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