Eva was disgusted and wanted to pull her hand away but did not manage to.Pamela was unperturbed. She continued grabbing Eva’s hand and said earnestly, “You have no idea how anxious your father and I were when you disappeared, Eva. We sent people out to search for you for a long time, but there was no news at all. We thought you were… We never expected to see you again after five years. It’s really wonderful.”“Yes, Eva. I’m so happy to see you return to us.”Eugene said this with an awkward look on his face.Eva grunted silently at this. She pulled her hand back forcefully. “Really? I guess I should really be grateful that you miss me so much.”Eugene got embarrassed when he heard Eva’s reply.As for Pamela, she was taken aback but quickly pulled herself together. “We’re a family, Eva. You shouldn’t be a stranger to us. I know that you’ve suffered a lot being alone out there all these years. "Now that you have two children in tow, you shouldn’t be without a home. That's why I’
Lucy was elated when he hugged her in his arms.She knew that he would give in if she cried.It looked like he did care about her.Lucy was no longer upset, and she felt better. She was even listening to everything Mason said.“I believe you, Mason. I’m so sorry about what happened.”Lucy's head was buried in Mason’s arms.There was a complicated look in Mason’s eyes as he said softly, “It’s fine. I’ll forgive you this time. If you’re still worried, we’ll get engaged when we go back.”“Are you serious?”Lucy was elated.She had hinted so hard before about getting married, but Mason had always pretended not to understand, or he would use work as an excuse to brush it off.It had never occurred to Lucy that he would be the one to bring it up.Mason looked at her and said, “Of course, I’m being serious.”Lucy was overjoyed. She hugged Mason tight around the waist and said, “I knew you love me the most, Mason.”Mason did not reply. The look in his eyes was cold.They hugged f
Tyler waved him off and smiled cheekily. “There aren’t any other orders. You know very well that Aunt Wanda always gives one instruction at a time.”Mason was quiet.It was true.She had always been a mysterious person. No one knew what she was thinking.When Tyler saw Mason frowning, he smiled and said, “Stop thinking about it, Mason. Who can guess what Aunt Wanda is thinking? If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving. Let me know if you need anything in the future.”Mason snapped out of it and looked at Tyler.Even though Tyler now had a devilish air about him, he had already grown up.Mason could not help sighing. “Time passes really fast. You’ve grown up in the blink of an eye. Although… why are you with those people? Who allowed you to join them?”He was referring to the men behind Tyler. He did not approve of them.Tyler smiled and said, “I’ve always followed Aunt Wanda’s arrangements. She told me to do this. After all, I’m not as capable as you, Mason. We can't be compa
Eva felt a little embarrassed.She had rejected him yesterday, after all. Yet now she was meeting him here to talk about this.Now that they were facing each other, it was difficult to start the topic.Finn noticed her uneasiness and took the initiative to give her the contract. “Miss Lane, this is the contract that was given to you yesterday. Take a look at it. If there are no problems, you can proceed to sign it.”Eva pushed the contract back to them without reading it. “I can’t sign this. The estate is too valuable. I’ve appraised my floral shop, and my losses are at most 500,000 to 600,000. If it’s possible, you can compensate me in cash instead.”Nathan did not expect her to reject his offer. She had even conducted an appraisal herself. He raised an eyebrow slightly and seemed to smile. “Are you sure that’s all you lost?”“Yes," Eva replied honestly.Nathan was about to say something when the children came running back from the kiddie zone.They got excited when they saw N
A smile broke out on Max’s cool little face as he said, “I think Mommy is the prettiest in this world too. When I grow up, I’m going to marry her!”Finn, who was driving, burst out laughing when he heard that. “You have a great ambition!”Max looked proud. “Of course! When I grow up, I’m going to earn lots of money and take care of Mommy. That way, she won’t need to work so hard trying to feed me and Mia!”Finn stopped laughing.He was a really good boy.Nathan gave Max a contemplative look as well.Max might be young, but he was very mature.For some reason, Nathan suddenly felt like doting on him. He reached out to rub Max’s head gently as he said, “In that case, you should do your best and work hard.”“Yup. I’ll work very hard.”Eva was surprised to hear that.The next thing she knew, she was about to cry.Her little boy had always been an understanding and considerate person, but she had never thought that he would be so mature.Eva was touched, and she felt like this m
While Mason was waiting for her, Eva had finally arrived at the estate with Nathan.It had a very scenic name. It was called ‘Cloudy Hills’ and was located in an area that was some distance from North City Ring Road.There was an area nearby that was undergoing huge development, and there were several buildings there. Despite the development, the estate was quiet as it was built on a hill.The scenery on the hill was beautiful, and the house looked pretty nice.It had three stories with a huge courtyard. The courtyard was elegantly kept, and it looked like someone had been managing it.The interior of the house had a Northern European feel to it. Eva liked it a lot.She brought her children and looked around upstairs. It was clean, and there was not a lot of dust. The view was excellent from the French windows of the second floor.Eva was very happy about it after viewing the place.She even began imagining how many plants she would plant in the courtyard. She wanted to give th
“Yes. Do you like it?”Eva smiled at her children.They nodded in unison. “Yes, we do. This car is so cool. It’s cooler than the car we used to deliver flowers.”Before Eva could stop them, they climbed into the car happily.Eva knew they were happy because they were finally getting a car.She did not stop them and planned to get in to take a look. However, the saleswoman from before suddenly came running toward them. She berated Eva loudly, “What are you doing? "Miss, can you get your children out of there? They can’t dirty the car! It’s really expensive, and you can’t afford to pay for it.”Eva felt uncomfortable with her words.Her children were nice and clean. They even took off their shoes before getting in. How would they dirty the car?She was about to argue about it when she saw the saleswoman forcefully dragging the children out of the car. She said rudely at them with a look of disdain, “Don’t touch the car if you aren’t buying it. Who's going to be responsible if t
“Huh? You mean… right into the car dealer?” Finn asked hesitantly.Nathan replied, “Yes. Drive my car right through this door.”Finn was astounded.Was his boss… angry?He was shocked but did not delay this any further. “Alright. I’ll drive the car over right now.”Two minutes later, a loud boom was heard coming from outside.Finn stepped on the accelerator and drove the car right into the showroom in a jaw-dropping fashion.Everyone inside was shocked as they turned to look at the car.This included the car dealer’s supervisor, the saleswoman, and Eva.Eva saw Nathan. His back was against sunlight as he strode into the car dealer.He was tall and slender, looking like a god from above. His expression was icy, just like the frozen arctic. He looked handsome at this moment, and he said with a tinge of emotion, “Crash it!”Finn stepped on the accelerator immediately and aimed right for the BMW 5 Series.There was a really loud bang. The windows of the BMW 5 Series were inst
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