Nathan gently held Eva’s hand in the corridor of the hospital.Her hand was freezing, and the look in her eyes was blank. She must have been frightened by Hunter’s threat. Nathan warmed her hands with his lovingly.It was not long before James and Sue arrived. After asking Hunter about the situation, they looked at Eva coldly.Eva could not help but tremble slightly.“Don’t be afraid.” Nathan noticed something wrong with her and whispered in her ear, “I’m here with you.”Eva felt slightly better after Nathan consoled her.When she stopped trembling, Nathan asked in a low voice, “Do you know what happened?”Hunter immediately suspected Eva when Lucy miscarried.Lucy’s stomach hurt after drinking the soup!Eva shook her head at his question. “I have no idea. I was planning to give Rebecca the soup, but she wasn't around. When I came back, Lucy had finished it. After that, her stomach began to hurt.” She had no idea why Lucy’s stomach would hurt.Could there really be some
Nathan and Eva had a room at Old Langley Manor. It was on the third floor, and they had stayed a night the last time they were here.When Hunter insisted on searching the room, Nathan nodded.“Go ahead.”When Hunter turned to leave, he questioned coldly, “What will you do if you can’t find anything?”Hunter could not be searching every corner of the manor for evidence, could he?He clenched his fists and said coldly, “If I can’t find anything, I’ll apologize to Aunt Eva and admit that I made a mistake with this.“But if I find any evidence, Uncle Nathan, I won’t be holding back.”Hunter headed up the stairs after saying this. James watched as Hunter went upstairs. He looked coldly at Nathan and Eva. “You should go up too. I don’t want you claiming that we maligned you.”Nathan did not object and he led Eva upstairs together.Once they were all upstairs, Hunter began searching through the bedroom. He even checked the pajamas Eva had worn while staying the night here.Nathan fr
Elena looked at Eva resentfully after Nathan released her. She continued saying, “Eva married into the Langleys all of a sudden with two children she claims are Langleys. Is that even true? How can a ruthless woman like her deserve to be here?!”“Shut up!”Nathan looked coldly at her and roared, “The DNA test has proven the results. What are you still making a fuss about?”“I’m making a fuss?”Elena narrowed her eyes dangerously. “I just don’t want a scheming, ruthless woman like her to be in our family. All she does is create havoc for us!”After that, she glared at Eva once more and said, “We can’t let this go that easily. You poisoned someone. You can be jailed for that. How else are you going to give justice to James?”Nathan stood protectively in front of Eva with a grim look when Elena said this. He swept a glance coldly at everyone present.There was a murderous look on his face. Eva’s eyes were red, and her tears kept falling.“It really wasn’t me. I didn’t do it. You h
After Eva left with the children to return home to Thriving Dragon Bay, Nathan continued the investigation in Old Langley Manor.The investigation did not go smoothly. Everything was a mess, and there were no clues at all. Nathan discussed this with Zane before going home to Thriving Dragon Bay.He focused on taking care of Eva at home for the next two days and handed all investigation matters to Zane. When it came to the investigation, it was better to let a professional handle this.Eva was reading a book in bed while in the bedroom.Nathan came in with a glass of milk. He gave it to her.“Drink it, alright?”“Alright.”She took the glass from him and drank the milk. It was warm and filled her mouth with a milky fragrance.However, there was a tinge of sorrow in her eyes.Nathan could not help sighing.He had been taking very good care of her for the past couple of days. She was a pregnant woman, so negative feelings would only affect her health and the baby. Rather than
Eva’s mind went blank when she heard Jack’s words.What did he mean by this?“It really wasn’t me.”She clenched her fingers and said to Jack, “Why should I admit to something I didn't do and take responsibility to be punished for it? Didn’t Nathan hire a professional investigator to look into this?”“Do you think any results will come out of that investigation?”Frowning, Jack said to her, “It doesn’t matter if you did it or not. The Langleys are now divided and in complete chaos. We’re fighting internally because of you. Is that something you want to see?”Eva frowned at his words.He was right.She was the one who caused all this chaos within the Langleys, and Nathan was in a tight spot right now.Eva was unaware of this previously, but now that she knew what was really happening, she could not sit by and do nothing.However, should she go against what she stood for?Jack continued when he saw her being silent, “If you admit to it, it doesn’t matter what punishment Grandp
“What are you trying to say?”Tyler could hear the hesitation in Eva’s tone. He smiled. “Let’s meet and talk. We can’t discuss something worth billions through the phone.”Eva frowned at his words but told the bodyguards to let him in.Tyler entered the estate without a hitch.When he stepped into the living room, he raised an eyebrow at the sight of the bodyguards standing on either side of Eva and behind her.Was she so wary of him?However, he did not mind at all as he plopped down on the sofa and explained his reason for being there. “Aunt Wanda told me that I had to see you, Miss Lane. Just get Lane Enterprise to name a price. Scope Investments will hand over the Lovettes’ assets to you.” Hand over?Eva could not help but shake her head. “You make it sound so simple. Will you give them to me for a dollar?”“No.” Tyler was not joking with her. He placed the documents he had brought in front of her. The columns for the price and signature were empty. He looked at her ser
The business world was once again astounded when news of the merger acquisition of the Lovettes’ assets by Langley Corporation and Lane Enterprise was announced.Many people did not think well of Nathan’s abilities, especially when his reputation had taken a hit after the Langleys’ internal conflict. However, his generous buy over had changed everyone’s impression of him.It did not matter how bad the Langleys’ infighting was, it did not affect Nathan’s abilities at all!Eugene was stunned when this news reached Lane Enterprise. He quickly rushed into Sophia’s office.“Sophia, did we really manage to purchase the Lovettes’ assets?”“Yes, we did.”Sophia said with a smile, “I personally handled the handover procedures. I was shocked as well when Eva informed me about this.”After that, she showed Eugene the documentation for the company’s assets.Eugene read through it nervously. He went through each document like they were precious treasures. In the end, his hands could not sto
Eva said nothing while Eugene and Old Mr. Lane looked worriedly at her.Old Mr. Lane knew her best, and he said in a low voice, “Don’t think so much about this, Evie. We won’t go if you don’t want to. It’s just the wedding of an outsider.” He did not see Queenie as family.Even Eugene said to her, “That’s right. Don’t go if you don’t want to. I’m only making an appearance because I’m her father. It’s not necessary for you to attend.” Should she reject the invitation?Eva took a deep breath and found herself feeling resentment for Queenie.Queenie had made use of her engagement party with Mason to provoke and humiliate Eva. While in the wooden house in the center of the lake, Queenie had even wanted her dead.The more Eva thought about it, the angrier she felt.Eva’s eyes narrowed as she said coldly, “I’ll go. I’d like to see what she can do to me!”Eugene and Old Mr. Lane looked at each other when they saw that Eva had come to this decision. They shook their heads in exasper
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