After hanging up, Mason began chatting with Old Mr. Lane as he ignored Eugene and the rest.Eugene had no choice but to leave awkwardly to entertain the other guests.Outside the courtyard, Queenie was staring at the expensive Bentley. She was starting to feel regretful.She regretted getting engaged to Sam.Queenie only chose to be with him in the first place because he was a good-looking man with plenty of admirers.The most important reason was that Sam seemed to have a crush on Eva, who was two years older than they were, back then.When Queenie realized that, the first thing she did was to get between them. She had purposely approached Sam and made him fall for her instead.It was only when they got together that Queenie found out that he came from an ordinary family.He did not even have an outstanding job after graduating from university. Sam was just a software engineer at a medium-sized company.Compared to her, the gap between them was pretty big.Mason Young's appe

Queenie watched this with a frown.It had been years since she last saw Eva, and she seemed to be quite accomplished now. Eva even managed to hit back at her mother with just a few words.Queenie quickly strode toward them. She put on an innocent act, but her words were sharp like a sword that came slashing down at the person in front of her.“It’s been a while, Eva. You haven’t changed a bit. You’re still the same person who has always disrespected your elders. My mom is still your elder, regardless. It’s rude of your children to speak to her that way. Didn’t their father teach them to have manners when speaking to adults?”Eva turned to look at Queenie with a frosty look in her eyes.Queenie’s tongue was just as glib as before.This was how Queenie got Eva into constant trouble when she was younger.A few years had gone by, and Queenie had gotten even better at using her tongue to create trouble for Eva.There was a slight look of disgust in Eva’s eyes. She snickered. “It dep

The man was in a fitted, bespoke suit that accentuated his tall, slender figure. His body shape was considered the golden ratio standard due to his broad shoulders and thin waist.He had handsome features and an air about him that was god-like. He had the demeanor of a superior being and a commanding presence that struck fear in others.The man slowly got out of the car as the sun shone down on him. There was a soft light around him that made him look dignified.All guests who were present held their breaths at the sight.Many of the female guests were overwhelmed by his beauty.“What a handsome man! Who is he? Just look at him. He’s perfect!”“I have no idea. I’ve never seen him before… He looks like an outstanding person who's on par with Mr. Young…”“Gosh, check out his car. It’s a limited-edition model worth 40 to 50 million. Look at his license plate too. A.L 8888. A refers to North City, and L is his surname! That license plate belongs to only one family in the country—The

The Lanes were even more astounded.This was especially so for Eugene, who could not for the life of him understand how a daughter he did not care about could be associated with two exceptional men like them.He wanted to ask more about this, but he backed out from fear of the tense situation going on between the two men.These two were commanding men. Now that they were facing each other down, their personalities collided, and the atmosphere between them became strained. It served as a warning to everyone around them to stay away.Everything seemed to go into an eerie stillstand.“Gosh. First, it was Mason Young. Next, it's someone from the Langleys. When did the Lanes have this kind of connection?”“They’ve really hidden this well. Looks like we’ll have to make an effort to get to know them better.”The others agreed fervently.Eugene heard everything they said and quietly decided to let go of any resentment and hate. He had to keep Eva by his side no matter what.A road to

Old Mr. Lane’s fingers were trembling from agitation. He almost dropped the medal in his hand.His eyes were red as he looked at the young woman in front of him. His voice was shaking. “Evie… You’re really back?”“Yes, Grandpa. I’m back.”Eva had always been a strong woman.She would bite down and get through any obstacles she faced.However, she could no longer hold back the moment her grandfather called her by her nickname. She lunged at him and cried in the arms of her grandfather.“I missed you so much, Grandpa… So, so very much.”She buried her face in her grandfather’s arms and sobbed hard..All these years of loneliness and sadness were finally unleashed at this moment.Old Mr. Lane knew immediately that she had a hard time out there. Tears filled his eyes as well. “It’s good that you’re back… I missed you a lot too. Why did you leave for so many years, you naughty girl? Have you any idea how worried I was about you?”Eva sobbed even louder at this. She looked more lik