Sophia suddenly reacted, terrified, "Is Nathan with you?""In a way." They were separated by a door, but technically in the same hotel."Nathan actually went to see you?! Wasn't he supposed to be at work? How is he with you?"Emily replied irritably, "That's a question you should ask him. After all, I'd love to know why he showed up here early in the morning too. And by the way, I'm on speaker, so Nathan can hear everything you're saying.""Nathan… I… I just…" Sophia's voice quivered with a hint of tears, "I was just saying things out of anger. Don't take them seriously. I thought Emily called just to gloat, and I couldn't stand it, so I said those things… none of it is true, please believe me!"No response.Sophia called again, "Nathan?""Stop calling," Emily laughed mockingly, "Sophia, stop acting. Yes, I had the speaker on, but sorry, I turned it off. If you want to explain yourself to Nathan, go ahead and call him. Also, please keep your fiancé from harassing me again."Sophia was

As soon as Nathan finished speaking, James Taylor's smile vanished instantly.The land Nathan referred to belonged to him. Mr. Satan had sold it to him at half the market price, and he planned to build a shopping center there. Nathan clearly hoped his project would fail too.Mr. Davis frowned thoughtfully for a moment and seemed to agree, "Nathan makes a valid point. We should indeed investigate. Mr. Taylor, what do you think?"James Taylor was a bit troubled, "There shouldn't be anything on my land.""Mr. Taylor, you just said you admired me. Why are you refusing now? What if there are artifacts under your land? Are you going to stop people from researching American history?" Nathan sneered, staring at James Taylor.James Taylor laughed helplessly, "You don't have to say it like that."Nathan spoke candidly, "Don't play dumb with me. We both know what's going on with my land. Mr. Satan knows even better. You two are making things difficult for me, do you expect me to just take it lik

Leonardo da Vinci? He's undoubtedly one of the most famous painters in history. Even with money, his paintings are practically unobtainable now.Mr. Davis and Mr. Taylor's attention was immediately drawn to the painting on the phone. Emily finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, thinking she had escaped the awkwardness, but then she nearly choked on her drink in surprise again."My goodness!!! This painting looks authentic! Let me see it…"Emily watched Mr. Davis, his eyes shining, and then glanced at the water stains on her dress, sighing softly.With or without Nathan, this dinner was destined to be disrupted.Mr. Davis moved closer, sitting very near to Mr. Satan. His eyes were red with emotion, "This painting…""Is it real?""I'm ninety percent sure it's authentic," Mr. Davis almost cried, "I never thought I'd see an original one painted by da Vinci."Mr. Satan smiled as he put his phone away, "If you'd like to see it, I'll have the painting sent to your home tomorrow."Mr. Davi

Nathan stormed back to the Reed family's villa, his entire being radiating anger."Nathan, my son, weren't you going to work? Why are you back? Nathan, Nathan! Why aren't you speaking?"Carol followed him to the stairs, but Nathan didn't even turn his head. He went straight into the study.Bang—The door slammed shut, scaring Carol back. "Who are you mad at…"Carol muttered to herself as she returned to the living room, sighing heavily. She glanced at the pizza boxes on the table and sighed again.She used to complain that Emily hadn't gone to college and couldn't help Nathan in his career. But now Sophia was like a princess. She did no housework and didn't care about Nathan. The atmosphere at home had become increasingly tense.Carol had been harboring anger for some time. She had been served by Emily before, but now she had to clean up and do maid work because Sophia's stepfather had returned and Sophia had become more demanding!Carol gritted her teeth and began cleaning up the lef

Emily nodded gently, her voice soft, "I'll tell Lucas how much you love him, but you are still students. At this time, you should be in class, not here.""I know skipping class is wrong, but I just wanted to see Lucas...""I understand," Emily glanced at her watch, "It's still early. When I'm doing his makeup later, I'll try to have him face every direction for a bit, so you can all see him. But after you've seen him, you need to hurry back to school. You've already missed your morning classes, but you must go back for the afternoon ones."The young girl was moved to tears: "Okay! You are so kind..."Emily gave her a reassuring look, "The opportunity to study is really precious. Many people can't continue their education for various reasons. You have such a great chance right now, you should cherish it. Liking Lucas and studying are not in conflict. If you get into a top university one day and proudly say, 'I'm a fan of Lucas,' I think Lucas will be even happier."The girl smiled shyl