Eugene arrived not long after.When he saw the enraged Old Mr. Lane, he could not help asking, “Dad, what’s gotten into you again? It’s your 70th birthday today. You should be celebrating, not losing your temper. There are a lot of guests here today. It won’t be good if they see you like this.”The old man looked upset. “Let me ask you this. Did you inform Eva about today? Did you ask her to come back?”Eugene was taken aback, and his face darkened. “Why are you mentioning her again, Dad? It’s been years since she's been home. Just pretend this granddaughter of yours doesn’t exist. You still have Queenie. It won’t make any difference with one less granddaughter.”“What nonsense are you talking about? If Queenie is your daughter, isn't Eva? You're a good-for-nothing!”Old Mr. Lane’s eyes were wide with anger. His voice became louder too.Eugene quickly glanced around to make sure no one was looking at them before saying, “I don’t have a daughter like her, Dad! There are renowned p
Mason looked cultured and refined, like a noble gentleman. He was handsome and had exquisite features. His outstanding suit and charm attracted the attention of everyone.Queenie could not take her eyes off him.Eugene looked at Mason and realized that he did not know this young man.However, he could guess that this man must be of extraordinary status.He approached Mason with a smile and greeted him, “Hello, Sir. I’m Eugene Lane, and you are…”Mason knew who this man was. After sizing Eugene up casually, he replied, “I’m here to wish Old Mr. Lane a happy birthday.”“Welcome, welcome," Eugene immediately said with a big smile on his face. He wanted to ask who this young man was but was ignored. Instead, the young man turned to his assistant to instruct, “Sean, bring out the gifts.”“Yes, Mr. Young.”Sean immediately brought out two huge gift boxes from the trunk of the car.The gift boxes were packaged exquisitely, and it was easy to tell that they were no ordinary gifts.
“Why would someone of his stature show up here? Let's hurry up and follow him. Let’s see if we’ll have the chance to say hi…”Eugene's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He was astounded.This was someone of great stature!Most importantly, he was here to wish Old Mr. Lane a happy birthday!Eugene could not hide his excitement. He quickly went forward and said very respectfully to Mason, “Mr. Young, my father is sitting right over there. I’ll show you the way.”Mason nodded lightly.This did not bother Eugene as he continued smiling. He said, “I didn’t know my old man and you knew each other! He didn’t mention anything about you attending the party. I was careless in welcoming you. Please don’t take it to heart.”Mason replied coolly, “Old Mr. Lane doesn’t know I’m here. I’m attending this party because a friend asked me to be here as a favor.”Eugene wondered who this friend was.However, Mason ignored him and approached Old Mr. Lane directly.Old Mr. Lane was still in
This time, it was an extravagant fountain pen.Mason had found out from Eva that Old Mr. Lane enjoyed calligraphy.Thus, he decided to cater to Old Mr. Lane’s hobby and gift this to him.Someone exclaimed again, “I’ve seen that fountain pen at an auction before. It’s worth millions.”There was an uproar.Mr. Young was really generous with his gifts!A casual gift from him was priceless.Compared to his gifts, every other gift brought by the guests paled in comparison.The look on many people’s faces turned uneasy.Most of them had given Old Mr. Lane some simple supplements that were not too expensive. Those were gifts that were not valuable enough to be shown off and were not worth a mention!The Lanes were completely stunned.They wondered how much these two gifts were worth.Why would Mason Young buy such expensive gifts for no good reason?Eugene could not hold back any longer and finally asked, “Mr. Young, which friend of yours exactly asked you to get gifts for our ol
After hanging up, Mason began chatting with Old Mr. Lane as he ignored Eugene and the rest.Eugene had no choice but to leave awkwardly to entertain the other guests.Outside the courtyard, Queenie was staring at the expensive Bentley. She was starting to feel regretful.She regretted getting engaged to Sam.Queenie only chose to be with him in the first place because he was a good-looking man with plenty of admirers.The most important reason was that Sam seemed to have a crush on Eva, who was two years older than they were, back then.When Queenie realized that, the first thing she did was to get between them. She had purposely approached Sam and made him fall for her instead.It was only when they got together that Queenie found out that he came from an ordinary family.He did not even have an outstanding job after graduating from university. Sam was just a software engineer at a medium-sized company.Compared to her, the gap between them was pretty big.Mason Young's appe
Queenie was shocked.She did not expect Eva to return at this time.This woman had disappeared for five years. She should have been dead.Why did she appear here with two children?It was a huge blow to Queenie, and she found it difficult to calm down, especially when she saw how bright and gorgeous Eva was in her gown. Queenie was filled with jealousy.“It really is her. Wow, it’s been years since we saw her. She even has kids now. They aren’t bastards she had with random men, are they?” Queenie clenched her teeth as she commented with malice.Eugene looked extremely upset.Pamela went forward to stop Eva and her children from entering. She said fiercely with an unfriendly expression, “Stop right there!”Her low growl had an extremely sharp tone.Eva had already spotted the three of them.They had not seen each other for years, and there was no joy in their reunion. The face that welcomed her was one of disgust toward her.Eva was calm. All she did was stare at Pamela with
Queenie watched this with a frown.It had been years since she last saw Eva, and she seemed to be quite accomplished now. Eva even managed to hit back at her mother with just a few words.Queenie quickly strode toward them. She put on an innocent act, but her words were sharp like a sword that came slashing down at the person in front of her.“It’s been a while, Eva. You haven’t changed a bit. You’re still the same person who has always disrespected your elders. My mom is still your elder, regardless. It’s rude of your children to speak to her that way. Didn’t their father teach them to have manners when speaking to adults?”Eva turned to look at Queenie with a frosty look in her eyes.Queenie’s tongue was just as glib as before.This was how Queenie got Eva into constant trouble when she was younger.A few years had gone by, and Queenie had gotten even better at using her tongue to create trouble for Eva.There was a slight look of disgust in Eva’s eyes. She snickered. “It dep
Eva heard everything they said.The look in her eyes dimmed.She now no longer cared about the Lanes.However, it still made her upset when she heard her relatives speak about her that way.That was not what had happened!Even though Mia and Max did not really understand what they were talking about, they could sense that these people did not mean well. They instinctively grabbed onto Eva tighter.“Mommy…”They lifted their eyes to look at Eva as they called out softly to her.Eva took a deep breath. She did not plan on wasting more time with Pamela and Queenie.She had only one reason to be here today, and that was to see her grandfather.“Ignore them. Let’s go.”With that, she pulled both their little hands and was about to walk past Queenie and Pamela.However, it was then that Eugene suddenly roared. “You’re no longer a part of the Lanes, Eva. Leave immediately!”Eva’s expression froze.She thought she would not feel a thing.However, when her so-called father said t
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