Ch. 101..105: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 101-105

Chapter 101 The Design Was Leaked

Eliana sneered, glaring at Rachel before she said, "Mr.Moran used my design only because he recognized my skill.I almost ended up dying in the black market when I went to get the Argyle pink diamonds, and in the end, I was able to buy a batch of Argyle pink diamonds at a price that was 15% lower than the market price.If you were able to do such things, then Mr.Moran will definitely acknowledge your skills too."

Rachel was stunned and speechless.

When did Eliana become so tough? A few months ago, when Gabrielle had bullied her, she had been so scared to even raise her head.

Eliana then glanced at other colleagues and continued, "You are all the same.And if you don't agree with Mr.Moran's decision, then you can ask him directly."

Since everyone was afraid of Maurice, they would never dare to question him.The other employees glanced at each other and did not say more.

"Eliana, something has happened."

Bradly's voice was heard, breaking the awkward silence in the room.He quickly walked to Eliana with a frown.

There was an obvious hint of anxiety in his tone.

Eliana had rarely seen him so nervous.

Bradly showed his phone to her and said, "Look at this."

He pointed to a news article that was second to the Jarvis family on the trending topic list.

"The female star, Cheryl Gibson, attended a charity banquet and donated a huge sum of money."

Eliana was confused at first, but when she clicked on the details, Cheryl's photo popped up.Her expression changed at once.

Cheryl was wearing the exact same necklace as the one that she designed.

However, that necklace was made with a regular diamond instead of an Argyle pink diamond.

"What happened? How was my design leaked?" Eliana couldn't believe her eyes.She subconsciously glanced at her colleagues.

Rachel seized the opportunity, looked at Eliana, and sneered, "Why are you looking at us? That is your design."

"I'm not suspecting you.But I have never showed the design to anyone else," Eliana explained.

Upon hearing that, Rachel burst into laughter.

"Besides you, only Mr.Stewart and Mr.Moran have seen your design.Do you really think that they would have leaked your design? Also, I heard that you only work for Moran Group because you owe money.Were you trying to sell your design for money and frame a colleague for it?"

"Rachel, stop it." Although Bradly's voice was not loud, it was firm.

Rachel had no choice but to shut up even though she was angry.

‘Eliana is such a tramp! How could she make him support her in such a situation?’ Bradly narrowed his eyes at the other employees.

"Leaking a design is a very serious offense.I have reported it to the company and the authorities have started to investigate it.None of you is permitted to leave until we find the culprit."

Rachel's heart skipped a beat as she heard that.She did not expect the officials to make such a big move for the sake of Eliana.She had been working in the Moran Group for many years now, but no internal review had been conducted.

Eliana's heart sank, and just when she was going to ask more questions, she heard the sound of high- heeled shoes clicking against the floor.It was crisp and loud.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a slim- figured woman walk in.She was wearing oversized sunglasses that covered almost half of her face.

The woman was dressed in a tight pink dress that enhanced her long legs, small waist and swan-like neck.She was definitely a beautiful woman.

The bright pink color made her look like a hibiscus flower, enchanting people.

Eliana felt like she had seen her somewhere, but she did not know where.

The woman suddenly stopped, turned around, and took off her sunglasses.

At a glance, Eliana noticed the iconic red mole at the corner of the woman's eye.She instantly recognized that it was Nicole.

Looking around, Nicole asked coldly, "Who is Eliana Pierce?"

Everyone looked at Eliana with various looks in their eyes.

Sensing a bad feeling, Eliana took a deep breath, walked to Nicole, and answered, "I am."

Chapter 102 Being Slapped

As soon as Eliana finished her words, she felt a hard slap across her cheek.Massaging her wrists, Nicole hissed, "How dare you? How dare you give the design that I chose to Cheryl?"

Her eyes were sharp and cold like an icicle as she glared at Eliana.

The slap was so hard that Eliana felt a ringing sound in her ears followed by a dizzy feeling.She staggered backward and almost fell to the floor, her cheek swollen and red.

Everyone in the office was shocked.

They did not expect Nicole to be so violent.

However, they also knew that her anger was not wrong.It was a well-known fact that she and Cheryl were rivals.

And since the design she liked was worn by Cheryl, she was pushed into an embarrassing situation.

When Nicole saw Eliana staying silent, she grew angrier and raised her hand again to hit her.

However, Eliana grabbed her wrist and pushed it away.

"Miss Swift, we have CCTV cameras in our company.If you don't want to see the media talking about how Nicole Swift slapped a designer from the Moran Group tomorrow, then I suggest you control yourself."

Eliana's cheek had a red mark of Nicole's hand.But she seemed to be cold and calm, as if nothing had happened.

Stunned for a moment, Nicole laughed and retorted, "How dare you threaten me?"

The next moment, Bradly stepped forward, glaring at Nicole while standing in front of Eliana.

"Eliana is just trying to remind you that you should not be making a scene here."

"This is a misunderstanding.Nicole loses her mind whenever she gets angry."

A fat middle-aged man squeezed in from behind Nicole.It was evident that he was her agent.

The man stepped forward with an apologetic look.

"It was wrong for Nicole to slap the designer.But you still need to explain how the design got into Cheryl's hands, right?"

"Do you really want to discuss this in front of all these people?" Bradly asked coldly.

Looking around the office, the man noticed everyone staring at them curiously.

Frowning, he suggested, "Let's find a quiet place."

"Send our guests to the VIP room first," Bradly said to his assistant, who was standing not too far away.

Under his command, the assistant led the way gingerly.

“Please follow me."

But Nicole continued to glare at Eliana, unwilling to let it slide.

However, her agent stepped forward, blocking her sight as he pushed her away.

Looking at Eliana, Bradly asked with concern, "How's your face?"

He then reached out to touch her face, but she avoided his hand.

Lowering her head, Eliana said, "I'll come back after dealing with them."

She felt a lump in her throat.

The pain was not troubling her; it was the humiliation that she faced that hurt her the most.

Eliana wanted to leave the office, but before she reached the door, she heard Rachel's sarcastic voice.

"Eliana, where are you going to hide now? Go and explain what you did to Nicole! Don't ruin the reputation of our Design Department."

Eliana looked at her coldly and said, "Unlike some people, I have a clean conscience."

Bradly also narrowed his eyes at Rachel and hissed, "Rachel, go back to your desk.The investigation has begun.No one is allowed to touch their computers until the investigation is complete."

Rachel was so furious that she retorted in a loud voice, "Why do you suspect us when Eliana was the one that caused trouble?"

Looking at her indifferently, Bradly said, "We need everyone to cooperate with the company's internal review to find out who leaked the design drawing."

"The prime suspect here is Eliana, so you should investigate her first! "Eliana is no exception."

Bradly frowned and continued, "But the company has to investigate thoroughly, because you wouldn't be able to bear the loss if the same thing happened to any of you in the future, right? Rachel, you don't seem to worry about your designs at all.Perhaps, it was you who leaked Eliana's design."

When Rachel met his observant eyes, a chill rose in her heart.Did Bradly already know what she did?

Chapter 103 The Boss Is Jealous Again

Rachel did not dare to utter even one word after that.

However, Eliana stopped Bradly and said, "She's not wrong, you know? I should explain things to Nicole."

After all, someone had to be held responsible for what happened.

Eliana felt that it was better to solve the problem than to watch Rachel cause trouble.Thinking of that, she walked to the VIP lounge.

But before she walked too far, Bradly caught up with her and stopped her.

"Eliana, it's no use explaining it to only Nicole."

"I know."

Bradly frowned and asked, "Have you come up with a strategy, then?"

Eliana nodded and replied, "Well, I'll be taking responsibility alone.And I won't implicate anyone else."

"You are being too naive.Things have already gotten out of hand.There is no way you're going to be able to solve this even by resigning!"

Bradly persuaded patiently.

"But someone has to be held responsible, right?"

"Then it shouldn't be you," Bradly said in a firm voice, interrupting her.

With a slight sigh, he put a hand on her shoulder and continued, "Don't be stupid and reckless.Our priority now is to make Nicole happy again.It's obvious that she will have to pick a different design for the red carpet event.And I will show her some of our best designs for her to choose one."

Bradly quickly suggested a brilliant and reasonable option.

Eliana suddenly felt disappointed in herself.

After all, it had been her carelessness that had caused her to fall into such an embarrassing situation.She lowered her head dejectedly and asked, "Bradly, why do you think that it was not me who leaked the design?"

All her other colleagues were suspecting her.

"I don't think that you are that kind of a person."

Staring at Eliana affectionately, Bradly added in a firm voice, "The Eliana I know would never even think of doing such a thing."

The unconditional trust he had in her moved her.

"But my trust alone is not enough," Bradly reminded her lightly.

"We have to wait for the investigation results too."

All of a sudden, Eliana thought about Maurice.She could not help but wonder if he would also trust her the way Bradly did.

At that moment, the elevator stopped at the Design Department floor.

Maurice walked out of the elevator.

Corbin followed him, explaining about the design leak in detail.He also informed him that Nicole was at the office to settle accounts.

All of a sudden, Maurice stopped in his tracks and interrupted Corbin, "You don't need to say more."

When Corbin looked up again, he saw a man and a woman standing together in the corridor.

They seemed to look like a couple.

As the golden sunlight from the window fell on them, they almost looked like a beautiful painting.

There was a strange emotion in Eliana's eyes when she looked at Bradly.It seemed as though she was going to throw herself into his arms at any time.

When Corbin looked at Maurice again, he noticed his glare.

‘Good heavens! The boss is jealous again"

Maurice walked to Eliana and Bradly, emitting an intimidating aura.

At this point, Eliana suddenly felt a chill down her spine.She suddenly turned around, and her gaze fell on Maurice.

"Why are you here?"

"Everyone in the company knows what happened with Nicole.How long would you have let this continue if I hadn't showed up now?" Maurice asked coldly.

Chapter 104 The Unfinished Kiss

Only when Maurice got closer to Eliana was he able to notice the red mark of a hand on her right cheek.His heart clenched, and he lifted his hand to hold her chin.

"What happened?"

There was darkness and anger filled in his eyes, making it look like he could destroy the world.

Eliana awkwardly retreated to avoid his touch.

At the same time, Bradly thought that Maurice was asking her about the leak of the design.So he explained, "The leak of the design is still under investigation."

Maurice interrupted him and asked, "Who slapped Eliana?"

His affection and feelings towards her made him want to throw his identity away.

Bradly's heart sank when he heard those words, but he answered honestly, "Nicole."

Maurice sneered, "There were so many of you in the office.How could you watch her get slapped?"

Eliana lowered her head embarrassedly, and her hair slipped from behind her ears, covering her swollen cheek.

Why did Maurice have to come and see her in such a state?

"Eliana, look at me." She heard his low and clear voice.

Clenching her fists, she looked up, and met his deep, dark eyes.

"You were not the one that leaked the design, so why were you hanging your head?"

"But Nicole believes that I was the one that did it," Eliana replied with a sigh.

Maurice looked at Bradly and said, "Eliana looks terrible, and she can't go anywhere.You go and pacify Nicole first."

"If he goes to her now, then she would vent all her anger on him,"

Eliana blurted out.She did not want to cause Bradly trouble because of her again.

Maurice's expression darkened at once, and he resolutely dragged her away.Bradly tried to go after them, but Corbin stopped him.

"Get out of my way," he said to Corbin in an annoyed tone.

Corbin reminded him in a gentle voice, "Mr.Stewart, you should calm down and think about it.Who do you think has the power to help Eliana now?"

Upon hearing that, Bradly stopped and clenched his fists as he watched Eliana's receding back.It was true that he could not really help her now.

Meanwhile, Maurice took Eliana to his office.

Sitting down on the sofa, she blankly stared at the man in front of her, who was opening the first aid kit.

Was Maurice really going to apply the medicine for her? Just when she was in a daze, Maurice sat down next to her with an ointment and a cotton swab in his hand.

His weight caused the sofa to sink a little and Eliana's body was made to lean to him involuntarily.

Maurice raised his eyebrows at her.He had rarely seen her being so obedient with him.

Her cheek was clearly swollen and red, which made Maurice pity her at once.

He bent over and applied ointment on Eliana’s wound clumsily.

And she felt his domineering aura.

The next second, her ears turned red.

All the memories that were hidden deep in her mind came flooding to her at once.

They had been so close when they had been about to kiss on the Street that night.

Eliana could almost see her reflection in his dark eyes.

Unfortunately, they had not really finished that kiss...

‘Wait, what am I thinking?’ All of a sudden, Eliana came back to her senses, her heart still racing.

Maurice saw that she was still lost in thought after he applied the ointment for her.

Looking into her eyes, he asked in a low voice, "What are you thinking about?"

Chapter 105 Am I ! Not Charming Enough

"Nothing...Nothing at all! Ouch!"

Eliana shook her head so vigorously that she could not help but grimace from the pain.

Maurice said, "Don't worry too much.I'll take care of Nicole."

"Are you going to talk to her?" Eliana was surprised.

"You don't like to interact with female stars, right?"

The Moran Group and Maurice valued their reputation a lot, so there was rarely ever any gossip about them.

Maurice nodded and said, "You're right.I don't, but this time is an exception."

Upon hearing that, Eliana was stunned.

Did he consider Nicole to be an exception?

Did he really not mind the fact that they could be gossiped about? Although she felt really uncomfortable about it, she did not dare to question him anymore.

And she did not notice that Maurice was still staring at her lovingly.

In his heart, he knew that he was making the exception for Eliana's sake.

After attending to her swollen cheek, he walked out of the office.He walked straight to the VIP lounge, where Nicole was.

Eliana followed him closely, and wanted to enter the VIP lounge as well.

However, Corbin acted quickly and slammed the door shut before she could get in.

Eliana and Nicole's agent were both outside.

Corbin looked away from Eliana, who seemed to be pleading with him.

There was only one small glass window on the door, and she had no choice but to peep through it.

Inside the VIP lounge room, Nicole was surprised to see Maurice come to her.

She had only seen him in finance magazines before.

She could not help but think that it was a pity for a man with such good looks to be a businessman who only knew how to make money.

Nicole was stunned to see that Maurice looked more handsome in person.He was tall, slim, but muscular, dressed in a well-fitted gray suit and a black tie, which made him seem like a man who believed in abstinence.

There was a darkness and coldness in his eyes, which paired perfectly with his sculptured jaw.

With that kind of looks, people would focus their attention on him even if he was not wealthy or powerful.

"I didn't expect to see you here today, Mr.Moran," Nicole greeted him with a sigh.

After all, Maurice was well-known for turning a cold shoulder to actresses in show business.Why did he suddenly come to meet her?

"Let's get down to business."

Ignoring her words, Maurice sat down on a chair and straightened his back, emitting a domineering aura.

Even Nicole's bad temper was instantly suppressed, and her voice softened, "Eliana leaked the necklace design that was meant for me.How are you going to solve it, Mr.Moran?"

"I will find out who did it and punish them," Maurice said unhurriedly.

"As for your necklace for the red carpet event, I will lend you the Van Boshy that I collected." Nicole was a little surprised.

"Do you mean the Van Boshy necklace that had an auction price of more than a hundred million dollars?"

"Yes." Nicole found the deal to be inconceivably satisfying.

"Mr.Moran, are you doing this because of that designer, Eliana?"

Maurice asked back coldly, "Do you really think that's the case here?"

There was a hint of malice in Nicole's eyes.She was able to sense that he was not telling her the truth at all.

Since Maurice had come there personally to solve the problem, it could only mean that he cared a lot about Eliana.

Nicole thought that she could use that as a trump card to get more from him.

"The Van Boshy necklace won't cut it.Mr.Moran, I want you to accompany me to the red carpet event at the film festival."

She knew that if Maurice walked on the red carpet with her, it would certainly make her the center of attention.

"No."

Maurice immediately refused with a sneer.The undisguised ridicule in his tone infuriated Nicole a little.

She walked up to the armchair Maurice was sitting in, and sat down on the arm rest.She twisted her waist, revealing her slim and beautiful curves.

"I promise that it won't be a loss for you to walk the red carpet with me.Or do you not think that I am charming enough to be your companion?"

With a seductive look in her eyes, Nicole deliberately lowered her voice, like a coquettish devil.She wanted to test if Maurice's clean relationship history was true or not.