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
The cold, familiar voice of a woman with a slightly hoarse tone was heard over the phone.“If you don’t want to have the same scare over your children next time, you’ll have to listen to me no matter what I tell you. You’ve seen for yourself that Nathan Langley’s defense can be easily broken by me. This will serve as a warning for you.”Wanda Emerson!All of Eva’s emotions froze. She clenched her fists hard and questioned loudly, “What do you want, Wanda Emerson? They’re your grandchildren! Come for me if you have the guts!”Eva’s fears and agitation turned into anger. She continued before Wanda replied, “I’m your daughter. What exactly do you want me to do? If you want my life, I’ll give it to you. Just don’t hurt my children!”There was only silence.Wanda seemed to have turned quiet.Eva’s hands gripped the phone hard. She had used too much force, and her knuckles turned pale. She felt bitterness as she wiped away her tears.The children sensed something was wrong and hugged
After about 20 minutes, Gavin appeared at Thriving Dragon Bay with both men.One of them was called Casey Eckerson, and the other was Tommy Bane. Casey was about 30 and claimed to have learned martial arts directly from expert masters in Chinose. He was quite prim and proper in his dressing, looking like a proper master himself.Tommy, on the other hand, was plump and round. He looked about 40 and down to earth. He looked like an honest and hard-working middle-aged office worker. No one would think he was a fighter.Nathan frowned but did not reject either of them.“Mr. Langley.”Gavin smiled when he saw the sullen look on Nathan’s face. “These gentlemen are expert fighters. If you have any doubts, you can test them out with your bodyguards.”Nathan looked at his bodyguards at this point.Darren immediately understood what Nathan meant. He led three other bodyguards to face Tommy.“I apologize in advance, sir.”“Come on.”Tommy did not seem to mind as he replied calmly. Darre
“You didn’t even hit me, Max.”Mia clapped her hands gently. “Why don’t I protect you in the future instead? Don’t worry, Max. I won’t allow anyone to bully you. I’ll beat up whoever dares to bully you in the future.”Max could no longer hold his smile back.What an adorable sister he had.“Your brother is just giving in to you.”Tommy gently rubbed Mia’s head and said in a low voice, “Look, he didn’t even need to use his best move to fight you. He has been playing defense all this time without attacking. You have to work hard. If Max takes the fight seriously, you won’t be able to win him.”Was that true?Mia turned to the smiling Max and held his hand.“Don’t give in to me, Max. I want to win you fair and square!”“Alright, I won’t give in, but you’re actually really good at fighting.”Max stuck his tongue out. “Come on, Mommy is waiting for us to have dinner in the living room.”Mia finally let go of this after Max comforted her for a while. She left for dinner happily wi
Eva thought about this. She decided to leave Tommy at Thriving Dragon Bay with Darren and the bodyguards to protect the children while she left with Casey and the other bodyguards. She quickly got into the car.“Mommy!”The children ran to the car and gently patted the car door. Their adorable little faces were stuck to the window. “Come home early, Mommy. We’ll miss you.”“Alright.”Eva could not just leave like that. She opened the door and kissed them both on their foreheads. “Don’t worry. I'll be home soon. Be good and wait for me at home.”The children nodded obediently after she comforted them, but they kept looking at her until her car disappeared from sight. Only then were they willing to return to Thriving Dragon Bay.Eva was feeling anxious and instructed the driver to speed up. They drove onto the highway and headed straight for the factory location given by Sophia.Before they reached the factory, they could see thick smoke in the air from a few hundred meters away.
“Miss Skrull, are you telling the truth?”“Was there really a fire at Lane Enterprise that caused all the raw materials to be burned? They won’t be able to produce their products anymore?”“What’s the difference between your floral series and Lane Enterprise's floral series?”The reporters threw questions continuously at Renee, but she did not panic. She brushed her fingers through her hair gently and smiled at everyone.“It’s true. You may confirm the news of the fire with Lane Enterprise, but the fact they can’t deliver their orders on time to their customers is an irresponsible thing to do. "It's only right that consumers be able to request compensation from Lane Enterprise if they're unable to deliver their products within the agreed time.”Renee smiled after that. “Jadora’s floral series are produced using the best quality materials that are guaranteed to fulfill everyone’s needs. We welcome everyone to order from us.”The livestream ended at that point. The reporters bega
Eva breathed hard after hanging up. Her fingers clutched the phone tightly as she frowned. Her face was filled with anger. That bitch, Queenie, was behind this!Eva was wondering why Jadora suddenly chose to fight against Lane Enterprise and even insisted on pushing out a floral series to take her business. Everything made sense now.Queenie was the culprit causing this!Renee and Camden were a pretty stupid pair of siblings to have been made use of by Queenie. Hah!Eva looked extremely upset, and Sophina quickly came over. She gave Eva a glass of warm milk and said softly, “Don’t be angry, Eva. It’s a good thing that we know who's behind this. It'll be a big help to us when we strike back in the future.”“You’re right.”Eva bit her lip, and a cold look appeared in her eyes.She would make sure that Queenie paid the price for this!After Eva gave instructions on the next step to proceed with the purchase of the raw materials, she turned to leave the company immediately. Sophi
The ‘Mr. Lane’ Sophia was talking about was Eva’s father, Eugene.Eva quickly went to Sophia, who looked anxious, and said, “Calm down. Talk to me slowly. What exactly happened?”“Pamela Jackson reported him.”Sophia was trying to catch her breath as she said in a low voice, “Pamela Jackson provided evidence of Mr. Lane evading taxes. He has just been taken away by the tax bureau. Lane Enterprise had some issues with their accounts previously, but it doesn’t affect our current operations. It was mostly handled by Mr. Lane.”Eva frowned at this.Nathan came over as well when he saw Sophia looking like she was in a hurry. He happened to overhear her. He sighed.Pamela and Queenie were a pair of vicious mother and daughter!Eugene used to be Pamela’s husband while he was Queenie’s father. However, they did not care about this relationship and were ruthless enough to do something like this!“What should we do now, Eva?”Sophia said a little anxiously, “Tax evasion isn’t a small ma