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 principal shrunk back from being shouted at. She glanced at Finn and began sizing him up.After that, she continued being sarcastic. “You’re really something, aren’t you? You’ve got two men here to help you.”The expression on Eva’s face was cold.Finn said sharply, “Watch what you say or suffer the consequences!”The principal did not look scared. “That’s enough. No need to continue pretending here. I’ve said before that our kindergarten will not accept your children.”A dark look flashed in Nathan’s eyes. “A mere principal showing off to us? Finn!”Finn immediately got the message. He reported, “Mr. Langley, Elite Kindergarten is a branded education franchise found all over the nation. Their chairman is Charles Lovett of Lovett Group. If I remember correctly, the district manager here is called Kevin Jones!”The principal was a little shocked to hear Finn mention those names casually, but she quickly sneered. “What’s wrong? Thinking about lodging a complaint against me? Ju
The security guard at the side was quick to take action. He stopped her and said, “You've been fired, Ms. Clumps. You shouldn’t be causing any more trouble. Otherwise, I’m calling the police.”Many of the kindergarten teachers had heard the commotion.None of them were upset when they saw what happened to Laura. Someone even took the lead to applause.“Are we finally getting rid of that horrible woman? That’s great news!”“Ms. Cruise, I’d like to report Laura Clumps for accepting bribes from parents. She even deducted our pay and embezzled public funds. You mustn’t let this slide!”“Haha, she always abused her power as the principal and was so mean to us. She’s finally getting her just desserts. The world is fair.”Eva did not expect Laura to have committed so many wrongs. She was astounded to hear those accusations.Even Emma was frowning.She had always known Laura to be a problematic person, but it had never occurred to her that Laura had done so many terrible things.Emma’
Eva was stunned for a few seconds too. She immediately realized she said something she should not have. She quickly turned around and went off to boil some water as she pretended nothing had happened.Mason stood where he was. He could only see her.“Eva, what am I to you? What exactly is going through your mind?”He mumbled only loud enough for himself to hear.Eva came out with the tea ten minutes later and sat opposite Mason.He was elegant and gentlemanly as usual.Eva gave him a simple explanation of her plans. “I’m thinking of making use of all the empty land in the courtyard. I’ll plant some flowers and go into wholesaling them in the future.”She was very clear and concise when it came to work. It was only when she was at work that she would suddenly become sharp and efficient.Mason nodded in agreement. “This is a good plan. I can help you arrange some workers to work on the surrounding land.”Eva nodded. “I was thinking about planting rare flowers. It'd be difficult
It was ten at night.Hunter Langley did not expect to receive a message from Lucy in his suite in Supreme Club. [I’m in Room A001 at the Oriental International Hotel. I’m feeling really unhappy. Can you come over to accompany me?]The moment he read the message, Hunter rushed over to the hotel without a second thought.It took him less than ten minutes to get there.Hunter was about to ring the doorbell when he noticed that the room door was slightly open. It was not locked.He wondered about it as he pushed the door open.The moment Hunter walked in, Mason appeared from a dark corner of the corridor.There was a biting cold look in his eyes. No emotions showed on his face as he watched Hunter enter his fiancée’s room.It was obvious that Mason was the one who had sent Hunter the message to come to the hotel!Mason did not love Lucy, but he knew Lucy was close to Hunter.Hunter was also Nathan’s nephew. He had always wanted Lucy, and Mason decided to give them his blessing to
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