Mason drank another mouthful of hard liquor inside the office.He wanted to get drunk, but he did not feel drunk at all after drinking so many glasses.Hah.Even the liquor was against him.Mason struggled to stand as he stumbled.The office door opened when he reached out for more liquor.Queenie walked in quickly.She was in a plain, white dress. Her makeup was light, making her look docile and sweet. There was a blur in front of Mason’s eyes.Was that Eva?Did she come to see him because she missed him?He stood quietly where he was. When Queenie approached him, he grabbed her into his arms.The man’s embrace was safe and warm. He hugged Queenie tightly.This delighted Queenie.Mason was finally hugging her!Mason whispered in her ear. “Eva, you’re finally here to see me.”Queenie was dumbstruck to hear Eva’s name.Did he think she was Eva?Eva still had a place in his heart!When she heard him call out to Eva, Queenie pushed him hard.Mason stumbled. He took a
Eva could not help shaking her head when she heard his words.How else could things be between her and Nathan?They got married only because of the children.Eva took a gentle breath at this thought.Old Mr. Lane patted her head softly when he saw her this way.“You shouldn’t be overthinking things.”“Now that you’re husband and wife, you’ll be spending your lives together. Don’t be so stubborn over little matters and live your life well.”Eva felt complex emotions when Old Mr. Lane said that.Should she listen to him?Even though there had been a slight change in her relationship with Nathan, it was very minor.It was not that easy for her to fall in love with him.Eva knew that very well.All she wanted to do now was to make sure her children were living a good life. When it came to relationships, she felt nothing.The children were enough for her.Eva held Old Mr. Lane’s hand cheekily at this thought.“I understand, Grandpa. Don’t worry.”She was doing quite well now
Mia pulled Eva over to have a seat.She pointed at the soup and the bacon at the side with a proud look.“Look, Mommy, I grilled the bacon myself.”“Really?”Max said, “I wonder who was the one who helped with flipping the bacon.”Mia stuck her tongue out adorably at Max when he exposed her.She did not let him help her!They pulled Eva over to sit, but Eva did not move.She stood where she was and stared coldly at Mason.“Why didn’t you say anything before taking them away? What do you want?”Mason felt a little dazed when he heard her words.Eva’s voice was cold. It was like a knife that stabbed right through his heart.Was she mad at him?Why had he forgotten that their relationship was no longer the same as before?It was normal for her to be mad.If this was before, she would never talk to him this way.Mason began mumbling at this thought.“When have I ever asked for your permission when I wanted to take the children with me?”Eva was taken aback at this.It wa
Randy took the menu to have a look after Nathan was done ordering.“Hey, you love these dishes too. How about if I order them as well?”Smiling, he ordered a few more dishes before returning the menu to the waiter.Nathan did not object, and they began chatting.It was then that two waiters passed them by as they chatted.“Hey, did you see that pair of twins, the boy and the girl? They’re pretty.”“Where are they?”“They’re seated at the table by the window. They're really good-looking children. That man is handsome, and the woman is pretty. They’re a really good-looking family.”“Stop ogling them. They can be the most beautiful family in the world and they still won't be yours.”The waiters left while laughing.Nathan frowned.Good-looking twins who were a boy and a girl. Could they be his children?His eyes searched the tables next to the window, and he immediately spotted four people seated at the table.It was Eva, the children, and Mason Young!What was he doing ther
When he saw Eva leaving, Nathan quickly carried Mia in his arms and followed behind.Mason got flustered.He called out to her. “Eva, are you leaving just like that? We haven’t had cake yet.”“You can have it on your own, Mr. Young.”Eva walked out of the restaurant without looking back.Mason clenched his fists as he watched her slender figure walk away.Why?Every time he thought that she finally cared about him, Nathan would appear and give him a hard dose of reality.He was nothing to Eva!The family of four quickly left the restaurant. Finn was surprised to see them walk out and came up to them.Mr. Langley was supposed to be with a client.Why did he end up walking out with Mrs. Langley and the children?However, he had worked with Nathan for a long time and immediately sensed that Nathan was not in a good mood. He was smart enough to choose to be silent.“Go in and accompany Randy Lake.”Nathan instructed him coldly as he led Eva to her car.He would be driving th
Before Queenie could finish her sentence, a bodyguard raised his hand up high.A crisp slap was heard. Queenie’s head tilted to the side from the impact, and she felt the corner of her mouth hurt.There was a bloody and salty scent, and Queenie felt something warm on her mouth. After licking it, she screamed like a pig about to be slaughtered.“I’m bleeding!”Nathan glared coldly at her, and she immediately shut up.It hurt!This man did not sympathize with her just because she was a woman. He took action when he felt like it, and even Mason was nothing in his eyes.Queenie was really scared.When he saw her finally acting obediently, Nathan spoke to her coldly.“The next time I hear you bad-mouth Eva, it won’t be just a simple slap.”Queenie trembled.It was then that Mason approached them.He was just done with dinner and even had a couple of bites of the cake. By the time he realized it, Nathan’s men had already caught hold of Queenie.She was someone he was making use
Mason raised his eyes to look at Lucy when she asked him the question in concern. He did not say anything.She had no right to question how he lived his life.“Why are you here?”Lucy was reminded of something when Mason asked her the question. She gave him a box that she had been holding.It was exquisite and had a nice feel to it.Mason looked at it from under the street lights outside his house. He frowned at Lucy.“What’s this?”“It’s your present. I picked it specially for you. It’s a pair of cufflinks.”Lucy smiled warmly at him. “Happy birthday, Mason.”Oh, they were cufflinks.Mason did not say anything. He nodded gently and put the box into his pocket.“Thank you.”He felt a little dizzy from drinking too much and was stumbling.Lucy quickly helped him up.“Why did you drink so much? You should take better care of yourself."She shook her head slightly and helped him inside the house. She helped him to the sofa before going to get him a glass of hot water.Lucy
Nathan showed Eva the invitation after receiving it.“Do you want to go?" He looked at her in concern. “I can reject the invitation if you don’t feel like going.”It was not his grandfather's or father’s party. This was just Sue Evans.They were not obligated to attend the party.When she saw how nonchalant he was about this, Eva shook her head in exasperation.“Let’s attend it together on that day.”She was his wife now, and she could not avoid such things forever.Eva would need to face all this one day.Nathan smiled when Eva accepted the invitation. There was a happy glint in his eye.Eva smiled and said to him, “By the way, I’ll prepare her birthday present. I’ll put together some flowers personally and deliver them to Sue.”They would need flowers and flower baskets as decorations for the party.Nathan and Sue were considered from the same generation, and it was difficult to get an appropriate gift for her. Flowers seemed like a good idea.Nathan nodded approvingly.
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