Ch. 211..215: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 211-215

Chapter 211

“Are you saying that Eliana was the one behind it?” Nicole somehow smelled a rat in Tania.

“It was her, without a question! Simply look. There is still a lot of whispering going on between her and that model. It’s safe to assume they’ve met before. Eliana purposefully left that model with that more attractive styling. What else would you call that if not direct provocation?”

Tania placed the blame on Eliana.

She was well aware that Nicole was a force to be reckoned with and would never allow others to steal her thunder. Nicole regarded it as a major taboo. Eliana’s fate was sealed since she was already implicated.

It was no surprise that when Nicole learned of Tania’s findings, her whole demeanor changed.

She whirled around and charged at Eliana and Nana.

Good gracious! Tania was eagerly anticipating the start of the action.

Nicole took a position in front of Eliana and Nana in the full view of the crowd. She squinted and seemed threatening. She was clearly unfriendly, and it was evident to everybody there.

Eliana protected Nana unconsciously by standing in front of her.

“Nicole, if you’re having a bad day, come to me.”

Just as everyone was preparing for a gory storm, Nicole stared Nana in the eye and remarked, “Nana Marlin, right? Just now, I was beginning to wonder whether I had misidentified you. Wasn’t it just a few years ago that you were fairly famous? I wonder why you abruptly disappeared from the public domain.”

The light in Nana’s eyes faded momentarily, and she remained silent.

Nicole wasn’t bothered by it in the slightest. She had a mixture of astonishment and admiration in her eyes when she looked at Eliana.

“I didn’t expect you to be that competent… You can even salvage a forgotten model. I need you to hurry quickly and change my clothing. I want to leave everyone around speechless. No one else has the right to take away my limelight.”

Having expected Nicole to be unreasonable, Eliana was surprised by her behavior. The woman exhaled a sigh of relief.

“All right, I’ll get to it right now.”

Nicole’s outfits and jewelry were selected by Eliana in the apparel section.

Tania was determined to cause as much difficulty as possible in order to ensure that Eliana did not have an easy time of it.

She halted before Eliana and murmured, “Sorry, Eliana. There is no more clothing supplied by the sponsor.”

“There are no more left? Damn! What now?” Eliana didn’t like this in the least.

Tania scoffed, “Obviously, you’ll have to figure it out on your own. Wasn’t it you who used to design for the Moran Group? Why can’t you accomplish something as simple as that?”

“Tania, you’re giving me a hard time!” Eliana became enraged and yelled at her, “This type of event can’t be repeated. Never underestimate my irritability.”

“I’ve simply said the truth, and I’m sorry about that. I have nothing to offer.”

Tania had decided to get rid of Eliana this time, or she would lose her position herself.

Eliana couldn’t do anything since all of the sponsored items were in Tania’s hands.

To please Nicole, she would have to come up with a style that was better than Nana’s.

Suddenly, a mall employee approached Eliana and said, “I’m looking for Miss Eliana Pierce. Are you the one?”

“Yes. Talk to me,” Eliana responded, confused.

“Here’s the deal. The mall’s management has just received a notice. You may get your hands on a new collection of clothing and jewelry for Miss Swift from the Moran Group as soon as you can.”

“What the fuck!” Tania erupted in a rage. “I don’t think the leadership cares about such a little matter. Who put it together?”

There was a brief look from the employees at Tania before she replied, “Mr. Moran has given me this instruction.”

Tania’s eyes widened and she took two steps back in disbelief. The truth was, put simply, a bitter pill for her to swallow.

Tania glared at Eliana after she recovered from the blow. “You said you had nothing to do with Mr. Moran, didn’t you? You’re such a scum! What was the point of pretending to be blameless?”

Eliana was caught off guard at the same time as everyone else.

In what way did Maurice become aware of her predicament? Was he still present?

She searched about and eventually met Maurice’s eyes in the air.

In the midst of the throng, a gorgeous, stylish, and serene Maurice stood. In Eliana’s eyes, he was a ray of light, beaming on her when she needed him most.

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Soon, the staff brought in many luxurious dresses and boxes of exquisite jewelry.

Eliana stared dazedly at the clothes and jewelry.

“Hurry up and choose the outfit! You can’t keep Nicole waiting.”

Maurice had approached her without her noticing.

“You…”

Eliana felt nervous and didn’t know what to say.

“Why are you hesitating?” Maurice teased. “Do you think I have spent too much?”

Eliana gave Maurice a grateful look.

She came to her senses and rushed to the clothes. Quickly, she selected a plain dress and a set of pearl jewelry.

Tania burst out laughing as soon as she saw the outfit Eliana chose.

Eliana was courting death. Tania was sure that she didn’t even have to try to make trouble for Eliana, because Nicole would fire her anyway.

Nicole was a flamboyant woman who would hate this plain outfit. Everyone in the entertainment circle knew that she loathed light-colored clothes. Eliana was sure to be scolded.

Sure enough, when Eliana offered the clothes and jewelry to Nicole, Nicole refused immediately.

“Beige? Light-colored clothes do not suit me. Go pick a new outfit.” Nicole frowned and crossed her arms over her chest. She refused to change into the clothes.

Eliana wasn’t quick to give up. “Nicole, you invited me here, which means you must believe in my ability. You have seen my styling for Nana. Trust me, please. How do you know it won’t suit you if you haven’t worn it?”

Nicole hesitated, but a look into Eliana’s determined eyes convinced her.

“I will trust you this time. I hope you won’t let me down.”

Nicole entered the fitting room with the outfit.

Eliana waited nervously until Nicole finally emerged.

Eliana had chosen a beige dress with a simple cut for Nicole. The unique part of the design was the long chiffon that extended from its sleeves to the whole dress. This chiffon was dotted with dazzling Swarovski crystals.

The backless design of the dress showed Nicole’s perfect figure. With the pearl crown on her hair, she looked just like a fairy.

Nicole and Nana were shooting together. Nana was aloof and alluring, like a noble black swan, while Nicole was like a snow lotus swaying in the wind.

They were like a red rose and white rose. Instead of obscuring each other’s charm, their different styles complemented each other.

The photographer was excited when he saw the photos.

“Perfect! I haven’t seen such a masterpiece for a long time.”

Nana felt uneasy at first, but as the shooting went on, she regained her confidence. Without even meaning to, she exuded a charm that put her on the same level as Nicole.

Everyone there couldn’t take their eyes off of the two women.

Everyone but one. While the others stared at the dazzling women on stage, Maurice’s eyes were glued to Eliana.

She was all he could see, as if there was a spotlight shining on her and only her.

In Maurice’s eyes, Eliana was more beautiful than Nicole and Nana.

Three hours later, the shoot was finally over. The photographer took his photos to Maurice so that Maurice could pick his favorites.

“Eliana, come and help me choose.” Maurice naturally pulled Eliana over.

“I don’t think that is a good idea.”

Eliana was in a dilemma. After all, she had left the Moran Group. She was only Nicole’s stylist. She didn’t have the qualifications to help select photos.

“Don’t you want to see Nana’s photos?”

Maurice lowered his head and picked up the photos.

In the end, Eliana couldn’t resist her curiosity.

She and Maurice huddled close around the computer screen and looked through each photo.

“This one looks good, and this one is also good…”

Eliana felt her heart swell with pride when she looked at the confident and beautiful Nana in the photos. Nana hadn’t looked this lovely and self-assured in a long time.

She didn’t even notice when her head touched Maurice’s.

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Maurice’s gaze remained fixed on Eliana’s side as he inhaled her hair’s delicate scent of peach.

It was nice for Eliana to be silent with him just now.

Maurice silently appreciated the intimate moment.

Despite this, Eliana was completely unaware of it. In the midst of her photo-picking, she didn’t see that Maurice’s eyes were filled with affection when they glanced at her.

As Eliana chose more and more images, exceeding the required number, Maurice had to intervene.

“You should be done by now!”

“I’ve gotten to pick some more. There are still many attractive photographs,” Eliana said without so much as lifting her head.

“We aren’t going to the vegetable market looking for cabbages. We just need a single, standout image.” Maurice was unable to express himself after hearing that.

“Oh…” Eliana wasn’t content yet. “There are a plethora of images. Which one do you prefer?”

It was tough for her to narrow her choices down to just one. All of these images, in her opinion, were excellent.

“Do you like this?”

“I’d say this one?”

Eliana and Maurice simultaneously extended their hands and selected the same picture.

Smiling broadly, the photographer offered insight. “This one, too, has my seal of approval. This set of images, Mr. Moran, is superb. Could you please pick another option?”

Maurice agreed.

“This one also stands out.”

For the second time, Eliana and Maurice picked the same picture.

“It seems that Mr. Moran and this lady have similar taste.”

Eliana felt terribly uncomfortable as the photographer grinned knowingly.

She couldn’t help but turn her head to escape the photographer’s teasing, but she was in close proximity to Maurice.

Her lips brushed Maurice’s cheek as soon as she moved her head.

She hadn’t anticipated it to happen.

How! Did she just kiss him?

Eliana was momentarily shocked, and then her cheeks immediately reddened. Immediately, she placed her hand over her lips, and then took a step back.

“The images have been selected. I need to go immediately.”

She was ready to flee with a guilty conscience.

“Hold your horses!” Her hand was grasped by Maurice. “Tonight, I’ll invite everyone involved in the filming to supper. Should I expect to see you?”

The kiss was the last thing on Maurice’s mind as he looked lovingly at her, but he didn’t say anything about it.

“Sadly, I won’t be able to make it since I have other plans.”

Eliana had told her children that she would accompany them to the toy store today, so she declined Maurice’s request.

“Other plans?” Maurice’s brow furrowed. “What must an unemployed woman like you do?”

What was so big about not having a job? Wasn’t there anything an unemployed lady could do?

Eager to retaliate, Eliana boasted, “Because I’m unemployed, I have plenty of time to accompany my boyfriend.”

After uttering those words, she whirled around indignantly and kicked the light barrier.

Suddenly, the enormous light barrier tipped over and was about to land on her.

Eliana did not have any time to respond, and people around her started to yell. Suddenly, just as the light barrier was going to strike her, a hand stretched out and grabbed it tightly.

Her brain seemed to be in a whirl then.

“Watch your six, Eliana!”

Maurice returned the light barrier to its original place, turned around, and regarded Eliana intently.

Eliana continued to be in a state of disbelief as she stroked her heart and gazed up at her rescuer.

“You saved my skin.”

“There must be something wrong with you. I believe you’re best suited for professions with little risk.” Maurice lowered his head and whispered in her ear, “Such as remaining close to me.”

“Do not overstep your bounds, Maurice!”

Eliana flushed and moved back when she heard that.

The folks surrounding them had already been drawn in by the dynamic between the two of them.

Eliana was embarrassed by the attention of the crowd.

“What exactly are you up to, Eliana? Just come and organize the clothing,” Tania, who had been left out, yelled at Eliana in displeasure.

“I’ll be right there.”

As a result, Eliana was relieved when Tania showed up.

“I must go back to work. Bye.”

Eliana fled once again.

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Eliana brushed aside the earlier controversy and concentrated on her work. She began to sort out the clothes carefully, giving her all in her task.

Tania, however, wouldn’t stop bugging Eliana. She dared not harass Eliana openly after getting reprimanded by Nicole, but opted to making life difficult for Eliana in more inconspicuous ways.

“You know, someone did good styling once by pure luck and starts thinking she is real stylists. She even goes as far as trying to steal other people’s jobs! Really, doesn’t she know her place? Mr. Moran’s mistress can do anything, so why does she have to play games here? She’s just trampling on other people’s efforts!” Tania drawled, purposefully raising her voice so everyone could hear her.

It was all too obvious that she was insulting Eliana.

At this point, Eliana couldn’t stand Tania’s harassment any longer. She was seething.

Twenty-five thousand dollars be damned! Did Tania think she was a pushover? Well, Tania was about to learn otherwise! And so, Eliana turned to Tania with a furious snarl.

“Who are you talking about, Tania? Maybe in your eyes, I’m just an outsider who’s just acting as a part- time stylist. But I have never underestimated this job, not even once! I had chosen several outfits earlier, and I had already showed you the one I picked for Nicole.”

To prove her point, Eliana took out a sketch and handed it to Tania. Since she used to be a designer, she was used to drawing her inspirations. This job was no exception, and it so happened that this was the perfect time to use the sketch as evidence.

However, Tania didn’t even bat an eye at it. Instead she waved her hand callously and smacked the paper and pen away, letting them fall to the floor.

“Oh, I’m sorry! My hand… slipped. It’s just a sketch. You won’t be mad at me, right?”

Tania shook her hands and pretended to be apologetic, but she didn’t sound sorry. Her eyes were full of provocation, as if she was challenging Eliana to retaliate.

It was clear that she regarded Eliana as a complete pushover.

Eliana felt her blood boil. Her anger exploded in her like a volcano. That was it!

Fury coursing her veins, she was determined to give Tania her just deserts. Yet just as she was about to make her move, a paper bag suddenly appeared from nowhere and hit Tania smack-dab in the face.

“W-What? Who… Who threw the bag?!” Tania roared, rubbing her injured face.

“I did.”

Nana emerged, proud and righteous, having changed her clothes. She had been the one who threw the bag at Tania. As it was filled with clothes, it was quite the painful blow for Tania.

“I know you! You’re on Eliana’s side! You hit me because of her!” Tania screamed, so agitated that her eyes were burning with malice.

“Oh! You’re scaring me, Miss Wilson…” Nana’s face suddenly turned pale, and she stammered in a trembling voice. “I’m so sorry. I was careless! My hand… slipped. You won’t be mad at me, right?”

Earlier, Tania had pretended to be innocent. So now, Nana decided to imitate her and let her experience what it felt.

Nana slyly returned Tania’s words to the latter, repeating them in verbatim.

Forced to contend with the same trick she had used, Tania felt like she had been slapped hard in the face.

It was her turn to be angry. She was so furious that she almost couldn’t breathe.

Nana picked up Eliana’s sketch that was lying on the floor and looked at it. She then went on to exclaim loudly, making sure Tania would hear every word. “Some people just do it casually, but they’re a hundred times better than a so-called professional stylist. I wonder, what does it mean? It’s obvious that you don’t have talent. Your work is subpar. No wonder so many people on the Internet commented on how ugly Nicole’s styling is! Looks like they were right. You’re garbage, but how dare you call yourself a professional stylist? Why don’t you quit your job and do farm work in the boonies instead?”

Nana’s blatant insults instantly gave rose to heated whispers from the surrounding people.

Her words were venomous. Tania, who had gone through multiple humiliation today, could no longer sit still.

“Who said that?! In the first place, Nicole has a lot of antis! People insult her because she doesn’t look good enough, not because the style is bad!” Tania barked back, defiant.

Eliana was quick to sense a golden opportunity. This was it!

Narrowing her eyes meaningfully, Eliana decided to teach Tania a lesson the latter would never forget.

Without anyone noticing it, she took out her phone and sent a video call request to Nicole.

“Tania, I think you’re so subpar that you put the blame on Nicole.”

After she pressed the call button, Eliana deliberately added fuel to the fire in Tania’s heart.

“Rubbish! Nicole’s the one with too many antis! My styling is perfect! She got reprimanded because she was annoying. It had nothing to do with me. In fact, I’d say she’s the one who implicated me!” Tania spat without any hesitation, talking down Nicole with little regard.

Eliana couldn’t stop the grin from spreading on her face. She raised her phone and said, “Did you hear that, Miss Swift?”

Nicole?!

Tania was horrified. She instantly saw Nicole’s face on the screen, and her mind went blank.

Oh, no. She was doomed!

Nicole had heard the entire conversation, and her face was stormy. She sneered disdainfully, “Tania, you don’t have to come to work tomorrow. I might implicate you again.”

Tania hurried to explain and retract her words, but she was too late. Nicole had already hung up before she could do anything.

Eliana ignored Tania as she put away her phone and took Nana’s hand, intending to leave.

“You! Don’t try to run away!” Tania snarled, her face the epitome of fury. She rushed after Eliana and Nana, about to catch up to them, when she suddenly slipped.

“Arghhh!”

It was the pen that she had slapped away earlier that became her undoing. She accidentally stepped on it and immediately lost her footing, rolling down and falling face-first on the floor.

The onlookers around them were unable to stop themselves from laughing at her comical misfortune.

Eliana and Nana turned around to look when they heard the loud laughs, only to find Tania crying her heart out on the floor.

“She looks so pathetic,” Nana cackled, her face naughty.

Eliana shrugged her shoulders, unaffected by Tania’s wretched appearance. “People can’t be too aggressive. She paid for it.”

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Right after she was finished with work, Eliana went shopping together with Nana. Some time later, Nana received a call from Kimora.

“Hello, Miss Marlin. The children are at the shopping mall now.”

“Okay, we’ll be right there.”

Nana placed the phone back into her pocket before turning and telling Eliana about the call.

“What should we buy for the kids, Nana?” Eliana asked.

Nana didn’t hesitate to say, “The best, of course! I just got my salary, so we should give Aileen and Adrian the best presents.”

Eliana pondered over Nana’s words before coming to an agreement. She seldom bought toys for her children, after all. Now that she had just received her salary, she would definitely let them have a taste of luxury.

With that in mind, the two decided to take the children for an all-out shopping spree.

As they say, shopping is a woman’s best friend!

Meanwhile, a party was held after the heavy work came to a close. Everyone attended it, with the exception of Eliana, Nana, and Tania who had been fired.

The bustling restaurant was crowded with many people coming and going in. Everyone was enjoying a good time, with Maurice being the sole exception. Different from the cheery people around him, he seemed to be lost in his thoughts.

“The heroine didn’t come, so why are you still here?” Nicole walked up to Maurice with a glass of red wine in her hand. “Why don’t you hurry and chase after her? Go on.”

She had long noticed how Maurice couldn’t care less about the party.

Maurice paused, thinking over her words. Finally, he came to a decision and sent a deep look at Nicole.

“You’re right. Thanks.”

With that curt reply, he stood up and left without hesitation.

Eliana and Nana soon reunited with the twins in the mall, and spent the whole time shopping their hearts out.

Adrian chose his favorite plane model as his present.

Aileen, on the other hand, stopped at the door of a clothes shop to stare at the parent-child outfits displayed behind the shop window. She was transfixed, her big doe eyes never leaving the outfits. They were pink and blue in color, made for a family of four.

She was giving special attention to the father mannequin, unable to look away. Without realizing it, she found herself reaching out to hold the mannequin’s hand.

This gesture of hers did not go unnoticed by Eliana, who felt a painful prickle in her heart. It hurt so much that she couldn’t utter a single word.

While Adrian and Aileen never voiced it, she knew more than anyone how much they longed for a father to keep them company.

Eliana was struck by a sudden pang of depression. No matter how much love she showered her children with, the truth remained: she couldn’t give them a father.

Nana was quick to sense that something was amiss. She hurriedly broke the silence and said, “Oh, wow! These outfits look good, don’t they, Eliana? Aileen likes them. Why don’t you buy them for her? The four of us can wear it. I got dibs on that blue one. Nobody take it!”

Her comical stint amused Eliana and the children, dispersing the gloomy mood in an instant.

Eliana squatted down and caressed her children’s soft faces. She then pointed at the clothes in the window with a smile. “How about we go inside and try them on?”

“Okay!”

Adrian nodded eagerly before grabbing his sister by the hand and making a beeline for the clothes.

Meanwhile, Nana patted on Eliana’s shoulder and asked worriedly, “Eliana… Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. I just… I feel a little sorry for the kids.”

“Don’t blame yourself. I’m always here for you. Cheer up! Let’s go inside and try the clothes. We don’t want to make the children wait too long.”

Eliana nodded in agreement. Feeling slightly better, she entered the shop with Nana.

Soon, the four of them changed into the new clothes. Nana, being a model, was very tall and pulled off the male outfit with impeccable ease. The clothes suited her perfectly, and she put on a matching hat to complete the look.

With the four of them standing in a row in matching outfits, they were the picture of a four-man family.

The shop assistant couldn’t help but praise them. “Oh, my! These clothes suits you so well. It’s like they were made just for you.”

Even the passers-by couldn’t help but take several glimpses at the “family” and shower them with heartfelt praises.

At that moment, Maurice happened to have just exited the restaurant. Glancing around for Eliana, he soon spotted her all too familiar figure not far away.

Immediately, he strode to her.

Just then, the four of them turned their backs to the door. Maurice could only see the kids standing next to Eliana, along with an unfamiliar man. They were all dressed in matching outfits, happiness evident enveloping them.

They looked like a happy, loving family of four.

The sight depressed Maurice somewhat, whose heart sank.

Eliana had just kissed him, but now, she was smiling so happily at another man.

While he was dwelling in his momentary gloom, Maurice suddenly caught Aileen calling Eliana, “Mommy.”

Mommy…?

Did she just call Eliana “Mommy”? But how could that be?! Wasn’t she Nana’s daughter?

Maurice was beside himself with shock.

Perhaps… Was Eliana the true mother of the twins?

That was impossible! How could that be true?

He racked his brains and thought. If the twins were truly Eliana’s children… Then who was their father?