say something like that?Eugene looked even more upset.In the end, it was Pamela who tried to smooth things over. “Everyone has experienced a time when they did stupid things, but at the end of the day, aren’t we all family? Now that Eva has found happiness, we should be happy for her as a family.”Eva was disgusted at how fake Pamela was.She still remembered everything they did when she returned to North City.However, they had conveniently forgotten everything!Eva was not in the mood to argue with them. Thus, she quietly drank her tea.Eugene was relieved to see that, and he co
The look in Queenie’s eyes became vicious. “Try it if you dare, Eva Lane. Anything you do to me, I’ll make sure to return it to you tenfold! I’m just tolerating you for now, but I’ll find a chance to get back at you. When that time comes, you’ll be dead!”Eva’s expression turned cold. She went up to Queenie with her hand raised, and she was about to slap her.Queenie did not expect Eva to do it, and she tried to dodge the slap.“You…”She was furious.“Get away from us!”Eva yelled at her angrily. Her patience for Queenie had completely run out.She felt disappointed at the same time.Why did Mason choose Queenie?Of all the people in the world, why Queenie?Eva’s grandfather still had not recovered from his anger after Queenie was chased off. He began coughing and wheezing.“Are you alright, Grandpa?”Eva quickly went forward to pat his back.Her grandfather waved her off and indicated he was fine, but he did not stop coughing.Eva quickly helped him into the house and p
It was not often that Eva would be in such a panicky mess. Nathan knew this must be serious. He immediately said, “Calm down. Go downstairs and get the bodyguards. Tell them to drive the children to the nearest hospital. I’m near the kindergarten right now. I’ll rush to the hospital immediately, and we’ll meet there.”The man spoke surely and confidently. His words were a comfort to her, and they helped calm Eva down.Eva finally got her emotions in check. She got up and ran downstairs. “Alright. I’ll get the bodyguards right now.”She hung up after that.The bodyguards did not waste any time when they received the order. They quickly headed upstairs and carried the children to the car to rush them to the hospital.20 minutes later, medical personnel were already prepared at the hospital doors as they waited with emergency beds.Nathan was present as well. When Eva’s car was parked, the personnel immediately carried the children out and sent them to the emergency room.Eva and N