Earlier in the afternoon, Mason had ended a call inside the wooden house in the center of the lake. He lit up a cigar for himself.The cigar smoke filled the wooden house, and the smell stayed for a long time. Eva kept coughing from the stench.She did not enjoy the smell of smoke.Nathan never smoked in front of her, and she seldom connected with others. At most, she would meet someone who smoked when she delivered flowers. However, she would still consciously keep a distance from smokers.It might be because she was pregnant because Eva felt that the smoke was particularly disgusting.She could not take it.Mason paused when he saw her coughing non-stop. He looked at the cigar in his hand and inhaled it deeply.He blew the smoke into Eva’s face.The thick smoke caused Eva to cough even more violently, and her face turned red.Mason laughed when he saw her this way.“What’s wrong? Don’t you enjoy the smell of smoke? What a coincidence. I love it a lot.”He pulled the chair
Mason cursed as he flung the empty food bag to the ground.“I fed you even though you’re a slut. I didn’t let you go hungry even though all the food was finished. It’s all for you. Don’t you see how well I treat you?”Mason laughed and looked at Eva sardonically as he sat on the chair next to her.All there was to do now was wait for Queenie’s arrival.Night came, and Mason turned quiet. They could hear Queenie rowing the boat.She was finally here.Mason smiled and turned on the light at the door of the wooden house. Queenie immediately spotted the dim light. She quickly rowed the boat toward the house.Once she got to shore, she entered the house with the bags. She immediately spotted Eva sitting on the wooden bed.Eva’s hair was a mess, and she looked pale. She had not washed up nor groomed herself for quite a while. She no longer looked as beautiful as before. The disheveled Eva remained sitting where she was.Her wrists were tightly bound, and she was also tied up on the
“Let me go, Mason.”Queenie begged in a small voice. She felt the threat of death and looked fearfully at Mason.There was a crazed look in Mason's eyes, and his expression was grim. There was no sign of his usual warm and gentle self.He was a madman!Queenie was really scared. She quickly said in a soft tone, “Don’t be mad, Mason. I love you. Why won’t I listen to you? I was just slightly hesitant just now.”Hah. Slightly hesitant?Mason was not buying it. He pushed Queenie to the side.“You’re just a shameless slut. How dare you claim to love me? You planned it when you climbed into my bed, and you’re still expecting me to be nice to you? Do you really think I like you?”She must be dreaming!Queenie was pushed by Mason heavily to the ground. She felt a pain in her belly and tried to sit up in a daze. She looked at Mason in disbelief.“What are you doing? The baby in my belly is yours!”The baby?It was just an abomination!This slut did not deserve to have his baby.T
Queenie struggled and screamed for help in the cold lake. Her hands kept waving in a fluster on the water's surface.“Help!”The woman’s pitiful screams were heard everywhere.Nathan and others quietly looked at her awful predicament. Nathan narrowed his eyes.Mason was really cruel.Queenie was pregnant with his baby, but he threw her into the water without hesitation. Queenie could not swim, and if no one saved her, she would be dead.That would be two lives lost at once.Suddenly, there was the sound of someone swimming quickly in the water. Nathan turned to look and saw a figure moving quickly inside the water like a speeding fish as it headed straight toward Queenie.Who was it?As Nathan wondered about this, he frowned.This was bad!That person was making too big of a movement and did not attempt to hide their presence. This could alert Mason about people being out here!While he was thinking about this, the man had already reached Queenie. He grabbed the struggling
Mason put his hand on his belt. He was smiling savagely as he was about to take it off. However, Nathan and the bodyguards got to the shore just then and kicked the door of the house open.“Stop!”Nathan yelled out. He kicked the shocked Mason to the ground.He stepped on Mason continuously, which Mason was unprepared for. Mason was in a daze, and every part of him was in pain from the attack.How did Nathan arrive so quickly?That stupid woman, Queenie, must have led all these people here!Mason clenched his teeth and attempted to get up. However, Nathan’s bodyguards kicked him and pressed him down.He looked up grimly at Nathan and could not stop laughing savagely.“I see you’re finally here. Too bad you arrived too early. If you were just a little late, I could've put on a good show for you. You’re a pitiful man too, Nathan Langley. Hahaha!” Nathan kicked him hard in the stomach the moment he said this.Mason felt the pain and curled up like a huge shrimp. He coughed viol
He almost drowned!Mason took deep breaths of air. He was about to say something when the bodyguards pressed his head into the water again.Splashing was heard.Mason kept struggling, and the bodyguards pulled him out of the water just as he was about to suffocate.This repeated several times, and Mason kept brushing by death’s door. His lungs felt like they could explode, but he was unable to retaliate. He could only allow himself to be tortured.When the bodyguards pulled him out of the water once more, Mason breathed in hard. He had drunk a lot of water, and his stomach had become round from it.Mason fell to the ground like a dead dog when the bodyguards finally released him. He was breathless as he kept heaving air.“Nathan Langley.”Mason stared at him. “Don’t be a good-for-nothing. Kill me if you’re a man.”What else could Nathan do but torture Mason?He was just a pitiful bug who did not dare to kill Mason!The veins on Nathan’s forehead throbbed when he saw how arro
Once the boat had drifted quite a distance away, Gavin and his men clapped their hands and left.It was now up to Mason if he lived or died.However, it did not matter if he lived.Mason’s limbs were broken. He was as good as dead even if he was treated, and it would matter even less now that he was in the middle of the sea.After Gavin and his men drove off, Tyler and Raven appeared. They stared at the wooden boat drifting in the sea. Raven frowned.“What should we do now, Tyler?”“He deserves this.”Tyler smiled darkly. “If Aunt Wanda was the one who handled this, he wouldn't even have gotten a chance to live. It’s probably best that Gavin did this. None of us have to get our hands dirty.”Raven nodded at his words.“Gavin is a vicious man. Those are shark-infested waters. Look at the boat he got Mason. All it'll take is a big wave to knock it over. Mason is covered in blood, and he’s going to attract lots of sharks.”Tyler turned to get into the car. He did not give Mason
Mia’s sweet was given to her by Nathan on her birthday. He had custom-made exquisite fondant for her in the mold of Princess Elsa. Mia treasured it a lot and refused to eat it.However, she was giving it to Eva now.Eva was touched as she took it from Mia. She observed Mia carefully and noticed that she looked a little sad to be parting with her sweet, so Eva stuffed it back to her.“This is such a nice-looking sweet. It’s better that you keep it for yourself. I can buy myself some sweets if I want any.”“Alright.”Mia took back the sweet happily. “Mommy can have any sweets she wants with Daddy around.”Cheeky little girl!Eva had no idea whether to laugh or cry. She hit Mia's little butt.The children stopped worrying when they saw Eva in good shape. They had been staying with Mrs. Wilson at Thriving Dragon Bay for the past two days and had not seen Nathan and Eva. It made them extremely anxious.There may be many domestic help at home, but none of them could compare to their
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