Nathan still had his arms around Eva’s waist when they left the car dealer. She felt a little shy about this. “Can you please let me go now, Mr. Langley?”He gave her a teasing look when he heard her request and slowly moved his hand away.Nathan could still feel the soft touch of Eva on his fingertips.A dark look flashed in his eyes.Eva felt a little embarrassed about this, but at the thought of him crashing another car because of her, she suppressed that feeling.The look in Nathan’s eyes was impassive. He got into the car after Finn drove it over.Eva got into the back seat with her children as well.That was when she remembered something. “Don't you have work to do in the neighboring city? Why did you appear at the car dealer?”Nathan did not reply, but Finn said on his behalf, “The meeting was canceled.”“Oh, I see.”It did not occur to her that he postponed the meeting in order to give them a lift.They fell into temporary silence inside the car.Eva had no idea wha
First, Mason was powerful. He was handsome and was her ideal type. He was absolutely perfect.Second, Mason and that slut, Eva, were not as close as she thought.Third, Mason had a girlfriend that he did not seem to really care about.All of the above meant that Queenie had a huge chance of becoming Mason’s woman!Queenie was ecstatic. She tried her best to hold herself back as she continued pretending to be a nice, caring lady.Outside the gates of the Lanes' residence, Eva finally arrived with her children.Mason immediately left Queenie behind when he saw her. He went to Eva and asked with a frown, “What’s going on with you? I’ve been calling you all day. Why didn’t you pick up?”Eva was surprised to see him at the Lanes' residence. She reached into her bag for her phone and realized she had dozens of missed calls.She was taken aback and quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, Mason. I set the phone to silent mode last night at the hospital because I didn’t want to be disturbed by
While Eva was chatting with her grandfather, Max and Mia were enjoying their food in the dining room.They had been out all afternoon and had missed their mealtime, which was why they were feeling ravenous.Eugene kept reminding them, “Eat slower. Be careful. You wouldn't want to choke."The little ones were getting to know their grandfather better, and their attitudes toward him were friendlier than before.“Thank you, Grandpa.”Mia thanked him sweetly.This cheered up Eugene for some reason.Pamela gritted her teeth quietly when she saw this. She grabbed Eugene and gave him a stern warning in a whisper, “You really think they’re your grandchildren just because they’re calling you ‘Grandpa’? "Don’t forget how Wanda Emerson humiliated you. There’s also your wonderful daughter who brought two rich men to our house to insult us, yet you’re here happily taking care of these two little bastards!”Eugene’s expression turned cold when he heard her words.Pamela took the opportunit
They finally arrived at Cloudy Hills Estate about half an hour later.Mason helped them move the luggage.Eva was in charge of helping Old Mr. Lane into the house.The children held each other’s hands as they followed behind.Old Mr. Lane looked around the villa after they got inside. He heaped praises on it. “This is a pretty nice place.”Eva smiled and said, “We still need more furniture, but there's water and electricity. It’s suitable for us to stay here. The most important thing is the fresh air. I think you’ll like it very much.”Old Mr. Lane was feeling happy.His precious granddaughter wanted to live with him and take good care of him the moment she returned. He was overjoyed about this.Mason put down the luggage and said gently, “I’ve instructed Sean to deliver your luggage and the children’s. He should be here a little later.”“Thank you, Mason.”Eva smiled and nodded as she invited Mason for a seat.A dark look flashed in Mason’s eyes as he asked, “This is a nice
When Eva woke up the next day, Mason was gone.She put in extra effort this morning to make breakfast for the children and Old Mr. Lane. After that, she began to contemplate her future.Eva planned to either find a job or go back to being a florist.There was a big piece of land at the hillside right outside the courtyard of her villa that could be worked on. She could plant some flowers and go into the wholesale business.Eva’s mind ran through all sorts of plans. After making her decision, she turned to look at her children chasing after each other and began thinking about their schooling.She would need to buy a car to send them to school in the morning and pick them up in the evening.At this thought, Eva called the number Nathan had given her the night before.Someone picked up her call very quickly.Eva explained what she was looking for, and the manager told her with ease, “Of course, I can help you. You can come over right now to look at the cars. I promise you that you
This boutique belonged to a famous French brand named ‘Only’. The designs here were the works of well-known designers, including wedding gowns. They were all one-of-a-kind.Mason had made an appointment prior. When they arrived, the ‘bride’ and ‘groom’ were led away by different boutique staff.Eva and the children followed Lucy.When Lucy saw all the wedding gowns that filled the boutique, she felt happy and proud. “Mason and I are finally getting married after being together for so many years.”“Yes, congratulations.”Eva agreed with a smile, but she was actually distracted.It was the dream of every woman to put on a wedding gown.However, Eva would never have a chance to put one on.It made her feel a little sad.Lucy’s expression fell when she saw the look on Eva’s face. She asked coldly, “What’s wrong, Eva? You don’t seem very happy. Your congratulations don’t sound all that sincere to me.”Eva snapped out of it and replied, “It’s not like that. You’re imagining things.
Eva soon let go of this feeling.She had to force herself to be strong. It was time to think about her future.Eva had her grandfather and children by her side, and they were enough for her.However, she had to feed her family, which meant she might not be able to constantly be by their side. She gave this some thought and turned her car around as she headed to a domestic agency. Eva planned to hire a nanny to take professional care of her grandfather and children.The domestic agency she found was highly efficient and very well-known in North City.Eva soon hired a middle-aged lady of about 40 named Yelena Zabinski.She referred to the lady as Yelena.Yelena was not local, so her fee was not too expensive. On top of that, Eva provided her with accommodation.After they were done negotiating, Yelena returned to her home to pack up. After that, she followed Eva back up the hill.When they arrived, Old Mr. Lane was enjoying the sun in the courtyard.Eva approached him with Yele
After hanging up, Eva waited quietly in front of the kindergarten for Nathan.Not long after, it was activity time at the kindergarten.A group of children rushed out of their classrooms and began having fun playing with the playground facilities outdoors.Mia and Max were attracted to the sight of the children having fun.An envious look appeared on Mia’s face. “Mommy, I’d like to play too.”Max said nothing, but his eyes betrayed his eagerness to join in the fun.Eva felt a little upset when she saw this. It made her feel useless.She and her children did not notice that the kindergarten’s principal happened to walk out and see them.An annoyed look appeared on her face. She called the security guard over and said, “Make sure those three get as far from here as possible. I don’t want them to be in contact with the children here.”The security guard was taken aback. He looked uncomfortable as he did not think it was the right thing to do.However, the principal looked at him
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