The woman smiled demurely when she heard Nathan’s question.Eva looked at her and saw that she was dressed quite classily and elegantly. Her smile was soft and sweet. Eva could not help glancing at her a few times.The woman said, “I’m here today because I heard it’s Sue’s birthday. I came to see her.”“Oh.”Nathan nodded and introduced her to Eva, “Eva, this is Rose Lawson.”Eva immediately understood their relationship.Rose was a Lawson.The Lawsons were family friends of the Langleys, and Rose had been overseas all these years.However, she had returned.Rose smiled and shook Eva’s hand. There was a warm smile on her face. “You must be Eva. I couldn’t make it back in time when I heard Nathan was getting married. What a pity.”“That’s alright. We got married in a rush.”Rose smiled when she heard this.“Time passes by really quickly. I can’t believe the young boy from when we were children is married.”Young boy?Was Nathan younger than her?Eva looked at Nathan in sl
Sue got even angrier when she saw how protective her son was of Lucy.This was horrible!She wanted to berate Lucy further, but there were still guests around. It would only make Sue lose more dignity.Moreover, Hunter cared a lot about Lucy.Sue decided to let this be as Lucy was pregnant with his child.Her face was grim, and she grunted coldly at the sight of Lucy’s pitiful face.“Just be more careful the next time you decide to pull something like this!”Sue turned and went to chat with the other guests who had not left.Lucy looked incredibly upset as she bit her lip.Sue had embarrassed her in front of all the other guests!Hunter knew Lucy was in a bad mood. He held her hand tightly in his.“Don’t feel bad about this, Lulu. Mom was just angered by what Uncle Nathan did.”“I know.” Lucy forced a smile. “I’m feeling a little tired. I’m going upstairs for some rest. You should stay.”“Don’t worry. I’m here for you.”Hunter watched her head upstairs before seeing off t
Meanwhile, outside the training room, the staff at the youth training camp informed Felix about what was happening in the youth training camp.“Mr. Hopper, Liam is stirring up trouble with Young Mr. Max. Should we stop him?” Max Lane was Mr. Langley’s son, after all.He came from a powerful family, and the staff were especially attentive toward him.The entire club’s higher management knew how unique his status was.That was why they quickly reported to Felix when they saw Liam taunting Max.Felix shook his head.“We don’t need to do anything.” Huh?The staff looked at him in astonishment.“Liam has always been arrogant, and he has been throwing his weight around because of how influential his family is. He doesn't even respect the higher management of the club. It’s time he's taught a lesson.”Felix smiled. There was a bright glint in his eye. “If Max Lane can beat him, then it'll be time to shuffle the official team members.” The staff immediately understood what to do
Max looked at him calmly. “You can choose which position you’d like for the next two rounds.”“Mid lane mage and top lane tank.” Liam clenched his teeth and said coldly, “I’ve given you a chance. Don’t complain about me bullying you.”“Sure.”Max smiled and continued picking his character.In order to make this competition fair, they used the same character for their mid lane and top lane fights.They fought using the mid lane mage first.This time, Max was the one who picked the character, and he chose Fizz, which Liam also picked.A look of glee flashed in Liam’s eyes.“Oh no!”Harvey slapped his thigh. “You shouldn’t have picked Fizz. That’s the mid lane mage that Liam plays the best with!”Liam had gotten into the official team using Fizz.Max was done for!Liam smiled when he saw Harvey getting nervous.Harvey was aware of Liam’s history.However, it was too late!There were three rounds to their solo fight. It was alright to lose the first round. All Liam needed to
Felix rejected him directly, and it upset Howard and his wife.Mrs. Gregson immediately stepped forward and said in a shrill voice, “Are you sure you can’t kick him out of the club?”“I’m sure.”Felix stared straight at them. “This isn’t someone you can kick out just like that. He's my boss’ son.”“That’s just the son of a minor club’s owner. Can he compare to my husband?”Mrs. Gregson pulled Liam to her. “Whoever bullies my son won’t get away with it!”“Sorry, I can’t kick him out of the club.” Felix did not bother to explain this further and immediately stood next to Max.Mrs. Gregson was about to lose her temper over Felix’s rude attitude when she heard the honk of a car behind her.Everyone looked in the direction of the honking.It was a black Rolls-Royce Phantom with a unique plate of four number eights. This represented who the owner of the car was.Howard could not help exclaiming.“Is that Mr. Langley’s car?” He went forward quickly to welcome him with Mrs. Greg
Max was not even six yet and his skin was fair and soft.The bruise stood out like a sore thumb.Eva parked the car and frowned as she held his hand in hers.“Mommy?”Max looked at her questioningly. She asked coolly, “What happened?”He was fine before he went to the club this morning!What happened to him at the club?Max quickly told her what happened when he saw how worried she was.“There was an older boy named Liam Gregson who was bullying everyone in the club. He was an official team member and insisted on having a solo fight with the children in the youth training camp. I challenged him to a fight and he pushed me.”Max talked about this casually, but Eva's chest tightened.This was exactly what happened at Elite Kindergarten before.However, this boy was worse than that child from the kindergarten!“What happened to the boy?”Eva frowned. “Why didn’t his parents teach him not to bully other children? Come on, take me to them.”“I’m fine, Mommy.”Max quickly stop
“That’s fine.”Smiling, Eva placed a piece of shrimp on Max’s plate. “I’ll be looking forward to it.”“That’s great.”Rose winked cheekily. “I’ll prevent you from kicking me out of annoyance by bringing lots of delicious food over.”She looked so cute when she said that and Eva could not help laughing.Rose was such a nice person.She was a highly-regarded family member of the Lawsons, but she was easy to get along with.Rose was much better than a certain somebody.A dark look flashed in her eyes.Nathan went to the study as usual after dinner to complete some work.Eva accompanied the children to do their revision. Their tutor had given them some homework.Rose helped out with their homework as well.She was always smiling and was very patient with the children. Rose was able to teach the children several different ways of solving a problem, which enlightened their little minds.It was not difficult for the children to take a strong liking to her.“Ms. Rose is really ni
The atmosphere got even more tense when Elena said that.Sue and James did not show it, but they were sneering in their hearts.'Stir this up! The bigger the trouble, the better!'It was best if she could ruin the night!Nathan looked frostily at Elena and spoke coolly, “She's better compared to certain short-sighted people.”Elena choked at his reply. It angered her. “Who are you talking about?”“Hmph.”Nathan ignored her and turned away coldly. His snub at her fueled Elena further.“Stop being so arrogant, Nathan Langley!”A crisp sound of porcelain cracking was heard, and this startled everyone.Old Mr. Langley had smashed his cup on the floorHe was looking frighteningly upset. Frowning, he swept a cold look at Elena.Her heart skipped a beat when she caught the look, and she quickly lowered her head.When Elena became silent, Old Mr. Langley berated them frostily, “Have you had enough?!”Robert also looked at them unhappily.Elena had crossed the line for causing su
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