Nathan’s mother heard the annoyance in her son’s tone and quickly said, “What are you talking about? Nicole is a girl, after all. She has always led a pampered life. It’s only normal that she has a minor temper.“Besides, she’s not one to create trouble. The person who hurt her this time is the owner of a small flower shop. That man brought along a few bodyguards and attacked her when he saw her alone. That’s an outrageous thing for him to do. "Now that your Uncle Frank has found out about it, you have to do something about this.”Nathan had planned to ignore this matter.However, his ears perked up when he heard that the other party was the owner of a flower shop.Owner of a flower shop?A man?There were even bodyguards?The wheels turned in Nathan’s brain, and he immediately understood the situation.A small smile appeared on his lips as he changed his tune. He was about to reject his mother, but now he agreed to it. “Got it. I’ll get there right now.”The first thing he
Mason initially looked tense.His heart thumped when he heard Eva’s concerned words, and the look in his eyes softened. He comforted her gently, saying, “Don’t worry, I won’t.”This made Eva feel better.As they were conversing, Nicole’s eyes became filled with tears as she rushed toward Nathan. She was sobbing while saying, “Nathan, you’re finally here. Did you know that I was almost choked to death by Mason Young? "He's really vicious. He won't let me off despite knowing I’m your fiancée. You can’t let him get away that easily…”Her eyes were filled with grievance and viciousness while she was speaking.Nathan first looked at the destroyed flowers all around the shop with a slight frown before he turned to look at Nicole.The look in his eyes was enigmatic. There was not much emotion when he stared at her. All he did was give a quick glance at her neck.There was a purplish choke mark formed around her neck. It looked like the grip on her had been strong.A teasing glint fl
Nathan was unperturbed, but the look in his eyes turned darker.For some reason, he got the feeling that Mason’s words were directed at him.A small, sarcastic smile appeared on his lips. Every word he uttered sounded chilling, “Those are arrogant words. What if I was the one who touched her?”Mason was not intimidated. “It'd be the same even if it's you.”“Is that so? Well, I should try it out, then.”There was a vicious glint in Nathan’s eyes.Nicole was delighted.He was standing up for her.It looked like Nathan did care a lot for her!Nicole felt confident enough to do something now. Turning, she told the dozens of bodyguards behind her, “What are you waiting for? Thrash this flower shop.”The bodyguards immediately set to work without a second of delay.Eva felt blood rushing to her head when she saw what was happening.Her eyes turned red as she tried to stop them. “Stop… Stop it! Don’t destroy my flowers…”However, she had only taken two steps forward when Mason pu
After they walked out of the flower shop, Finn immediately asked Nathan, “Are we returning to North City, Mr. Langley?”“We won’t be going back there for now. Book a hotel for me.”Nathan instructed casually as he bent over slightly to get into the back seat of his car.Finn answered, “Yes, Mr. Langley.”With that, Finn was about to close the car door.That was when Nicole suddenly spoke from behind him. “Wait a minute. I haven’t gotten into the car.”It was then that Finn noticed her.There was a happy smile on Nicole’s face.She was feeling overjoyed because Nathan had come all the way to North City for her.This meant that Nathan really did care about her. Otherwise, he would not have come so far for her sake.Now that he was leaving, it was only natural that she left with him.Unfortunately, Nathan only glanced at her distantly and said, “You should go home, Miss Pileggi. I still have work to do.”Nicole’s smile froze.Ignoring her, Nathan turned to look at the group o
As this news became the current hottest topic, the entertainment company Nicole had signed with, Starlight Entertainment, immediately put out a statement. They declared that the footage was from a scene she filmed and was not real.However, this statement was quickly overthrown.Netizen 1: [Stop trying to make her look innocent. That flower shop is right next to us. The flower shop owner is a single mother bringing up two kids. She has a good relationship with her neighbors. [Her twins, a boy and a girl, are super adorable, and their family has never done anything wrong to anyone. A few days ago, the production crew working on Nicole Pileggi’s shoot stopped by to buy some flowers. A few days later, she showed up with dozens of bodyguards to thrash the shop.]This netizen even attached a picture after posting that statement.It was a picture of Eva’s destroyed flower shop.Many people had crowded there when the thrashing happened, and they had taken pictures at the scene.The fl
“Finn, give Eva Lane a call.”“Huh?”Finn was confused.He had been waiting for Nathan to instruct him on what to do about Nicole but was given this order instead. For a minute there, Finn was unable to react.Nathan looked up slowly and glanced impassively at him. “I said, give Eva Lane a call.”“But… Why?” Finn did not get it.Nathan said with a smile, “To compensate her for the loss of her flower shop.”Finn was rendered speechless.This did not explain things for Finn. He had no idea what was going through the mind of his boss.He wanted to ask about it but decided to hold back the question. Finn took out his phone obediently.However, he could not get through to Eva’s number.“She switched off her phone," Finn reported in a low voice.Nathan lifted an eyebrow and instructed, “Send someone to find her. Make sure she's found. We destroyed her shop, after all. We must compensate her for it. Understand?”“Yes, Mr. Langley.”Finn did not dare to delay the execution of his
Mason knew that Eva’s grandfather was her closest loved one.He gave this some thought and did not attempt to stop her. “Go back if you want to. I’ll accompany you and make sure no one will be able to bully you.”“Thank you, Mason.”This warmed Eva’s heart, but she was very clear of the line she should draw between them.She looked serious when she said, “Although, Mason, you shouldn’t say such things to me so easily in the future. I can tell that Lucy isn’t happy about it! She’s a good woman and a great match for you.”Mason wanted to say something but somehow, he could not say a word. All that was left was a deep bitterness in his gaze.…Nicole’s parents were accompanying Nathan’s mother, Rebecca Anderson, for tea in the living room of the Pillegi family's villa. Three of them were seated together. It was supposed to be a relaxing atmosphere, but it got slightly awkward following the sounds of things breaking coming from upstairs.Nicole had locked herself in the room upst
The look in Frank’s eye darkened slightly. “This is a match between families and a promised marriage between us. Moreover, our families are old friends. Getting married will only advance his career. It won’t hold him back in his ambition.”“Exactly. Rebecca, this shouldn’t be delayed any longer. It’s better that they get married while they’re still young.”Fiona joined in the conversation to push for the wedding.Rebecca replied with a smile, “You’re both right. I’ll go home and persuade him further. Don’t worry about this.”The Pileggi couple were relieved to hear that.“Thank you for this, Rebecca.”She gave a wave of her hand. “No need for the formalities. If it wasn’t for your help back then, I wouldn’t be where I am today. It’s only normal that I'd be concerned over Nathan and Nicole’s wedding.”…The first thing Rebecca did after leaving the Pileggi family's villa was to call Nathan.Nathan was still in Cloud City.He asked impassively when he picked up his mother’s cal
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