Ch. 426..430: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 426-430

Chapter 426

“Adrian, why haven’t Mommy and Nana come to pick us up yet?”

Aileen sat on a small bench, looking bored. She propped her chin in the palms of her hands, and her legs dangled in the air.

“I don’t know either.”

Adrian sat next to her and imitated what she was doing.

The two kids were slightly melancholy. The other parents who came to the kindergarten to pick up their children couldn’t help admiring how lovely they were.

It was already getting dark, but Eliana and Nana hadn’t come yet, so Silas suggested, “We can’t wait here forever. How about I ask my driver to send you home first?”

Aileen shook her head. “No, I want to wait for Mommy and Nana.” Then she turned to Adrian and asked, “Adrian, do you think Mommy is still working?”

Adrian thought of Eliana’s boss, who often picked on her. He had a strong feeling that her boss let her work overtime again.

“Shall we call Nana and ask?”

The two kids picked up their smartwatch and called Nana.

Nana’s phone immediately rang. But after a long time, still, no one answered.

“What shall we do now?” Aileen asked, looking distressed.

“Since no one is coming to pick you up, let me take you home,” Silas offered again.

“Adrian, let’s just listen to Silas. We can send Nana a message to tell her that we left with Silas. He is our friend, anyway.”

Adrian was still a little hesitant. But when he thought of how tired Eliana and Nana seemed recently, he finally agreed.

“Okay,” he said with a nod.

“Yay!” Aileen cheered up.

Then she got in Silas’ car with Adrian.

The car had been running on the road for a while when Silas sensed something was wrong.

The car was not going in the direction of the Pierce family’s house at all.

“What is going on? This is not the way to the Pierce family’s house. Where are you taking us?”

The driver replied respectfully, “Sir, I just received a message from your great-grandpa. He said he missed you and he wanted to see you. I’m taking you to the amusement park first.”

“Damn!”

Silas suddenly felt annoyed.

Earle and Maurice must have fought again.

It was fine with him to see Earle anytime. But today was different because Adrian and Aileen were with him.

How should he explain to them?

Silas hesitated for a while. Then he turned around and apologized to the twins, “Aileen, Adrian, I’m sorry. I may not be able to send you home today.”

The twins were shocked. They asked in unison, “Why?”

“My great-grandpa wants to take me to the amusement park, and we are almost there,” Silas explained helplessly.

“Oh…”

Aileen lowered her head, looking unhappy.

Silas couldn’t bear seeing her like this. “If it’s okay with you… you can go with me,” he suggested.

“Of course, it’s okay with us!” Aileen’s eyes lit up at once. She turned to her brother. “Adrian, let’s go to the amusement park. Silas had once come to our house and met our family. We can meet his family too this time.”

She immediately held Adrian’s arm and acted like a spoiled child, looking at him expectantly.

It had been a long time since they last went to the amusement park.

“I think you just want to go to the amusement park,” Adrian said, knowing what she was thinking. Then, he turned to Silas and refused. “We are good. You can ask your driver to drop us here.”

“Adrian!”

Aileen pouted and turned her head away from Adrian.

Since Adrian refused, Silas had no choice but to ask the driver to stop the car.

Then, Adrian and Aileen got out of the car.

“I’m really worried about leaving you two out here alone. You should call your mom and ask her to pick you up. I’ll wait for her to come over before I go.”

Since Silas insisted, Adrian had to pick up his smartwatch and call Eliana.

But before his call could connect, a convoy of splendid cars suddenly appeared and instantly surrounded Silas’ car.

“No! My great-pa is here.” The look on Silas’s face changed as he spoke.

Aileen was so scared that he hid behind Adrian and said timidly, “Adrian…”

“Don’t be scared.”

Adrian stretched out his hand to protect Aileen behind him, his eyes staring vigilantly ahead.

The door of the Rolls-Royce on the lead opened and a cane stretched out first.

 

Chapter 427

After stretching out his cane, Earle stepped out of the car in an imposing manner. His sharp eyes scanned the area in front of him.

Although he was noticeable old, his aura was still very much intimidating. With a deadpan face, he walked straight towards the three children.

“Hey, my great-grandpa is coming. If he asks about your family background, just tell him that you are my friends and we go to the same school. Don’t say anything else, okay?” Silas whispered urgently to the attentive twins. “Do as I say, and everything will be fine!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Earle arrived in front of them, looking expectantly at his great- grandson.

“Hello, Great-grandpa,” Silas greeted him politely with a light smile.

Adrian followed suit and said, “Hi, Mr. Moran.”

The two boys respectfully lowered their heads in front of Earle. But Aileen had no fear at all.

In her eyes, Earle was just a good-looking old man.

Aileen raised her head and stared at him in admiration.

“Adrian! Check out Mr. Moran. Isn’t he quite handsome?” Aileen remarked with twinkling eyes.

A worried look appeared on Adrian’s face, and his heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly tugged at her sleeve and said, “Aileen, be quiet.”

Hearing their voices, Earle suddenly noticed the two strange children with Silas for the first time.

They looked so much alike that he presumed they were twins. However, there were differences in their personalities.

The boy was calm and reserved, while the girl was innocent and friendly.

When he saw the two children, Earle felt a pleasant warmth in his heart. The bubbly girl, in particular, had caught his attention.

Hearing the little girl say he was handsome, Earle was startled by her carefree nature.

Adults were often afraid to look directly into his eyes. But a mere child dared to call him handsome?

“Tell me your name, little girl. Are you aware of what you just said? Why didn’t you just run along and go home?”

Earle deliberately pulled a long face, trying to frighten Aileen like he had done so many times to others before.

But Aileen was not scared at all. Only Silas and Adrian were terrified.

Sensing imminent danger, Adrian immediately pulled Aileen behind him.

“Great-grandpa!” Silas frowned. “You are scaring her!”

The two boys were trembling nervously, but Aileen was not afraid at all.

She replied briskly, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Moran. I am Aileen, and this is my brother Adrian. Silas invited us to go to the amusement park with him.”

Earle raised his eyebrows sternly. “But I didn’t agree.”

Aileen frowned slightly and responded, “Mr. Moran, you can’t say that! Even though you are Silas’ great-grandpa, you should still respect him and his friends!”

The two boys were shocked by her speech, bracing themselves for the worse.

As he saw the innocence on Aileen’s face, Earle’s cold heart started to melt.

This lovely little girl in front of him reminded him of his granddaughter, Rosina.

For a moment, he lost himself in his thoughts. He had loved Rosina very much until that fateful day.

Earle was consumed by a bittersweet piece of memory and couldn’t snap out of it.

The distracted look on Earle’s face confused Silas.

Did he not like Adrian and Aileen?

What was Silas supposed to do next? Should he let them leave now?

“Great-grandpa, if you don’t like Adrian and Aileen, I can ask the driver to send them home immediately. I’m sorry they bothered you.”

Silas gave Adrian a meaningful look, and the latter instantly understood. But before he could usher Aileen away, Earle suddenly raised his hand.

“It’s fine.” Earle glanced at the kids with mixed feelings. “Since they are already here, they might as well tag along. It’s rare for you to have friends. Besides, it wouldn’t hurt for you to hang out with your friends once in a while.”

Finally reaching an agreement, they all entered the amusement park together.

Earle instructed the bodyguards to keep their distance from him and the children so they would not disrupt their playtime.

Soon, the three kids and the old man began their fun night of games and rides.

While they were walking inside the amusement park, the children’s faces lit up at the sight of a cool attraction. It was a shooting game stall.

Aileen’s eyes widened when she saw a big teddy bear on the prize display. She pointed at it and jumped up and down.

“Adrian, that bear is so cute. I want it! Win it for me, please!”

No one could resist Aileen when she looked at them imploringly with her puppy eyes.

Adrian glanced at the shooting game and promised confidently, “I will get you the bear in no time!”

“Yay! You’re the best!”

Aileen clapped her hands in glee.

Hearing Aileen’s compliment, Adrian picked up the long toy rifle with ease, loaded it neatly, and aimed it at the target.

“Feast your eyes as I show you what a skilled gunner looks like!”

 

Chapter 428

Adrian’s avid interest in the shooting game caught Earle’s attention.

He walked over and stood beside the little boy. Seeing how huge the gun looked in Adrian’s hands, he couldn’t help but doubt his shooting prowess. Earle raised his eyebrows and decided to discourage him.

“You call yourself a skilled gunner? Don’t be foolish. You’re just a kid. Put the gun down and save yourself from embarrassment.”

“Oh yeah? I’ll prove you wrong!”

Imitating the action stars he had seen on TV, Adrian took aim and pulled the trigger.

The plastic bullet launched into the air, heading towards the target. To Adrian’s utter dismay, he missed the board completely.

“Wait, I need one more try. It was an accident!”

Adrian couldn’t believe it and shot again, but he still failed to hit the target.

“Hang on. I got this!”

He fired the plastic gun several times, but kept missing wildly.

Watching from the sidelines, Earle snorted in amusement. “What happened? It seems I was correct. You’re all talk, little boy.”

“It’s not my fault. I didn’t hit the target because of this cheap toy gun! I guarantee you that I won’t miss using a real one!” Adrian explained in a high-pitched tone, visibly flustered.

“Come on now. You are just a kid. How could you even know how to handle a real gun? Quit bragging and accept your defeat.”

Shaking his head, Earle chuckled and mocked the young boy.

Little did he know that he would soon embarrass himself.

With a determined expression, Adrian adjusted his aim and breathed in slowly. He pulled the trigger as he exhaled. In quick succession, the next few shots finally hit the target.

The longer he played, the more accurate and consistent his shots became. Soon, a small crowd formed around the stall. Onlookers were mesmerized by Adrian’s remarkable shooting skills and cheered him on.

When he shot the last bullet, he garnered just enough points to win the teddy bear for Aileen.

“Amazing! Adrian, you played really well!”

Aileen hurried over and hugged Adrian, celebrating his victory.

Quite impressed at the boy’s performance, Earle reluctantly joined the crowd in clapping for him.

“Not bad at all, kid. You really are good. You reminded me of myself when I was young!”

Seeing the relaxed expression on Earle’s face, Silas couldn’t help but wonder what exactly was happening.

His great-grandfather had always been a serious and imposing man who seldom played with kids.

It was the first time Earle had met Aileen and Adrian, but he seemed to grow fond of them. Moreover, the twins appeared to get along with him as well. It was as if the three of them were long-time friends.

Before Eliana knew that her two children had been taken to the amusement park, she had arrived at the kindergarten to pick them up.

As soon as she got out of the car, she saw that Adrian had called her, but he hung up before she could answer the phone.

Slightly confused, she rushed into the classroom and found no one there.

With her children nowhere to be seen, she immediately fell into a panic. She quickly went to the teacher and asked, “Miss Walker, where are Aileen and Adrian? I can’t find them anywhere.”

“There you are, Miss Pierce. I’m afraid you just missed them. They left earlier with Silas, so I thought you knew his family and allowed them to leave together.”

When the teacher finished speaking, she suddenly realized her mistake and became quite embarrassed.

Did Silas take her two children away?

As she thought of the phone call she had missed, Eliana’s heart started to pound wildly.

Did anything bad happen?

Filled with worry, she took out her phone and called the kids, but they didn’t answer.

Finally, she couldn’t think of anything else to do but seek help from Maurice.

Eliana sighed in relief when Maurice answered the phone.

“Hello, Eliana. What is it?” Maurice said casually.

“Do you know where Adrian and Aileen are? I came to the kindergarten to take them home, but they’re not here.”

Hearing her dilemma, Maurice became confused.

“How should I know? What does this have to do with me?”

Eliana struggled to catch her breath. “Maurice, Silas took them. I don’t know where they went, and I couldn’t contact the kids.”

The real reason she called Maurice was that she suspected in the back of her mind that he was behind her kids’ disappearance. It seemed like something he would do to manipulate her.

In retrospect, Eliana really regretted not anticipating the worst. She should have transferred the two children to another school while she had the chance than let them get too close to Silas. She was being thoughtless.

“Where do you think they might be? Please help me, Maurice. I can’t bear anything bad happening to my babies.”

Her voice cracked, and her distinct sobs followed after.

Maurice felt her pain and quickly comforted her, “Calm down, Eliana. Let’s not overthink things. Go home first, get some rest, and wait there. I’ll send my men to look for them.”

After hanging up the phone, Maurice immediately dialed Silas’ number.

At the amusement park, Silas’ phone rang. When he saw Maurice’s name on the caller ID, he put the phone beside his ear to answer, but Earle stopped him immediately.

“Silas, don’t you dare talk to that bastard!” With a menacing look, he turned around and shouted at all the bodyguards around him, “No one is allowed to answer Maurice’s call without my permission! Is that understood?”

Chapter 429

“But Great-grandpa! Isn’t it wrong to ignore my uncle?” Silas cried out helplessly.

Despite his objections, there was nothing he could do. Earle had always been an imposing man, and no one dared to disobey him.

After receiving strict orders from Earle, none of the bodyguards even thought of answering Maurice’s calls.

“Leave that ungrateful bastard alone. I don’t want to hear his name for the rest of the night. Anyway, you kids must be starving by now. Let’s go and have dinner together.”

Heeding Earle’s words, the group headed towards the nearest restaurant.

However, Aileen refused to obey and remained where she stood.

She hugged the big toy bear and shook her head. “Mr. Moran, I’m afraid Adrian and I can’t have dinner with you.”

“Oh, and why is that?”

Earle raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Aileen pointed at the darkening sky and said in a serious tone, “We have been gone from school for too long. Our mommy must be worried sick about us by now. We have to go home immediately.”

What a respectful and considerate child.

A rare smile slowly appeared on Earle’s face as he was touched by her words. To everyone’s astonishment, he handed the cane to the bodyguard next to him and hugged Aileen gently for the first time.

“You’re such a good girl. I agree. You should go home now.”

Aileen surprisingly felt safe in Earle’s arms. The comfortable bond they shared made it seem like they were great-grandfather and great-granddaughter.

She reached out her hand and wrapped her stubby fingers around Earle’s little finger.

“Goodbye, Mr. Moran.”

Earle was so moved by her sweet gesture that he almost cried in front of everyone.

Aileen reminded him so much of his beloved granddaughter, Rosina.

His affectionate granddaughter had a habit of holding his finger like this whenever she said her goodbyes in a pleasant voice. But after that fateful day, he never expected to see her again.

Recalling the sad past, Earle was immediately buried in grief. With a soft groan, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest and collapsed to the ground!

Aileen became shocked and rushed to his side. “Mr. Moran! Are you alright?”

Silas shouted at the bodyguards, “Great-grandfather is hurt! Come quickly and help him!”

Seeing Earle lying on the ground motionless, everyone was horrified at this tragic scene.

“Adrian, what’s wrong with him? Mr. Moran looks unwell. What should we do?”

Holding Earle’s hand, Aileen felt helpless and was about to cry.

“Stay calm, Aileen. I’m here. Don’t worry.”

Adrian squatted down immediately. He kept his emotions in check and assessed the situation.

He noticed when Earle had fallen to the ground, he was reaching into his pocket with his trembling hands as if he was going to take out something important.

With no time to lose, Adrian mustered up the courage to slip his hand into the pocket of Earle’s shirt.

Sure enough, he touched a bottle-shaped object. He took it out and realized it was a medicine bottle with the words “nitroglycerin spray” written on the label.

Adrian had seen Kimora taking this particular medicine with her just in case she needed it.

It appeared that Earle was suffering from a relapse of his past illness, so he kept the medicine with him to keep the disease at bay.

Adrian quickly read the instructions on the bottle and soon understood how to use it. Hoping for the best, he tried to spray it into Earle’s mouth without hesitation.

“Hey, what are you doing? Stay back, kid!”

The next second, Earle’s bodyguards rushed over and shoved Adrian away.

The startled boy fell to the ground. Fortunately, he tightly held the medicine bottle so it wouldn’t break on impact.

“What did you put inside Mr. Moran’s mouth? Tell me!” a bodyguard shouted fiercely.

“Oh, Adrian!” Aileen scrambled over to her brother and held his hand. Upset at what had happened, she turned her head to the mean-looking bodyguard and exclaimed, “You are a bad man! Adrian was only trying to save Mr. Moran!”

“You there! He’s my friend. Who gave you the permission to lay a finger on him?” Silas was pissed and glared at the bodyguard who had just pushed Adrian.

“But Mr. Gorman, I was only doing my job.”

The bodyguard wanted to explain further but was silenced by Silas. “What you did was way out of line. Adrian wouldn’t dare to hurt my great-grandfather!”

Adrian slowly stood up and brushed the dirt from his clothes. He showed everyone the medicine bottle and said, “I found this in Mr. Moran’s pocket. We have to give him the medicine right away!”

Silas agreed and insisted on using the medicine, but the bodyguards refused to cooperate. They weren’t letting anyone near their boss.

Just as the two sides were in a stalemate, Aleck suddenly came over and took control of the situation.

He rushed beside the weakened Earle and glanced at the medicine bottle in Adrian’s hand. He was shocked to see how smart the young boy was.

Aleck quickly assumed that Earle forgot to take his medicine on time earlier that noon because he was angry at Maurice.

“Good thinking, kid!”

Aleck took the medicine bottle from Adrian’s hand and sprayed it into Earle’s mouth.

There were no objections this time, and everyone gathered around to see what happened next.

To their relief, Earle gradually looked better.

Chapter 430

Earle was promptly taken to the hospital in the ambulance that arrived.

The youngsters tagged along as well.

The top medical professionals were already waiting for them when they arrived at the hospital. Upon Earle’s arrival, he was taken to the special VIP ward for evaluation.

The children were waiting outside the ward. Silas’ palms were sweating from anxiety.

Aileen and Adrian locked eyes and took Silas’ hand at the same time.

“Don’t worry, Silas,” Aileen reassured him. “There is no need to worry about Mr. Moran. He will be okay.”

Silas, his face dull, agreed, saying, “My great-grandpa is extremely privileged, so he will definitely be okay.”

The sight of the three kids holding hands outside of the ward made the nurse feel uneasy. She had to go up to them and console them, saying, “You kids must be incredibly close. Have no fear. The health of your great-grandfather is not a concern.”

Silas quickly corrected the nurse’s assumption that they were siblings by saying, “We are not related in any way, sorry.”

“What?” Aileen answered in a flash. “You are both my older brothers, we are related!”

After the death of his parents, Silas had not experienced the genuine comfort of family until then.

“Yes…” Silas said with a hushed voice as he bowed his head.

“Miss Pretty, what’s Mr. Moran’s condition?” Aileen inquired of the nurse hesitantly.

When Aileen addressed her as Miss Pretty, the nurse couldn’t contain her excitement. She got down on her knees and pinched her round cheek.

“Not to fret. He received first aid treatment in time, so everything will be well.”

All three children let out a collective sigh of relief.

“Thank you, Adrian. When my great-grandpa fell, I had no idea what to do. What might have happened if not for you would be beyond my wildest imaginations.”

Silas expressed his gratitude.

The nurse stared at Adrian in disbelief. “He administered first aid?”

“It was nothing,” Adrian commented quickly, waving his hand. “I just came across the medication Mr. Moran was carrying.”

The nurse patted him on the back and exclaimed, “You’re amazing, boy!”

Adrian was flattered to be complimented in this manner.

At that moment, the doctor emerged from the ward.

“Doctor, I was wondering how my great-grandpa is doing,” Silas inquired in a hurry.

“He’s alright,” the doctor said, taking off his mask. “Seeing him at this time is fine, but you must be quiet. The time you can spend seeing him is limited. Do you get it?”

“Yes, I get it.”

The three youngsters all gave affirmative nods.

Then they all walked inside Earle’s room and got close to him in bed.

“Hey… Kids, how comes you’re here?”

Earle appeared to be doing much better. He could hardly speak before.

Holding Earle’s hand, Aileen inquired wearily, “Mr. Moran, do you feel any better? My blood was running cold moments ago.”

When speaking to Aileen, Earle couldn’t help but tone it down.

“I’m all right.”

“Mr. Moran, you were overly confident about your health,” Adrian, who was standing next to them, said. “You were in poor health and should not have played with us. You ought to follow the example of the other old men and go for walks after meals.”

The way he put it offended Earle.

“What’s your deal, boy? There was a day in my youth when…”

Earle started to boast about his accomplishments again, but Silas cut him off, saying, “Great-grandpa, I have heard a lot about what you had experienced when you were young. I agree with Adrian though; you’re too over your prime to be hanging around with kids.”

As Earle was about to explode, Aileen stepped in and defended him.

“That’s not the case. Mr. Moran would accompany us to the amusement park if he so desired. He might… He could ride with us on the merry-go-round!”

Earle found Aileen’s remarks humorous. He had a soft spot in his heart for these kids. But for the Moran Group, he couldn’t let the news of his heart disease leak out.

He said sternly to the little siblings, “Children, swear me you will not tell anybody what happened, okay?”

With a respectful nod, Aileen said, “Mr. Moran, don’t worry. Not a soul will know. Let’s keep this between us!”

Adrian’s grave response was, “I won’t tell anyone, either.”

At this point, night had fallen completely. It was imperative that the twins go on their way.

“Mr. Moran, I’m afraid we need to head back home. Mommy must be quite concerned about us,” Aileen remarked uneasily.

Earle was hesitant to let them go at first. “Child, who is your mother?” he couldn’t help but wonder.

“My mother is…”