Ch. 406..410: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 406-410

Chapter 406

As the car brought them back, Eliana’s anger still hadn’t subsided. She was furious with Maurice and didn’t feel like talking to him at all. So she closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

She didn’t expect to actually fall asleep. Unconsciously, she rested her head on Maurice’s shoulder.

Feeling the foreign body on his shoulder, Maurice lowered his head and stared at Eliana’s sleeping face. When he saw her frown and cringe miserably, he couldn’t get mad at her anymore.

If only she could be just as docile when she was awake!

Maurice gently held Eliana in his arms so she could sleep more comfortably.

“Sleep well, honey,” he whispered softly.

In fact, Eliana slept soundly and did not wake up even when they arrived.

After stopping the car, Corbin went to open the door for his boss. Great was his surprise when he saw his boss holding the sleeping young woman in his arms.

“Boss, Eliana…”

Corbin’s first reaction was to wake Eliana up, but Maurice immediately stopped him.

Maurice gently picked Eliana up in his arms and got off the car. He made a few steps towards the villa and then suddenly turned around to face Corbin. “Have the kids arrived home?” Maurice asked.

“Nana said they are home now,” Corbin replied.

Maurice nodded stiffly. Then, he lowered his head to the woman in his arms, and whispered softly, “Don’t worry now. Your babies have returned home safely.”

Corbin had never seen his boss show so much affection, and hearing his boss speak so affectionately to Eliana gave him chills.

He was really shocked.

It seemed that Eliana heard Maurice’s sweet words deep in her sleep. Her eyelids relaxed and she gently rubbed against Maurice’s strong chest. She seemed to sleep more peacefully now.

Maurice entered the villa and immediately rushed into a bedroom. He put Eliana gently on the bed and helped her take off her clothes.

All of a sudden, Eliana’s phone fell out of her pocket. The screen was full of messages and calls from Eli.

“Eliana, are you okay? I’m worried about you. Call me back when you get home.”

He still hadn’t given up on her?

At the sight of Eli’s multiple messages, anger surged up in Maurice’s heart. He had this feeling as if his favorite toy was going to be taken away from him.

He held Eliana’s phone firmly and stared at it coldly. He so wished he could throw that phone away so Eliana would never see Eli’s messages and calls.

However, Maurice managed to contain his anger and slowly calmed down. He threw the phone aside, and took off his clothes in turn before lying beside Eliana on the bed.

As he stared at the beautiful woman sleeping next to him, anger soon rose again in his heart.

Why could Eliana sleep so well while he was suffering alone?

Furious, Maurice took the pillow from under Eliana’s head.

However, Eliana was so exhausted and sound asleep that she didn’t seem to feel the pillow being lifted from under her head and continued to sleep peacefully. She just felt a bit uncomfortable in her sleep, so she subconsciously moved closer to Maurice and held him tightly.

Maurice was surprised by Eliana’s action. However, the feel of Eliana’s soft, warm body in his arms eventually made him feel much better.

Suddenly, Eliana began to talk in her sleep.

“Maurice, you bastard! You bullied me and my kids! You even kissed someone else! It’s disgusting…”

She talked in her sleep for a while.

Upon hearing what she said, Maurice’s expression gradually changed and he became morose again.

How could she curse him in her sleep?

This time, he made up his mind to wake her up.

But just as he was about to wake her up, Eliana hugged him even tighter.

She muttered again, “I want to clean those lips… Yes! I want to clean them every day…”

Hearing that, Maurice put down his hand and couldn’t help smiling.

He decided to let her sleep peacefully. At least now he knew she cared a lot about him.

With these thoughts in mind, Maurice reached out to hug her tightly, and his nose filled with the scent of her body.

It didn’t take long for him too to fall asleep with Eliana in his arms

 

Chapter 407

Early the next morning, Eliana woke up with a start. There was someone knocking persistently at the door.

She forced her eyes open, and her mind was still in a daze.

The knocking grew louder as time went on. Eliana sat up and yawned, taking a moment to absorb her surroundings.

Where was she? What happened last night?

Maurice was already awake at this time. Seeing the confused look on her face, he suddenly had an idea. It was the perfect opportunity to pull a prank on her.

While she was still groggy, he suddenly grabbed her shoulder and said worriedly, “Run! My wife is back. She can’t catch you in my bed. You have to leave immediately or all hell will break loose!”

What in the world was he talking about?

His wife was at the door?

Was she going to let herself get caught cheating with Maurice in bed?

Not a chance! She had to run now before it was too late!

With her mind still stuck in a daze, Eliana quickly believed Maurice’s story.

“Oh no! I have to get out of here fast!”

As soon as Maurice finished his words, Eliana jumped out of bed and headed for the door.

Maurice suppressed his laughter and exclaimed, “Wait, where are you going? My wife is right outside! You can’t escape that way!”

“Oh, you’re right! Where should I go?”

In a panic, Eliana scanned the room for an alternative exit.

Moments later, her eyes fell on the big window a few feet away.

She couldn’t pass through the door, but she could certainly jump out of the window!

Without wasting another second, Eliana pushed the window open and prepared to jump.

“Stop!”

Maurice rushed over and put his arms around her waist, pulling her to safety.

“Are you out of your mind? You actually want to jump down the window? What if you got seriously hurt?”

Maurice held her tightly in his arms, afraid that the little fool would attempt to jump out of the window again.

After finally calming down, Eliana regained her senses and realized that she had been fooled the whole time.

“Maurice, you are such a big jerk! How dare you trick me like this? Since when did you have a wife? You’re unbelievable!”

Maurice burst into laughter when he saw the furious look on her face. She was like a little girl throwing a tantrum.

“Why did it take me this long to realize how stupid you are?”

Laughing uncontrollably, Maurice struggled to catch his breath.

“Stop making fun of me!”

Eliana’s face turned red with embarrassment. She was so angry that she picked up a pillow from the bed and threw it directly at Maurice’s head.

“You’re such an asshole! Stop laughing, or I’ll hit you some more!”

Maurice was unfazed by her actions. He simply let her vent her anger and continued to mock her.

While the pair were laughing and teasing each other, Corbin kept knocking on the door.

After several minutes of being ignored, he sighed and shouted, “Hey, boss! Are you available now? I need to speak to you. It’s urgent.”

Maurice snatched the pillow from Eliana’s hands and suddenly became serious. “All right, that’s enough. We’ll continue this later.”

Hearing his words, Eliana crouched and paused to catch her breath. She was exhausted after messing around with Maurice.

Smoothing out his clothes, Maurice shouted at the door, “You can come in now.”

Wearing a sheepish smile, Corbin awkwardly walked into the room.

“What is it?” Maurice asked calmly.

“Boss, your grandfather is here. He wants to see you.”

Eliana’s mind suddenly went blank. It seemed like bad news.

“Oh no!”

Maurice smiled lightly and waved his hand reassuringly.

“It’s probably nothing important. Just sit tight and stay here. Everything will be fine.”

Maurice rubbed her shoulder affectionately, put on his coat, and walked out of the room.

When the door was shut, Eliana sat on the bed and sighed.

Why was she so unfortunate to meet such people who despised her?

Earle was much more frightening than the idea of Maurice already having a wife.

The old man never liked her. He always said that she was a tramp. He had even threatened that if he ever saw her in Maurice’s bedroom again, he would skin her alive!

Moreover, an unpleasant encounter with Earl in the past continued to haunt her. His chilling words that day had never left her mind.

Earle showed that the Moran Group was responsible for the demise of the Pierce Group, driving them to bankruptcy and tearing her family apart.

Thinking of this, Eliana lowered her head and felt depressed.

Suddenly, a distinct whistling sound interrupted her thoughts.

The noise came from outside. Giving in to curiosity, Eliana walked to the window and peered below.

Her eyes were greeted by a long convoy of numerous bodyguards and servants waiting by the driveway.

As the patriarch of the powerful Moran family, Earle deserved to have a grand entrance when he showed up at any place.

After the leading car pulled up to the driveway, the door of the glistening Rolls-Royce opened, and Earle walked out slowly with the beautiful Harriet holding his arm.

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Maurice casually walked outside to welcome Earle in person. His grandfather often demanded his full attention when he was around. Corbin followed closely from behind with an apprehensive look on his face.

When they saw that Harriet got off the car with Earle, they both frowned at the same time. It was the last thing they expected.

“Grandpa, what a surprise. What brings you here?” Maurice asked in a low voice.

Earle snorted with a long face. “You call me grandpa, yet you still ask why I’m here. Silly boy, I came because of you!”

“What do you want to talk about?”

Maurice furrowed his eyebrows and pretended to be confused.

“Oh, you have no idea whatsoever?” Earle hit the ground heavily with his cane. “Let me ask you, as the owner of the Moon Lake Manor, how can you leave such a beautiful and elegant woman like Harriet alone in the manor after the banquet? Your inconsiderate actions don’t speak well about our family!”

“Sir, it’s not fair to reprimand Mr. Moran for leaving me. Perhaps he really did have something urgent to deal with.”

Holding Earle’s arm, Harriet looked very sincere and respectful.

Maurice narrowed his eyes and felt his hatred for her grow even more.

Hearing her words, Earle lost his temper as Maurice expected.

“Don’t try to fool me, boy. You did it for that shameless tramp, didn’t you? I bet you took Eliana to the manor as well. How could you leave a fine woman like Harriet for her? Eliana is here right now, isn’t she? Answer me!”

Maurice stared at his grandfather defiantly and remained silent.

The more Earle thought about it, the more he felt that he was right. Receiving no reply from Maurice, he turned his attention to Corbin and gritted his teeth. “Tell me the truth this instant.”

Corbin gulped anxiously but lowered his head and remained silent, staying loyal to his boss.

“Oh, what do we have here? I enjoy a challenge. Let’s see how tough you really are.” Earle laughed maniacally and shouted, “Tell me the truth now, or I will banish you from the Moran Group!”

Under the mounting pressure, Corbin was sweating profusely, but he still kept his mouth shut.

“You’re just as stubborn as my grandson! If neither of you will answer me, then I will go look for her myself!”

Earle stomped forward and was about to push the door open.

Maurice quickly blocked his path and explained, “Grandpa, you overthink things too much. I simply took Eliana there on a business trip.”

It was all Earle needed to hear. He was now sure that Eliana was indeed here.

Earle was pissed and berated his grandson. “Maurice, you are a Moran, my own flesh and blood. Why do you always protect that outsider? Are you going to turn your back on your family and throw everything away for that woman?”

Harriet hurried beside him to ease the tension. “Mr. Moran, it’s bad for your health when you lose your temper. I’m sure Maurice won’t disrespect you for an outsider.”

Harriet’s kind words made Earle like her more. In his eyes, she was the most suitable woman for his grandson.

An idea suddenly entered his mind. He cleared his throat and called for everyone’s attention. “From this day forth, Miss Stone will be staying here in the residence.”

“Oh, Mr. Moran. That’s so kind of you. But are you sure that will be alright?”

Harriet feigned concern and shyness in her voice, but the excitement in her eyes gave her true feelings away.

“Of course! My dear, you are most welcome here. Besides, you will marry Maurice someday, so it only makes sense that you get used to living here sooner.”

Earle beamed at Harriet with immense satisfaction. In his heart, only a daughter from an eminent family with a good character like Harriet deserved to marry into the Moran family.

Maurice’s face immediately darkened. When he was about to challenge his grandfather’s decision, Harriet quickly agreed, “In that case, it would be my greatest pleasure. Thank you so much, Mr. Moran.”

Harriet was overjoyed. This meant she was one step closer to achieving her goal of marrying into the Moran family. Everything she had done was worth it, and it was only a matter of time until she finally had Maurice to herself.

As long as Earle was in Harriet’s corner, Eliana would soon be out of the picture.

Smiling sweetly, Harriet turned up her charm. She held Earle’s hand and batted her eyelashes. “Mr. Moran, can I have a big bedroom then?”

“Of course. Anything for you.”

Earle patted her hand fondly and walked ahead inside the villa, quite pleased with the situation.

Before Harriet could follow inside, Maurice grabbed her arm and asked in a low voice, “What on earth do you think you’re doing?”

With a triumphant look on her face, Harriet chuckled lightly and said, “Mr. Moran, if Eliana could stay here, then so should I. Besides, do you really want to go against your grandpa?”

She withdrew her arm from Maurice’s grip and caught up with Earle.

“Mr. Moran, wait for me! I’m so excited to tour this place.”

All the while, Eliana had been watching from the bedroom upstairs. She saw them coming in and didn’t know what to do.

The sound of footsteps outside was getting closer by the second, and Eliana was starting to panic.

It was no secret that Earle loathed her so much.

If he found out she was here, then it would be a disaster. Eliana would definitely be humiliated and suffer grave consequences.

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In the room, Eliana was anxious. She nervously pressed her ear against the wall and listened to what was going on outside.

Footsteps were getting closer and closer. It seemed that they were heading towards the room she was in.

Eliana prayed in her heart that she was wrong and that they were not coming to her room.

Unfortunately for Eliana, her prayer did not work. Harriet walked straight to the room as if she knew that Eliana was there.

“Mr. Moran, can I stay in this room?” Harriet asked Earle.

“Of course,” Earle agreed at once.

Eliana’s nervousness increased upon hearing that.

They were coming in!

What should she do now? She couldn’t be caught there!

Seeing the delicate situation she found herself in, Eliana glanced up at the glass window again.

At this point, she had no choice! If she didn’t want to be caught here, she absolutely had to jump the window.

The moment was critical and Eliana didn’t have time to think too much. She rushed to the window and climbed on the frame. When she glanced at the ground below, she felt dizzy and her legs wobbled.

Damn! This was too high!

If someone jumped from this height, he would kill himself or else be paralyzed for life.

After quickly analyzing the situation, Eliana concluded that jumping from the window was out of the question. She had no desire to die or end up paralyzed. But as she thought about what to do now, she heard the doorknob turn.

Holding the windowsill tightly, Eliana was so nervous that she thought her heart was going to leap out of her chest.

Damn it! She had no way to escape now.

“I’m afraid this room is currently unavailable, Miss Stone. You can stay in another one with better view.”

Maurice caught up with Harriet and Earle just in time before Harriet could open the door.

Seeing that Maurice just didn’t want her in that room, Harriet thought of something.

What could he possibly be hiding in this room that made him so nervous?

Was… Was Eliana in there?

Harriet put on a miserable expression and said sadly, “It looks like Maurice doesn’t want me here. I’d better go.”

“Wait…” Earle stopped her just as she was about to turn around. He sensed that something was wrong and said firmly, “You can live here if you want. I’d like to see why this room is unavailable!”

After saying that, Earle opened the door at once and walked right in.

Immediately, Maurice held his breath. He was extremely nervous right now and followed Earle inside.

However, the room was empty. The bed was a little messy, but there was no one in there.

Maurice was stunned. Where on earth was Eliana?

Where did she go?

“Why is the bed in a mess?” Earle asked suspiciously.

“Sir, I’m sorry. The boss told me I could stay in this room last night, so I slept here,” Corbin quickly explained.

Earle believed him.

However, Harriet didn’t buy it. She walked into the room and looked around. However, it seemed like there was indeed no one there.

But when she walked to the bedside, she suddenly smelled a familiar fragrance.

She had only smelled the same perfume on Eliana.

Harriet was now certain that Eliana was in there!

There was no doubt about that.

But, there was no place to hide in the room…

As Harriet wondered where the hell Eliana could be, her gaze suddenly fell on the open window.

Could it be…

Looking suspicious, Harriet walked to the window and looked outside.

There was no one!

Damn it! Where did that bitch hide?

What Harriet didn’t know was that Eliana was standing right there by the window, hidden behind the wall. Eliana was scared out of her wits right now, and she did her best not to look down. She held her breath with her heart beating fast.

Harriet was determined to find Eliana, and wanted to look further out.

She would eventually find Eliana if it weren’t for Maurice. He suddenly spoke.

“Miss Stone, have you seen enough? You are not yet married into the Moran family, so there is no reason why you would act like a hostess here.”

Harriet couldn’t help but curse in her heart when she heard what Maurice said. However, she was savvy enough not to let her discontentment show and turned to look at Maurice. “Maurice, I was just appreciating the view.”

“Well, Miss Stone, there is no rush. The house will be yours to share someday. But since Corbin has used this room, you can live in another room.”

Earle’s words, though soft, were final. There was nothing more Harriet could say. She took one last look at the window before leaving the room with Earle.

As soon as the two of them left, Maurice, Corbin and Eliana breathed a sigh of relief.

Corbin looked at Maurice in confusion and asked, “Boss, where on earth did Eliana hide? No matter how much I rack my brains, I can’t figure out where she could be hiding.”

However, Maurice ignored him and rushed to the window.

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Maurice stuck his head out of the window and called anxiously, “Eliana!”

“I’m here!”

Eliana stood on the edge of the window sill, her back firmly against the wall. She was in a very dangerous position and she knew it. In fact, she was so scared that her whole body was shaking.

Maurice was relieved to see that she was fine.

However, Eliana was furious with Maurice and didn’t wait to be safe inside to take out her anger on him.

“Maurice, it’s all your fault! Why did you bring them here? If I haven’t been so smart, I would have been discovered!”

Hearing her complaints, Maurice couldn’t help smiling. “It looks like you are really fine. It didn’t matter if they found you here. You really didn’t have to do such a dangerous thing.”

“I was just saving your ass. Do you understand?”

Eliana thought back to how Earle had hit Maurice with his cane. If she hadn’t been there to stop Earle, Maurice would have ended up in the hospital.

If Earle found her here this time, he would definitely be outraged.

“Can’t you understand that I did it for you? I just didn’t want you to get into trouble,” Eliana muttered angrily.

Upon hearing what she said, Maurice raised his eyebrows and looked at her sternly. “What did you just say?”

“Nothing!” Eliana replied quickly, her face blushing.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, which distracted Eliana. She lost her balance and was about to fall.

“Ah!” Eliana screamed out of fear.

“Watch out!”

Seeing the horror that was about to happen, Maurice didn’t think twice and rushed to catch Eliana.

Fortunately, he managed to catch her just in time. Gasping for breath, Eliana looked down with eyes filled with fear. She really thought it was the end for her…

God, she was so scared just now! She almost died!

“Don’t stand still. Give me your hand,” Maurice said anxiously.

Eliana swallowed hard and tried to reach for Maurice’s hand.

It wasn’t until she managed to grab hold of Maurice’s hand that she finally felt relieved.

“Now, come over slowly,” Maurice said softly as he held her hand tightly.

Holding Maurice’s hand, Eliana slowly squatted until she finally sat on the window sill.

God!

Feeling the solid wooden ledge beneath her body, Eliana finally relaxed. However, the moment she sat down on the window sill, her legs began to shake uncontrollably.

“Come on, why don’t you continue?” Maurice asked in confusion.

Eliana bit her bottom lip and said in a low voice, “I… I can’t move.”

Hearing this, Maurice couldn’t help laughing. However, he said softly, “Don’t move then.”

He let go of her hand and stretched out his arms to hold her waist. Then, he carried her back into the room.

“Ah!”

Once safely in the bedroom, Eliana breathed a sigh of relief.

She could finally relax. Her whole body was wet with sweat. She felt weak all over and subconsciously fell into Maurice’s arms.

“It’s okay now,” Maurice whispered, staring affectionately at the woman in his arms.

He held her waist with one hand and gently stroke her hair with the other.

Seeing this, Corbin immediately left the room and closed the door.

The dangerous situation in which Eliana found herself a moment ago had marked her deeply so that she trembled for a long time. She leaned her head against Maurice’s chest and listened to his heartbeat. His smell and the beating of his heart soothed her.

Eliana gradually calmed down in Maurice’s arms.

However, this moment of respite was short lived as trouble soon came again.

Both Harriet and Earle heard a strange noise coming from the room just now.

Harriet immediately recognized that it was Eliana’s voice.

Eliana must still be in that room!

Harriet and Earle stalked back to the bedroom. However, they were stopped at the door by Corbin.

“Miss Stone, Mr. Moran, there’s a mouse in the room and it scared the maid. She’s actually trying to catch it. You can’t go in right now.”

“You are lying. How can there be mice here?” Harriet sneered.

“Of course there is. However, the mouse in the room looked strange. It had fair hair and strange patterns on it. It ran really fast and was hard to catch.”

Corbin vividly described the mouse’s appearance. However, the more Harriet listened, the weirder she felt.

The thing was, she was actually wearing a light-colored dress today, and there were plume-shaped patterns on it.

He was indirectly calling her a mouse!