Eva was relieved to see him willing to sign the contract.She knew very well that the conditions were set against him.That had gotten her worried earlier.Lucky for her, Nathan did not object to them.Unbeknownst to Eva, Nathan did not object to the three conditions because they had the same limitations placed on Eva.It would mean that she could not date other men too in order to maintain her custody of the children.With this condition enclosed, Nathan felt that all three conditions were not difficult to accept.Eva signed the contract as well.There were two sets of the document, and they kept a copy each.After they were done, Eva expressed further, “Since we’ve come to an agreement, I should let you know that I don’t want to divide them between us by using time as a measurement. "I hope that no matter who they choose to stay with, we'll try our best to communicate with each other regardless of the issue and solve it together.”“Of course. As long as you’re not running
“What is it?”Eva was busy trimming the plants and flowers with her scissors and did not even look up as she asked.Nathan explained his plan to her. “If you have no problems with it, I’ll make arrangements for some good teachers for them right now.”Frowning, Eva got up to look him straight in the eye. “I have no problem with you getting them teachers, but I don’t agree with Max picking up on video games. He’s still young. Staring at the phone for long hours would hurt his eyes. "And what if he picks up on some bad habits? What should we do then?”Nathan felt he had the need to teach her about the gaming industry when he heard her reply.“Playing video games doesn’t necessarily mean that a person would end up getting addicted. Esports have been nationally recognized as an official sports competition. It’s a career path. "Langley Corporation’s subsidies include a company that specializes in game design. They’ve also established a professional gaming club. Anyone who stands out
Eva and Nathan did not expect this.“Why wouldn’t you want to go, Mia?”Nathan crouched to the ground and asked softly.Mia pouted without saying anything.It was rare for Nathan to see Mia acting stubbornly. He asked in concern, “Are you feeling sick? Is that why you don’t want to come with me?”Mia shook her head and looked at Eva. “I want Mommy to come.”Nathan, who was taken aback, looked at Eva.Mia looked determined. “I won’t go if Mommy doesn’t go.”Eva looked at Mia’s stubborn little face curiously and suddenly realized what the issue was.This girl had always been afraid of strangers, especially elderly people who she did not know. It frightened her.Her condition was much more serious a year ago. She would immediately cry out loud the moment she saw a stranger.However, she managed to do better this year.When Mia met Eva’s grandfather, she was not as afraid as before.Why was she suddenly feeling scared again?Just as Eva was wondering about this, Max’s little
“Grandpa.”Nathan went ahead to welcome him with Mia in his arms.Eva paused for a moment before following behind while holding Max’s hand.Soon, all four of them were standing in front of Old Mr. Langley.At a closer look, one could tell that Mr. Langley was not an ordinary man.He was much more intimidating than Nathan, even more frightening.Moreover, he was exceptionally healthy and did not look like a man of 80.Compared to Mr. Lane Senior, he looked much better physically.Eva felt slight trepidation.He was a legend of the Langleys, and he really did stand out.Moreover, he had two young and beautiful assistants following behind, which placed him on a different level.She wondered if it was a fetish of his.As multiple thoughts were running through Eva’s mind, Old Mr. Langley was looking at Nathan.He swept a glance at Nathan, then his gaze fell on Eva and the children.The look in his eyes froze momentarily.“Welcome home, Grandfather. Please allow me to introduc
While Eva wondered about it, Old Mr. Langley looked amazed. “What an amazing fate.”Eva felt the need to explain herself when she heard this. “Old Mr. Langley, I think you must be mistaken. Even though I gave birth to your great-grandchildren, I’m not your granddaughter-in-law. I’m just here to accompany my children. I’m not related to the Langleys in any way besides this.”The smile on Old Mr. Langley’s face faltered, and his expression froze.Nathan was taken aback as well. He could not help glaring at Eva.This woman… was always drawing a line between them!Old Mr. Langley glanced quickly at his grandson with slight embarrassment.He laughed dryly. “I see. Haha. Looks like Nathan needs to work harder at this.”Eva had no idea how to react.What did he mean by ‘work harder’?Did he think that something might happen between her and Nathan Langley?“Some things can’t be achieved by just working harder. After all, some people are no different than criminals to me.”She glared
Eva brought the freshly brewed tea over to Mason.Mason took the cup from her and had a sip.The hot liquid flowed through his throat, warming him up.He could not help sighing.Forget about it. He would let this matter slide. It was good enough that he could stay by her side to protect her.Deciding to change the topic, Mason asked gently, “This batch has a lot of flowers. Can you manage to get them all planted today?”Eva nodded. “Yup. I’ll have to plant them all this afternoon. Most of them will wilt if I keep them until tomorrow.”“I see. Maybe I should stay behind to help you out.”Smiling, Mason extended a warm offer.“It’s fine. I shouldn’t trouble you when you’re such a busy man. Besides, you’ve never planted anything before. You wouldn't know what to do. It’s enough that I have my workers here to help.”Eva rejected Mason’s offer.From her perspective, Mason was a gentle and tidy man. He was not suited to do such dirty work.Mason thought this was reasonable and di
Before Mason could give him an answer, another call came in.Mason had to pick up that call.This time, the call was from the chairman of another listed company. He said accusingly, “Mr. Young, Forrest Group’s share prices suddenly crashed with a drop of more than 50%. What exactly is happening?”Mason was stunned to hear that.His face darkened immediately. “Sean, turn on the trading app and check the share prices of those companies.”Sean immediately got to work and clicked on their company’s trading app.He was astounded to see the dashboard shown on the screen. Cold sweat dripped from his forehead.13 companies under Scope Investments that used to have healthy share prices had now crashed horribly.The amount was tremendous. Even the company with the least loss had its share price drop 13%. The largest crash was at 60 to 70%. This was a major loss on all levels.Mason realized this. There was a frightening expression on his face as he began wondering what was going on!Hi
Nathan walked down the stairs looking upset. He glanced outside.It was dark at night on the hill, and the surroundings were especially quiet. Only the rustling of the leaves could be heard when the wind blew.Yelena saw Nathan standing where he was. She went up to him to ask, “Mr. Langley, would you like some tea?”Nathan did not reject her offer. “Sure. Make me a cup.”“Alright.”Yelena immediately went to make some tea.Not long after, she came back with a cup of tea for Nathan.Nathan’s face fell immediately when he took a sip. “Make me another cup.”This frightened Yelena, who began to stammer. “Is… Is there anything wrong?”Nathan did not explain, and all he did was say, “Change it.”The tea in his cup was black tea.It was Mason’s favorite!Yelena immediately turned to make a different cup of tea.Nathan’s face turned even darker.That was when Old Mr. Lane came into the room.He wheeled his wheelchair over to Nathan and asked with a smile, “How about a chat?”Na