Ch. 246..250: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 246-250

Chapter 246

The change shocked everyone present.

It seemed that Eliana had already planned a solution before she stood up.

If there was anyone in the world who could control Earle, it was Nancy.

Eliana had made a video call to her savior.

“Old man, it’s time for you to go home. Why are you meddling in young people’s business?”

Just as Eliana had hoped, Nancy was able to subdue Earle immediately.

“Honey, I…” Earle frowned and looked like he was about to say more.

But Nancy didn’t give him the chance. “On the way home, don’t forget to stop by the dessert shop on the east street and buy some of those puffs I like. If you don’t come home in two hours, don’t come back at all.”

Nancy smiled. Earle stared at the screen and knew he had no choice but to obey.

“Honey… don’t let me be embarrassed in front of outsiders.”

Earle was still struggling desperately.

“I always keep my word. Remember, you have two hours. The clock starts ticking now.”

Nancy had literally brought a clock to keep the time.

For many years, Earle had been calm in the face of all kinds of difficulties, but now he panicked.

“Maurice, I’ll give you half a day to deal with the public opinion, or…”

“Hurry up.”

“Okay…”

Earle couldn’t ignore Nancy’s threat. He hurried out to buy puffs.

Once Earle was gone, Eliana couldn’t help but laugh.

In this world, everyone had a weakness. Even though Earle was a powerful man, he was still afraid of his wife.

“That was a smart move.”

Maurice got to his feet. He could stand straight, but there was sweat on his forehead because Earle had hit him with the cane.

“Maurice, are you okay? Does it hurt?”

Eliana gave him a worried stare.

“Why didn’t you leave before now?”

Maurice’s deep eyes stared into hers.

“I just couldn’t find a chance to leave.”

She couldn’t admit that she had stayed because she was worried about him.

Eliana couldn’t look into Maurice’s eyes because she was afraid he would see the truth that was in her heart.

“You’re lying.”

Maurice’s accusation made an embarrassed blush creep across Eliana’s face.

“I have to go back to work.” Eliana flinched.

When she reached the door she suddenly remembered something important. She turned around and said, “By the way, I will try to get Eli to clarify the rumors about you online.”

“No need.”

Maurice’s handsome face was covered with a layer of frosty indifference.

“I will handle it myself.”

He had been lenient with Eli before. Not this time.

Eliana shivered. If Maurice intended to take revenge, Eli was doomed.

“No. It’s my fault. I will help you.”

After making this firm statement, Eliana turned and left.

Meanwhile, at the shooting site…

Eli was seated and having his makeup fixed. The female staff who surrounded him gave him pitying looks.

“I didn’t expect Mr. Moran to be so violent. I feel horrible for you, Eli.”

“It’s okay. Thank you for your help. I’m feeling much better now, so you can go back to work.”

Eli continued to play the role of the resilient victim.

When Eliana returned, she was unhappy to see this scene in front of her.

What a hypocrite Eli was!

“Eli.” Eliana walked straight over to him. “Why did you frame Maurice?”

Eli leaned back leisurely and said lazily, “Because it was fun.”

Fun?

What a childish thing to say.

“Eli, you never really intended to return the ring to me, did you?”

Was that what she thought of him?

Eli was disappointed. He couldn’t bring himself to try to explain. “No, I didn’t. I was playing tricks on you,” he lied.

Eliana’s heart sank. She had truly believed that the capricious Eli thought of her as a friend and was sincere with her.

She calmly took a drawing out of her bag and handed it to Eli.

“I know you see that ring as your lucky charm, and that’s why you don’t want to give it back. Do you remember what I said? I said you would have your own luck. This is the lucky ring I designed just for you.”

Eli stared down at the sketch in shock.

The artwork showed a plain gold ring, simple but dignified. There was no decoration whatsoever, except for two words engraved inside the band.

“Eli” and “July”.

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“How did you know?” Eli murmured, clutching the sketch tightly.

“July” was the name of his dog who had passed away.

Eli felt overwhelmed by the emotional weight of the gift.

For a moment, Eliana felt embarrassed.

How could she tell Eli that she found out his former dog’s name from an enthusiastic fan when she was pretending to be a fellow fan in the online group?

“Thank you.”

Eli’s heart was bursting with thousands of words, but he could only say those two.

“I drew the ring for you, and I won’t take it back. But you have to promise me to stop your vengeful tirade right now. You’re underestimating Maurice. He won’t remain passive if you continue. If you clarify the situation now, you can reduce the damage. Otherwise, things will get worse for you,” Eliana urged him in a patient voice.

“So that’s why you gave me this drawing…” Eli’s face turned pale. “You’re only trying to help Maurice.”

Before Eliana could explain, Eli’s temper overflowed and he stormed away.

How could Eli be so unreasonable? She shouldn’t have let herself care about him.

Soon, Eliana’s prediction was confirmed.

After the shoot for the advertisement, Inger approached Eli with a long face.

“Bad news, Eli! The public opinion on the Internet has changed abruptly.”

She took out her phone and showed Eli a video.

The video was set in the restaurant where they all had dinner yesterday. The surveillance camera recorded everything that happened between Eli and Maurice.

In the video, Eli suddenly sprang up and threw a punch at Maurice. Maurice easily dodged. The momentum behind Eli’s punch made him fall to the floor, and his face was bruised on the table leg.

The video showed the scene clearly. There was no way to deny what happened.

The comments below the video were all criticizing Eli. They said that he had played the victim even though he instigated the fight. They demanded that he should be punished for framing Maurice.

Just that morning many people had supported Eli, but now just as many people were scolding him.

“Eli, you have to leave quickly. The reporters are coming.”

Inger swiftly packed up Eli’s belongings with an anxious expression, intending to run away.

“So what she said was true…”

Eli finally realized that Eliana might have warned him out of genuine kindness.

It had been naive of him to use public opinion against Maurice.

The greenroom was a mess. Eliana rushed over, alerted by the noise of Inger packing up.

Inger’s eyes lit up. “Miss Pierce, you came just in time. Disguise Eli and we’ll leave by the back door right away.”

Eli couldn’t make himself look at Eliana. He turned his head away.

‘The situation has gotten serious. If Eli doesn’t suffer the consequences, he won’t learn his lesson.’

This was what Eliana thought, but she didn’t show it. She quickly arranged a new look for Eli.

She grabbed a black and purple wig, a Gothic T-shirt with a large gold chain, and a pair of loose jeans with many smaller chains.

This was a style that no one would expect Eli to wear.

“Eliana, you did this on purpose!”

Eli felt his blood boil in anger as he looked at the outfit.

“So what? You have only two choices now. You either escape in this disguise that you hate, or you kneel in front of Maurice and apologize. It’s up to you,” said Eliana, shrugging her shoulders.

There was no way Eli would apologize to Maurice.

Eli hesitated before coming to his decision.

“Okay.”

Eli gritted his teeth and tried to turn off his sense of shame as he put on the outfit.

Finally, Eliana finished dressing him up.

She couldn’t help but laugh.

Though she had chosen this outfit specifically to get revenge on Eli, she didn’t expect that he would look so… ridiculous.

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“What are you laughing at?”

Eli’s face darkened as he narrowed his eyes at Eliana.

Holding back her laughter, Eliana pushed Eli towards the mirror.

“Look at yourself,” she said, with her lips twitching uncontrollably at the corners.

When Eli first looked at himself in the mirror, his temper flared up.

After all, he looked nothing like the young and handsome idol that he was. Rather, he looked like a comical cartoon character.

But the longer he stared at himself, the more he found humor in the situation. In the end, he burst out laughing at his own reflection.

Now that Eliana had vented her anger by playing a prank on Eli, she smiled and stood on tiptoe to smooth his wig down.

“What do you think? Aren’t I a good stylist?” Eliana asked, tilting her head.

Eli lowered his eyes to look at her, and his breathing subconsciously quickened.

He knew that Eliana was just fooling around in a good-natured way, so he wanted to retort in kind. But when he thought of the design drawing of the ring, a single word bubbled out of his mouth before he could stop it.

“Sorry.”

As soon as he finished speaking, both he and Eliana were stunned.

Whether consciously or not, it turned out that Eli knew that he was in the wrong.

“If there’s anybody you should be apologizing to, it’s Maurice. Go and talk to him. This matter has to be solved,” Eliana said gently, trying to persuade him again.

“No way,” Eli scoffed and turned his head away arrogantly.

He looked nothing like the man who had said sorry just seconds ago. Eliana was so annoyed that she had to take a few deep breaths to calm herself down.

“Eli, stop talking. Let’s go.”

After everything had been arranged by Inger, Eliana walked to the back door with Eli, who looked thoroughly unrecognizable.

But by then, the door was blocked by countless reporters.

“Hurry up! Stop them!”

Eli’s staff were lined up along the way to create a barricade against the swarming reporters, leaving a safe passage for Eli to escape.

Eliana had to stifle a groan when she looked at the crowd. She had already done what she could do for Eli; now, she just wanted to go home and rest, but it seemed that she had to fight her way through this crowd first.

It was a long time before she finally managed to squeeze through the crowd of reporters and rush out of the Moran Group’s building.

A pair of footsteps that sounded closely behind hers made Eliana turn back with squinted eyes.

‘Damn it! Why is Eli here?’ she wondered, wanting to cry.

Some of the sharp-eyed reporters noticed the furtive Eli and followed him suspiciously.

“Damn it! Why did you follow me? Do you want to make trouble for me?” Eliana hissed, pulling Eli to a corner.

“I was in a hurry. I didn’t see you.”

Of course, Eli was lying right through his teeth.

Earlier, when he was separated from Inger by the crowd, his mind went blank, and he subconsciously followed Eliana, the next person he knew and trusted.

By this time, the interaction between the two of them had attracted the attention of the reporters, who hastened their pace and walked towards where they were hiding.

At this critical moment, Eli suddenly stepped forward and pressed Eliana against the wall by the roadside, leaning his whole body against hers.

“Look at me.”

Eli’s voice came out in an unfamiliar low growl, causing Eliana to look at him in curiosity.

Eli lowered his head, reaching out one hand to hold Eliana’s cheek and the other to hold her waist, as if he was about to kiss her on the lips.

Realizing what Eli was about to do, Eliana jumped in fright and tried to turn her head away, but with Eli holding her, she couldn’t move at all.

Just as their lips were about to touch, Eliana closed her eyes and pursed her lips tightly with a look of utter distaste on her face.

“Do you hate the idea of kissing me that much?” Eli whispered, stopping less than an inch away from her lips.

“Eli, are you insane—”

“Shh, don’t say anything,” Eli interrupted her and winked, indicating that there were people nearby.

Sure enough, when Eliana slid her eyes covertly to the side, she spotted several reporters standing not far away.

All of a sudden, she felt her heart leap to her throat.

If she was caught in such an intimate position with Eli, his deranged female fans would skin her alive for sure!

“That man looks just like Eli, doesn’t he? Is it him?” one of the reporters asked another.

“That’s impossible. How would Eli kiss a woman on the street? That’s a scandal he would never recover from,” came the incredulous reply.

“Yeah, you’re right. Eli must have gone the other way. Come on, let’s catch him!” the first reporter said.

The group of reporters seemed to be in consensus, because they all hurried away to the other side, not knowing that their real target was right under their noses.

“They’re gone. Let go of me!”

As soon as the reporters were out of sight, Eliana pushed Eli away with all her strength.

“I’m sorry for using you,” Eli apologized insincerely, staggering to catch his balance.

With a frown of displeasure, Eliana shook her head and looked down at her watch.

It was almost time for the kindergarten classes to be dismissed. Eliana had originally intended to go pick up the kids after getting off work early today, but now, she was going to be late because of Eli.

“Well, now that the show’s over, you can leave. I have something important to do.”

Rolling her eyes, Eliana turned around and stormed off.

‘Something important to do? Is she going to meet Maurice?’ Eli wondered nervously. He couldn’t help but secretly follow her to find out where she was going.

Not long after, he saw Eliana stop at the gate of a kindergarten, which seemed to have just been dismissed. Kids were milling out of the school.

Eli, who was hanging back not far away, saw an adorable boy and girl rush into Eliana’s arms with excited cries. “Mommy, you are here!”

As soon as Eli heard that, his jaw dropped in shock.

‘Mommy? Eliana has children?!’

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Discovering that Eliana had kids left Eli flabbergasted.

Eliana, who was blissfully unaware of Eli spying on her, held her children’s hands as usual and happily walked them home.

On the way, Aileen, who was the simplest out of the three of them, realized that they were being followed.

“Mommy, I think someone is following us,” she said in a low voice, shaking Eliana’s hand to catch her attention.

‘Someone’s stalking us?’ Eliana wondered with a gulp.

Countless horror stories that appeared on social media flashed through her mind, making her break out in a cold sweat.

Meanwhile, Aileen wanted to look back to see who was following them.

“Don’t look back!” Adrian hissed seriously in a low voice, squeezing Aileen’s hand to warn her.

‘What should we do now?’

Eliana’s heart was pounding against her chest, but she forced herself to calm down and looked around carefully. The three of them were walking along a deserted path with no other pedestrians in sight. It was useless to shout for help here, so she had to find another way on her own.

Noticing a bend coming up on their way, she relieved as there would many pedestrians ahead. Then she came up with an idea.

She gently squeezed the hands of the two children and gestured to the bend of the road with her eyes. In turn, the children gave her an imperceptible nod to show that they understood.

Mother and children all quickened their pace as they walked towards the bend.

Eli, who was secretly tailing them, lost sight of them all of a sudden. He hurried towards the bend to catch up with them, but as soon as he turned the corner, he was hit by a stick.

“Get him!” Eliana shouted with a stick in her hand.

The two children grabbed their schoolbags and joined her, and the three of them beat Eli black and blue.

Afraid that his beautiful face would be damaged, Eli hunched over and crossed his arms over his head.

“It’s me, Eli!” he howled in pain.

It was not until then that Eliana recognized him.

Resisting the urge to hit herself on the forehead with her palm, she told the children, “Stop. I know him.”

Only then did the twins stop.

“Mommy, who is this weird guy?” Adrian stared warily at Eli, who was dressed in strange clothes to throw off the paparazzi.

Pulling a long face, Eliana replied, “He’s someone I work with.”

Standing up straight, Eli looked at the two children in disbelief. “Eliana, you have children? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“You didn’t ask,” Eliana replied awkwardly.

At this moment, there was a sudden squeal from Aileen that made all of them almost jump in surprise. “Oh my God, I know you! You are a famous star, right? I’ve seen you on TV before.”

Aileen’s loud and excited words caught the attention of the people around them. Many of them began to point and whisper.

Eliana bit her lower lip, knowing that things would get worse if they continued to stay here.

She had only narrowly escaped a scandal earlier, and didn’t want to land herself in another one just yet. With one hand holding Eli and the other hand holding the children, she shuffled straight home.

The first thing Eliana did after entering the house was bringing the children to the bedroom and getting them settled down.

Then, she went back to the living room where Eli was, intending to ask him why the hell he was stalking her like this.

Unexpectedly, the main door swung open at that time, and Nana walked in. Startled by the sight of a strange man in the house, she blurted out, “Eliana, why did you bring Preston home? Are you going to tell the kids that he’s their father?”

The two people standing in the living room were instantly petrified.

“Nana, look carefully. He’s not Preston! He is Eli Goodwin,” Eliana explained, shaking her head.

With a frown on her lips, Nana took a closer look and found that the man standing there indeed wasn’t Preston.

“Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. So you’re Eli, the hottest star these days?”

Nana stepped forward and blinked curiously at Eli, as if studying a rare animal.

“Hello,” Eli greeted, scratching his head in embarrassment.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Nana Marlin. I’m Eliana’s best friend. She told me that you bullied her a few days ago. Is that true? Since you’re here today, you better tell me the truth.”

Even in such a situation, Nana didn’t forget to seek justice for her best friend.

“It’s my fault for throwing away the diamond bracelet. Tell me how I can fix it. Whatever you want me to do, I will do it,” Eli said sincerely, looking at Nana and Eliana.

Nana pursed her lips in thought for a while. When an idea occurred to her, she snapped her fingers and smiled. “How about you—”

“Nana!”

Eliana interrupted Nana and shook her head, signaling Nana not to go too far.

Nana’s shoulders slumped in disappointment, and she let out an exaggerated sigh.

“Fine, I’ll go easy on you since Eliana told me to. How about you… give us some signed photographs? You’re quite famous, right? Your signed photographs must be worth a lot of money.”

“I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you.” Eli shrugged and laughed at himself. “Thanks to Maurice, my career is destroyed.”

Hearing Eli throw the blame on Maurice made Eliana furrow her eyebrows in annoyance.

“It’s all your fault. You deserve it!” she retorted.

As soon as she finished speaking, her phone rang.

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Before Eliana could answer Maurice’s call, Eli stopped her.

“What do you mean by that?” Eli demanded. “What do you mean by saying that I deserve it?”

Eliana tried futilely to shake off Eli’s hand.

“It’s the truth,” she snapped. “If you hadn’t provoked Maurice for no reason, the public wouldn’t have attacked you and this wouldn’t have happened.”

Anger burned in Eli’s stomach.

“You’re biased towards Maurice!” he sneered. “You care so much about him. Have you told him that you have children?”

Eliana froze. “How does whether I have children or not have anything to do with Maurice?”

“What if I told him?” Eli said passionately.

“How dare you!”

Eli smiled. He had finally located Eliana’s weak spot.

“Eliana, I don’t have to tell him. As long as you let me stay here a little longer, I will keep your secret. What do you say to that? You know, there is a big difference between Maurice hearing this from you and hearing it from other men.”

“I’ll think about it. Let go of my hand. I have to answer the phone.”

Eliana was upset, but determined to answer the call.

But Maurice had already hung up.

He stared at the phone and felt his heart sink.

Just now, Maurice went to visit Eliana, but Inger told him Eliana left with Eli. Eliana probably didn’t answer the phone because she was with Eli.

The thought of Eliana being alone with Eli made Maurice’s stomach churn.

When Corbin saw Maurice’s expression turn sour, he guessed that it was because of Eliana.

Eliana could make Maurice react in ways that no one else could.

“Mr. Moran, if you want to see Eliana, how about we go out to find her?”

“Who said that I want to see her?” Maurice snapped. “I’m thinking about how to deal with Gerald. He has been playing games recently. It is quite possible that he asked Grandpa to come today.”

Corbin suddenly remembered something.

“Mr. Moran, I heard someone went to the Imperial Golden Club to investigate Preston and was sent away. Do you think it was Gerald?”

Why would Gerald try to investigate Preston?

Did he know the relationship between Maurice and Preston? Or was it because of Eliana?

Maurice couldn’t sit around and wait.

“If he is bored and needs something to do, I will give him something to occupy his time.”

Maurice went straight to Gerald’s company.

Gerald was in a meeting.

Recently, he had profited from investing in a resort. He was planning to continue his investments and further develop the resort.

Gerald was calm and confident until the door of the conference room was kicked open.

Maurice coolly entered with his men.

“What’s going on? Where are the security guards? Why didn’t they stop these people?” Gerald glared at the receptionist.

The receptionist’s face was as pale as ashes. “Mr. Gerald Moran, we couldn’t stop them…”

“So you’re in a meeting? I assume you won’t mind if I sit in.”

Maurice found a seat and sat down.

Maurice looked up at the plan of the resort that was on the screen. “Don’t develop anymore,” he said.

“Maurice, what are you talking about?”

Gerald had a feeling in his stomach.

“Because…” Maurice explained. “It will close down tomorrow.”