Nathan said nothing, and the children looked disappointed. Max let go of Eva and jumped into Nahtan’s arms. He hugged Nathan tightly, refusing to let go. “Please let me go, Daddy. Uncle Felix said that this is a rare opportunity for the tournament. They only have it once every three years. There won’t be another chance if I miss this.”“Nonsense.” Nathan’s tone was slightly cool. “You’ll always have another opportunity if you miss this one.”“I won’t have another chance!”Max kept swinging Nathan’s hand. “Daddy, my wonderful Daddy. Please let me go. I promise I’ll listen to you and Uncle Felix. I won’t cause any trouble and focus only on the tournament.”He blinked his eyes adorably, and he looked like a cute little puppy wagging his tail. Nathan’s heart softened. He was about to agree when he heard Eva coughing behind him.Nathan quickly sat up straight and looked at the children sternly. “You’ll have to get your mommy’s permission first.”They quickly jumped into Eva’s arms
Nathan and Eva looked at each other when Rose mentioned this. They smiled warmly at her.“You want us to be a part of it?”“Yes, I’d like Nathan to make an investment in it.”Rose got up and went to the car to get the red wine she had brought along. The wine was produced by the vineyard she had invested in. She put the bottles on the table and poured a glass each for Nathan and Scott.She did not pour any for Eva. She smiled and said, “I won’t give you any since you’re pregnant, Eva.”“Alright.”Eva smiled and nodded. She watched as everyone sampled the wine.Nathan raised an eyebrow. “Not bad.”“Of course, it's not bad.”Scott rubbed his nose and said a little helplessly, “I’ve invested most of my money in this red wine. I have confidence in this, and I hope you can join this venture, Nathan.”“Alright.”Nathan shook his head in slight exasperation. “Alright, I should show my support to both of you. I’m in.”“That’s great.”Scott said with a smile, “I feel better with you
It was the weekend the next day. Nathan brought Eva and the children to Cloudy Hills Estate at about eight in the morning.Eva had been thinking about going there.She had just planted Arabian Jasmines in the flower field. The Grand Duke of Tuscany Jasmines and Lady Slipper Orchids were about to bloom. Even though the workers, Sophia, and Yelena were looking after the flowers, Eva had to see them for herself to ensure everything was fine.Eva got busy in the flower fields while Old Mr. Lane went for a walk around the fields with Yelena’s help. Inside the living room, the children were holding a box of chess. They enthusiastically went to Nathan.“Daddy.”Mia gently hugged him around the arm. She looked at him expectantly and said, “Mommy said you’re really good at playing chess. Do you want to play a game of chess with me and Max?”Did they really want to play a game of chess with him?An adoring look appeared in Nathan’s eye when the children made the request. He rubbed their h
Eva’s expression fell immediately when she heard this. Before she could say anything, Elena said coldly, “You have no right to question me about anything. Get Nathan to come out here!”This infuriated Eva. She was about to retort when Nathan walked out.His expression was cold as well, and he pulled Eva behind him. He looked at the furious Hunter and Elena as he asked them frostily, “What are you doing here?”“What are we doing here?”Elena said angrily, “You’re despicable, Nathan. You pretend not to care about what we’re doing but you’re messing with us behind our backs. You forced the Garners to withdraw their investments because you don’t want me to succeed!”The Garners withdrew their investments?Nathan frowned. “You need to explain yourself.”“Stop it. Don’t pretend that you aren’t aware of this. Who else but you would be behind this?”Elena kept yelling at him, but at least she explained the situation.She had started a company in the North district with the Garners, an
There was a deep look in Nathan’s eyes as he looked at her silently. Eva felt her entire body turn hot.“What are you looking at?”“You.”He replied to her softly and brushed the fringe on her forehead with his fingers. Sighing, he asked in a low voice, “What were you thinking about?”“About how I’m a disaster that brought you so much trouble.”Eva continued in a very small voice, “Your family has endured so much since my appearance. The Langleys are divided now all because of me. I’m so sorry.”Nathan suddenly hugged her tight.“Stop it.”He whispered softly in her ear, “It’s not your fault at all. The Langleys already had problems before all this. They just happened to come to the surface when you appeared. It has nothing to do with you.” Things had never been smooth sailing with the Langleys, nor was it ever peaceful and harmonious all the time.Everyone was just good at keeping up appearances.Now that their conflicts had gotten intense, no one bothered to put up preten
Eva immediately felt safe when she heard Nathan’s words. She nodded and followed him to the car.Old Mr. Langley did not ask for the children to be there, so Nathan and Eva left them at Cloudy Hills Estate.When they arrived at the manor, they saw Old Mr. Langley seated grimly on the couch. He looked sternly at Nathan after they sat down.“What did you do?!”He was filled with anger as he said coldly to Nathan, “If this continues, the Langleys will fall apart. Any outsider will be able to attack us easily. Don’t you know that?”Old Mr. Langley was furious, but Nathan replied calmly, “They're the ones who are in the wrong, Grandpa. I’m just punishing them so that they'll know to see the errors of their ways.”Otherwise, they might end up being eaten alive by Scope Investments and Wanda.Since they were not smart enough, Nathan would make the first move. Rather than have their assets taken by Wanda, it would be better if Nathan took them first and gathered all they had under Langl
Rebecca stayed at Cloudy Hills Estate for a while before she said that she had to leave. Eva quickly stood up and saw her out of the doors of the estate.“You don’t need to walk me all the way out.”Rebecca held her hand gently and said in a soft voice, “I was stupid before, and I’m glad you’re gracious enough not to hold a grudge. I’m going home now, Eva. I’ll see you next time when I’m free.” “Alright.”Eva smiled and said, “There’s no need to think about it any longer. Everything is in the past.”Rebecca nodded. She got into her car and instructed the driver to go. Eva stood at the door and watched her leave. The car gradually disappeared from her sight.When Eva was finally out of sight, the expression on Rebecca’s face darkened.The driver continued driving, and Rebecca said coolly, “Park the car at the side after we get down the hill.”“Yes, Madam Rebecca.”The driver replied respectfully and drove until they were down the hill. He then parked the car at a corner of the
Sophia looked full of excitement as she continued, “We can even manufacture other products such as cosmetics like lipsticks that are made with flowers as a raw material. They would be all-natural and harmless. Everyone would love it.”Eva frowned when she heard this.“It’s better to be cautious.”She reminded Sophia, “Those so-called cosmetics and lipsticks that claim to use fresh flowers as raw materials are just gimmicks used to scam consumers. We can’t do that.”“I know.”Sophia smiled and said, “You’ve misunderstood me, Eva. I mean for us to produce products that use real fresh flowers to manufacture cosmetics like lipsticks and other items that are healthy for your skin.“We can set up a research department to focus on developing these products. It'll help expand our market and strengthen our branding. This will benefit all women.”Eva was relieved to see Sophia taking this seriously and not being casual about it.The most important thing was to ensure that their products
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