Ch. 306..310: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 306-310
Chapter 306
After driving Eliana to the cafe, Nicole returned to the shooting site. Her mind wandered the entire trip.
She was still thinking about Eliana.
Nicole believed that Cheryl was behind everything that just happened.
Noticing that Nicole was staring into space, Esteban knew that she was thinking about meddling in other people’s business again.
He sincerely advised, “You don’t have to worry about Eliana. Let her deal with her problems herself. Don’t you know that your involvement in her mess is already the Internet’s top search? You might not succeed in helping her, and you’re going to get yourself in trouble. It’s not good for your reputation.”
Unfortunately, Nicole didn’t want to listen to Esteban.
“Enough, Esteban. I know the potential consequences, but I will still stand up for Eliana because she’s my friend.”
Eliana was more than just an acquaintance to Nicole at this point.
She was her friend, and if her friends were in a pickle, she would be there to help.
Meanwhile, Cheryl was happy to see the news all over the Internet.
Not only did she get rid of the stain on her name, but she also took revenge on Eliana. Everything went along so perfectly.
“Come here,” Cheryl said, hooking her finger at her stylist. “Put two more powder on my face. Make me look weak and innocent.”
The stylist did as Cheryl ordered.
Then, Cheryl tried her best to look pitiful and called her assistant over to take a few photos of her.
Cheryl carefully selected two photos and used an application to edit them for half an hour.
After the process was completed, she posted the photos on Facebook with satisfaction.
“God is fair. The truth has finally come out, and my name is finally cleared.”
The post caused a stir as soon as it dropped on the platform. Cheryl’s fans began to celebrate in the comments.
A great deal of netizens that were deceived by the so-called rumors about Cheryl began to trust her again.
After that, Cheryl casually browsed the comments on her post and said with a smile, “Now no one will suspect me again.”
“Of course. You are really smart.”
Cheryl’s assistant stood aside and beamed at her boss. When she was about to praise Cheryl again, she saw Nicole walking toward them, her high heels clicking madly against the floor.
The assistant’s compliments got stuck in her throat. She quickly signaled Cheryl to look behind her.
Confused, Cheryl turned around and saw Nicole standing behind her.
“Nicole? What are you doing here?” Cheryl frowned.
“Do you really not know why I’m here? I want you to take back the lies you spread about Eliana.”
Nicole came straight to the point.
“Lies? That’s ridiculous! And who do you think you are?” Cheryl said with a mocking smile. “To be honest, Eliana deserves it. She has made too many enemies. It’s her fault. Someone asked me to join forces and teach her a lesson. This whole thing wasn’t my idea. I just contributed.”
There was actually someone else behind this mess.
Nicole asked, “Who is it? Who recruited you in the cause to destroy Eliana?”
“Do you think I’m an idiot? I’m not going to tell you,” Cheryl scoffed and cackled. “You are getting more and more naive, Nicole. You’re in the entertainment circle yourself. You should know that this kind of slander can’t be removed so easily. And why do you care anyway? It’s not even your reputation that’s in jeopardy.”
Looking at the arrogant look on Cheryl’s face, Nicole gnashed her teeth together. She was so angry that she wanted to beat Cheryl up. She hadn’t had the impulse to choose violence in a long time.
Seeing that Nicole was about to lose her temper, Esteban hurried to her side.
“Relax, Nicole. Don’t get angry. It’s bad for your health.”
However, Cheryl didn’t stop and continued to mock Nicole, “I also heard that the CEO of the Moran Group, Maurice, was close to Eliana. But we all know that the Moran family will never accept a woman like her. I suppose I get why you feel like you have to defend Eliana. Weren’t you also despised by the Todd family because of your poor family background? Birds of the same feather indeed flock together, huh?”
At this moment, the thread of Nicole’s patience and reason finally snapped.
She went over and slapped Cheryl hard across the face.
But just a slap wasn’t enough. Before anyone could react, Nicole picked up the loose powder on the dressing table and rudely put it on Cheryl’s face.
Choking, Cheryl coughed and struggled to breathe.
All the people present were shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to pull them apart. The scene went chaotic in a matter of seconds.
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Since Nicole’s goal had been achieved, she loosened her grip on Cheryl before anyone could get their hands on her.
She quickly took out her mobile phone and took a photo of Cheryl who had messy hair and a powder- covered face. Cheryl also had a ferocious and embarrassed expression. Nicole succeeded before Cheryl or her assistant could stop her.
“Stop! Nicole, you lunatic! What the hell do you want?”
Cheryl hurriedly covered her face with her hands, but it was too late.
Looking at Cheryl’s ugly photo on her phone, Nicole was particularly satisfied.
“What are you waiting for? Get her phone for me! Hurry up!”
Cheryl’s assistant trembled at her boss’s roar. Finally, she came to her senses and rushed to grab Nicole’s phone.
But Esteban wasn’t a coward. He stood in front of Nicole with his strong, stout body. Cheryl’s assistant appeared like an ant trying to shake a tree.
“I’m warning you, Cheryl!” Nicole waved the phone in her hand. “If you dare talk nonsense again, I will post your ugly photo online and let the entire world appreciate it.”
“You… You…”
Cheryl pointed a quivering finger at Nicole.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Finally, she couldn’t hold it anymore. She collapsed on the floor and burst into tears.
Everyone was stunned.
Coincidentally, Willard, Cheryl’s sugar daddy, entered the room.
“Honey? What’s going on here? What happened to you?”
Cheryl was so thankful that her backer had arrived. She raised her head and pleaded tearfully, “This woman is bullying me, honey.”
What Cheryl didn’t expect was that people would find it funny that she pretended to be aggrieved and pitiful in such a situation.
When Willard saw the tear tracks on Cheryl’s powder-covered face, he didn’t feel sorry for her at all. In fact, he felt nothing but loathing.
In the past, he gave her resources just because she was young and beautiful. But staring at her now, Willard wondered if he’d only been blinded by Cheryl’s made-up face back then.
Willard was annoyed at Cheryl, but he still noticed Nicole, the proud and cool beauty standing there like a pretty red rose. Willard couldn’t help ogling her.
Cheryl hadn’t noticed that there was something wrong with her sugar daddy. She was still complaining unscrupulously.
“Honey, please help me take revenge and teach this woman a lesson. Help me kick her out of the play. She can’t take a part in it even though she’s just a guest performer.”
“Go right ahead. Do you think I give a damn?”
Nicole turned around and left without hesitation.
What a pure and straightforward girl!
Willard liked women with great personalities and appearance.
His eyes were glued to Nicole. How could he still tolerate Cheryl?
“Honey? Honey!”
Cheryl called him several times before Willard snapped back to his senses. He looked down at the disheveled woman on the floor.
Noticing that her sugar daddy’s face darkened, Cheryl immediately softened her voice.
“Honey, what’s wrong?”
“How dare you ask me what’s wrong? This is all your fault!”
Willard had been completely enchanted by Nicole and lost his patience with Cheryl. “News of my so- called affair is spreading on the Internet. My wife is hurt and furious. We better not see each other for the time being.”
After saying these words ruthlessly, Willard left without looking back.
Cheryl was left still sitting on the floor.
“Get up, Miss Gibson. The floor is cold.”
Cheryl’s assistant carefully reached out to offer a helping hand, but Cheryl angrily swatted it away.
“Get out, all of you!” Cheryl’s face twisted in rage and agony. “You just wait and see, Nicole. You’re going to pay for this.”
Wyatt’s restaurant was still being reorganized when news about Eliana broke on the Internet. Wyatt was interviewing a new chef today.
While taking a break, he turned on his phone and saw one of the news articles written about Nicole. The headline read, “Famous Star Nicole Helps a Mistress Escape.”
What was going on?
Wyatt clicked on the article immediately and read it. He was shocked to find out that the mistress the article was referring to was Eliana.
Something big really happened this time.
Wyatt immediately called his good friend Maurice.
“Sorry, the number you have dialed cannot be reached…”
Shit!
Maurice had turned off his phone at this critical moment.
He deserved to be single all his life.
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Wyatt called Maurice, but he couldn’t get through. At last, he had to give up for the time being.
Although he didn’t say it, he was still anxious about the fact that Nicole was the Internet’s top search right now because she protected Eliana.
Deep in his heart, he still cared about Nicole and didn’t want anything to happen to her.
As a result, Wyatt was absentminded during the interview.
Rosalie sat beside him, took the interview document, and asked, “What do you think of the chef just now, boss?” She waited for Wyatt to reply. “Boss?”
“What? I’m sorry, Rosalie. I didn’t hear you clearly just now. What did you say?”
Wyatt smiled awkwardly.
Rosalie sighed. She knew what was on Wyatt’s mind.
She pointed out directly, “You don’t have to hold back, you know? I’ve seen the news. If you’re worried about her, Wyatt, just pick up your phone and call her.”
“I’m not worried about Nicole!” Wyatt snapped defensively.
“Nicole? Who said anything about Nicole? I didn’t say anything about her. Why are you in such a hurry to mention her?”
Rosalie grinned.
“You really misunderstand me, Rosalie. I’m just worried about Eliana, okay? I couldn’t get through to Maurice. Such a big thing happened, but I haven’t heard from him. Maybe the news hasn’t reached him.” Wyatt was still quibbling.
“I know, but if you’re worried about Eliana, you can just call Nicole and ask about her.”
This time, Wyatt fell silent.
Rosalie’s suggestion satisfied him. That way, he had an excuse to talk to Nicole while checking on Eliana. It was a genius idea.
After thinking for a while, Wyatt took out his phone and called Nicole. He emphasized, “I’m doing this for my buddy’s woman.”
He didn’t mean any of the words he just uttered. Although he was desperately nervous, he still pretended to be calm.
Rosalie snickered in her heart, wondering when Nicole and Wyatt would get back together.
The line soon connected.
Nicole, who was resting at home, was shocked when she saw Wyatt’s name on her phone screen. She thought that after what happened when they saw each other last time, he wouldn’t want to have anything to do with her ever again.
“Wyatt? Why are you calling?”
A little expectation rose in Nicole’s heart.
Wyatt replied in a low voice, “I saw the news. I don’t have Eliana’s phone number, so I want to ask you how she is now.”
It turned out that he called to check on Eliana.
Nicole suddenly remembered that Eliana had worked in Wyatt’s restaurant before.
Why did Wyatt care so much about Eliana? Was it because he had a thing for her?
Enduring the sudden sadness in her heart, Nicole answered calmly, “Don’t worry. Eliana is also my friend. I will try my best to help her get through this difficulty.”
Did she misunderstand something?
Wyatt frowned. He was about to ask about Nicole, but he swallowed his words.
Neither of the two spoke for a while. After a suffocating silence, Wyatt quickly said goodbye and hung up.
After a long time, Nicole put down her phone. She felt as if she’d just woken up from a heartbreaking dream. She put on a blank expression.
Seeing Nicole brooding again, Esteban couldn’t help worrying.
“Who called you just now?”
“Wyatt,” Nicole whispered as she came back to her senses.
“Really? Wyatt?” Esteban exclaimed.
He hadn’t been Nicole’s agent until she was about to become famous, so he didn’t know much about her early years.
After he felt that something was wrong between Nicole and Wyatt on the red carpet last time, he had Nicole’s past investigated.
There was no secret in the entertainment circle. Esteban knew everything now.
“Are you okay?”
Nicole didn’t want to hide this matter from Esteban for the rest of her life. She smiled bitterly and said, “I’m fine. It’s just that I just found out that Wyatt already has eyes for someone else. Anyway… I’ll be okay. Just not today. I chose to give up on him, didn’t I? Besides, I knew that he was going to fall for someone else eventually. I just didn’t expect that it’d be this painful.”
Even though he wanted to, Esteban didn’t comfort Nicole. He knew that people like her didn’t appreciate being pitied.
She would rather sit quietly in a corner and lick her wounds until she felt like herself again.
After meeting with Erica, Eliana rushed back home.
However, as soon as she arrived, she found a massive swarm of reporters crowding the entrance to her building.
Damn it! They were all waiting for her to come home.
Taking a deep, steadying breath, Eliana raised her bag to cover her face and blended in with the sea of onlookers who were trying to find out what was going on. It seemed that the neighbors also wanted in on the action.
Eliana’s heart pounded against her chest. What was she to do now?
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The group of reporters had waited here for quite some time.
They couldn’t simply sit there idly by. So they spoke about today’s sensational headlines heroine.
“Who do you think Eliana is?”
“I’m at a loss. Everything about her is enigmatic. Maurice, the CEO of the Moran Group, seems to have had an affair with her.”
“Really? What a shocker. Is this something she’s become accustomed to?”
“We don’t know for sure. That woman’s appearance is a mystery to us. However, if we can get a full picture of her face this time, we’ll make a lot of money.”
Eliana hid her face among the swarm of observers and listened to the whole procedure.
These photographers probably saw her as a cash cow.
Suddenly, she had a light bulb moment.
She could easily slink in undetected since none of the reporters had any idea what she looked like.
“You’re correct. She has affected the life of an entire building. This is a terrible calamity!”
While reprimanding herself with others, Eliana snuck towards her own residence while no one was looking.
“You have my support. We should restore serenity by finding out the identity of the nefarious lady.”
Upon seeing Eliana’s stealthy back, a reporter sensed that something was off.
Suddenly, he said to his colleague standing next to him, “Hold up… The back of the woman ahead is so eerily familiar. I think I’ve seen her before…”
As he glanced at Eliana, his colleague felt the same way. But since he couldn’t recall Eliana, he merely said, “It’s possible that she’s a reporter from a different media company. We’re of the same occupation. You may have already met her in an interview.”
“Really? Don’t bother with it then.”
The reporter dropped the subject.
Eliana was fortunate enough to escape the calamity in this manner.
She had finally made it home.
When she opened the door, a pillow swung at her in a matter of seconds.
“Leave us alone!”
Nana, Kimora, Aileen, and Adrian swarmed to Eliana in an instant, hitting and kicking her.
“This is breaking and entering!”
Eliana ducked clumsily, her hands covering her face as she yelled, “Don’t hit me! Stop! It’s me. It’s me!”
When they heard the familiar voice, they immediately ceased their attack.
“Eliana!” Nana flung the pillow aside and was surprised to see Eliana. “It’s good to see you again. All of us were on edge to the point of collapse.”
“Mommy!”
Eliana’s two children rushed to their mother’s side and each grasped a leg of hers.
Eliana tenderly caressed the two children’s hair and said in a soothing tone, “It’s alright.”
Fear was still buzzing through Nana’s veins. “You know what, Eliana? What a wacko bunch of reporters down there! The reporters have been there all day, and we’re so terrified that we don’t dare to even leave the house.”
Eliana dropped her head to gaze at the two children.
A little remorse crept up on her. She was framed by Cheryl due to her carelessness, which resulted in the two children suffering.
Unanticipatedly, Aileen glanced up and inquired excitedly, “What’s going on? Are we now playing hide- and-seek, Mommy? Are the people downstairs to catch us?”
Aileen saw it as a game.
Adrian was unable to speak. His sister was absolutely clueless.
However, for Eliana, that was a decent reason.
After hearing Aileen’s remarks, Eliana nodded in agreement. “Yes, we’re playing hide-and-seek with those folks below. As long as we don’t get caught, they’ll come up with a great surprise for us.”
“Really? Wow, that’s fantastic!”
Aileen’s face lit up with joy.
“But…”
Adrian was compelled to respond, but Aileen grabbed his hand immediately.
“Adrian, let’s play with them!”
Aileen gave her brother a wink.
The twins seemed to communicate through telepathy. The meaning of Aileen’s words was instantly clear to Adrian.
Aileen wanted him to work with her and not to disclose their mother’s deception.
Eliana was oblivious to the kids’ eye contact. In her mind, they’d finally been conned.
Then she said, “Because we are playing hide-and-seek, let’s hide at home these days, okay?”
“Sure, Mommy!” Both of the children nodded in unison.
As a result, Eliana felt a huge sense of relief.
Kimora witnessed it all.
Already, the gravity of the situation was clear. As a result, there was only one person who could assist Eliana and the children at this point.
Kimora secretly entered the kitchen, retrieved her phone, and was going to contact Jonathan.
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“Kimora, what are you intending to do?”
Kimora was so frightened that her hands started to tremble and she almost let her phone slip from her hands and fall to the floor.
“Who are you calling?”
Eliana rushed to her and snatched her phone away. Looking at the screen, she saw that Kimora was trying to call Jonathan, but she did not press the dial button yet.
Last time, Nana and Kimora had escaped with the kids and stayed at a hotel that was owned by Jonathan. Ever since then, Eliana had sensed that there was something wrong with Kimora.
And ever since then, she had been secretly watching Kimora’s moves. Now, she caught her red handed.
“Kimora, why were you trying to call Jonathan? What is it that you were going to tell him?”
Seeing that her plan was now exposed, Kimora tried to explain, “Miss Pierce, I have been working for your family for a long time and I really like the kids, but it was Mr. Bowman who hired me, after all. And I don’t dare to disobey his orders. I have to tell him about this matter.”
Upon hearing that, Eliana was disappointed.
After all the time that she had spent with Kimora, she considered her as a part of the family, so the news that Kimora had been spying on her and her family was understandably shocking to her.
“I understand, Kimora. But now that I know what you’re about to do, I can’t let you do it,” Eliana said resolutely in a firm voice.
Kimora was stunned when she heard that. After thinking about it for a while, she finally sighed and agreed, “Alright, I won’t tell Mr. Bowman this time. But, I am older and more experienced than you, Miss Pierce. So please listen to my advice. If the matter is really affecting the kids, then you’d better ask for Mr. Bowman’s help. I am sure that he won’t refuse you.”
“No need. I’ll solve this on my own.”
Eliana obviously knew that Jonathan would help her as long as she asked.
However… What kind of price would he expect her to pay in return?
All she could give him was herself, because she clearly couldn’t afford to pay him anything else, but she did not want to give him her heart either.
What could she possibly do to solve the problem successfully?
Would she really have to accept Erica’s ridiculous demands?
All those questions scrambled her mind.
She considered discussing the matter with Nana first.
When Eliana turned around, she saw Nana secretly standing in a corner, calling someone.
“Something came up at home, so I can’t come out. Can you help me turn down the show scheduled for this afternoon? Yes, yes, I’m really sorry,” Nana said in a humble voice.
She still seemed to be guilty at first, but then her expression darkened.
“What? Mistress Eliana? What nonsense are you talking about?”
Nana was furious after a moment’s silence.
“I am telling you not to believe such rumors! The internet is full of bullshit! Have you even met Eliana? Do you even know her? You have no right to curse here! You’re just like those stupid netizens.”
Why was Nana fighting?
Eliana hastily walked up to her and said, “Hey, calm down, okay? There’s nothing we can do now. Everyone’s mislead because of the public opinion.”
“Let me spell it out for you; I don’t care about your show!” Nana shouted.
She then hung up the phone, gritting her teeth.
“What a stupid woman! Hey, don’t let this bring you down, okay, Eliana?”
Although Nana was the one that just lost her job, she was comforting Eliana.
Eliana felt like her heart was pricked by a needle when she heard that, and fell silent for a while. Then she decided to hide what Erica had done to her.
After all, it was her business, and she could no longer implicate Nana with it.
Nana was finally on a good track, and had a chance of regaining her popularity. If her life was ruined because of Eliana, then Eliana could never forgive herself.
Perhaps, it would be best if she left.
If Nana was alone, then she would not have to deal with the problems that Eliana and her kids brought to her life, and she could have a better career life.
Besides, Nana was not alone now.
With her new boyfriend, she might be able to cheer up and live well.