Ch. 346..350: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 346-350
Chapter 346
When Eliana looked in the direction where the voice came from, she found it was Asher.
Why is he here? She thought in confusion.
It had been a long time since they last saw each other. And she could tell that he was not as energetic as before.
At this moment, his clothes were disheveled; his hair was messy, and there were dark circles under his eyes. His whole body reeked of alcohol. There was no trace of an elite businessman in him now. He was more like a terrible gambler or drunkard.
The middle-aged woman looked at Asher with confusion written all over her face.
Something seemed wrong.
How could there be another character in the scene? Wyatt didn’t mention this to her.
She suddenly didn’t know what to do.
The middle-aged woman and the bodyguards exchanged glances and tacitly retreated in silence.
In front of the astonished crowd, Asher staggered to Eliana.
Upon seeing this, Maurice immediately stood in front of Eliana to protect her.
His eyes were fixed on Asher.
However, Asher just turned a blind eye to Maurice.
It seemed that he didn’t see anyone else around him except Eliana. He begged, “Eliana, I know I was wrong. But please, give me another chance. Let’s start over again.”
Eliana sneered, “Another chance? You expect me to give a scumbag who betrayed me another chance? You must be kidding me!”
Asher’s eyes were bloodshot. He looked like a lunatic. “Eliana, don’t worry. I’ve already avenged you. I punished Erica and sent her to a mental hospital.”
Erica was sent to a mental hospital!
Eliana froze for a moment, and her heart skipped a beat. She was once again shocked by the ruthlessness of the man in front of her.
However, Asher didn’t notice the disgust in her eyes at all. He continued, “I didn’t believe a single word that mad woman said before. She said that the father of your children was not the gigolo. But…”
“Shut up!” Eliana interrupted fiercely. At this critical moment, she couldn’t let him continue. “Asher, let go of the past and forget about me. The moment you betrayed me, we were destined never to be together.”
As her secret was about to be exposed just now, Eliana’s eyes widened, and cold sweat trickled down her face.
She thought she was doomed this time. Fortunately, she interrupted Asher in time.
Asher was stunned by Eliana’s roar. Then anger, aggravated by his drunkenness, surged up in his heart. His face became extremely ferocious, and his eyes flashed with madness.
“You know what? I have nothing now, Eliana. The Harrison Group is gone. Maurice destroyed it overnight.”
Eliana was utterly shocked.
Did Maurice really destroy the Harrison Group?
She looked at Maurice in astonishment. She had no idea about what had happened.
Eliana couldn’t help wondering if Maurice did it for her.
Different kinds of emotions welled up in her heart.
“What? Are you going to blame me for a scumbag?”
Maurice looked at Eliana with eyes as deep as an unfathomable pond.
There was a complicated look on Eliana’s face. Although she really hoped that Asher and Erica would get the punishment they deserved, she never thought of destroying their company. Wasn’t it too much?
“That’s not what I mean,” Eliana said, shaking her head. “I just think it’s unnecessary for you to destroy the Harrison Group for me.”
Maurice sneered, “Don’t flatter yourself too much. Do you really think I destroyed the Harrison Group for you? I was not so bored.”
He didn’t bother to explain anything. Instead, he turned around and left.
Feeling that she had said something wrong, Eliana followed him out remorsefully.
“Hey, wait for me!”
“Eliana, where are you going?” Asher called out.
But Eliana just ignored him, so he could do nothing but watch her run away. She didn’t even spare him a glance. Her only concern was to catch up with the gigolo.
He didn’t understand why.
He couldn’t compare with Maurice. And now, he couldn’t even compare with a gigolo either. Eliana even expressed her love to the gigolo in public.
Asher clenched his fists tightly, and blue veins protruded on his forehead. The flame of jealousy flared up in his chest.
The excessive alcohol eroded his sanity, making him rush like a mad man in the direction where Maurice had left.
He wanted to teach that gigolo a lesson.
That gigolo must know that no one else could have Eliana except him.
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When Asher ran outside, he witnessed the pair together, and his eyes widened in anger.
“Don’t you dare touch her!”
With his heart filled with rage, Asher charged at Maurice with his fist.
Maurice’s quick reflexes caught his attacker by surprise. He ducked effortlessly and grabbed Asher’s fist tightly. The immense pressure of Maurice’s grip was unbearable, causing Asher to cry out in pain.
“You’re looking for a fight? You got it.”
So much anger coursed through Maurice’s veins that he needed an outlet to release it. To his delight, he found one in Asher.
Although Maurice’s left arm had just recovered, he was still strong enough to overpower ten grown men.
“That’s enough!”
Eliana couldn’t stand it anymore. She needed to step in before all hell could break loose.
When Maurice was about to throw a punch of his own, Eliana got in the way and slapped Asher’s face.
Eliana immediately followed it up with a devastating kick and knocked him to the floor.
“Snap out of it, Asher! Learn to take responsibility and don’t blame others for problems that come your way. When the Harrison family was going bankrupt, you blamed Erica for spending too much money. Now that the Harrison Group had shut down, you said that Maurice was behind the company’s downfall. When will you admit to your mistakes and take the blame for once?”
Asher sat motionless on the floor, looking weary and confused.
“But Eliana… I don’t think…”
Asher wanted to retort, but he knew deep within that Eliana was right. He always wanted to escape from the consequences of his actions. But he couldn’t keep on running from his mistakes forever. Sooner or later, reality was going to catch up with him, and he would have no choice but to pay the price.
“We have nothing left to talk about. I’ve already said my piece. Behave yourself from now on.”
After taking one last glance at Asher, Eliana held Maurice’s arm and pulled him away.
Outside the Imperial Golden Club, Corbin was waiting for them by the car.
When Eliana opened the back door of the luxury vehicle, Maurice suddenly stopped her from entering.
“Go sit in the front.”
Eliana stared back at him in confusion.
Then Maurice turned to Corbin and said, “I’ll drive today. You can head back to the office and finish your work.”
“Are you sure, boss? Alright then.”
With a puzzled look on his face, Corbin gave up the driver’s seat and left the area.
Something felt wrong. Eliana sensed that things were about to take a turn for the worse.
She reluctantly sat on the front passenger seat under Maurice’s oppressive gaze.
As all the doors were shut, the atmosphere in the car became depressing.
Maurice leaned back against the seat and sighed. “Why did you get in the way, Eliana?”
“What do you mean?”
Pretending not to understand, Eliana clenched her clothes nervously. She was bracing herself for his eventual outburst.
Maurice turned his head and stared at Eliana quietly as if he was reading her innermost thoughts.
He knew that Eliana was actually looking out for Asher even though she made it seem that she hurt him.
If Maurice had gotten his way with Asher, then the stubborn fool would have ended up with a severe beating of a lifetime.
“You protected him.”
Within seconds, a guilty expression broke out on Eliana’s face. She quickly refuted his statement. “Of course not! I’ve always wanted to beat up that scum ever since. He deserved it.”
But it was far too late. Maurice had already seen through her.
It was true that Eliana felt it right that Asher got his ass kicked. But she could not ignore the fact that Maurice could determine the life and death of an enterprise. Not only Asher’s future was destroyed, but also countless families were severely affected, just like what happened to the Pierce Group back then.
Eliana suddenly fell silent, lost in her thoughts.
It was clear that she lied.
This woman not only lied to him but also was distracted. It seemed that he was not important to her at all.
Maurice closed his eyes to conceal the mounting fury in them, trying to keep his temper in check. The next second, he pressed the lock button.
With a click, the car doors were locked instantly.
The sound brought Eliana back to reality. Realizing that she was trapped inside with a madman, she tried to push the door open with all her might, but to no avail.
“Maurice, what has gotten into you? What are you going to do to me?”
To her utter dismay, Maurice didn’t say a word. Instead, he stepped on the gas pedal, and the car sped away.
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The car sped away, leaving Corbin alone behind.
Based on the present circumstances, his boss and Eliana had reconciled.
Corbin didn’t expect that Wyatt would be so good at mediating love affairs. He could even think of such a brilliant idea. He asked someone to pose as a wealthy woman and flirt with Maurice so that Eliana would intervene.
Corbin breathed a sigh of relief and smiled brightly. He even waved at the car enthusiastically.
It was definitely a great development.
His boss would no longer torture him every day.
Meanwhile, inside the car, Eliana was dumbfounded when she saw through the rearview mirror that Corbin was waving at them excitedly.
Why was he so happy?
Didn’t he realize that Maurice had “kidnapped” her?
The car accelerated, and the scene outside became increasingly remote as it was approaching an unknown destination.
Eliana was sitting in the front passenger seat and feeling uncomfortable with the hair on the back of her neck standing up.
Where on earth would Maurice take her?
Her phone rang just as she was getting antsy.
Eliana was taken aback. She took out her phone and saw that it was a video call from the twins.
Should she answer it or not?
Eliana took a stealthy glance at Maurice and noticed that he was still focused on driving, so she answered the phone.
“Mommy! Where are you? Why haven’t you returned yet?”
On the screen, Aileen’s adorable face immediately appeared.
Looking at the child’s innocent and lovely face, Eliana instantly relaxed. Unconsciously, she smiled.
“What’s wrong, my dear?” Eliana asked in a soft voice.
“Aileen is a coward. She said the new room is too big for her. She is afraid and wants you to accompany her,” Adrian complained.
“No!” Aileen blushed. “Adrian, you’re talking nonsense. I’m not going to talk to you anymore. I… I just miss Mommy!”
“You’re right. You’re not afraid at all.”
Eliana felt sorry for Aileen and Adrian as she listened to them bicker.
Her children were too young. Surely, they would feel afraid if they were suddenly brought to a strange location and their mother was not by their side.
“Don’t worry, kids. I will…”
Eliana wanted to say that she would be back soon, but she abruptly stopped speaking. Looking at Maurice, who was obviously still in a bad mood, she dared not say anything about coming back.
“What are you looking at, Mommy? Is there anyone beside you?”
Aileen noticed Eliana taking a glance at her side.
“Are you with someone?” Adrian immediately showed his face to the screen. “Mommy, who is that? Is that your boss? Does he ask you to work overtime again?”
Eliana didn’t know how to explain it to them. So she just smiled awkwardly. “No. I’m alone.”
Adrian was skeptical. “Mommy, give the phone to the person next to you. I want to talk to him,” he said, frowning.
Eliana was afraid to hand over the phone to Maurice. She wouldn’t be able to get out of the car if Adrian said something that would infuriate Maurice again.
“Adrian… what did you say? The signal here is not good… I have to hang up. Bye!”
“Mommy!”
Eliana quickly hung up the video call, her heart pounding against her chest.
She took a glance at Maurice and noticed that he looked ever angrier.
What was wrong with him?
She didn’t do anything.
Maurice grimaced as he gripped the steering wheel more firmly.
He was in a very bad mood now.
Maurice had just heard the two children call Eliana “mommy”, and their childish voices sounded like a harsh reminder to him.
The word “mommy” kept ringing in his ears, reminding him that Eliana had been with another man during the five years he had been away from her.
It was Jonathan.
Suddenly, Maurice stepped on the brake and stopped the car.
Surprised, Eliana’s body leaned forward and she nearly hit her head.
“Maurice, what are you doing?”
Eliana was very terrified, her hand on her chest.
“Let me ask you, Eliana,” Maurice said, staring at her. “How did you meet Jonathan?”
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Maurice carefully thought about it. According to Asher’s and Erica’s words, it had been after his one- night stand with Eliana that she had fallen into the ocean.
She had then disappeared for five years, and when she came back, the twins were already five years old. Which meant that Eliana should have been with Jonathan as soon as she was rescued from the sea.
Was she really so eager?
Maurice’s question caught Eliana off-guard. “Why… Why are you asking about that?” she stammered.
She recalled the terrible past. She had drowned in the sea, and had fallen into a coma because of Asher and Erica. By the time she had regained consciousness, a few months had passed.
And at that time, the babies in her belly had already grown up, and she could even feel their heartbeats.
It was their soft heartbeats that had melted her heart.
Although the real father of those kids was unknown, and it was also difficult for Eliana to live alone in a foreign country, she had been unwilling to abort the babies.
And till date, those kids had been her driving force in her life.
Maurice found her avoidance a little suspicious.
Although it seemed like the twins were Jonathan’s, he had known Eliana for a long time, and he had never heard her even mention a word about Jonathan.
He could not help but wonder if she did not talk about Jonathan because she did not get along well with him.
Then how did she get pregnant with his kids?
Maurice had a guess in his mind. “Eliana, did Jonathan force you?”
Eliana didn’t understand what he meant.
Force me? How could he have forced her?
It never happened! No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t slander Jonathan against her conscience.
But if she did not agree with Maurice, then how could she possibly make up a story that never happened?
In the end, her conscience prevailed, and she said vaguely, “He didn’t force me. It was just… We were together and nature took its course.”
Had she really fallen in love with Jonathan at that time, then?
Thinking that Eliana and Jonathan had been so happy together and had sex, Maurice felt like there was a small, sad stone in his throat.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the car was as cold as ice.
Looking at Maurice’s indifferent expression, Eliana was confused.
Why did he care so much about her relationship with Jonathan?
They had no contact for five years, so she thought that it was only normal for them to have dated other people.
Unless…
Maurice had never been with a woman in the past few years.
Thinking of that, Eliana suddenly gloated.
“Maurice, I want to ask you something…”
After a pause, Eliana gulped and continued, “It has been several years since then. Haven’t you had sex with any other woman since?”
She thought that that should not be the case at all.
The last time she had sex with Maurice, she felt like… His skills in bed had improved greatly.
Maurice’s expression darkened when he heard her question.
Judging from his expression, she figured that she must have said something wrong again.
In other words, she was the only woman he had ever been with.
So she was wrong to think that he was a dirty gigolo.
Maurice had only slept with her in the past five years.
For some reason, Eliana found that to be quite sweet and smiled unconsciously.
Maurice was looking at her from the corner of his eye, and when he saw her complacent smile, he became more depressed.
He felt as though he had suffered a great loss.
Her smile made him uncomfortable.
As anger rose in his heart like a tide, he leaned over her, pressing his body on hers…
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With her eyes wide open, Eliana saw that Maurice was pressing on her. Panicking, she felt like prey cornered by a beast.
As she shuffled to try and find the lock, she remembered that the door was locked.
Eliana had no way to escape.
“Maurice, calm down! Stay back!”
Seeing her shudder under his intense gaze, Maurice smirked with satisfaction.
He wanted to make fun of her.
“Why are you afraid now? Weren’t you acting all conceited just now? Don’t you wanna know whether I have had any other woman or not?”
As he spoke, he kept getting closer to Eliana, who kept retreating until her back was against the door.
In the narrow space, their breaths intertwined with each other.
Maurice’s strong smell pervaded Eliana. She could even clearly see his thin lips and prominent Adam’s apple.
She felt like a crab in a steamer that was about to be cooked.
The atmosphere suddenly became very intimate. Maurice’s nose touched the tip of her nose, and as soon as he tilted his head a little, he would be able to kiss the red lips of Eliana.
“No!”
Eliana snapped off the temptation and stopped him just in time.
“Why?”
Maurice’s voice was hoarse and sexy with desire.
“Just… No!”
With a deep breath, she pushed him away with resolution.
“You hate me so much?”
She could sense the suppressed anger in his voice.
He had never touched her since he locked her up. But now, he couldn’t help but think that she hated him so much that she didn’t want to have any physical contact with him.
Afraid that he would blow up, Eliana looked down as she stuttered, “I don’t hate you… I just have my period. I’m not feeling well.”
The evident fury on his face melted away in an instant, and judging by the pale look on her face, he knew that she was indeed telling the truth.
“Why didn’t you say that before?” Maurice frowned.
“I was afraid of you!”
She curled her lips as she didn’t want to get on his bad side and get him to lock her up again.
Was this woman really that fearful of him?
She wouldn’t even tell him that she had her period.
As his expression turned gloomy, Maurice sat back in his seat and started the car without another word.
Carefully observing the look on his face, Eliana felt speechless.
Did he need to be so angry just because she couldn’t have sex with him now? He was like an animal, inhumane.
After a while, Maurice drove over to a petrol station.
After parking the car, he took off his coat and draped it on Eliana’s legs. Then he opened the door and left.
With a confused look, Eliana sat on the passenger seat.
What does he want to do? She wondered.
She turned her gaze to the unlocked car door.
It didn’t matter what he wanted to do. What was important was that the door was open now. She could just run away.
Then what was stopping her?
With a rush of adrenaline in her veins, she threw the coat away and unfastened her seatbelt. Without a second thought, she opened the car door and stepped out.
After a few steps, she couldn’t help but look back in the direction Maurice had left and found that he was heading to… A pharmacy which was right next to the petrol station they were at.
Seeing that, Eliana felt her feet frozen to the ground. She could no longer run away. Did he go to buy her medicine?