Ch. 1..5: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 1-5

Chapter 1: Dispose Of Her Body

“Asher… I want more…”

Ambiguous gasps and moans were heard through the gap in the bathroom doors.

Eliana Pierce felt like she was falling into an ice cellar as she stood outside the door.

The people inside the bathroom were none other than her friend, Erica Duffy, and her fiance, Asher Harrison.

“You mischievous little darling.” Asher’s voice was filled with lust, which was nothing like Eliana had heard before.

Erica smiled and asked softly, “Do you like it? Aren’t I better for you than Eliana?”

“Don’t talk about her!” Asher huffed in a low voice.

Erica groaned, “Don’t be angry. It’s all her fault that she would rather find a male prostitute than sleep with you…”

“She is such a bitch!” Asher interrupted Erica, venting the hatred in his heart as he kneaded her body so hard until she began to implore him to be gentle.

At the same time, Eliana staggered backwards, her hands trembling as she tried to hide the hickeys on her neck. Her eyes were red and she was on the verge of tears.

“You will break off the engagement with Eliana, won’t you?”

“Of course, I will! That bitch doesn’t deserve to marry into my family! Like mother, like daughter. Back then, her mother also tempted and provoked some big shot, which caused Eliana’s father to die…” Asher snorted disdainfully.

“Didn’t her father commit suicide?”

“That was just for show!”

Upon hearing those words, Eliana felt her brain buzzing.

By the time she came to her senses, she had already pulled the bathroom door open, and stormed in.

“What did you just say, Asher?”

Asher and Erica naked in the bathroom, their faces paled from the shock.

Asher quickly grabbed the bath towel beside him in a hurry. “Eliana, what are you doing here?”

Eliana grabbed his hand tightly, trembling, and demanded, “Tell me, who killed my parents!”

“Let him go!” Erica, who was still naked, reached out and pushed Eliana away.

Since Eliana was not expecting the attack, she staggered backwards, and hit her head on the bathtub.

She instantly blacked out and fell unconscious.

Seeing that she was not moving, Erica plucked up the courage to feel her breath, and found that it was very weak.

Horrified, Asher asked, “What happened to her?”

Erica suddenly withdrew her hand, and said in a shaky voice, “She has… I think she’s dead.”

“What? She’s dead?”

“Yeah. What should we do now, Asher?” Erica’s lips were quivering as she lowered her head, preventing him from seeing through her lie.

Asher’s heart skipped a beat. He took a step forward to find out the truth for himself.

However, Erica threw herself into his arms, and burst into tears. “Eliana is dead! And I don’t want to go to jail! Help me, Asher! Could you keep it a secret for me?”

Asher frowned. He was really irritated. “What’s the point of keeping it a secret? When…”

“Just dispose of her body, and erase all evidence!”

Asher was dumbfounded when he heard what she said.

Eliana woke up, listening to the loud humming sound of the yacht. She felt her head was like being poked open. Feeling the intense pain in head, she touched the back of her head, and the growing pain made her shudder

Before she could breathe, she felt someone grab her hair.

“Ah…” Eliana let out a scream as she subconsciously propped her neck backwards.

Erica was standing behind her with an evil smile.

“Were you satisfied with the gigolo that I sent you last night?”

Thinking of the passionate scenes from the night before, Eliana gritted her teeth and retorted, “So it was you who set me up!”

She had woken up that morning in a mess. However, she still believed her friendship with Erica, and that was the reason she had rushed to her house. She believed that there must be some misunderstanding. Erica wouldn’t have done something like that to her.

But she did not expect to see Erica having sex with her fiance!

“Yes, since I took your fiance away from you, I certainly had to compensate you, and that was the reason I chose the gigolo to serve you.” Erica covered her mouth and smiled with hatred in her eyes. “I’ll let you enjoy yourself a bit more before you die.”

Eliana looked at her in disbelief and then glanced around with a pale face. There were two bodyguards, who were tall and strong, standing beside Erica. The endless ocean surrounded the yacht, making it impossible for her to escape.

“Throw her down!”

As soon as Erica gave the order, the bodyguards picked up Eliana and tossed her out like a bag of trash.

The surging waves immediately swallowed her, and she did not even have a second to cry out for help.

Hearing the sound of the waves around her, Erica heaved a sigh of relief, feeling happy.

Five years later, at the airport.

With a serious look in his eyes, a little boy supported the luggage cart as he turned to Eliana and said, “Let me help you, Mommy!”

Lowering her head, Eliana touched the boy’s soft hair and remarked, “What a considerate son I have!”

“What about me, Mommy?” A little girl, who was sitting in the luggage cart, poked her head out, blinking her big eyes. She looked very cute.

The boy mercilessly replied, “You’re thoughtfully helping us increase the weight of our luggage.”

The girl glared at him and pouted before she raised her hand to attack him.

With a bright smile, Eliana’s heart softened when she saw her kids.

She had thought that her life would end when Erica had thrown her into the sea, but fortunately, someone saved her life.

She had been unconscious for several months, and when she had regained consciousness, she had found out that she was pregnant.

Several more months after that, she had given birth to the twins, Aileen Pierce and Adrian Pierce.

To her, they were angels who brought light to her life again.

“Miss Pierce.” A woman walked up to her with a big smile. “I’m Kimora, the nanny sent by Mr. Jonathan Bowman to take care of you and your babies.”

Kimora took out her ID card and handed it to Eliana.

While they were talking, Aileen’s eyes lit up.

A tall man was walking towards them. He was dressed in a deep black suit, had sharp features, and dark eyes. His intimidating aura made everyone step away, but it attracted Aileen.

When he was about to walk past her, she jumped down from the luggage cart, and put her arms around his leg.

“Daddy!”

Chapter 2 Know Your Place

In an instant, the air around them seemed to freeze.

Maurice Moran looked down at the little girl clinging to his leg.

The girl had a fair and adorable face. Maurice could see his own face reflected in her bright and round eyes.

Maurice felt that he could not take his eyes off of her.

He was filled with the sudden urge to take away this cute child.

Maurice stared down at the little girl and gently asked, “Where is your family?”

“Daddy! You are my daddy!” The little girl stared boldly back at him. She squinted a bit and smiled sweetly, melting Maurice’s heart.

“Hold me. I don’t want to walk,” she mumbled.

Maurice was about to reach out to pick her up when a whiff of perfume filled his nose. A woman suddenly appeared and scooped the little girl into her arms. “I’m sorry,” she said earnestly. “My daughter likes to pretend that handsome strangers are her dad. She didn’t mean to offend you. I’m really sorry.”

She gave Maurice a nod before turning to leave.

As he watched the woman walk away, Maurice was filled with a sense of familiarity.

Eliana gently pinched Aileen’s face. “Didn’t you promise that you would stop doing this?”

“But he was so handsome…” Aileen pouted and seemed about to complain some more, but Eliana gave her a reproachful look and she stopped talking.

Eliana met up with Kimora, and they walked to the parking lot together.

Eliana placed the twins in the car and was about to help Kimora with the luggage. When she got out of the car, she was met with two familiar figures.

Asher’s car key fell from his hand to the ground with a clatter.

He didn’t even notice it. “Eliana?” he asked incredulously. “You are still alive?”

Eliana was shocked for a moment. Her expression turned cold. She glanced from Asher to Erica, who was standing behind him.

“Yes. I didn’t deserve to die. Do you agree, Erica?” Eliana spoke each word slowly and deliberately.

Erica was so startled to see Eliana that she stumbled backward in horror. She twisted her ankle and fell to the ground with a cry of pain.

Erica looked up and saw that Eliana was not the shabby-looking woman she had been five years ago. Eliana was tall and beautiful even without any makeup. Erica shuddered at the mocking smile that lifted the corners of Eliana’s mouth. Without thinking, she turned to Asher for help, only to find that he was staring at Eliana with obsession in his eyes. Asher walked slowly towards Eliana and reached out his hand.

“Why haven’t you contacted me for all these years?”

Eliana stepped back to avoid his hand. “Don’t touch me. You’re disgusting.”

Asher was shocked and stood frozen.

Erica was livid. She couldn’t believe that Asher still loved this horrible woman!

Eliana watched them both with disdain. “Wait and see,” she said through red lips. “We’ll see each other again. I will watch you pay for what you did!”

At this moment, Kimora slammed the trunk closed, m

aking Erica and Asher tremble in fear.

Eliana sneered, got into the car, and drove away.

Eliana and Kimora began to unpack their suitcases after arriving home.

“Mommy, we want to help you!” The twins ran towards Eliana and kissed her on the face.

Eliana was pleased. She kissed them too and handed them some light luggage.

“Look at this handsome guy!” Aileen shoved a photo towards Adrian. “It’s my grandfather!”

Adrian was speechless.

Eliana paused. She looked over and found that Aileen had opened the photo album to a photo of her father as a young man. Aileen was giggling.

“Let me have a look.”

Aileen passed the photo album to Eliana.

Eliana gently touched the photos one by one. A few tears left her eyes as she looked at her parents’ smiling faces.

She remembered what Asher had said. There was more to her parents’ death than met the eye. The Pierce Group was directly purchased by the Moran Group after its bankruptcy. There should be some old employees working there.

She must find out the truth!

Eliana made up her mind as she stared at the job offer from the Moran Group on her phone.

The Moran Group had a prime location and its tall Twin Towers were magnificent.

The receptionist led Eliana into the office and reminded her in a low voice, “This is Gabrielle Aston, the director of the Design Department.”

Eliana nodded and walked inside.

A woman sat on the sofa in the middle of the room. She looked Eliana up and down.

The woman’s gaze made her uncomfortable. Eliana kept her cool and smiled politely. “Hello, I’m Eliana Pierce.”

“Welcome to the Moran Group.” Gabrielle smiled. She gave Eliana a meaningful look and said, “I have a client meeting tonight. You can go with me.”

“Tonight?” Eliana was surprised, but she immediately hid it. “Okay.”

Gabrielle nodded with satisfaction and walked toward the door, swaying her hips. “Follow me.”

Eliana was ready to go through the formalities. As they stepped out of the elevator, she saw the employees’ faces become serious, as though they were faced with a formidable enemy.

A tall figure walked out of an office room, surrounded by senior executives. He wore a haut suit and had a dignified posture. He was clearly not an ordinary employee.

Eliana blinked and stared at the man. He looked familiar.

The man stopped in the corridor and turned his head.

“Eliana,” Gabrielle called her from behind.

Eliana was dragged aside before she could react.

Gabrielle’s face darkened and her eyes turned cold. “You have to know your place. Mr. Moran is ruthless and distant. If you display any inappropriate feelings towards him, you will be fired immediately.”

The man was Maurice, the CEO of the Moran Group.

Eliana thought for a moment and lowered her head obediently. “I understand.”

Gabrielle snorted and walked into the office, but Eliana didn’t move. She raised her head and looked down the corridor.

Chapter 3 A Strange Face

Seeing the man stop in his tracks, the assistant immediately approached and asked with concern, “Mr. Moran, is there something wrong?”

Frowning, Maurice looked away and continued to walk forward.

Perhaps his mind was all over the place, causing him to feel that the woman he met looked familiar.

As night fell, the Imperial Golden Club came to life.

A Maybach slowly came to a halt at the front door. Maurice got out of the car and strode right in.

“Well, this is a first. You’re ten minutes late this time.” At the front desk in the center of the hall, Wyatt was playing with a signet ring on his finger with a faint smile. He looked like a playboy.

The receptionist beside him blushed. It was obvious that Wyatt had been flirting with her.

“I’m late because of a meeting.” Maurice raised his chin and walked inside without waiting for a response from Wyatt Todd. “If you don’t want to join us in the private room, why don’t you become a receptionist at my club?” he added.

With a disapproving click of his tongue, Wyatt followed behind Maurice, only to find a gloomy expression on his face. He raised his eyebrows and asked, “I didn’t mean anything by calling out your tardiness. What’s with the long face?”

Maurice ignored him.

Wyatt studied his face for a while before muttering under his breath, “That mask looks so real…”

Maurice strode all the way to the private room. After he closed the door behind him, he asked in a low voice, “Do you know where the ring is?”

“They’re already looking for it.” Wyatt shrugged his shoulders. “As of right now, there’s still no news.”

As he spoke, he poured a glass of wine for Maurice. “Come on. Don’t you have a lead?”

Five years ago, Maurice made the mistake of having a one-night stand with a strange woman. The following morning, he found that the family ring had gone missing, and so did the mysterious woman.

“I used to think it was planned by my uncle.” Maurice raised his glass lazily and took a sip. There was something about his demeanor that made him indescribably sexy. “But I found out that his people were also searching for the ring. I didn’t know what trick he was playing.”

Wyatt broke into a wide, teasing smile. “You must’ve suffered a great loss that night, am I right? Not only did you lose your ring, but also your virginity!”

Maurice leaned against the back of the chair and glanced at Wyatt’s direction. He might be smiling, but a chill ran down Wyatt’s spine when they locked eyes. He quickly coughed and dropped the subject.

Meanwhile, in another private room in the Imperial Golden Club, Eliana was following Gabrielle inside.

The private room was dimly lit and the table was covered with bottles of different kinds of liquor. A fat man was slumped on the sofa. When the two women came in, his lustful eyes swept over the first one like a venomous snake.

Frowning slightly, Eliana couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy.

Gabrielle strode towards the man with a flirtatious smil

e. “Hello, Mr. Blake. You came so early.”

“It’d be rude of me, a gentleman, to let a woman wait.”

Antwan Blake laughed and reached out to stroke Gabrielle’s thigh with his chubby fingers.

Gabrielle managed to dodge Antwan’s advances calmly and beckoned to Eliana. “Come on, say hello to Mr. Blake.”

Only then did Antwan shift his focus to the woman by the door.

Eliana was wearing a cream-colored dress, enveloping her tender skin and hugging her small waist.

Antwan’s soul left his body the second he laid eyes on her. He immediately stood up and pulled her by the arm. “Come and sit here!”

But Eliana took a step back and looked at Gabrielle hesitantly.

“What’s taking you so long? Mr. Blake just asked you to sit down!” Shooting Antwan an apologetic smile, Gabrielle put a glass into Eliana’s hand and leaned over to whisper, “Our project’s success hinges on Mr. Blake. If you can’t even accomplish your first task, don’t bother to come to work tomorrow.”

Eliana understood what Gabrielle meant. With clenched fists, she had half a mind to up and leave right then and there. But if she wanted to find out the truth about the past, she needed to stay within the Moran Group. She had to endure whatever she was to face tonight.

Forcing a smile, Eliana took a deep breath and toasted to Antwan. She then quickly gulped down the drink in her hand.

“Good girl, Eliana!” Gabrielle clapped her hands and filled another glass for Eliana.

After drinking one glass after another, Eliana began to lose her consciousness.

With a clang, her glass fell to the carpeted floor. She sank into the sofa and raised her hand weakly. “No, I can’t drink another glass…”

Seeing that the time was right, Gabrielle quickly exited the room.

As soon as the door of the private room was closed behind her, Antwan couldn’t wait to touch Eliana’s delicate body and push her on her back.

In a drunken haze, Eliana peeled her eyes open just in time to see the chubby face of Antwan leaning over. He was trying to kiss her.

Before she knew what she was doing, her hand slapped him hard across the face.

The sound of the slap echoed in the private room. Eliana immediately sobered up.

Antwan was knocked backwards by the heavy blow and his head hit the corner of the table as he went down. Then he curled into a ball and whined, “Ah! What the fuck! How dare a bitch like you hit me?”

But Eliana wasn’t about to stay and chat. She immediately jumped off the sofa in a hurry and rushed out the door.

“Stop right there!” Antwan’s roar came from behind as he tried to get back on his feet to chase after her.

Eliana suddenly noticed a crack in the door of the private room next to hers, so she pounced into the room without thinking.

As soon as she stepped into the room, she suddenly lost all her strength and collapsed, falling into the arms of a strong man.

She struggled to raise her head and saw a strange, masculine face, but his eyes seemed somewhat familiar…

Chapter 4 The Male Prostitute

“Help me!”

Maurice looked down at the drunk woman in his arms. She grasped at his sleeves as though he were a lifesaver amidst a rolling ocean.

When his eyes swept across her face, he felt that this woman looked a little familiar.

But he didn’t have the time to pause and think. Antwan had burst out of his private room and found Eliana in the arms of another man. His fat face purple with anger, he roared, “You’re coming with me!”

Maurice glanced at Antwan indifferently.

Only then did Antwan falter slightly. Although this man was merely a stranger, he could still feel that he was dangerous. His aura made Antwan panic.

“Get out,” Maurice said flatly.

 

“Who the fuck are you to tell me what to do? How dare you steal my woman? Do you know who I am? Give her back!” Antwan tried to puff out his chest like an aggressive alpha male. “Otherwise, I won’t let you leave the Imperial Golden Club!”

Wyatt, who was drinking and watching this scene unfold before him with amusement, suddenly burst into laughter.

How interesting! This fat man actually had the nerve to threaten Maurice.

How dare he challenge Maurice?

“Well, since you rarely get the chance to have an affair, let me help you.” Wyatt stood up casually and winked at Maurice. Then he walked up to the fat man. Suddenly, he raised his foot and kicked Antwan in the stomach, causing him to stagger a few steps backward. Then he walked out of the room and slammed the door shut.

“Get him out of my sight,” Wyatt barked at the bodyguards.

Two bodyguards quickly sprang into action. They dragged Antwan to the gate of the Imperial Golden Club and threw him onto the street.

The passers-by walked around Antwan, peering at him with curiosity. He had never felt so humiliated in his life.

In the private room, Eliana was still holding on to Maurice’s clothes.

Impatient, he tried to shake off her stubborn hands.

But she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her body against his. “I’ve seen your eyes before…”

Her warm breath smelled lightly of alcohol, brushing on his skin like a light breeze. She bit her lower lip seductively, and her watery eyes caught Maurice’s attention.

Then, it suddenly dawned on him. The memories of the past surged in his mind, vivid and clear. In his memory, he was kissing a woman and eventually had sex with her.

That woman from years ago was the woman in front of him right now.

His expression immediately darkened. “It’s you.”

Eliana closed her eyes, dizzy from the alcohol. She winced in pain, leaning her head on his shoulder tiredly.

Her soft lips brushed against Maurice’s bare skin, giving him goose bumps. An inexplicable sexual desire was aroused in his body.

He sneered, “Do you really think I’ll fall for the same trick twice?”

He had fallen for the exact same trap five years ago. Were his rivals trying to set him up again?

Come on. At the very least, his rivals should’ve picked another woman to seduce him. Did they think he was a blind fool?

“Huh? No, I just want to go home. Adrian and Aileen are waiting for me,” Eliana murmured under her breath. When she tried to stand on her own feet, she momentarily lost her balance and pressed her hands against Maurice’s chest to regain her balance. “Wow, nice body,” she commented in surprise.

Her fingers wandered around his body. The man’s muscles were firm and defined. What was more, he had wide shoulders and narrow waist. He looked like a god.

Maurice frowned and caught her hands to stop her from groping him.

With her misty eyes, Eliana tilted her head and looked into Maurice’s eyes. She suddenly smiled, her eyes lighting up with recognition. “Hey! I know you!”

Maurice raised his eyebrows. “Is that so? Then who am I?”

“You’re… You’re that kind of man.”

Maurice frowned and patiently asked, “What kind of man?”

Her beautiful red lips parted and she blurted out, “A male prostitute.”

Maurice’s eyes blazed with anger when he heard this unexpected answer. Suppressing his anger, he gritted his teeth and asked, “A male prostitute, you say? In that case, let me serve you tonight.”

He was curious to see where

this woman would draw the line.

“Ah!”

Eliana suddenly felt dizzy and pressed her slender fingers against her temple. When she came to her senses, she was already sitting on the sofa.

Under the dim, warm light, the man leaned towards her and slipped his arms around her waist. She tried to gather her bearings, but she only felt dizzier.

The next second, his lips were pressed against hers.

The man kissed her passionately and crazily, as if he wanted to become one with her.

Eliana suddenly felt hot. She clutched the man’s shirt tightly and murmured, “Wait, wait…”

Humph, was this woman going to expose her true colors already?

Maurice narrowed his eyes at her coldly. “What’s wrong?”

“I… I don’t have any money with me today,” she said in a slurred voice. Intoxicated, everything was a blur to Eliana in that moment.

‘So, she insists on keeping up the act. Okay, then. I’ll play along,’ Maurice thought to himself.

He leaned forward again, but this time, he kissed her earlobe and gently licked it. Then he whispered in her ear, “I don’t need your money tonight. Happy?”

Eliana trembled under his touch. She couldn’t think straight.

Maurice slowly unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his chiseled muscles. Her mind went absolutely blank when she took in his captivating pheromones.

Then, her eyes landed on the ferocious scar on the man’s chest…

Why did the scar look so familiar?

Stunned for a moment, she shook her head to come to her senses.

Then, in a fit of rage, she shoved the man off her. After that incident from five years ago, she had been so angry because she didn’t know the identity of that man. Now she knew the truth.

“It’s—it’s you! You! You’re that man from all those years ago!” She was so furious that she couldn’t form a coherent sentence.

Maurice straightened his shirt and looked at her with one eyebrow raised. “Me?”

“You’re the male prostitute I met five years ago! Do you know how much trouble you have caused me?! I thought you’d be the best male prostitute, but your service was so bad!”

What kind of trick was this damned woman playing?

Maurice narrowed his eyes and frowned unhappily. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“I meant what I said,” Eliana hissed, pointing a finger at him. “I’ll complain to your manager!”

This stupid man hadn’t even used condoms back then!

Although she had cute babies now, she would never forget the despair and helplessness this man brought her!

Maurice stared at the woman coldly, anger surging within him violently.

First, she treated him like a man-whore, which was an insult enough in itself. Now, she had the audacity to claim that he sucked!

Maurice suddenly approached her, cornering her on the sofa.

Shocked, Eliana tried to retreat instinctively. However, before she could escape, the man had already wrapped his arms around her waist.

“What do you think you’re doing? Let go of me!” Eliana struggled in a panic-stricken daze. However, she was already weak from drinking too much, so she didn’t have the strength to refuse his embrace.

The man rested his forehead against hers and then gave her a hot, deep kiss.

Maurice held the back of her head with one hand and secured her waist with the other. He used his tongue to force her mouth open and he kissed her violently.

Eliana tried to push him away, but failed. She had no choice but to accept his kiss.

The atmosphere was thick with sexual desire.

Her rational mind told her to push this man away. However, another small part of her wanted to kiss him back. Eventually, she stopped struggling and devoted herself to the kiss.

The alcohol gradually took over and she passed out from drunkenness.

Maurice gently let go of her. His eyes swept over her sleeping figure.

The next moment, the door to the private room was slammed shut.

Maurice had walked out, with lipstick smeared all over his lips, revealing what had happened just now.

The waiters who passed by didn’t dare to look straight at him. They all bowed their heads respectfully.

Maurice pointed at the private room and barked an order. “Don’t let anyone near that room.”

Chapter 5 She’s Not Leaving

The next day, the sleek Maybach drove out of the villa’s driveway.

Maurice leaned against the back seat and closed his eyes to rest, but the erotic scenes from five years ago kept flashing in his head.

To avoid being detected by his uncle’s spies, he wore a simulation mask whenever he went to the Imperial Golden Club. It didn’t matter if five years had passed since that fateful night. Very few people knew about this secret. Was it possible that that woman was one of them?

“Mr. Moran?” Maurice’s assistant, Corbin Jenkins, suddenly called his attention. He had received an e- mail and reported its contents. “I’ve found her. The woman’s name is Eliana Pierce. She joined the Moran Group just yesterday. The director of the Design Department, Gabrielle, took her to meet a client at the club yesterday.”

“Is there anything else?” Maurice opened one eye and glanced at his assistant impatiently.

 

Corbin turned red with embarrassment. Lowering his head timidly, he said, “This is all I was able to gather so far. It’s very strange. It seems all information about Eliana from before she worked at our company was erased…”

Maurice sneered contemptuously and uttered, “Sounds like somebody doesn’t want us to know about her past.”

And that “somebody” was most likely his uncle.

All these years, his uncle had tried his best to take him out.

On the other side of the city, Eliana groaned in pain. Her head was pounding.

She somehow managed to sit up and winced, pressing her fingers against her temples. She was cursed with a terrible hangover.

Looking around, she found that she was in an exquisitely decorated private room.

To her shock, she saw a disheveled woman with smudged lipstick in the reflective surface of the wall. ‘Is that me?’ she thought in disbelief.

Seeing such a sorry sight, she quickly covered her mouth with her hand. Suddenly, the events of last night all came back to her, especially that kiss…

‘That fucking man-whore! He’s the man from five years ago! I’m certain of it.’

Thinking of this, she quickly glanced down to check herself. Fortunately, she was still fully dressed.

Eliana nodded and heaved a sigh of relief. She would settle accounts with him another day!

Then she dragged herself off the sofa and opened the door of the private room.

There were two waiters standing outside on either side of the door. When she walked out furtively, they just glanced at her and then looked away with a straight face.

Since they didn’t seem to be bothered by her, Eliana left the Imperial Gold

en Club in a hurry.

First, she passed by her house to wash up and change her clothes. Then she kissed her sleeping children, Adrian and Aileen, before rushing to the Moran Group.

Gritting her teeth, she recalled what Gabrielle had done to her yesterday.

It was totally different from being forced by a project and doing it intentionally!

When Eliana arrived at the office, she happened to run into Gabrielle in front of the meeting room.

“Miss Aston.” Eliana greeted her coldly.

Gabrielle was stunned for a moment. Then, she quickly gathered her bearings and assumed a look of dominance. “I took you to that meeting to talk about the project out of the goodness of my own heart, but what did you do?! Mr. Blake is an important client of the Moran Group, but you offended him. How will you compensate for the company’s loss?”

The more she spoke, the angrier she became. Her sharp, manicured nails poked hard at Eliana’s shoulder.

Instantly, Eliana grabbed her hand and stopped her. Her calm tone was contrasted greatly with Gabrielle’s shrill voice. “If we were talking about a project, why did you leave me with Mr. Blake—alone and drunk? Is that how you usually discuss business?”

The colleagues nearby overheard this and burst into an uproar.

The previous day, they had all been curious as to why Gabrielle had taken a new employee to meet a big client. Now it was clear that Gabrielle wanted to force Eliana to sell her body in exchange for the project.

She was also a woman, yet she put down a fellow woman to elevate herself in the company. How vicious!

Everyone turned to look at Gabrielle reproachfully. Their hateful gazes seemed to pierce Gabrielle’s very heart.

Humiliated, Gabrielle flew into a fit of rage. She shook off Eliana’s hand and roared, “How dare you slander me, Eliana? You were the one who got drunk and told me to leave you alone with Mr. Blake! The audacity! You’re fired! Get out of here!”

Eliana took a deep breath to calm herself down. ‘I haven’t even started the work I intended to do here. I can’t leave the Moran Group like this.’

“I’m not leaving,” she said firmly.

“What?!” Gabrielle was flabbergasted. Furious, she raised her chin and pointed a finger at Eliana. “Do you want me to call security?”

“She’s not leaving.” Suddenly, a deep, masculine voice sounded from behind them.

The colleagues around all fell silent and stepped back to make way for the man who had spoken just now.

Even Gabrielle restrained her angry expression and looked warily at the man coming towards.