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
Eva gripped her phone hard and lowered her voice. She asked icily, “What do you want?”Woah, that was a huge reaction to Raven.Raven smiled. “Don’t be nervous. I was just told to ask you why you didn't use the 300 million given to you and chose to get investors instead?”Eva snorted coldly.“What does this have to do with you? I don’t want anything from that woman!”The 300 million Raven was talking about was the money delivered to Eva by Raven and Tyler on her wedding day.Inside the underground garage of Cloudy Hills Estate were all of the luxury cars Wanda had given Eva. The property and car deeds were all inside the cars, and even the bank card with the 300 million was in there.However, Eva never touched any of it.She did not care for them at all.Eva did not want anything from that woman!Raven smiled when she heard Eva being so resistant against Wanda. “This might have nothing to do with me, but Aunt Wanda won’t be happy with you acting this way.”“Her unhappiness h
It was 5:30 pm when Eva parked her car outside Elite International Bilingual Kindergarten.A few minutes later, all of the kindergarten children rushed out in excitement with Miss Cheney and Miss Linderman watching over them.Eva immediately spotted Max and Mia, who were next to Miss Cheney.“Mia, Max!”She smiled and waved at both of them. The children immediately rushed to her side when they heard her voice.“Mommy!”They called out to her in unison and jumped into her arms.Eva breathed in gently, taking in the sweet scent of milk on them. She kissed them on their cheeks happily.She brought them into the car, but the children looked left and right in search of Nathan.“Where’s Daddy?”Mia gently tugged on her braid. “Why didn’t Daddy come to pick us up?”They had gotten used to Nathan chauffeuring them to and from school recently.It felt strange not to see Nathan around.Eva closed the door and explained, “Your daddy is busy with work tonight. He can’t pick you up.”
“How about another round?”A smile appeared on Nathan’s lips as he provoked Julian with a taunting look.“Hit me!”Julian clenched his teeth. “I don’t believe I won’t win something tonight!”He went head-to-head with Nathan and insisted on continuing the poker game. Tristan and Connor could not help covering their eyes.They could not bear to see the results!It was past eight in the morning by the time they were done.Julian was depressed as he entered the room Finn had prepared for him and fell onto the bed head first.“You’re inhuman, Nathan Langley!”He howled sadly. “How could you take my money like this? I’ll never play poker with you again!”His howling echoed all over Dragon Court, making the other three burst into laughter.This rascal always said that after losing money, but he was the one who insisted on playing poker every single time.All four of them had stayed up the entire night. Now that the game had ended, they returned to their rooms for some sleep.Mean
Someone was already reaching out to Max to join a professional team?Nathan raised his eyebrow slightly.“Who is that?”“It’s this person. He says his club is called KR.”Max quickly gave his contact to Nathan.Nathan forwarded the information to Finn.Three minutes later, Nathan received a comprehensive document detailing the background of KR Club.KR Club was one of the biggest gaming clubs in the country. They were ranked sixth on the esports club rankings and were quite well-known.This proved Max’s ability and talents in esports as a club like this was interested in him. They even approached him personally to join them.His son was outstanding!Nathan smiled and rubbed Max’s hair gently.“Not bad. You’re pretty incredible.”“Of course! It’s because I’m Max Lane.”Max puffed up his little chest. “I’d like to join a club and become a professional gamer too, Daddy.”Huh?Nathan looked at him and carefully contemplated this. He nodded in agreement.This little guy did
“We’ve memorized everything!”The children replied in unison and began reciting what they memorized out loud.A smile appeared on the tutor’s face while listening to them. The tutor nodded in satisfaction.Their studies were progressing well.Eva rubbed her cheeks numbly outside the door.When their lesson was over, Eva pulled the tutor aside while the tutor was walking out.“I’d like to find out about the children’s lesson progress.” Eva looked at her seriously, “Please give me your honest feedback.”“No problem, Mrs. Langley.”The tutor smiled and said, “The children have a photographic memory and are very good at remembering information. They can remember lessons very well if they focus, and it makes their study process even easier.“They also have strong comprehension and are good at problem-solving.”The tutor concluded, “It has been many years since I taught such intelligent children.”Were they that amazing?This excited Eva as she smiled and walked the tutor out.
Meanwhile, at Cloudy Hills Estate, Eva was happily tending to the flowers in her garden.Nathan had filled the garden with Arabian Jasmines and Lady Slipper Orchids. There were also the crab cactuses she had planted.These flowers were high-end and valuable, and there was no room to be callous with them.Yelena helped her out at the side.It was then that an unwanted guest arrived at Cloudy Hills Estate. It was Mason.He was holding a huge batch of seedlings. They looked like crab cactuses, and he was walking toward Eva with a bleak look on his face.“Eva.”He handed her the seedlings and said softly, “These seedlings are compensation for you.”Compensation?Eva glanced at him coldly. She immediately realized what they were for.He was here to compensate for the crab cactuses Queenie had destroyed the last time.Unfortunately for him, she did not want them.“That's not necessary.”Eva rejected him coldly, saying, “I’ve said it before, Mr. Young. I never want to see you her
Eva had managed a flower shop for many years, and putting a bouquet together was not difficult for her.She had a beautiful bouquet of tulips and lilies in her hand in less than five minutes.Eva looked at it with satisfaction. She handed the bouquet to Yelena and quickly went off to change.She could not be wearing her dirty work clothes to see Nathan’s sister.After Eva changed and got the bouquet, Nathan had also arrived in his car.She brought the bouquet into the car and showed it to him with a smile.“What do you think?”“Not bad.”Nathan replied casually and stepped on the accelerator.Meanwhile, on the North City Second Ring Road, a black Porsche Cayenne was speeding along. Hunter and Lucy were seated inside.They were also on their way to the airport.Lucy was dressed appropriately and looked quite classy. She turned to Hunter and asked curiously.“What's your Aunt Elena’s temperament like?”“Normal.”Frowning, Hunter explained, “Aunt Elena is Grandpa’s only daug
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