James and Sue looked at each other and said coldly, “We don’t need to be anxious about this. I’ll go home right now to confront Lucy. If she really was the one behind this, I’ll make sure that she pays the price.”Eva grunted coldly when she heard this.“Will you?”She looked at James coldly. “Do you mean to say that you’ll handle this privately at home? What about me? I’m a victim who was framed by her. Don’t I deserve an apology?”Nathan held Eva’s hand tightly and nodded in agreement.“She’s right.”He looked coldly at James, Sue, and the rest as he said frostily, “Eva suffered so much grievances and stress when she was framed. All of you have seen it for yourselves. She deserves an apology.”Eva was more confident with Nathan supporting her, and she turned to look at Elena.Her gaze was cold, and Elena could not help shrinking back slightly.“Elena.”Eva said to her, “You accused me of this crime and even wanted to hit me. Shouldn’t you be apologizing to me?” Elena was
Everyone watched as Lucy became hysterical. James and his family looked especially upset.James and Sue held back Hunter with all their might. They were afraid that he would do something stupid if he stood up. He continued breathing heavily. His face was completely red as he stared at Lucy.“Bitch.”He kept mumbling, “You’re a bitch. To think that I’ve been treating you so well!”“Well?”Lucy burst out laughing. “Stop pretending to be so in love with me, Hunter. You’re a criminal, and I hope you end up dead. Every time you touch me, all I feel is disgust!”This venomous woman! Bitch!Hunter did not want to continue looking at her. He clenched his fists hard, his fingernails digging deep into his palms, leaving bruises and fingernail marks on them.James' and Sue’s grip on him got tighter.“Mom, Dad, I’m fine.”Hunter took a deep breath and said calmly to them, “I was immature in the past. I won’t be that way again.”He laughed bitterly after that.James and Sue finally rele
Lucy clenched the paper and screamed.If that baby was not Hunter’s, it must have been Mason’s. Mason's blood was A-type. She remembered his blood type clearly.Her mind whirled quickly, and she remembered sleeping with Mason before sleeping with Hunter.Mason had pulled her into the car a few times to release his tension on her, but he always made her take morning-after pills. Lucy thought she would never get pregnant with his baby.She remembered how full of sadness she was when she took the pills because she wanted to have Mason’s baby so much!However, she ended up aborting his baby!If the baby were alive, she would have brought the baby up well. Mason would not have left this world without a child to carry his name!“Ah!”Lucy screamed again, pulling on her hair hysterically. She could not stop screaming and mumbling Mason’s name. Tears streamed down her face.Mason, oh, Mason!If he knew she was the one who killed their baby, would he still be willing to see her in the
Hunter was a sentimental boy. He had given so much of his heart to Lucy, and it must have hurt just as deep.Everyone in the living room knew that very well.Old Mr. Langley coughed heavily, looking extremely upset.What a maddening day!Nathan noticed he was not feeling well and went to Old Mr. Langley’s side along with Eva with a glass of warm water.“Take care of your health, Grandpa.”Nathan passed the glass to him, and Eva walked behind Old Mr. Langley to gently pat his back and massage his shoulders.Old Mr. Langley sighed and looked better with both of them taking care of him.“How am I supposed to take care of my health when so many people are determined to anger me to death!”He swept a glance at James, Sue, and Elena. All three of them lowered their heads guiltily.Nathan said casually, “Don’t be mad, Grandpa. Max and Mia are still waiting for you to take them out for some fun.”Old Mr. Langley’s expression softened at the mention of the children.They were adorab
Far away in Europe, at Chateau Lafite in France, Rose was seated on a high-end sofa. Her fair hand was holding a glass of red wine while she was on a video call with her assistant.Her assistant was reporting every detail of what happened with the Langleys to her.When her assistant was done, Rose frowned.“I didn’t expect Eva to manage to overcome this.”Hah!She had underestimated Eva.When she found out about what Mason and Lucy were planning, she thought that the Langleys would fall apart when things escalated to the point where they were all divided. She had planned to wait until the crucial moment before lending a helping hand to Nathan.Rose had wanted to use this opportunity to push Eva to the brink of no return.Unfortunately, Eva and Nathan managed to resolve this crisis.Now that things had settled down, anything else she did would be for nothing.She decided to let it be.Rose took a sip of her red wine and frowned. She was reminded of Lucy’s young and exquisite
They chatted for a while. Rose was very humorous and kept making Eva laugh. They had to end the call unwillingly in the end, but they made plans to continue chatting after Rose returned home.Eva sighed as she watched her phone screen dimmed.Rose was a good person.She passed her phone to Yelena while she crouched in the flower field and continued taking care of the bulbs of the sleeping Pygmy Water Lilies.The blooming period of the Pygmy Water Lilies had ended, and after what she went through at Old Langley Manor, she decided to get Nathan to take her back to Cloudy Hills Mansion. He would pick her up the next day.She was just in time to see Yelena trimming the roots of the lilies, and Eva followed her into the flower field.Taking care of her flowers was a great way to heal her emotions.When taking care of the lilies, all of Eva’s anger and resentment disappeared. There was only peace.…It was nighttime at Old Langley Manor.Old Mr. Langley had turned off the lights in
It was already past six when Nathan arrived at Cloudy Hills Estate with the children.When they saw Eva, the children happily ran to her and hugged her legs. They looked up at her with big smiles and shouted, “Mommy!”“Yes, I’m here.”Eva rubbed their little heads gently and hugged them. “How was school today?”“It was fine. Max was praised by our teacher this morning. She said his math skills have improved.”Mia clenched her little fists after telling Eva about it. “Don’t worry, Mommy. I’ll work harder too and get the teacher to praise me one day.”She was a stubborn little girl, and Eva knew that long ago. She nodded and smiled as she rubbed Mia’s head.Yelena had prepared dinner early, and Old Mr. Lane came downstairs for the meal. He was in a happy mood with the family of four accompanying him for dinner. They had a wonderful time together.After dinner, Old Mr. Lane looked at Eva.“Evie, why don’t you and Nathan stay the night? Your father will be picking me up tomorrow m
Sam was very respectful of them. He said to them softly, “Thank you for coming to our wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Langley. I’m very grateful that you’re here as my sister-in-law and brother-in-law.”“We’re happy to be here.”Nathan humored him coolly. Sam smiled and nodded. He glanced at Queenie, who was not far away, and called out to her loudly, “What are you standing here for? Come over here and show your respect to your sister and brother-in-law.”Queenie came over unwillingly when she heard him calling. She did not look happy about it.Sam sneered when he saw her dragging her feet over to them. He shouted at her, “What’s wrong? Have you gone mute? Greet them!”He was authoritative, and Queenie quietly accepted it. They seemed to have exchanged personalities. Nathan and Eva were astonished by this.Sam had changed.He was no longer the warm, positive man who gave in to every one of Queenie’s demands.Nathan gave a small smile and held Eva’s hand tight. She looked closely at Sam a