They were being ignored!Queenie looked upset and turned to tug at Mason gently.“Should we stay, Mason?”“Of course, we should.”Mason patted the back of her hand gently. “Didn’t we promise we would accompany Grandpa for dinner?”“Alright.”Queenie calmed down, but the look on Mason’s face was dark. He headed outside and pulled her along with him.Eva was outside.The flowers at Cloudy Hills Estate were doing well. The sight of them cheered Eva up, and she was in a much better mood.She had planted many Grand Duke of Tuscany Jasmines and crab cactuses. It was time to patiently harvest them.This was especially for the Grand Duke of Tuscany Jasmines. They were growing so well that they could now be propagated.Eva rolled up her sleeves and stepped inside the garden. The children stood outside obediently to pass her the gardening tools. All three of them began getting busy.“I want to help too.”Nathan tried to help by watching how Eva did it.“Stop.”Eva stopped him. “De
Eva began chattering away at the mention of the land. She was quite meticulous about her plans.Nathan was relieved to see her looking better now that her attention had been diverted.However, there was still a cold look deep inside his eyes.Queenie had to be taught a lesson.Outside Cloudy Hills Estate, Queenie got into the car with Mason. She looked angry.Mason’s expression was dark.“Eva was bullying us because Nathan Langley was there. She was abusing his power.“She’s forgotten how good you were to her before she got together with him. Just look at the way she treated us. She’s a slut who worships the rich and bullies the poor.“I’ll make her apologize to us one day!”Queenie kept going on and on while Mason looked increasingly upset.“Enough!” he shouted at her. “There's a limit to being stubborn. What are you trying to prove by provoking Eva continuously?”Queenie had never been yelled at by Mason before, and she was startled by it.Was he defending Eva?She was
Silence returned to Lane Residence. However, Queenie’s disheveled look was now trending on the internet.[Queenie Lane is actually working as a bargirl.][Clients are unhappy with Queenie Lane as a bargirl because she can’t hold her liquor.]Similar posts were all over the internet.The next day, the words ‘Queenie Lane is a bargirl’ became the highest searched term on the internet.Mason read the news on his phone in the office of Scope Investments.He was watching a video recorded by a random passerby last night.Queenie’s clothes had been torn to shreds, and she was lying disheveled on the ground as a crowd gathered around her.It really was her.One look at the condition of her clothes informed Mason of what had happened to her last night.Just as he had thought, she was an indecent woman!Mason felt even more disgusted with Queenie.Queenie had woken up in Lane Residence. She was sitting on her bed and trembling while reading the posts online.How did this spread all
“I…”Finn gulped. “Yes, Mr. Langley.” He had no idea what his boss was thinking, but it was best not to ask.Finn felt bad for Mrs. Langley, who had put in so much effort into the business proposal.Nathan gently knocked on the car’s handle, and Finn immediately shut up. After that, his cold voice spoke up again.“Her project can only land on Convergence Investments.”Convergence Investments?Finn was stunned.Convergence Investments was a company owned privately by Nathan!No one knew about it. Only Finn and the CEO of Convergence Investments knew that Nathan was the real boss behind the company.Convergence Investments was a small medium enterprise on the surface, but it was really the country’s top investor in some huge projects.Finn immediately understood.Mr. Langley wanted to be the one to invest in Mrs. Langley’s project.What an indirect way for him to be courting his wife. Finn could not help but be amazed by the idea.“Yes, Mr. Langley!”Meanwhile, in Thrivin
Stanley was apologetic, but Eva was fine with it.She was worried that these companies would invest in her project because of Nathan, but now, it looked like she was worried for nothing.It made sense that the company’s CEO would prioritize profit.Eva stood up without fuss and smiled again at Stanley.“Thank you for the hospitality, Mr. Goldman. I’ll be leaving now.”“Alright. Have a safe journey, Mrs. Langley.”Stanley smiled and saw her off to the elevator. He walked away only after Eva stepped into it.When he returned to his office, Stanley immediately called Finn.“Mr. Miller, I did as you asked.”Finn nodded. “Thank you. I’ll update Mr. Langley about this.”“I believe you’ve informed the other CEOs about this?”“Of course. Don’t worry, Mr. Miller. I’ll make sure that whatever you and Mr. Langley need will be done well. There won’t be a problem.”“Alright.”Stanley’s smile got wider after hanging up.Meanwhile, at the CEO's office of Starlight Investments.Eva was
Eva returned to the main house and lay limply on the sofa.After visiting several investment companies, she was mentally exhausted even though it was not really physically tiring.She relaxed for a few minutes before calling Nathan on the phone.After he picked it up, she heard his deep voice that was as melodious as the cello coming from the other end of the call. She felt refreshed by it and slowly smiled.“Thank you, Nathan. I did it. Convergence Investments has agreed to invest two million in my project.”“Congratulations.”“Let me buy you and Finn dinner tonight to thank both of you for helping me out!”Eva said this with a smile. She was enthusiastic about it, but Nathan’s face fell at the other end of the phone.She wanted to buy dinner for him and Finn?Nathan was the one helping her. What did this have to do with Finn?Finn was perking up his ears to listen in to the conversation when Nathan turned to look at Finn thoughtfully.There was a cold glint in his boss’ ey
“Congratulations, Eva.”“Mommy, congratulations to you.”Smiling, Eva picked up her glass to return the toast to all three of them. “Thank you.”Nathan and Eva drank the red wine while the children gulped down their juice.After that, all four of them began digging into their meal. The children were still too young, and Eva patiently helped them peel the shrimps, deshell the scallops, and prepare the crab meat.The children ate happily, but she did not eat much.She suddenly noticed her plate was filled with crab meat that had been peeled for her. She looked up and saw Nathan staring at her.This made Eva feel a little awkward.“You should eat too.”Nathan clinked glasses with her and coughed softly. “What are your next plans?”When it came to talking about work, Eva immediately became focused.“I’ll be reclaiming the land and planting boutique flowers, of course!”Eva began talking about it excitedly. “I’ve already decided on the land to reclaim. It’s not far from Cloudy H
Nathan’s arm was on her waist.Half of his body was on hers. No wonder it felt so heavy!Eva pouted as she carefully moved his arm away.The moment she lifted it, the man opened his eyes in a daze.“Morning.”Eva felt her cheek turn slightly hot when she looked into his deep eyes.Memories from last night begin to flood into her mind.Did she… let him kiss her?She also said she would let him take advantage of her when she was in a happy mood?How embarrassing!She turned to look away in embarrassment and accidentally caught him smiling.“Stop smiling!”The woman was mad, which only served to amuse Nathan even further.“Fine, I’ll stop smiling. Are you happy right now? Can I take advantage of you again?”Eva gritted her teeth in anger when she heard his teasing tone.She clenched her fists and glared at him.“How could you take advantage of the situation?!”“I didn’t.”Nathan sat up slowly. The blanket slipped off of him to reveal his exquisite collarbone.It was sex
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