With Elena's support, the Garners made the decision to fight Langley Corporation's retail endeavors to the very end.Two of the biggest shopping malls belonging to the Garners joined the discount and subsidy war. They even started a delivery service that also provided many discounts. They successfully won back many customers.Sebastian even held a press conference.Many of the Garners attended it, and there were many prominent figures invited to the conference. There were many reporters as well.Sebastian smiled happily when he saw many people there.This was the effect he wanted!His phone rang, and Sebastian quickly checked the call. His smile became wider when he read the message. There was a look of delight in his eyes.Elena was such a great assistant.When the conference began, Sebastian got onto the stage. He looked at everyone seated and announced the news with gusto.“The Garners will continue our subsidy program by investing one billion worth of subsidy in the first
“What exactly did you do, Nathan?”Eva had no idea and asked him softly. Nathan gently patted her face and shook his head in exasperation as he explained to her.“There have been some anomalies in the financial data belonging to two listed companies of the Garners. I found it fishy and got Scott to look into it.”There was a cold look in Nathan’s eyes and a taunting smile on his face. “I’m almost sure that these two companies have at least two to three years' worth of fake accounts. I got Scott to leak the news. "Sebastian Garner is a cunning man. He’s trying to drag Elena into this. I have to take action against him this time!”Otherwise, Sebastian might think that the Langleys were pushovers!Hmph!Eva was silent for a long time as she sensed Nathan's cold demeanor. She nodded heavily after that.“You did the right thing, Nathan.”She did not hide her disgust for Sebastian as she said coldly, “Sebastian Garner has been causing a rift between you and Elena all this while. It
Rose was a decisive and efficient person. She arrived at Thriving Dragon Bay in about ten minutes. Eva was seated on the couch. Rose smiled as she looked around.“Are you home alone? Where’s Nathan?”“He’s busy.”Eva smiled and pulled Rose to sit on the couch. “He’s been busy the entire day because of work. He doesn’t even have time for me, and I’m so bored being stuck at home. That’s why I called you, Rose. I didn’t interrupt you with anything, did I?”“It’s fine. I’m usually not that busy.”Rose took a sip of the warm milk Mrs. Wilson gave her. She smiled and said, “I like chatting with you when I have time, but you seem to be quite busy recently too. You’re pregnant, but you still need to work on your flower business. I didn’t want to disturb you.”“I’m just filling up my time.”Eva did not think much about this. “Rose, have a taste of this custard Mrs. Wilson made. She’s really good at making it. I can’t take anything too sweet, so Mrs. Wilson modified the recipe with less s
Rose kept staring at Scott, and she looked at Eva and Nathan again. She was overwhelmed by everything that was happening.She was now in a difficult position.Rose glanced at Eva, who could not stop smiling. It made her feel even worse.Was Eva really unaware of Rose’s feelings for Nathan and was truly happy that Scott wanted to propose to her? Or did Eva realize Rose’s feelings and take this opportunity to plan this to keep Rose away from Nathan?Rose smiled and gave a long sigh.Eva and Nathan laughed even more happily.“Look at her. She’s still in shock.”Eva nudged Nathan in the ribs with her arm. “My flower castle is pretty nice, right? It’s so beautiful. No woman on earth can resist flowers.”“It’s not bad.”Nathan rubbed her head gently. “I didn’t expect your flower castle to turn out so well. If this works out between them, the biggest credit goes to you. I’ll make sure to reward you, and Scott will be very grateful to you too.”After all, Scott was really serious abo
Eva glanced at it and found the prices quite acceptable. Sophia had prepared the price and types of all the raw materials. Everything was in place, and the prices were affordable.There were even some materials that were cheaper than she expected.Eva nodded. “Not bad. Looks like you put a lot of effort into this. These raw materials are quite suitable. The information you've compiled here is enough for us to do a lot of research and development for the cosmetics.”“That’s right, Eva.”Sophia said happily, “I came over here to see you because I wanted to confirm the flowers and other details regarding the cosmetics and essence research. I’ll execute the proposal that you pick accordingly.”“Alright.”Eva looked carefully at the flower varieties and thought carefully about the prices for the raw materials. In the end, they decided on the third proposal.This proposal used the most flowers and the varieties ranged from common types to high-end species. They could use them for norm
Nathan did not say anything much. He looked coldly at Robert, who took a deep breath. He placed his palms on the table and pushed himself up. He turned to look at Nathan.“Alright.”He smiled bitterly and said softly, “Elena did cross the line this time, and there’s nothing more I can say. But Nathan, she’s your sister, after all.”Nathan sat stoically, and Robert left the study without saying more.Eva went up to the second floor after Robert left. She pushed the door open and saw Nathan looking terribly upset. She went up to him and gently hugged his arm.“What did your father say, Nathan?”“The same thing.”Nathan sniggered. “He’s just worried about his daughter.”Eva hugged him tight because she felt bad for him.Nathan pinched her cheek as he enjoyed the soft, warm sensation of his woman. “I’m fine.”“I’m just feeling sad for you.”Eva leaned her head against his chest and replied moodily, “Why does your father always side with his other children? You’re the one who doe
Sally gritted her teeth and clenched her fists so hard that her fingernails dug into her palms. She felt intense pain from it.She looked up to see Rebecca’s worried face. She smiled sarcastically.“You want me to give up?”Sally sighed deeply. “That’s impossible, Aunt Rebecca. I almost killed Eva Lane this time. Nathan Langley will never let me or the Pileggis off.”She had to see this through.There was a crazy yet obstinate look in Sally’s eyes. Rebecca could not talk her out of it. She could only nod silently when she saw how determined Sally was to have revenge.She decided to let it be.Sally should do as she decided.“It’s fine, Aunt Rebecca. You don’t need to feel conflicted over this.”Sally said to her, “If Robert Langley wants you to go home, you should go. You can help me by collecting news about them. I’ll take action once there's an opportunity.”She would never let Eva get away with this!The look in Sally’s eyes was cold and wild. She looked like she could no
Nathan frowned when he heard Finn speaking so carefully. “I’m conducting field research in North City to select the next shopping mall’s location.”Now that the competition was gone, Nathan was making plans to build a new shopping mall. The two shopping malls they bought over from the Garners were not enough for him. Nathan wanted to establish a shopping mall franchise with their new retail format.Finn inhaled softly and said in a low voice, “Mr. Langley, Sebastian Garner just jumped off the building of our company’s main office.”Nathan frowned when he heard the news.“Is he dead?”“Yes, Mr. Langley.”Finn continued carefully, “What should we do about this, Mr. Langley?”He was really dead.Nathan instructed coldly, “Call the police. Get them to take care of the body. Committing suicide after failing in business, isn’t he a capable one?”Finn nodded immediately at the orders and went off to get it done.“What should we do about the media, Mr. Langley?”“Let them say whatev
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