Chapter 1397


    Chapter 1397 Ask about Eva’s past


    Eva’s hand holding the knife and fork stiffened slightly. She was about to deny it, but Jayden


    interrupted, “Mom, let’s not talk about the past anymore. It was all my wishful thinking. If you bring it up


    too much, it’ll just be embarrassing.”


    Natalie looked at Jayden and smiled affectionately, “Alright, I won’t bring it up anymore. I’ll give you


    some face.”


    Jayden’s furrowed brows rxed and he cut some foie gras for Eva, cing it on her te with caring


    gestures.


    Eva had intended to just focus on eating, but after only a few bites, she heard Natalie ask, “Miss Miller,


    you and my son were nning to get married, right? There are some things I wanted to rify in


    advance, I hope you don’t mind…”


    Eva put down her utensils and looked up at Natalie, “Auntie, you can ask whatever you want, I won’t


    mind.”


    She was quite polite to her elders, which pleased Natalie. She nodded and said, “I heard that you grew


    up in an orphanage without parents. How have you been these years?”


    Eva didn’t hesitate, “When I was young, I relied on the orphanage, and as I grew up, I worked in


    convenience stores or small restaurants wherever they needed help.”


    Natalie’s


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    ‘s gaze flickered, “That must have been tough. But just


    Working in a small restaurant, you can barely make ends meet. How did you be the owner of an


    entertainment venue at such a young age?”


    From these two questions in a row, Eva understood that Natalie was questioning where her money


    came from.


    With her background, she would indeed face doubts. Eva didn’t me Natalie and replied honestly,


    “After graduating from high school, I worked in a bar selling alcohol and saved some money. Later, my


    two rtives had some trouble and before they left, they left me some property. I took some of the


    money and bought a bar. After making enough money to pay back my friends, that’s how I got my


    start.”


    After listening, Natalie seemed thoughtful and nodded, “I see. But as a young girl, you could find a


    stable job and live afortable life. Why did you have to get into this line of work? Is there some


    special hidden reason?”


    Her words were quite cryptic, something other girls wouldn’t have picked up on, but Eva was different.


    “There’s no special hidden reason. I just wanted to establish myself in Arcadia. To survive in this


    expensive ce, you need money. I don’t engage in illicit activities, so I can only save money by


    drinking with customers. At first, I thought buying an apartment would be satisfying enough, but then I


    was bullied by rich and influential people. I realized that a stable job couldn’t give me much.”