“I’m fine.”Nathan said softly to Eva, “I need to thank your mother for the help. It was really dangerous this time. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have been able to rescue you.”Eva was stunned to hear that.Her mother had saved her?Wanda Emerson?A complicated look appeared on her face, and she felt a deep emotion inside her that she could not explain. She wanted to ask more about it but had no idea where to start.Nathan sighed softly when he saw her expression. He held her hand.“It’s not the time to talk about this. I’ll check with the doctor on your condition first.”Nathan went off to see the doctor. “Can my wife be discharged now, doctor?”“Yes. She didn’t suffer from any serious wounds. It’s alright for her to leave now.”Nathan brought Eva along with the security team back to the hotel with the doctor’s permission. It was almost morning.They went to the children’s room first. They saw Scott sleeping on a mattress on the floor. He was sleeping quite soundly un
Eva shook her head at Rose’s concern.“It’s fine. I can just sleep on the plane.”There was nothing else for Rose to say when Eva said that. Rose nodded and agreed to it.They talked a little about what happened after the kidnapping before Rose and Scott returned to their rooms to get more rest. Nathan got Eva to lie down in bed too.However, both of them could not sleep.Eva hugged Nathan’s arm gently and leaned against his shoulder. She took in his familiar scent and finally felt at peace.“I was so scared, Nathan.”She said to him softly, “I was so scared that Sally Craven would stab me to death and I would never be able to see you and the children again, but I was afraid that Jason would hurt you if you came to rescue me. It made me even more frightened.”Nathan patted her gently on the back as he listened to her gentle voice.His palm seemed to have a special magic that could calm her down. He kissed her gently on the forehead and said softly, “Don’t be afraid. Everything
“Do the Pauls have a grudge against Eva?” Rose asked as she looked straight at Scott. Scott shrugged helplessly as he packed her clothes into the luggage.“I have no idea either. Sally Craven was the one who kidnapped Eva, but I have no idea of any grudge between them.”Rose nodded at his answer.Sally must be the woman she saw that day. However, she did not look familiar to Rose. What exactly happened between her and Eva to make her do something as crazy as to kidnap Eva?Rose had to know the reason!Everyone headed to the airport after that and boarded the flight in a tidy fashion. When the plane went into the air, Nathan came over considerately with food for Eva.“You should have more.”He said to her gently, “Eva, think back carefully. Are there any details you can remember about Sally Craven when she kidnapped you?”They might be able to get some clues from anything Eva remembered. “Her name might be fake. I have to find out about her past. Her mannerisms might give us
Nathan arrived at Langley Corporation the next morning to see Robert waiting for him in the office.“Go back to the manor first.”He said to Nathan, “Your grandpa found out what happened in Paris. He wants to see you.”Nathan frowned when he heard this.How did Old Mr. Langley find out about it?Both he and Eva did not tell anyone about Paris, and Scott and Rose were not the kind of people to blab about things. How did he know about Paris?Nathan was bewildered, but he still left for the manor immediately.Old Mr. Langley was waiting for him in the living room of the manor. He had already put out some good tea to enjoy.However, he did not seem to be in a good mood.He was frowning. When he saw Nathan enter the house, he waved Nathan over to sit by his side. He spoke up with a grim look on his face.“Did you make an enemy out of the Pauls?”Old Mr. Langley did know what happened.Nathan’s heart sank as he explained the situation to Old Mr. Langley solemnly.“I had no choic
Finn hesitated when he saw the upset look on Nathan’s face. He continued in a low voice, “There’s another thing I need to inform you, Mr. Langley.”He looked grimly at Nathan and said, “There has been a lot of strange activity going on with Miss Elena. She has been actively getting in touch with our company’s shareholders, but I have no idea what she’s trying to achieve. Please give me more time to look into this.”Something suspicious was going on with Elena.What was she trying to do?Nathan looked extremely unhappy.Now that Hunter and James’ company was about to go bankrupt and could not compete with Nathan, Elena began targeting the internal personnel instead. She was stabbing Nathan in the back by wanting to steal the shareholders away.She was being too much!If anything happened to the company’s shareholders, it would cause huge issues within Langley Corporation. Elena was a stupid woman who probably could not wait to see Langley Corporation fall apart!“Alright. Fine.”
Sue’s pitiful voice was heard from the other end of the phone.“Eva, I need to talk to you about something. Can I see you?”Sue wanted to talk?What did Sue want?Eva could not figure it out, but she did not reject Sue’s request either. She nodded and replied, “Sure. You can come to Thriving Dragon Bay to see me. I’ll get the butler to show you in.”“Alright. It’s very nice of you, Eva. I’ll come over right now.”Sue threw some praises at her and hung up.Eva frowned as her phone slowly dimmed.What was going on?Sue had never been on good terms with her and had always shown her attitude whenever they met. Why would she be particularly polite with her on this call? Did something happen?Eva decided not to think about it and wait for Sue to arrive.Sue showed up at Thriving Dragon Bay at about two in the afternoon. She looked extremely troubled. She clenched her fingers when she saw Eva sitting on the couch.“Eva.”“You’re here, Sue. Have a seat.”There was a look of indif
Sue wanted to play the pity card. How could she leave without getting what she wanted?Eva was frustrated by all the noise Sue was making and was eventually forced to nod in agreement. “I’ll try to help you talk to Nathan when he comes back, but I won’t be able to make a decision on his behalf. There’s no guarantee that he'll agree to this.”“Nathan will definitely agree if you make the request.”Sue looked hopeful as she said in a low voice, “I’ll be leaving first, Eva. I know I’ve given you a lot of trouble by coming here. I’m sorry about it, but all I really want is to help my family.”She turned to leave after that, and Eva got the butler to see her out. Eva fell back onto the couch after watching Sue walk out of the living room.This was exhausting. She could not believe that Sue would be willing to act pitifully in front of her. Eva felt tired of handling a situation like this.As for helping Sue to make a request to Nathan for money, Eva was not interested in doing that
“See? I told you she wouldn’t help.”James sniggered and said to Sue, “Eva isn’t stupid. I’ve told you before that it’s a waste of time to go to her. Who would care what you think?”“You’re right.”Sue gave a strange laugh. The fury in her eyes had burned away all reason within her. She clenched her fists and grasped the phone tight in her hands.She had overestimated Eva’s kindness.Sue had thought that Eva was naive and was not guarded against anyone. Lucy had framed her multiple times but she never retaliated. This made Sue think that Eva was like an innocent little rabbit who would at least have some sympathy. However, Sue was wrong.Eva was nothing but a bitch!Sue felt horrible when she recalled kneeling in front of Eva to beg for her help at Thriving Dragon Bay. She called Eva back on the phone amidst James’ sarcastic taunts.When Eva picked up, Sue asked with clenched teeth, “Can’t you help us, Eva?”“I’m really sorry, Sue. I’ve already explained just now that Nathan