Jordan was reading the fans' comments quietly in Rainbow Club.“These people are dumb.”He flung his tablet onto the sofa next to him and put his leg up on the table in a carefree manner. He grabbed a handful of peanuts and began snacking on them.Just let those people vent. It would not affect him, anyway.He was not the one being sued.Jordan made a mess of the table, and the cleaners at the club quickly came over to clear it, but Nolan stopped them.The cleaners left quickly after that.Nolan approached Jordan slowly and stared at the mess he made. He looked at Jordan’s calm expression and could not help asking, “Captain, UN Club wants to sue me and have me expelled.”“Yeah, I know.”Jordan did not seem to mind. “Let them do whatever they want. It's punishment enough that we’ve lost the tournament. What else do they want?”Were they planning to kick the club out of the tournament? Too bad. Rainbow Club had been eliminated by UN Club. They would not be competing in this y
Was her son too kind for his own good?Eva felt Max’s forehead with a grim expression and was relieved to find that he did not have a fever. She glared at him accusingly.“Not everyone out there is a good person. Stop defending him when he was the one who caused your hand to be injured so seriously.”“But he really might not have done it on purpose.”Max frowned and said to Eva, “There was a helpless look in his eyes when he pushed me. It looked like someone forced him to do it.”“Stop thinking about him. You should just focus on getting well.”Eva pushed the dessert in front of Max. “You should have more. Is there anything else you’d like to eat? I’ll make it for you now.”There was a sweet smile on her face, and Max forgot about Nolan after that.Nathan had been listening quietly in front of the door of his study. He looked thoughtful.He had heard what Max said.Nathan thought back about that day at the tournament. That young boy, Nolan Jenkins, might not have been Max’s m
Jordan was snacking on peanuts casually in Rainbow Club, and the table was in a mess because of him.The club’s manager, Andrew Watson, quickly walked over to him. He looked at the mess on the table and turned to look at Jordan snacking on the peanuts. He felt a headache coming on.“Jordan, stop eating. You’re in big trouble right now!”He showed Jordan the last statement from UN Club and sighed heavily. “Nolan’s parents have exposed what you did. Everyone wants an explanation from you right now.”Explanation?Jordan slowly finished his peanuts before looking at the statement.The contents were the same as before except the name had been changed from Nolan Jenkins to Jordan Shaw.“What is the internet saying?”“You’re being heavily criticized online right now. Everyone is asking for you to be kicked out of esports, and many of Rainbow Club’s fans have left as well.”Andrew sighed at this point.What should they do?Rainbow Club was eliminated by UN Club in this tournament, a
The next afternoon, Harry Shaw was taken away by the anti-corruption agency.He had to admit to his crimes as all the evidence was stacked against him.That afternoon, news of Harry Shaw being arrested spread like wildfire. The case was in the middle of an investigation, and it was said that the evidence was concrete. Harry Shaw did not have any chance of an acquittal.Jordan was training in the club when he received the news, and he fell sitting to the ground.“That’s impossible. My dad couldn't have been arrested!”Andrew sighed and showed him the news on the tablet. “See for yourself. It’s your dad. He’s waiting to be sentenced in jail.”“I have to see my dad. This is too much of a coincidence. Someone must've framed him!”Jordan ran out in a frenzy.Andrew did not stop him. He watched Jordan leave and silently prayed for them.Rainbow Club was established with Harry’s help. If he was arrested, they would not have any backing.When that time came, they would not be able to
The next two days, Eva patiently took care of Max. She refused to let him touch anything due to his hand injury.Even though Max kept insisting that his hand was now healed, she refused to listen.He was still growing, and she refused to let anything happen to him nor allow his injury to become a long-term chronic condition.Max was holed up at home for four to five days. On the sixth day, Rose came to visit.The moment she got in, she apologized to Eva and explained, “It wasn’t my intention to visit you so late, Eva. I’ve only just heard that Max was hurt. I was in Paris meeting a client a couple of days before. I heard the news the moment I came back.”She passed the present she prepared to Eva.It was an exquisitely wrapped-up box. Max would love it for sure. Eva took it from Rose and shook her head. “It’s fine, Rose. Max will be happy enough that you came.”“Really?”Rose exclaimed in delight and immediately went to see Max.Eva followed behind with a smile.The more time
Nathan looked worriedly at Eva after telling her about it.He knew that she did not like the people at Langley Manor, but Old Mr. Langley was very worried and kept insisting on seeing Max. As his grandson, it was difficult for Nathan to reject his request.After all, Old Mr Langley did truly dote on him and the children.Nathan frowned when Eva said nothing and continued, “If it’s too difficult for you, we can forget about it. I can bring them over after my meeting.”“Oh.”Eva snapped out of it when she heard his voice. She shook her head. “It’s no problem at all. I’ll bring them over tomorrow. Don’t worry.”“Alright.”Nathan’s expression relaxed. “It’s just lunch. You don’t need to be so reserved about it. Come back after you’re done.”“Alright.”Eva agreed, but she frowned and said nothing else.He had no idea what she was worried about.The Langleys had formidable personalities and harbored bad intentions. However, she was Nathan’s wife. It was already set in stone that s
Old Mr. Langley kept his promise and personally peeled some shrimp before putting it on Max’s plate.However, Max did not eat it and gave it to Mia instead.“What a considerate child who dotes on his sister.”Old Mr. Langley smiled widely and pressed down on Max’s little hand that was handing Mia the shrimp. He smiled and said, “Alright, I know you dote on your sister. I’ll peel some shrimp for her too. You should enjoy yours.”“Thank you, Great-Grandpa.”Max and Mia hugged him on each arm. “Great-Grandpa treats us the best.”“You’re good kids.”Old Mr. Langley cheered up even more. He took out two little crystal figurines and gave them to the children.“This is my present for you.”The crystals were translucent and bright, and they could tell that it was expensive. The children accepted them happily, but they did not forget to look at Eva.She gave them each a knock on the head.“Aren’t you supposed to be thanking your Great-Grandpa?”“Thank you, Great-Grandpa!”The child
Lucy had been busy thinking about how to get rid of the baby inside Queenie.She had come up with many cruel plans recently and kept thinking about them at night while in bed. Her entire life was almost occupied by this.Despite coming up with a good plan, Lucy did not have the opportunity to act on it.That was because she could not get anywhere near Queenie. They were never friends, and now, they were even considered enemies. It was not a good sight for a current girlfriend and a former girlfriend to be meeting each other.She had no way of going through with the plan!That was why Lucy decided to approach Eva.“Eva, Mason has always treated you well. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to see him marry Queenie Lane. The only way to stop this is if we both work together, do you understand?”Lucy took a deep breath and tried to patiently talk Eva into this. “It'll be too late for you once he marries Queenie Lane!”This woman was crazy!Eva looked at her in astonishment and later shook
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