Ch. 446..450: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 446-450

Chapter 446

When Eli heard Nicole’s words, he turned around and held her arm. “You’re just in time. I have work to do now, so accompany Eliana to dinner first.”

“You don’t need to tell me.” Nicole rolled her eyes. “I am closer to Eliana than you are.”

It was only then that Eli left with Inger. He was confident that Nicole would take care of Eliana.

“Eliana, let’s go! Let’s have dinner together.”

Nicole held Eliana’s hand and led Eliana and Lucia to her van.

Eliana couldn’t refuse Nicole’s enthusiasm, so she got into the car.

While in her van, Nicole took out her phone and searched for restaurants nearby. She asked casually, “Eliana, where do you want to eat?”

At first, Eliana wanted to say that anywhere would be fine. But an idea suddenly popped up in her mind.

“I heard… Wyatt’s restaurant has just reopened. Why don’t we go there to eat?”

After saying this, she smiled slyly.

Nicole was stunned for a moment. She was rendered speechless.

Before she could speak, a panicked voice suddenly interjected.

“No way,” Lucia shouted.

Nicole and Eliana were both startled.

Eliana felt a little strange. Since they got in the car, Lucia hadn’t said a word. But now, she emotionally opposed going to Wyatt’s restaurant all of a sudden.

“Lucia, is something wrong? Why don’t you want to go there?”

Lucia glanced at Nicole and said sarcastically, “I’m just considering Miss Swift. I’m afraid that such a small restaurant won’t fit her.”

But Lucia’s unusual reaction caught Eliana’s attention.

She wondered what was wrong with Lucia. It seemed that Lucia didn’t like Nicole.

But why? Was there something she didn’t know?

Eliana looked at Lucia, but the latter turned her head away.

Fortunately, Nicole didn’t seem to care about Lucia’s attitude this time. She was just surprised for a moment, and then calmly said to Eliana, “Okay, since you want to go there, let’s go.”

Eliana smiled knowingly and teased, “Nicole, do you want to go there too?”

Nicole was the kind of person no one could force to do what she didn’t want to do. She wouldn’t go somewhere she didn’t want to go either.

And obviously, she wasn’t over Wyatt yet.

Out of curiosity, Eliana asked, “Nicole, can you tell me you and Wyatt’s story in the past?”

Lucia also got interested when she heard this.

At this moment, a kind of unspeakable loneliness showed on Nicole’s face. It was Eliana’s first time seeing such an expression on her beautiful face.

“No matter what happened between us in the past, it’s all over now. It doesn’t matter anymore.”

Nicole thought everything was over, but Eliana didn’t think so.

She knew Wyatt. Although he had been playing in the field these years, he didn’t seem to have let go of Nicole in his heart.

However, Eliana didn’t have any idea what exactly had separated them.

She was about to express her guess when Lucia interrupted her again.

“Eliana, do you think Miss Stone will catch us if we skip work and have dinner outside?”

Lucia seemed a bit worried.

Eliana couldn’t help chuckling. “Don’t worry. Even if she finds out, so what? If something goes wrong, I’ll take responsibility for it. We are out for work now. Why can’t we have a good meal?”

Her words made Lucia feel relieved.

However, as they got closer and closer to Wyatt’s restaurant, Lucia visibly became more and more anxious.

Eliana had many doubts in her heart now. But since Nicole was with them, she did not ask Lucia.

Finally, Nicole’s van pulled over at the gate of Moonlight.

And much to Eliana’s surprise, Nicole was the first to get out of the car and walk into the restaurant.

She took this opportunity to pull Lucia to the side and ask seriously, “What happened to you just now? You didn’t seem to like Nicole.”

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“Eliana, to tell you the truth, I am Nicole’s hater,” Lucia said indignantly.

“Nicole’s hater?” Eliana’s eyes widened in shock.

“Yes. Don’t be fooled by Nicole. She seems to be a nice person. But one day, she will stab you in the back and completely abandon you,” Lucia stated.

“Lucia, what are you talking about? As far as I know, Nicole is not that kind of person.”

Eliana was confused by Lucia’s words.

But she didn’t think it was right for Lucia to slander Nicole just because she didn’t like the latter.

“Eliana, you don’t know who she really is. Anyway, you must not let your guard down.”

Lucia still firmly believed that Nicole was a bad person.

Eliana and Lucia couldn’t persuade each other, so they just entered the restaurant together to follow Nicole.

Eliana couldn’t help but sigh at the sight of the familiar place.

She found that after Moonlight had reopened, there were obviously more guests now than before.

Rosalie happened to be standing at the front desk this time, so Eliana excitedly walked up to her to greet her.

“Mrs. Gorden…”

“Eliana, long time no see.” Rosalie also greeted her with a smile. “You don’t work here anymore, so just call me Rosalie.”

Then Rosalie saw Nicole behind Eliana.

“Rosalie…”

Nicole stepped forward and took the initiative to greet Rosalie.

“Miss Swift, you are here too. Welcome.”

Nicole was a little stunned. She didn’t expect Rosalie to be so gentle to her.

After the simple greeting, Rosalie pointed in a direction and said, “Eliana, Maurice has been waiting for you over there for a long while. He seems to have carefully prepared a gift for you.”

Eliana was surprised to hear that Maurice was here too.

Was it a coincidence?

“But Rosalie, I think you misunderstood. I didn’t ask him out,” Eliana said in surprise.

“Are you two fighting again?” Obviously, Rosalie didn’t believe what she said. “Well, just forgive him for the sake of the surprise he has prepared for you.”

“No, Rosalie. You misunderstand. I really have no idea that Maurice is here.”

Eliana regretted coming here. If she had known that Maurice would be here today, she would never have come.

But it was no use regretting now. Rosalie grabbed her hand and insisted on taking her to Maurice’s private room.

She had no choice but to go with Rosalie.

In the private room, Maurice sat on a chair, drinking coffee.

He was shocked that Rosalie suddenly came over with Eliana.

He didn’t know why Eliana was here.

“Maurice, she’s here. If you have something to talk about, do it now.”

Rosalie gave Maurice an ambiguous look, turned around, and left.

“Well… She insisted on taking me here,” Eliana explained awkwardly.

Maurice just looked at her with his deep-set eyes. He didn’t say anything.

Suddenly, Eliana found that there was indeed a chair opposite Maurice. Could it be that he was really trying to break the ice?

Eliana’s heartbeat went abnormally fast.

She couldn’t help but walk over. It was only then that she found that the chair opposite Maurice was not empty. There was a black Chanel bag on it.

She remembered that this was the bag Harriet used today.

This meant that… Harriet also came here.

Maurice was dating Harrier here today.

With this realization, Eliana’s heart sank in an instant.

Her eyes swept across the table and saw a blue ring box at a glance.

Restaurant, Harriet, ring…

Eliana’s face turned deathly pale.

When Maurice noticed where she was looking, he frowned and was about to stand up to explain.

“Sorry for bothering you.”

After saying this, Eliana turned around and was about to leave.

The next second, she bumped into Harriet, who had just returned from the restroom to retouch her makeup.

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Miss Pierce? What are you doing here?” Harriet asked, sounding very unfriendly.

Eliana had not fully recovered from the shock yet. She replied in a daze, “I’m here for dinner.”

When Harriet saw Eliana’s pale face, she already knew what was going on.

She didn’t blame Eliana for skipping work. Instead, she said kindly, “Miss Pierce, you’ve worked hard today, and you must be very tired. I’ll treat you to dinner. But please, don’t disturb us, okay?”

Eliana pursed her lips tightly. Harriet’s words were very clear. How could she not understand what Harriet meant?

Harriet just wanted to drive her away.

It didn’t matter. She didn’t want to stay here anyway.

“Don’t worry. I don’t intend to disturb you and Mr. Moran. I’m about to leave, but you are blocking my way,” Eliana said.

Then she walked out of the private room without looking back.

Maurice sat in his seat the whole time and didn’t say a word. Even when he saw Eliana leave in a hurry, he didn’t show any intention of chasing after her.

Harriet was secretly surprised.

Was Maurice really not interested in Eliana anymore? Otherwise, how could he let her leave just like that?

She said cautiously, “Mr. Moran, Miss Pierce seems to have misunderstood something. Aren’t you going to explain to her?”

“When do I need to explain things to her?”

Maurice looked indifferent. It was as if he didn’t care about what had happened just now.

Harriet returned to her seat with a smug smile.

She believed all along that she would be the final winner.

Maurice pointed at the ring box on the table and said indifferently, “That’s my grandpa’s gift for you. Take it.”

But much to his surprise, Harriet pushed the ring box back.

“No, I can’t take this. I’ll wait until you are willing to give me a ring yourself.” Harriet’s eyes shone with confidence.

Maurice just looked at her coldly and did not respond.

She had not let go of her delusions of getting him.

Since Maurice remained silent, the two of them just ate quietly.

Harriet pretended to be casual and said, “This ring must be precious. But I heard that you have a family heirloom which is also a ring. It went missing before, and now it has been found again. Is it true?”

“Enough, Harriet. You are already crossing the line,” Maurice interrupted her coldly, putting down his knife and fork. “I’m full. Enjoy yourself.”

He then stood up and left without hesitation.

Harriet watched his receding figure, feeling at a loss.

Even without Eliana, he wouldn’t take a second look at her. He wouldn’t even answer such a simple question from her.

She couldn’t help wondering what Eliana had that she didn’t have.

When Nicole saw Eliana walk out of the private room absentmindedly, she immediately walked up to Eliana and patted her on the shoulder.

“Eliana, what happened? Are you okay?” she asked.

It was only then that Eliana sobered up. “Nothing. I’m fine. Where is Lucia?”

Nicole looked at her suspiciously and replied, “She went to the restroom.”

Eliana forced a smile and said, “Nicole, I suddenly remember that I still have something to do in the company. I have to go now.”

Of course, Nicole didn’t buy Eliana’s alibi. She said worriedly, “I’ll go with you. I can drive you back to the company.”

Eliana shook her head firmly. “No, it’s okay. I’ll go to the restroom to find Lucia first. I’ll take her with me.”

Nicole knew that she couldn’t persuade Eliana, so she had to let her go. “Okay, be careful then.”

Eliana nodded and walked to the restroom to find Lucia.

After she left, Nicole lost the appetite to eat too. At this moment, Esteban called.

“Hey, Nicole! You have an important commercial to shoot tomorrow. Come back quickly after dinner.”

“Okay, I’m going back now.”

After hanging up the phone, Nicole prepared to leave.

When she walked to the door of the restaurant, she saw two people coming in.

At this moment, the whole world seemed to freeze.

She just looked straight ahead and couldn’t take the next step.

The person who arrived was Wyatt. He was with his mother, Dora Todd.

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Nicole quickly turned around and hid among the other diners in the dining area, observing the conversation between the mother and son.

Wyatt came onto the stage, took the microphone, and announced, “Hey, everybody. I am in charge of Moonlight. Today is the day that the restaurant will reopen. I come to express my gratitude for your attendance.”

The audience erupted in applause.

Dora smiled with gratification as she sat among the restaurant’s diners and regarded her towering son on stage.

Wyatt gently descended the stage and approached Dora after delivering an impassioned speech about reopening the restaurant.

He took Dora’s hand and re-entered the stage. With a smile, he remarked, “Your son’s restaurant has re-launched now, Mom. Why don’t you, as the heroine, step up and say something?”

Dora sighed as she surveyed the well-organized eatery. “My kid has matured at last. The whole diner is the result of your endeavors. I have just hired a cook and a pastry chef. It is not a major issue.”

Nicole tensed as she saw the amicable and passionate moment between the two.

The mother in front of her was vastly different from the awful lady she had previously encountered.

Her mind immediately reverted to that wet evening.

Five years ago, it rained intensely at night. She left the hospital in a state of disbelief. The doctor earnestly notified her that her mother’s heart could not continue to function and that she must have surgery immediately.

However, she was not wealthy!

That was when Nicole realized that Wyatt was the only one who could assist her at the moment.

But Nicole couldn’t reach Wyatt, so she had to trek to the gate of the Todd family’s villa in the pouring rain.

A massive iron door obstructed her path. She yelled Wyatt’s name at the entrance, but no one responded.

Even though the wind was howling and the rain was pouring outdoors, everyone inside had their lights on. Nicole’s physique took a beating from the intense rainfall. Although it caused her a lot of physical discomforts, it paled in comparison to the anguish she felt within.

Eventually, the iron door opened gently, and a noble lady in red emerged into the torrential rain.

She was Wyatt’s mother, Dora.

Dora approached Nicole. The servant next to her held her umbrella. Nicole was absolutely drenched and her legs were plastered with dirt while the elder women did not receive a single drop of rain.

They were very different from one another. Looking at the affluent and refined Dora, Nicole seemed to perceive the social class disparity between her and Wyatt.

“Do you go by the name Nicole Swift? My name is Dora Todd, and I’m Wyatt’s mother,” Dora stated to the uncomfortable lady with a keen gaze.

“Hey, Mrs. Todd…”

Nicole bent her head and responded while feeling embarrassed.

“Miss Swift, I am aware of your presence today. I will assist you.” Dora glared contemptuously at Nicole and added, “However you must give me what I want.”

“Mrs. Todd… What do you desire?”

In the torrential rain, Nicole’s face was as white as paper, her fists were gripped, and her body shivered.

In truth, she had a hazy response in her heart, but she remained determined to persevere.

“You, Miss Swift, are very intelligent. You must have guessed what my demands are.” After pausing for a moment, Dora added in a stern voice, “I want you to go to the hospital to break up with my son immediately and never see him again. Can you accomplish that?”

Indeed, it was her requirement.

Nicole bit her lip hard and said, “What if I don’t comply?” in a shaky voice.

Dora hissed, “You may spend your time disputing with me here, but your mother can’t wait. I advise you not to give up your impoverished mother on the altar of your unattainable desire to marry into a wealthy family.”

Nicole’s tears blended with the rain as a thunderclap erupted in the sky and lightning flared.

Things had nonetheless reached this stage in the end…

Nicole had anticipated this from the moment she discovered Wyatt’s true identity.

In the past, she wrongly assumed that she could maintain her relationship with Wyatt even if such a scenario occurred. Eventually, love might triumph over money.

However, her mother was still lying on the bed, dying. She really had no option…

Nicole, overcome with sadness, fell to the ground. She struggled to open her lips and said in a scratchy voice, “Okay, I comply…”

In the restaurant, Nicole remained engrossed in her world while glancing at Wyatt’s position.

The unfortunate part, however, was that the nearby clients started taking notice of her.

“See! Is she the well-known artist, Nicole Swift?”

“Sweet lord! Indeed, it is Nicole! Is she also present for dinner?”

“Shall we get her signature?”

Nicole was gradually roused by the increasing number of conversations.

Unfortunately, her followers could not locate her here, or she would be in more trouble.

Upon regaining her composure, Nicole was set to go.

“Hang on!”

In the next instance, a pair of large hands firmly held her hands.

That was Wyatt!

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“Let go of me!” Nicole said as she tried to free her hand.

“You are already here. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?” Wyatt firmly grasped her hand and said, “We are old friends. My restaurant has reopened, so would you mind taking some photos to promote it?”

Nicole struggled hard with a dark expression.

“No, I don’t want to. Let go of me!”

She must leave right now. Otherwise, she would definitely meet Dora again.

Nicole struggled so hard that Wyatt had already gotten frightened.

He wondered what was wrong with her.

It was just a joke, but she overreacted.

Could it be that she was not feeling well again?

When Wyatt remembered how uncomfortable Nicole looked last time, he immediately felt distressed.

“Okay, I’ll let go of you.” He immediately loosened his grip on her hand and supported her. “Calm down. I’ll help you sit down for a while.”

Nicole was so agitated just now that she couldn’t breathe for a while. And now, she felt a little dizzy, so she took Wyatt’s hand and sat on the chair.

“What’s wrong? Does your stomach hurt again?”

Wyatt reached out and placed his palm on Nicole’s forehead, checking her temperature.

Nicole lowered her head sadly, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing her like this, Wyatt pondered. Did someone bully her?

Wyatt immediately let his imagination run away with him. His expression also became serious at once. “Who did you come with? Did someone bully you again?”

He wished he could immediately rush out and avenge her.

Nicole pushed his hand away and shook her head.

“I’m fine.”

Dora had already noticed the noise in the dining hall, but she didn’t expect to see Nicole again.

When she saw Nicole’s face clearly, her eyes narrowed. She was extremely shocked.

Why was Nicole here?

Was she involved with Wyatt again?

Dora was alarmed. But she pretended to be calm and walked over to them to say hello.

“Wyatt, who is she?”

Dora deliberately put on a confused look as if it was her first time seeing Nicole.

“Mom, this is Nicole Swift. She’s a famous star and also my… She’s my friend. If it wasn’t for an accident, you should have met a few years ago.”

Wyatt sounded a little sarcastic.

Nicole looked up at Dora. She was still as dignified and superior as five years ago.

“Hello, Mrs. Todd. My name is Nicole Swift. It’s nice to meet you,” Nicole said, forcing herself to calm down as if nothing had happened.

Dora said warmly, “Miss Swift, what a coincidence! Today is the reopening of Wyatt’s restaurant. Since you are his friend, why don’t you stay and have dinner with us?”

Nicole refused at once. “No, thanks. You must have a lot of work to do today, so I won’t bother you anymore.”

“It’s okay. I run a film and television company. I have heard so much about you, and I have always been wanting to cooperate with you. You can help Wyatt promote his restaurant today. Since you are a famous star, it shouldn’t be a big deal for you, right?”

Dora looked sincere, but Nicole knew that she was just pretending.

Nicole’s hands were cold, and she clenched her fists tightly.

Five years ago, she was nothing in Dora’s eyes. But this didn’t mean that now she would still be trampled on by Dora again.

“Okay, Mrs. Todd, if you say so. If I continue to refuse, it will only show that I am impolite. It’s just a few photos. I can handle it soon.”

Nicole smiled charmingly and stood up. When Wyatt was not paying attention, she wrapped her arm around his waist and leaned her head against his chest.

Then she took out her phone and took some photos with him. Their posture was very ambiguous with the restaurant as their background.

“Here, look. I think these photos are very good.” Nicole showed her phone to Dora. Then in front of Dora, she posted the photos online with the location of the restaurant.

She then asked, “Are you satisfied now?”

Everything happened so fast that Dora didn’t get the chance to stop her at all.

“You…”

Dora was so angry that the look on her face almost changed.

She hadn’t seen Nicole for a few years, and she could say that Nicole had become more and more scheming.