Ch. 356..360: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 356-360

Chapter 356

Eliana was in a good mood inside the car, having just vented her anger.

She glanced at Corbin gratefully. She knew she would have been in a fierce battle if not for his cooperation. How would she have managed to get rid of Marina easily?

But how did Corbin manage to appear at that exact moment? It was quite coincidental.

Still curious, Eliana asked, “Corbin, thanks for your help. If it weren’t for your intervention, the matter would probably have dragged on. But why didn’t you leave?”

Corbin smiled slightly and said, “If you wish to express your gratitude, just thank Mr. Moran. He was the one who suggested that I follow you.”

“Maurice?” Eliana was stunned by this revelation. “But why?”

“He was afraid you would meet some unpleasant people in the kindergarten, who may want to confront you with the previous rumors. So, he asked me to hang around a little longer. Just keep my eyes on things.” Corbin told her the truth in its entirety.

Eliana became silent as soon as she heard Corbin’s words.

Maurice had always been considerate of her in some areas beyond her expectations. She had seen what he had done for her countless times. It was also true that she was moved by his apt attention and concern.

But simultaneously, Maurice was also the person who hurt her the most and made her depressed.

Eliana remained silent in the backseat of the car. By the time she came back to her senses, the car had come to a halt.

“Why did you bring me here?”

There was a surprised expression on Eliana’s face as she stared at the Moran Group’s building out of the car’s window.

Corbin glanced at her and said, “Mr. Moran has made all necessary arrangements. You can continue to work in the Moran Group.”

Eliana stepped out of the car, still confused. She had thought that Maurice would keep her caged like a bird. She had not expected that he would even let her out to work.

However, she was pleased with Maurice’s new arrangement. The heavy burden that had been stuck in her heart seemed to have lightened.

Finally, she could breathe in the fresh air.

Not long after Eliana made her way into the Moran Group’s building, she was shocked by the first scenario that played out.

She could make out Maurice and Harriet standing close to each, only inches apart.

Harriet was well dressed today. The tight dress showed her perfect figure. With delicate makeup on her face, she looked stunning.

She stood beside Maurice with a smile and stretched out her hands as if she was to help him straighten his tie. Maurice stood there with an expressionless look on his face, making no attempt to evade her.

They seemed to be a perfect match.

Eliana felt a pang in her heart as she stared at them.

Maurice had been jealous when other men tried to get close to her on several occasions. But he didn’t know how to keep a distance from other women to avoid arousing suspicion at all.

The fondness he had for her was now being diverted to another woman.

Quite annoyed by this turn of events, Eliana whirled around and went to the Design Department.

But the moment Eliana turned around, Maurice took a step back and evaded Harriet’s hands.

“What do you think you’re doing?”

Harriet withdrew her hands awkwardly and responded, “I just saw that your tie seemed to be crooked, Mr. Moran, so I wanted to help you adjust it.”

An irritated expression flashed in Maurice’s eyes. “Don’t touch me without my permission again.”

Then he turned his head and glanced at Corbin, who had been watching the show silently. “Come and help me adjust it.”

Seeing the embarrassed look on Harriet’s face only made Corbin struggle to suppress his laughter.

She deserved it. Perhaps she had forgotten her place. She wasn’t Eliana, but she had just tried to seduce Maurice.

What a sore loser!

Eliana’s return to the office didn’t cause a big commotion like the last time. This was mainly because everyone was busy getting ready for an important event.

When she entered the Design Department, her colleagues were discussing an important cooperative project, which was initiated by the Stone family and the Moran family.

At that moment, Harriet and Maurice were receiving the senior members of the two families in the meeting room.

Only Lilian noticed Eliana’s presence and gritted her teeth in anger.

This dirty tramp was back again.

As the saying goes, once on shore, one prays no more. Since she hadn’t seen Eliana for a long time, Lilian felt less threatened and confident.

She walked up to Eliana and said in an arrogant tone, “Eliana, take these design plans and come to the meeting room with me.”

She wasn’t bothered if Eliana would agree or not and stuffed the design plans into her hands.

Eliana was flabbergasted by her audacity. It was happening again! Why was Lilian always out to pick on her?

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In the end, Eliana followed Lilian to the conference room with the documents in her arms.

When they were at the door, Eliana faintly heard the conversation coming from the conference room.

“Mr. Moran, you and Miss Stone are both talented and good-looking. You are a perfect match.”

“Miss Stone is not only pretty, but she also has an outstanding working ability. The Stone family has really given birth to a good daughter.”

“That’s right. Mr. Moran, you and Miss Stone are well-matched in social status. You are also good partners at work. If you two can be together, it will definitely be a strong alliance.”

Most of them praised Harriet and how well-matched she and Maurice were. Eliana heard everything they said.

And all she felt was bitterness in her heart.

“Well, I heard everyone’s good words and wishes. As an elder, I like Harriet very much too. I hope your wishes for them will come true.”

Eliana recognized Earle’s voice.

It seemed that Harriet was now completely accepted by the Moran family.

Eliana’s breathing stagnated. She felt like her heart was being held tightly by something. And in an instant, it tightened into a ball.

Since Maurice already had a fiancee, why did he still hit on her?

He had helped her and saved her. He was jealous of every man close to her and even imprisoned her. What did those things mean?

Did he do those things just to kill time and make fun of her?

But wait! Why did she feel bad? This was what she exactly wanted, right?

Once Maurice turned his attention to someone else, she would be free.

But why did she feel so uncomfortable now?

Eliana’s face turned pale as mixed emotions surged up in her heart.

Lilian saw this, and she secretly rejoiced.

Today, she would let Eliana know her place clearly.

She knocked on the door.

“Come in,” said someone inside.

Lilian glanced at the absentminded Eliana and said discontentedly, “What are you waiting for? Go inside! Or do you want someone to invite you in first?”

It was only then that Eliana came back to her senses. She took a deep breath, adjusted her expression, and followed Lilian into the conference room.

The conference room was full of people, all in suits and leather shoes. They all had extraordinary temperaments. Obviously, they were business elites.

Earle sat firmly on the main seat in a domineering manner. He was full of arrogance. Maurice sat on the first seat on Earle’s left with an imposing manner. His aura was not inferior to that of Earle, who had been in the business world for decades.

Even though everyone there were business elites, Maurice was still the most dazzling one.

His handsome face looked casual. But the dignity and arrogance in his bones made majestic.

“Excuse me. I’m sorry to bother you.”

When Maurice heard the familiar voice, he was so startled that he suddenly looked up. Then he saw Eliana distributing documents.

He frowned and thought why she was here.

Who had brought her here?

Maurice stared at Eliana with burning eyes. He never took his eyes off her since she came in.

Eliana kept her head down while silently distributing the documents. She never dared to meet Maurice’s eyes even once.

However, something unexpected still happened. When she finished distributing all the documents in her hands, she found that she lacked one copy.

Looking at her empty hands, she suddenly didn’t know what to do.

One senior executive of the Stone Group looked at her with disdain and scolded, “How do you work? You didn’t even print enough copies for everyone. I really don’t know what an employee like you can do in Moran Group.”

Eliana stood there in embarrassment, wanting to explain that she was not the one who printed the documents.

But Lilian suddenly said, “Didn’t I give you all the copies I printed? Did you lose one? You are too careless!”

These words directly convicted Eliana. And now, she couldn’t even refute.

Everyone looked at her disdainfully, making her feel extremely embarrassed.

At this moment, Maurice spoke up.

“What’s the problem? Can’t we proceed with the meeting if one person doesn’t have a copy?”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was silent.

Earle frowned and glared at him.

However, he just ignored Earle’s reproachful look. Instead, his sharp eyes swept the crowd.

“Don’t delay the meeting just because of this trivial thing. Miss Stone and I can share a copy. Let’s start the meeting now.”

Harriet was laughing at Eliana inwardly. And when she heard that Maurice wanted to share a copy with her, she was overjoyed.

She was already sitting next to him. And now, she moved her chair closer to him. She couldn’t stop smiling sweetly.

Seeing the intimacy between Maurice and Harriet, Eliana felt even more uncomfortable than being harassed by everyone just now.

She turned around and left the conference room without saying a word. Then she went straight to the printing room.

Lilian followed Eliana.

She gloated, “Did you see that? Only a privileged woman like Miss Stone deserves a privileged man like Mr. Moran. Some people should stop dreaming about being with him. Not everyone is Cinderella.”

Eliana just ignored Lilian’s sarcasm. Instead, she sneered, turned around, and found the missing copy from the printer. She picked it up and threw it heavily at Lilian’s face.

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“Eliana! Are you crazy? How dare you throw the document at me!”

Lilian was so angry that she glared at Eliana. Her eyes almost popped out.

With an expressionless face, Eliana said aloud, “Lilian, you know what you have done. Why did you deliberately leave the copy here?”

“I… I don’t know what you’re talking about. Are you trying to frame me?”

Lilian’s eyes were erratic, and her lips were pale. She seemed guilty.

For a moment, Eliana was so angry that she was speechless.

“Lilian, I know you want to humiliate me. You want to vent your anger. And you also want to take the opportunity to show your loyalty to Harriet.”

“How do you…”

Lilian looked at Eliana in horror with fine sweat on her forehead.

She never expected that Eliana could guess her thoughts.

“But… Have you ever thought about it? Today’s meeting is for the cooperation of the Stone family and Moran family. If the negotiation fails because of this small detail, do you think Harriet will let you off? You are the main culprit, after all.”

Eliana rubbed her forehead and sighed. Lilian was so stupid. If Lilian wanted to frame her, why did she choose today? Was Lilian courting death?

Lilian’s heartbeat went abnormally fast, and her hands trembled slightly. The palms of her hands were sweating profusely.

She realized that Eliana’s words made sense.

She set up a trap for Eliana out of a whim. She didn’t give it a careful thought. Now that Eliana reminded her, she began to be afraid.

If the cooperation really failed, she would be doomed.

“What? Are you afraid now? Next time, before you do something, please use your brain. That is… If you have one,” Eliana snorted coldly.

Then she ignored Lilian’s pale face, turned around, and returned to the Design Department.

On her way, she received a text message from an acquaintance in the sample center.

After reading the message, she went downstairs, bought a few cups of coffee, and took them to the sample center.

“Eliana, you’re here.”

An amiable middle-aged man wearing an apron greeted Eliana enthusiastically.

“Hello, Leif! I came as soon as I received your message. Is it ready?” Eliana said with a smile.

“You’re just in time. We finished the ring just now.”

Leif took out a small paper bag from his workbench and took out a ring from it.

Eliana’s eyes lit up. She first gave the cups of coffee to Leif and the other colleagues one by one and then took the ring from Leif.

She asked the sample center to make this lucky ring for Eli at her own expense.

Finally, it was done.

Leif wanted to say something. But when he saw Eliana’s delighted expression, he hesitated and stopped on second thought.

He could tell that the ring wasn’t something the company wanted to make. It was Eliana’s own ring. One of the company rules was that they were prohibited from helping anyone make jewelry in private.

However, Leif had worked with Eliana several times and had a good impression of her. She was a famous figure in the company. But she was the only designer who would personally come to discuss design samples with him.

So when she asked for his help to make a ring for her secretly, he thought for a long time and finally agreed.

“Wow, it’s so beautiful! Leif, thank you so much.”

Eliana picked up the ring and looked at it carefully in the sun. The gold ring looked plain and unadorned. But the words “Eli” and “July” in the inner part were clearly visible in the sun.

She would immediately send the ring to Eli when she had time. She had been thinking about this for a while.

Last time, her live broadcast to clarify the gossip about her being a mistress had succeeded. And she owed it to Eli. Eliana knew that he would be very happy when he got the ring.

At the thought of this, a faint smile appeared on her face.

When Leif saw her smiling, he teased, “You are so happy. Did you make this ring for your boyfriend? By the way, do you want to make another ring to match this one?”

Eliana laughed and said, “Leif, I don’t have a boyfriend, so stop teasing me.”

She was about to put the ring away when a familiar voice sounded behind her.

“What are you guys talking about?”

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Eliana didn’t need to turn and look to know who spoke. She recognized the voice at once.

It was none other than Maurice.

She couldn’t help wondering what kind of a person he was.

Why was he always like a ghost haunting her?

Eliana hurriedly put the ring in her pocket.

Then she turned and asked, “Mr. Moran, why are you here?”

Instead of answering her question, Maurice asked, “Eliana, what were you holding in your hand just now?”

Frowning, he stared at her with sharp eyes.

“There is nothing in my hand, Mr. Moran. You must have seen it wrong,” Eliana said, smiling awkwardly.

“Oh, really?”

Maurice was obviously dubious. He turned his oppressive gaze to the group of people behind her.

The employees who met his eyes all lowered their heads, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Leif was also nervous. He knew very well that he broke the company’s rules and regulations by making Eliana’s ring.

Although Eliana had paid for the materials, they still used the company’s equipment for private purposes. Once they were found, they might be fired.

He contemplated. Should they confess?

Maybe if they did, Maurice would show leniency to them.

Leif opened his mouth, wanting to confess. But before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Maurice’s voice.

“You go out first,” Maurice said in a calm tone.

But there was a hint of a foreboding storm in his words.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay. In the end, they were all defeated by Maurice’s powerful aura and walked out one after another.

When Leif passed by Eliana, he hesitated for a moment.

“Eliana, did…”

He wanted to ask her if she had offended Maurice.

Otherwise, how could Maurice care so much about just a ring?

Seeing that Maurice was determined to clear the site, Eliana sighed in her heart.

Whether it was a blessing or a disaster, she couldn’t avoid it.

So she smiled at Leif and said calmly, “Leif, you can go out first. I’ll be fine here. I just have to explain it clearly to Mr. Moran.”

Leif looked at Eliana worriedly, knowing that she was just pretending to be calm. Then his eyes moved to Maurice, who seemed to lose his temper at any time. He was the last to leave the sample center.

After everyone went out, only Eliana and Maurice were left inside the sample center.

There was pin-drop silence between them. She turned her head sideways all the time, refusing to look at him.

“Eliana…” Maurice broke the silence. “Were you jealous in the conference room just now?”

His tone had a trace of complacency.

“Of course not! I don’t care about you. Why would I be jealous?”

Eliana resolutely denied.

But her sudden wild heartbeat betrayed her.

She could deceive others but not herself.

She knew in her heart that she really cared about Maurice very much.

Eliana cared about Maurice’s words and deeds, and why he didn’t speak for her in the conference room. She also cared why he was so close to Harriet.

But of course, she didn’t dare to tell him. She was afraid that he would easily know her feelings.

“You’re lying.”

Maurice’s expression suddenly softened, and his thin lips curved into a faint smile.

He reached out and was about to hold Eliana in his arms.

But at this moment, the ring suddenly fell out of her pocket.

It landed on the floor with a crisp sound.

Maurice and Eliana looked down at the same time.

Their eyes were fixed on the ring on the floor.

Damn it! Eliana cursed inwardly.

She immediately bent down to pick it up. However, she was still a little slow. Maurice had already picked it up.

He turned the ring in his hand and unexpectedly saw the words engraved inside.

“Eli…” Maurice murmured.

He saw it. Eliana was doomed.

Her heart jolted, and she felt like her head was about to explode.

“Eli…” he uttered again.

The ring had Eli’s name.

It meant that Eliana would give it to him as a gift.

She came to the sample center to get the ring. And since he suddenly arrived, she hid it in a panic.

Maurice immediately figured out everything, and his blood boiled at once. His uncontrollable anger was like a wild beast breaking through the cage of reason.

He stepped forward, grabbed Eliana’s arm, and raised the ring in front of her.

“Tell me. Who is this ring for?”

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“Ouch…” Eliana let out a muffled groan.

Maurice used too much force and she was afraid he would crush her bones.

“You’re hurting me! Let me go!”

Eliana struggled hard, but her efforts were obviously futile.

“Is this ring for Eli?”

Maurice felt like his body was on fire.

“Maurice, calm down. This ring is for Eli, but it isn’t what you think. He returned your ring to me the last time. Shouldn’t I be thanking him? This is a lucky ring to make up for him.”

Eliana tried to explain patiently, despite the pain in her arm.

However, the outcome was not as she had hoped. Her words just enraged Maurice even more.

A lucky ring? What a lucky ring!

He had never seen this woman so bothered before when he lost the ring. She didn’t even immediately help him look for it.

Eli simply returned the ring that had originally belonged to Maurice. And this woman was eager to express her gratitude, even making a ring for him.

The more Maurice reflected on it, the more enraged he became.

“You are so daring, Eliana! How dare you use the company’s tools for your personal affairs? I’m going to punish everyone who worked on the ring for you. The man a while ago is named Leif, right?

Everyone who helped you will be fired, including him,” he exclaimed without thinking.

“Maurice, you are so unreasonable!”

Eliana’s expression changed. She could compare Maurice to a childish and crazy child who lost his temper when he didn’t get his favorite toy.

“If you believe I’m being unreasonable, then I’ll show you how unreasonable I am!”

Maurice took the ring and aimed to throw it away.

Eliana was suddenly scared out of her wits. All of her efforts would be for naught if he threw it. How could she find the small ring in such a big place?

“Give me back the ring! Maurice!”

Eliana rushed up to grab the ring, but Maurice didn’t let her touch it. He immediately raised the ring above his head.

Of course, Eliana couldn’t reach the ring in Maurice’s hand because he was much taller than her.

Eliana jumped directly onto Maurice’s body out of desperation. Her feet slipped. As a result, the two of them fell backward together, and the ring fell to the floor.

“Ah!” Eliana screamed in terror.

The moment they fell, Maurice subconsciously wrapped his arms around her waist and lay beneath her.

In fact, Eliana fell into Maurice’s arms rather than on the floor.

“Ouch!”

She almost burst into tears when her nose hit Maurice’s hard chest.

This abrupt change brought the tense atmosphere to a halt.

Maurice’s anger was dispelled in an instant as he gazed into Eliana’s watery eyes and held her soft body. He even blurted out flirtatious words.

“How come you’re still aroused during your period?”

Eliana was taken aback when she heard that. Why had this guy’s mood suddenly changed?

She looked down and realized that she was in Maurice’s arms and that they were in a very intimate position.

Her face flushed. She then tried to get up.

Maurice, on the other hand, would not let her succeed.

He wrapped his arms around her waist again. He held her even more tightly this time. Eliana’s entire face was pressed against Maurice’s chest as the two got closer.

“Maurice! You…”

Eliana struggled to raise her head to scold him.

Suddenly, the sample center’s door opened.

“You… What are you doing?”

Harriet stood outside the door, her expression stiff and her face pale.

Harriet went out to look for Maurice after the meeting, but she didn’t expect to see this scene.

She felt her blood pressure rise and her head spin for a brief moment.

“What’s up?”

Meanwhile, Maurice showed no trace of panic at all. He was so calm. He didn’t even take a glance at Harriet.

Harriet gritted her teeth, trying to keep the jealousy in her heart at bay.

“Mr. Moran, the senior leaders of the Stone and Moran families are leaving, and your grandfather is asking you to see them off together with him.”

Still lying in Maurice’s arms, Eliana was totally confused.

If Maurice wasn’t going to get up, he should at least let her do so. Why was he speaking to Harriet while they were in that position?

It… It was so fucking embarrassing.