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
Nathan could not help feeling frustrated, and he burst out angrily. “Weren’t you watching over them? How could you be so careless? Is this what you meant by taking care of them?”Eva was not able to retort to anything Nathan was yelling at her.She was already blaming herself for not watching over the children properly.If not, nothing like this would have happened to them.The more she thought about it, the sadder she was, and Eva could no longer hold back her tears.Eva was emotionally unstable, and she suddenly saw black as she stumbled. She almost fell.“What’s… What’s wrong?”Nathan’s expression changed. He quickly held her by the arms.Eva said nothing. Her pretty face was white as a sheet.Nathan felt a pang of pain in his heart when he saw her that way. He got frustrated with himself. What was wrong with him?How could he blame her for this?He was the children’s father, and he was not always by their side either. He was also hugely responsible for this.If he had
Nathan frowned.He could tell from the Chief of Medicine’s tone that things were not as simple as they seemed to be. He agreed and said, “Alright.”Eva followed as well. They went into the hospital’s meeting room and sat down.After that, the Chief of Medicine went straight to the point. “After conducting multiple check-ups, we discovered a virus inside the children. This virus is a new variant found overseas. It hasn’t appeared in our country yet. "Someone must have purposely exposed them to it. The symptoms will appear quite fast among patients. So, they must have come in contact with it during the day. Currently, this virus requires a vaccine to curb it, but… this vaccine is currently unavailable in the country.”He looked even more somber when he said the last sentence. Eva’s heart tightened. She asked anxiously, “What should we do now?”The Chief of Medicine replied, “We have currently updated our situation to the International Medical Forum. We’re trying to reach out g
Eva was on the brink of breakdown. Her face was covered in tears, and she was trembling. “This is all my fault. Why didn’t I watch over them properly? I’m sorry, I’m so sorry… I've let both of you down…”Nathan felt terrible as well. He did not blame her for all this happening, especially when he saw her this way. He could only hug her in his arms. “Don’t blame yourself. This isn’t your fault. This is all my fault.”Eva fell into his arms. He was the last thing in this world that was still keeping her sane. Her voice trembled as she asked, “Please save the children, Nathan. You can do anything, right?”Nathan patted her gently on the back. “I’ve used every connection I have to get the vaccine.”Eva cried even harder when she heard that.Even Nathan could not get his hands on the vaccine after using all of his connections. If this continued, her children would not be able to make it.She was falling apart.Nathan was worried she would faint again. He quickly took her into the roo
This time, that woman did not lie to Eva.The vaccine was under the tree, but it was buried beneath it.The soil in this area had signs of someone having dug it previously.Eva looked around. There were no tools for her to use. She decided to use her hands to dig up the soil.After a while, she finally dug up a box. She opened it to find the vaccine in a glass bottle. There was also some ice placed next to it.Nathan had just climbed over the wall. When he saw this, there was a complicated look on his face.Eva cried out of happiness. “The children are saved. Let’s go back to the hospital.”Nathan nodded. He left the park with her, and they sped toward the hospital.…The children’s condition was getting worse. Their heart rates kept dropping.Efforts were being put in by the Chief of Medicine and the team of experts to save them. However, the virus was too potent. Even the medication previously used no longer had any effect.It was then when a nurse hurried inside to report
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