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 bodyguards had her pressed down while Elena glared furiously at Eva.“Bitch! You bitch! Let me go if you dare! What’s the point of restraining me with your bodyguards? Bitch! I’ll tear you apart and eat you alive!”Eva hugged her children tight and wiped their tears away. She kissed Max and Mia on the forehead gently.“Don’t be afraid.”Max was the braver child and was the first to calm down. He clenched his little fists. “Mommy, get Daddy to come home quick. We can’t allow Aunt Elena to bully us.”“Alright.”Eva nodded. She shot Elena a dark look and called Nathan on the phone.When he picked up the call, Eva told him everything about what Elena did the moment she got to Thriving Dragon Bay.“Damn it!”Nathan could not hold back his anger and said coldly, “Wait for me!”He stepped hard on the gas pedals and hung up to make another call to Robert.Back at Old Langley Manor, Rebecca has just returned. Robert was telling her about the frustrating things that had happened r
Elena was taken aback and stood there motionless. Her mind turned completely blank. That was when the butler led a woman inside.The woman had brown, wavy hair and looked slender and sexy. She looked demure and dainty but had a sexy look in her eyes that was able to make a man crazy for her.She was the celebrity, Jade Rhimes, the woman whom Elliot cheated on Elena with.The look in Elena’s eyes turned sharp.“Talk.”She stared at Jade. Elena wanted badly to lunge at her. “Were you involved with Elliot Garner?”Elena hoped fervently that Jade would say no!That would prove that Elena was right and Elliot did not cheat on her. Her stubborn hatred for Nathan would then be justified. This would give her the courage to continue on.If it turned out that Elliot did cheat on her with Jade, it would mean that Elena had wasted all these years hating Nathan and she was the one who was absolutely in the wrong.The living room was silent. Ruby lowered her head without saying a word. Robe
Eva had been staring at Elena while the latter was talking.She was a headstrong woman who would never apologize easily. Elena would insist on fighting things out to determine the winner. Why would she say something like this now?When she saw the cold glint of light in her sleeve, Eva screamed out loud.“She’s trying to slash her wrists, Nathan!”This alerted Nathan immediately, who quickly rushed toward Elena the moment the dagger was lowered to her wrist.He hit Elena’s hand hard, and her hand was flung to the side from Nathan’s force. The dagger in her hand fell to the ground.The clear sound of the dagger hitting the floor filled the room. Chills went down everyone’s spine from the scare. Robert looked at her in disbelief. He ran up to grab her hand.“Don’t be stupid!”He looked at Elena with disappointment and shouted at her, “Do you think committing suicide will solve anything? Where’s your courage? What you’re doing right now is running away from your mistakes. Are you
Even though Sebastian did many wrong deeds, he was still Ruby’s father.As his daughter, Ruby did not want Sebastian’s funeral to end up in a mess.Nathan frowned when he saw the pleading look in her eyes, but he relented in the end.“Alright.”He said nonchalantly, “But you have to leave the moment the funeral is over. You’re not allowed to delay your departure. Your father was always extreme and never managed his company well. All he did was take advantage of situations, and it’s what he deserves for ending up how he did!”Nathan’s voice was cold, and he said this with conviction. Even though Ruby was upset at his words, she nodded gently.She had no idea how to retort to him because she knew Nathan was right.In the end, Ruby lowered her head slightly at Nathan and Eva. She turned to walk out quickly from the living room. When Jade saw her leaving, she looked at Nathan in slight panic.“Mr. Langley.”She said in a low voice, “Now that I’ve acted as your witness and revealed
Eva was seated on the front passenger seat in the black Rolls-Royce. She stared blankly outside the window of the car as the view flew past her.Her grandfather was gone.She still could not believe it. Her hand grasped tightly on the phone. Nathan was next to her as he drove, and he sighed when he saw her this way.He made a sharp turn, and Eva was jolted out of her daze by the sharp screeching sound of the wheels. She suddenly realized she had to call Eugene.“Dad.”She said while sobbing, “Come to Central Hospital. Grandpa just passed away.”There was silence on the other end of the call. Eugene did not say anything for a long time, and Eva did not push for a reply. All she did was cry softly.Her grandfather was gone. Eugene had lost a father, and she had lost a grandfather.The only family she had who loved her the most was gone.It was the longest two minutes in the world, but Eugene finally answered forlornly, “Alright, I’ll be over there soon.”Eva put her phone back
Eva’s emotions erupted from her as she watched Wanda stand quietly in front of the grave.What did she want?Her grandfather was already gone. Was Wanda really here purely to give her respect?Eva could no longer hold back the questions in her mind. She ran straight toward Wanda. Nathan was surprised by this and was about to follow her when he saw Gabriel suddenly move from the corner of his eye.Gabriel moved with lightning speed, and he appeared next to Wanda in a flash. There was a cold and ruthless demeanor about him. Nathan could clearly tell that Gabriel’s attention was locked on Eva.It was dangerous for Eva to run over there like this. Gabriel would attack her!“Come back, Eva!”Nathan shouted and went forward to grab her. Eva struggled in his arms as she flailed and kicked, but she could not escape his grasp.He held on tightly to her, refusing to let her go over.Gabriel became less threatening once he saw Eva being held back by Nathan. He looked at Nathan as a taunt
The puzzles were the children’s favorite educational game.Both of them had high IQs. Even though they were only six, the children were already smart enough to understand the syllabus of elementary school. Puzzles were easy for them, which was why Nathan had prepared more difficult puzzles for the children.They were not deterred at all. They managed to finish one-third of it very easily. Eva watched as they were about to complete half of it while she could only stare at hers in a daze.What was this?She knew the rectangular shape was the head, but she could not find the other picture of the head. Also, the shape was irregular, and it looked like a body. However, where were the other body parts?Could she have thrown the head into the bin?Eva wanted to cry. She looked at her children who were putting together the puzzle quietly. They had completed more than half of it.“Mommy.”Mia suddenly smiled brightly at her. “You can do it. Mommy will surely be able to complete the puzz