Ch. 311..315: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 311-315

Chapter 311

Eliana felt torn when she gazed at the children’s sleeping faces at night.

Her phone began to vibrate at the same time.

Who the hell would call her right now?

When she looked at her phone screen, she found that Eli was the one trying to reach her.

The preceding several days had been a whirlwind of things. She felt as though they hadn’t spoken in a long time when she saw the name.

Eliana exited the children’s room and shut the door with care. Then she headed to the living room to take the call.

She said, “Hello.”

For a little while, Eli remained quiet.

“Eliana, you… Are you doing okay?”

Eli was aware of the situation.

Even though Eliana was a bit taken aback by his question, she quickly realized that everyone who knew her had to know about it.

Eliana’s face contorted into a sour grin as she said, “Not at all. I can comprehend what you went through. Being a star, it turns out, isn’t as simple as it seems.”

“What became of Maurice? Why wasn’t he there to help you?”

When Eliana was mistreated, Eli became enraged at the notion that Maurice had done nothing.

Something else also made him mad—not being with Eliana at this very moment.

His questions threw Eliana off guard, and she had no idea what to say.

“You don’t need him. As long as there is nothing going on in your life, he cares about you. He’s also prone to becoming envious. But he is nowhere to be found when you need him the most.”

Eli’s words left Eliana in a quandary.

“Eli, what’s the matter with you? I’m not connected to Maurice in any way. He owes me no duty of assistance.”

Eli scoffed and commented, “Since Maurice is unwilling to assist you, I can step in. First, I’ll help you get a safe location to hide. As of now, take a deep breath and let go of everything else.”

Eliana was ready to reject when a fantastic thought struck her in the blink of an eye.

To carry out her plan, she required Eli’s cooperation.

“Eli, I truly need your assistance. Tomorrow, I’m going somewhere, and then I’m going to…”

Eli agreed to her proposal without hesitation after a lengthy debate.

Before hanging up the phone, he reminded her once more, “Eliana, I will do what I promised you, but you must promise me that you will be cautious and watch your six.”

Eliana’s heart was warmed. “Hey, take it easy. I’ll make sure to look after myself.”

Wilfred Morales, Maurice’s partner, and Maurice, who was now overseas, were having lunch together.

Wilfred’s gaze was drawn to Maurice’s swollen, wounded arm a few times.

In the end, his curiosity got the better of him, and he inquired, “Mr. Moran, I am sorry, but what happened to your arm?”

For a split second, Eliana’s face appeared in Maurice’s head, making him motionless. His features softened as well.

He didn’t say a word. He just smirked.

Maurice lifted his head and saw Corbin nearby. Corbin was pacing back and forth, clearly restless.

“What’s the matter?” As he beckoned Corbin over, Maurice questioned, a scowl on his face.

“Nothing. I just saw a lot of unanswered calls on your phone. Every one of them was from Mr. Todd. It’s possible he had something important to say.”

“The odds for that are very low. Do not pay attention to him.”

Maurice didn’t take Wyatt’s calls seriously and went on with lunch.

Corbin returned to Maurice’s side when the lunch had almost come to an end. “Mr. Moran! Something’s gone awry.”

He passed the phone to Maurice in a rushed manner.

When Maurice took a quick look, he saw that Eliana had been vilified online as a mistress. His eyes narrowed.

Eliana was in hot water again in such a short period of time!

In a split second, Maurice jumped to his feet and said, “Go, Corbin, and make the travel arrangements. It is imperative that I get on the next flight back.”

Corbin’s response was uncomfortable. “I just checked it, Mr. Moran. The next flight is scheduled for tomorrow morning.”

Was there anything Maurice could do at this point?

He paused and turned his attention to Wilfred. “I heard that you had a helicopter, Mr. Morales. Do you mind if I take it right now?”

Wilfred was shocked. “What is so urgent, Mr. Moran, that you must return immediately?”

“Something occurred to the lady who made me hurt my left arm,” Maurice stated hopelessly, raising his wounded arm.

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The next day, in order to avoid the crazy reporters downstairs, Eliana got up early and planned to sneak out.

Before she went downstairs, she saw from a distance the swarm of reporters that had camped out outside her building the entire night. They started clamoring and then running away.

“I just got word that Eli is nearby! He’s likely with his girlfriend! Let’s go!”

In a matter of seconds, the reporters forgot about Eliana and abandoned her place of residence.

As far as they were concerned, Eliana was just some nobody who happened to be some rich married man’s mistress. Eli’s girlfriend was far more important and interesting.

Eli had done a fantastic job. He could be very reliable sometimes.

After leaving her home in haste and exiting the community, Eliana took out her phone and texted Eli.

“Thank you, Eli. I really appreciate it.”

Eli was walking his dog on the street near Eliana’s apartment.

This morning, he asked his driver to drop him off near Eliana’s place.

Then, making sure that he would be seen, he went into a popular cafe and bought two cups of coffee without wearing a mask or hat.

He did it all to distract the media.

When he received Eliana’s message, he immediately got back in the car and left.

In the vehicle, Eli sent a message to Eliana.

“What are you going to do next?”

Half an hour later, he received a reply.

“I’ll be in trouble again if things go on like this. I have to fight back.”

Eliana arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau gates and saw Erica and Sam, who had been waiting for her for a long time.

As soon as they met, Erica urged her, “So wise of you to come, Eliana. Let’s go and get you guys a marriage license.”

Erica trembled with excitement at the thought of Eliana marrying a male prostitute and then never showing her face again in this town.

Sam glanced at Eliana with lustful eyes and said, “Don’t worry, Eliana. I will be a good husband to you. I will take good care of you and our children.”

Looking at Sam, Eliana felt her skin crawl. She felt so disgusted that she could taste her stomach acid in her tongue.

“Cut the crap. Let’s just go inside and get this farce over with.”

Eliana strode into the hall, and Erica and Sam followed suit.

The receptionist raised his head and looked at the three newcomers in front of him. He knitted his brows in confusion.

“Good morning. How may I help you?”

Erica replied quickly, “These two are here to apply for a marriage license.”

The receptionist darted his eyes at the couple Erica pointed. The woman stood there with a look of disgust on her face while the man smiled smugly.

“Are you two really here to get married?” the receptionist asked.

“Yes,” Sam replied, beaming.

Eliana kept silent, turned around, and sat on one of the chairs.

The receptionist found it hard to believe that they were a couple.

But he still gave the marriage license application forms to them.

Erica stood aside and watched as Eliana and Sam filled out the forms. She was so excited that she didn’t even blink.

When she was about to sign her name, Eliana suddenly stopped.

“What are you waiting for? Sign it!” Erica whined.

“Before I sign this thing, I want you to tell me the truth.” Eliana flashed Erica a serious look. “Why did you come at me this time? Did you know that someone was plotting against me?”

It seemed that Eliana didn’t know who was behind all this.

Erica hesitated.

Eliana took the pen and pretended that she would sign her name on the papers. “I’ve already come here with you. What are you afraid of? Just tell me the truth, and I will sign these immediately.”

Erica really wanted to take revenge on Eliana.

She would get what she wanted soon as soon Eliana signed these papers. Besides, Eliana couldn’t run away now.

Gritting her teeth, Erica finally relented.

“Even if I tell you the truth, what difference does it make? You’re out of luck, Eliana. You have offended so many people, so someone deliberately framed you as Willard’s mistress. I think you know who you’re taking the fall for. Those reporters and gossipers are too stupid to realize that they are all used. I think you better sign the papers now.”

Erica was complacent.

She enjoyed controlling the future of others, especially that of her biggest enemy—Eliana.

“Thank you for helping me clarify the matter.”

Eliana abruptly put down the pen and put on a bright, wide smile.

“What are you doing? Are you insane?”

Surprised, Erica looked at the sweet smile on Eliana’s face. She wondered if Eliana had been badly upset and gone out of her mind.

Eliana picked up her phone that was upside-down on the table and showed the screen to Erica.

“Now everyone knows the truth.”

Erica took a closer look at the screen and found that Eliana had been doing a live broadcast the whole time.

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This was the solution that Eliana had come up with last night. It was her ultimate counterattack against those evildoers plotting against her behind the scenes.

Before entering the Civil Affairs Bureau, she had posted online on her behalf that she would unveil the truth to the world via a live stream. Sure enough, a large number of netizens rushed into the direct broadcasting room, eager for the surprises that were in store.

When all eyes were finally on her, Eliana carried out her elaborate act. She was both the director and actress in this big play.

At first, she pretended to be heartbroken and let Erica think her wicked plot had succeeded. Then she manipulated Erica to unwittingly tell the truth and prove her innocence.

As time went on, the number of viewers in attendance continued to soar high.

To everyone’s surprise, Eli and Nicole also joined the audience, which immediately attracted a lot of attention. The presence of the country’s two biggest stars generated a surge of viewers in Eliana’s direct broadcasting room, breaking records in an instant and becoming the top search topic in the entire region.

“You sly bitch! I can’t believe you’re streaming our conversation on the internet!”

Seeing her face on the live video on the phone’s screen, Erica felt her brain was about to explode. The nasty and unfavorable comments posted by the netizens completely overwhelmed her, driving her into a raging frenzy.

No matter how defeated Eliana seemed in the beginning, the viewers immediately dismissed it and began to turn on Erica. They had heard all her lies, cruelty, and thirst for revenge. She had exposed

herself for the horrible bully she truly was. Suddenly, the direct broadcasting room was immediately in an uproar.

“Oh my goodness! After going through a web of malice and deception, this matter has been reversed. It’s so dramatic. What a turnaround!”

“Eliana is a brilliant woman! She is calm, brave, and smart. It’s amazing how she thought of a way to prove her innocence. Such a remarkable performance!”

“Oh, jeez. It turns out that she had been wronged after all. I feel guilty for judging her hastily.”

“I made the mistake of doubting her as well. I apologize for all my inappropriate comments. I hope Eliana can forgive me.”

“I’m terribly sorry!”

“Me too.”

“Hey, wait a minute. Didn’t you notice they are in the office of the Civil Affairs Bureau? What do you think the mysterious manipulator behind the scenes really wants?”

Seeing that her goal had finally been achieved, Eliana smiled triumphantly and stopped the live streaming.

She didn’t show her face from the beginning to the end, and only her voice was heard by the masses.

“Eliana, you little bitch! Aren’t you afraid I will tell the public that you slept with a gigolo and then gave birth to his two bastards?”

Wearing a ferocious expression, Erica bared her teeth and was about to pounce on Eliana. It seemed she had lost her mind and was now utterly desperate to take her rival down.

But at the very last second, Erica’s phone suddenly rang. It was a call from an unknown number.

“Is this Erica? We have your husband. Asher will suffer grave consequences if you do not stop making trouble.”

A wicked sneer slowly formed on Erica’s face. “It doesn’t matter if you hurt him. I couldn’t care less.”

She had previously broken up with Asher. The two former lovers didn’t have any feelings left for each other at all.

Erica was about to hang up the phone when a child’s frightened voice came from the other end of the line.

It was Ivy. She had also been captured.

In the blink of an eye, Erica lost her composure and became anxious.

“What do you want from me? Give my child back! If you hurt her, there will be hell to pay. Do you hear me?”

The man on the other end of the line didn’t answer but hung up the phone instead.

Who on earth was behind this kidnapping?

Erica’s mind was all over the place. She was so blinded by rage that she immediately targeted Eliana, who stood in front of her.

The innocent-looking woman was Erica’s prime suspect. After all, she was her nemesis.

“Eliana, you will regret this. Kidnapping is illegal! Tell your men to release my husband and child immediately!”

What was Erica talking about? What kidnapping?

Eliana was dumbfounded by Erica’s baseless accusation.

She furrowed her eyebrows and looked at the lunatic in surprise. “I only arranged the live streaming. I didn’t order anyone to kidnap your husband and child. That’s the truth whether you believe it or not.”

Eliana was a person of honor and principle. She wouldn’t stoop so low as to involve Erica’s innocent family.

But Erica only shook her head in disbelief and jabbed her finger at Eliana’s face. “You are lying! If it truly wasn’t you, then who else would do such a despicable act?”

“It wasn’t her because I’m responsible for the kidnapping.”

A loud and familiar voice echoed from across the room. When Erica and Eliana turned their heads, the dashing Maurice came into view. He walked towards them with a group of people behind him.

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“It is a no-brainer thing to say that kidnapping is illegal. However, isn’t it also against the law to coerce someone into getting married?” Maurice said with conviction, trying to conceal the raging storm that was building up in his chest.

“Maurice! What are you doing here? I was told you’re on a business trip abroad. When did you return?” Eliana successively asked in surprise.

She wasn’t expecting to see Maurice at all.

However, if there was anyone who had been utterly shocked by Maurice’s unannounced arrival, it would undoubtedly be Erica. Her eyes grew bigger, her fist clenched. Maurice’s presence completed the puzzle in her mind.

“I’ve been racking my brain for an answer, but it turns out to be you. Maurice, you kidnapped Ivy, didn’t you?” she asked, chuckling sarcastically.

It hadn’t even crossed Erica’s mind that Maurice would go to such lengths for the sake of Eliana.

Furious, Erica roared, “Maurice, have you always been this dumb? Have you lost your marbles? You are the renowned CEO of the Moran Group, yet you dared lower yourself to help a slut who got pregnant with two children by a gigolo…”

“Shut up, Erica!” Eliana hastily shouted as traces of anxiousness filled her face.

Maurice’s gaze, on the other hand, shifted between the two girls and he instantly confirmed something was going on.

He was neither blind nor deaf. Since the tension between the two was unmistakable, Maurice wasted no time and directly ordered his men to look into that matter further while he was on his way back. In the end, he found out that Erica and Cheryl premeditated everything.

Even so, Maurice couldn’t help but feel strange about Eliana’s odd behavior in the face of Erica’s provocation.

He was curious about how irrefutable the evidence Erica got up her sleeve for Eliana to be scared to death.

With that, waves of thoughts flooded Maurice’s mind. He wondered what Eliana was hiding from him.

Erica mentioned two children, right? Was she referring to the twins? Was it possible that those two kids’ mother was not Nana?

Maurice stayed silent despite a chaotic mind. His expression remained blank, making it difficult for Erica to decipher his thoughts.

What she realized, however, was Eliana’s weakness.

Erica knew the only reason Eliana was so afraid of her children being exposed was that Maurice might break up with her once he found out about them.

With that in mind, Erica smirked and didn’t hold back. Her heart was brimming with wickedness, overpowering her ability to stay logical. Determined to destroy Eliana, Erica swept her gaze at everyone and pointed her finger at the trembling gigolo, Sam.

“It was him! He was the gigolo who slept with Eliana back then. I have a witness! Eliana, if you think the skeletons in your closet won’t come out, you’re wrong. Remember that there are no secrets time does not reveal. Admit it because there’s no use in denying it,” Erica boldly announced.

All eyes then fell on Sam.

The latter hadn’t even calmed down entirely since Maurice arrived with a group of people. He had never been used to receiving excessive attention, so everyone’s scorching gazes made him feel more

nervous and uncomfortable.

“Go ahead and tell them the truth, Sam. Tell them that you slept with Eliana five years ago!” Erica ordered.

Faint traces of guilt flashed on Sam’s face, but Erica didn’t notice them at all. Instead, she constantly forced him to tell the truth.

Not long after, Maurice, who had always known the truth, stepped forward, unable to watch and stand still from the side any longer.

He walked casually toward Sam and gave him a grim look.

“Did you have sex with her back then?” Maurice asked in a cold and sharp tone.

Sam, on the other hand, almost stepped back in fear. Beads of sweat dripped down his forehead, unable to meet the beastly gaze of the man before him.

Not wanting to worsen the situation, Sam didn’t dare lie anymore. He gulped down his saliva in nervousness and unhesitatingly unveiled the truth.

“No! Of course not! Nothing happened between the two of us because I went to the wrong room. I didn’t touch her or share a bed with her. Sir, please believe me,” Sam admitted.

He shook his head repeatedly as he spoke, looking utterly sincere about his words.

“You’re lying!” Erica exclaimed in anger. She strode toward Sam, held his shoulders tightly, and added, “Why did you lie to me if it wasn’t you then?!”

“It’s because I am in desperate need of cash! You said you would give me a large sum of money if I agreed to marry this woman, so how could I refuse?” Sam replied in both embarrassment and

frustration.

He could only heave a deep sigh in the face of such a situation. Great! What kind of situation did I get myself into? Now, I am in great trouble, and I can’t even get paid after all this humiliation! He thought helplessly.

Hearing Sam’s reasonable answer, Erica could only look at the floor, feeling utterly weak. “If you didn’t sleep with Eliana back then, who else could it be?” she muttered.

Erica’s voice wasn’t that loud, but her words swiftly pierced through Eliana’s ears. Her heart then wildly pounded as if horses were running inside her chest.

Eliana could feel her strength gradually depleting, but her eyes automatically searched for the man who had been calm since he arrived. Suddenly, she felt like all the trivial clues she had were slowly making sense.

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Eliana was determined to know the truth today.

Ignoring everyone else around her, she went straight to Maurice and began unbuttoning his shirt without saying anything.

She had made up her mind that she would undress this man today no matter what.

Unexpectedly, Maurice just stood there with a complicated look on his face and did nothing. He just allowed Eliana to do what she wanted.

After opening Maurice’s shirt, Eliana beheld an old jagged scar on his chest.

She was right. Maurice had the same scar as Preston.

But… how could it be possible?

Eliana quickly raised her hand to cover the lower half of Maurice’s face. Then, she looked into his eyes.

His bright eyes were also the same as Preston’s.

Eliana withdrew her hand and slumped her shoulders. She took two steps back. Her knees turned to jelly, and she almost fell to the floor.

She didn’t know how she looked now, but she was sure that she was unhappy.

Maurice didn’t want Eliana to be like this. He tried to hold her hand but forgot that his arm hadn’t recovered yet. As soon as he moved, he felt a sharp pain in his left arm.

“Ouch!” Maurice couldn’t help gasping in pain.

Both Maurice and Preston had an injured left arm.

Everything was clear now.

Maurice and Preston, the CEO and the gigolo, were the same person.

Eliana didn’t even need to ask. The man in front of her had been fooling her since day one.

She finally knew the truth, bright and clear as day. She had been mentally preparing herself for this, but she was still so shocked that she couldn’t even speak.

It was Maurice, whose dual identities had just been exposed, who broke the uncomfortable silence. “Do you understand everything now?”

Complicated feelings wreaked havoc on Eliana’s heart. As it turned out, her affection had been wandering between the two faces of Maurice this whole time.

Why did she have to feel hesitant, uncomfortable, and uneasy before?

Why did Maurice make her feel that way?

Although Eliana knew everything now, she still couldn’t help feeling more confused than she was before.

There was still one person who was utterly bewildered.

Erica stood still, her mind in a mess. What happened five years ago was so chaotic that she hadn’t known the truth until just now.

Why did Maurice look so calm, as if he had already known that she had found the wrong person?

“Maurice, have you already known for a long time that Eliana had slept with a disreputable man?”

Maurice didn’t want to waste his time on people like Erica, so he just ignored her.

Erica shook her head, still thinking there was something wrong.

“No. If you had known that Eliana had slept with a gigolo, you would’ve minded it.” She finally realized the problem.

But did it still matter now?

Eliana was so angry that she produced a bitter smile. Rolling her eyes, she said, “Take your time guessing.”

Why was Eliana so arrogant? It was an undeniable fact that she had slept with a man of ill repute. Didn’t she feel bad?

Unless… she already knew who the man was.

Could it be…

At this moment, Erica started to feel dizzy. A terrible possibility suddenly occurred to her.

Could it be… that Maurice was that gigolo?

No wonder Maurice never minded no matter how she humiliated Eliana. It was because he knew that it was him who had slept with her.

And the two bastards she threatened to expose were… Maurice’s children.

Erica felt doomed.

When she thought of what she had just done, her face turned deathly pale.

All this time, she had been courting death.

Erica wanted to beg for mercy, but Corbin barked at her.

“Don’t move!”

Corbin stepped forward and stared at Erica’s collar. He had just found something out of place.

Erica was so scared that she didn’t move. Corbin observed carefully.

Then, he found the micro-monitoring device hidden underneath Erica’s collar.

Corbin frowned. The existence of the device made him realize an astonishing truth.

Someone had sent Erica here. There was another person pulling the strings, and he or she had been monitoring everything.