Ch. 451..455: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 451-455
Chapter 451
In the end, Nicole sat down to dine with Wyatt and his mother.
They sat at the same table, and the ambiance was really odd.
Nevertheless, Wyatt was plainly unaware of the unusual atmosphere between his mother and his ex- girlfriend. He recalled that the previous time Nicole lost weight, he asked her to consume more fatty foods, which gave her a tummy ache.
So, as they were eating supper, Wyatt knowingly picked up food for Nicole and chose something moderate.
“You are underweight. If someone were to snap pictures of you, you would look dreadful.”
Dora saw Wyatt’s persistence as he continued to pick for Nicole on a regular basis.
Could she not be familiar with her son?
Dora despised Nicole in her heart. She had no idea what spell this woman had cast on Wyatt to make him still miss her to this day!
The more she considered it, the more upset she felt. Seeing the table laden with food, Dora lacked all her desires. She placed the knife and fork down with force, producing an unpleasant sound.
“I’ll not eat.”
Immediately after Wyatt placed a piece of broccoli on Nicole’s plate, he heard Dora declare she didn’t want to eat and turned to stare at her in disbelief.
“What is the matter with you, Mom? Is there anything wrong with this food?”
Dora remarked in an irritable tone, “These foods are not that easy to swallow. Wyatt, the steak you picked today is terrible. It lacks quality. I will bring you premium steaks henceforth. This steak is unappealing and will only bring shame to your establishment.”
“Really?”
Wyatt was perplexed upon hearing that.
Was the steak’s flavor absolutely unpleasant?
He placed a chunk of steak in his mouth after picking it up. The meat was so tender and delectable that it dissolved in his mouth.
Was it not delightful? What became of his mother?
Nicole bent her head to conceal the icy appearance of her eyes. She understood that Dora’s statement implied disapproval.
She was in no way referring to the steak at all, but rather Nicole’s humility and lack of consciousness.
Immediately, anger flooded her thoughts. Nicole extended her hand to sip some water to calm her fury, but she mistakenly tipped over the glass and splashed red wine over her body.
“Nicole, are you alright?”
Wyatt instantly pulled out a tissue to clean Nicole’s clothing.
“Thanks, but no!”
Nicole evaded inadvertently and exclaimed with excitement.
“I’ll go to the washroom to freshen up. You guys eat first.”
Nicole took a deep breath and got up to use the restroom.
She rinsed the red wine off her clothing with water and then splashed a huge amount of cold water straight into her face using both hands.
She lifted her head and saw a lady in the mirror, whose face was covered with watermarks. She had a white face.
Nicole felt as if she had been taken back to that awful wet evening and remembered her vow to Dora.
“I pledge to end my relationship with Wyatt. I won’t discuss what occurred today, and I won’t stand before your son again. Is that alright?”
Nicole was engulfed in a sad recollection from which she was unable to escape. She was unaware that there were other individuals in the restroom at this time.
It was… Eliana and Lucia!
Eliana had gone to the restroom to find Lucia and wanted to take her away, but she was informed that Lucia was in her menstruation and couldn’t go without a tampon.
Eliana also didn’t pack a tampon, so she had to urge Lucia not to move and then went to get one for her.
Meanwhile, when Eliana returned to find Lucia after purchasing the tampon, Nicole entered the restroom.
As soon as Eliana opened the cubicle door, she noticed Nicole standing at the sink in a stupor. She felt a little odd and wanted to inquire as to what had transpired.
The restroom door was opened again at this point, and Eliana returned to the cubicle in fright.
Dora was the one who entered at this moment. She had removed her gentle mask entirely. As soon as she entered, she said indignantly, “Nicole! You haven’t given up yet, right? Do you still want to badger my son?”
Leaning against the toilet door, Eliana heard it loud and clear.
Dang it!
Dora sounded angry, so she guessed something was wrong!
Eliana was confronted with the decision of going out or continuing to listen in.
Lucia had just used the tampon in her stall and was ready to exit.
Eliana drew her over with a swift thought.
Lucia was unaware of what was happening. Eliana covered her mouth as she was going to inquire, and pointed to the door with her other hand. She said quietly, “There is something wrong there. We shouldn’t go out yet!”
Lucia was taken aback. Even though she could not comprehend the reason, she nodded in accord anyway.
Eliana felt soothed at this and released her hand.
They had no option except to temporarily hide there.
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“What is your purpose here?”
Nicole gazed at Dora with a cold expression.
Dora pointed at Nicole’s mouth and said, “Your lipstick needs a touch-up. It looks so terrible as it is smudged. You are now a renowned celebrity, correct? It is undesirable to be snapped in this manner by the paparazzi.”
Nicole was untouched by her comments.
After that, Dora approached her and assisted in smoothing her hair personally.
Nicole felt a tingle of discomfort at Dora’s unexpected contact.
She flinched abruptly and kept her gaze fixed on Dora.
“I shall attend to my appearance. Mrs. Todd, thanks.”
Dora’s expression darkened instantly, and she glanced at Nicole up and down as if she were inspecting a product.
“It appears you have lived a wonderful life, and you are far more attractive than the unfortunate lady kneeling in front of me at that moment. Sadly… There is no way to conceal your humble origins, no matter how stunning you may look now. You are still one of the lowly.”
No one could tolerate such an offense. Nicole’s expression altered. Before she could respond, Dora lifted her hand and smacked her hard.
The sound of slapping was particularly audible in the restroom.
Eliana and Lucia, who were locked in the cubicle and had no choice but to listen in, were terrified.
Was this the gracious, mild and kind aunt she knew? Lucia thought.
In fact, Lucia’s and Wyatt’s dads were brothers, and Dora was her aunt.
That was also why Lucia didn’t like Nicole before.
She had known Nicole since childhood. She recalled Nicole having been Wyatt’s girlfriend for a while. Nevertheless, following the automobile accident, Nicole immediately abandoned Wyatt who might become disabled, and fled.
In Lucia’s mind, thus, her cousin Wyatt was a wealthy and foolish guy while Nicole was a cruel and cunning woman, and Dora had always been a kind and accessible aunt.
However, what happened outside just now had drastically changed Lucia’s perspective.
Regardless of how the moods of the two persons in the cubicle shifted, the scenario in the restroom remained the same.
After slapping Nicole, Dora was still enraged. She increased her voice and warned, “If you dare seduce my son again, I will not only smack you like I just did. I can also show your ailing mother how ill- mannered her daughter is since she just knows how to seduce rich men and take advantage of them! I doubt your mother is any better with a daughter like you!”
Eliana took a deep inhale in the cubicle. She believed these statements were excessive as an outsider, let alone for the individual concerned.
Even Lucia, who had always despised Nicole, could not tolerate hearing this.
Instantaneously, Lucia coughed to let Dora know that there was another person in the restroom.
Dora quickly stopped scolding when she heard Lucia cough, as predicted.
Nicole was astonished by Dora’s nasty statements at first. Her long-repressed rage finally erupted.
She could tolerate everything Dora said to her, but her mother was her raw nerve, which nobody could touch!
“Ill-bred? I wonder who between us today is more ill-mannered, Mrs. Todd!” Nicole snarled. “You should keep an eye on your son instead of bothering me. He can’t seem to forget me, even though I’m lowly. What are you going to do with it? I’m sure he will return to me as soon as I crook my finger at him. Do you think so?”
“How dare you?!”
Dora was like an infuriated lion, ready to rip Nicole apart.
“Let’s see whether I’ll dare to do that. At that moment, I shall disclose your prior doings. What do you think your son will think of you, a mother who seems sweet but is really cruel?”
“Alright, alright! Therefore, let’s see what happens!”
Dora was so enraged that she immediately exited the restroom.
Nicole’s formidable manner eventually crumbled when she was out of sight. She crouched feebly and couldn’t help but weep quietly.
Her weep was so sad that the two individuals within the cubicle could not help but feel pity for her.
Eliana prevented Lucia from opening the door and showing herself once more.
Eliana sighed and said, “I know Nicole. She has a high sense of self-respect. If we went out now, not only would we be unable to console her, but we would make her feel worse.”
Lucia deliberated attentively. If she confronted such a situation, she would also hope that no one would show her sympathy, which would only make her feel worse.
Eventually, Lucia let go of the knob and lowered her hand.
The two of them remained in the cubicle until Nicole stepped out, at which point the weep outside faded. Then they walked out of the cubicle slowly.
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Wyatt just waited in the private room until Dora came in. But Nicole had not returned yet since she went to the restroom.
“Wyatt, don’t wait for Nicole anymore. I went to the restroom and saw her leave. She seemed to be in a bad mood,” Dora remarked and played the role of a loving mother, as if nothing had happened.
“Who says I’m waiting for her? I just haven’t finished eating yet,” Wyatt said.
He looked okay on the surface. But in his heart, he couldn’t help feeling disappointed.
Dora walked over to him and patted him on the shoulder. “When you were young, you played the field, and I didn’t interfere. But now, you are not getting any younger. It’s time for you to find a suitable woman and consider getting married for our family’s interests.”
“Mom, not every young man from a rich family has to take that path.” Wyatt couldn’t help getting annoyed when he heard Dora’s words.
Dora frowned and commented disapprovingly, “Don’t be in a hurry to refute. Look at Maurice of the Moran family. He is such an arrogant man. But isn’t he dating Harriet, the daughter of the Stone family, because of his grandfather’s order?”
“Mom, what you are seeing is just superficial. You don’t know the specific situation at all. As far as I know, it’s impossible for Maurice to marry her.”
Wyatt smiled bitterly and picked up the bottle of wine on the table. He poured it into his glass and drank one glass after another. No matter how Dora persuaded him, he wouldn’t listen at all.
Dora didn’t expect that after five years, Nicole still had such a great influence on him.
And when she thought of what Nicole had said in the restroom just now, she felt even more depressed.
It seemed that she had to find a way to make that damn woman completely disappear from Wyatt’s world.
After a whole day’s hard work, Eliana and Lucia finally finished their tasks and returned to the company.
Lucia still hadn’t recovered from the shock when she witnessed the dispute between Dora and Nicole. She indistinctly realized that the truth five years ago was probably not what she knew at all.
Eliana walked over to her, patted her on the shoulder, and reminded her, “Lucia, you must keep what you heard today a secret, okay? After all, Nicole is a star. If the news spreads, it will have a negative impact on her.”
Lucia felt that she had never been as sober as she was now. She couldn’t help but express her guess.
“Eliana, do you think Dora treated Nicole that way because she was the one who forced Nicole to break up with Wyatt?”
Eliana was stunned for a while. “Well, it seems… Your words make sense.”
“It makes sense, right?” Lucia felt she had found the truth.
Eliana looked at Lucia, who was excited, feeling that something was wrong.
“Wait! Something is wrong. How did you know that Wyatt and Nicole used to be together?”
Eliana suddenly realized something. Lucia was just an ordinary employee. How did she know that Nicole and Wyatt used to be in love with each other?
The expression on Lucia’s face instantly froze.
She unconsciously spilled the beans just now.
“Well… It’s just my guess. Isn’t it very common in TV dramas? The rich man’s evil mother always forces his kind-hearted girlfriend to leave.”
“Really?”
Eliana was not convinced.
“Eliana, let’s stop talking about it, okay? Let’s talk about the bracelet now.” Lucia quickly changed the topic.
Since Lucia mentioned their work, Eliana could only temporarily keep her suspicion to herself.
The two of them discussed for a while and finally decided to stay together to modify the design. The bracelet for mass production needed some revisions before they started to produce.
They were still busy when Lilian came over again.
She dropped two personal packages on the desk and ordered arrogantly, “Lucia, send these two packages for me.”
Lucia raised her head and agreed as usual, “Oh, okay…”
But when she was about to reach for the packages, Eliana stopped her.
“Why should you send these packages for her? You are hired as a designer of this company. You’re not an errand girl who needs to serve other employees.”
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Eliana gave Lucia a reassuring look and decisively pushed the two packages away.
Then she turned to Lilian and asked, “Excuse me, how old are you? Why do you need someone to send packages for you? Can’t you do it yourself?”
Lilian was so annoyed at Eliana’s intervention.
She knew she couldn’t order Eliana to do things for her. But couldn’t she order an intern?
“Eliana, what are you so anxious about? Did I tell you to do it?”
But Eliana remained firm. She said, “As I’ve said, Lucia is a designer, not your sidekick. So send your packages yourself.”
“Eliana!” Lilian snapped through clenched teeth. “Are you deliberately going against me?” Her face flushed with anger.
“Yes, I am a busybody today.”
Then Eliana glared at Lilian, indicating that Lilian should leave now.
Lilian was too angry to say a word. She had no choice but to take back the two packages and leave angrily.
When Lilian was gone, Lucia said timidly, “Eliana, you didn’t have to stand against her because of me. It’s just two packages. I can…”
“Lucia, do you even hear yourself right now? What nonsense are you talking about?” Eliana poked Lucia’s forehead. “Don’t indulge Lilian. It will only make her worse. From now on, stop doing chores for her. Don’t be as stupid as I was before.”
Lucia was confused, but she still nodded.
She came to the Moran Group just to experience life. She didn’t have much work pressure, so she didn’t feel she had suffered losses. But still, it felt good to be protected by others.
Eliana and Lucia were so busy that they forgot the time. It was already very late when they got off work.
They parted ways at the gate of the company.
When Lucia got home, the words she heard in the restaurant today still kept ringing in her head.
If her guess was right, then Dora, her aunt, was responsible for his cousin Wyatt and Nicole’s breakup. Nicole must have had her own difficulties back then.
Should she tell Wyatt about it?
After contemplating for a while, Lucia decided to tell Wyatt what she had overheard.
So she picked up her phone and dialed his number.
“Hello, Lucia! Why do you call?”
Lucia heard Wyatt’s magnetic voice from the other end of the line.
She took a deep breath and said solemnly, “Wyatt, I have something to tell you. I thought about it carefully, and I feel the need to tell you.”
Eliana had just arrived home too. She had no idea that Lucia had already told Wyatt what had happened today.
Aileen was absent from school because of her allergy. And at this time, Nana had already picked Adrian up from kindergarten.
When Aileen saw that Adrian was back, she couldn’t wait to run over with her short legs.
“Adrian! How is Silas? He looked so sad when he left the night before.”
Adrian put away his schoolbag, looked into Aileen’s big eyes, and sighed, “Actually, I don’t know. Silas was absent today. I heard from our teacher that… He is sick.”
“Silas is sick?” Aileen’s eyes widened in surprise. She asked anxiously, “How did he get sick? Does he also have an allergy like me?”
“You little fool. How can that be possible?”
Adrian flicked Aileen’s head amusingly.
While the two siblings were talking, Eliana had been standing not far away. She was stunned when she heard Adrian’s words.
Was Silas really sick?
She couldn’t help wondering if it was because she treated him so badly that night.
At the thought of this, Eliana couldn’t help feeling guilty.
She walked towards them and squatted down. Then she held Aileen’s hand and said seriously, “Aileen, I want to ask you a question. You must tell me the truth, okay?”
Aileen and Adrian exchanged glances. Aileen was a little flustered. “Go ahead, Mommy.”
“Did you and Silas really saved an old man yesterday? That was why you were not able to answer my call, right?”
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“Yes, Mommy. It’s true. And that handsome old man is Silas’ great-grandfather.”
Aileen was a little agitated. She was afraid that Eliana would not believe her, so she couldn’t help telling the truth.
“Silas’ great-grandfather?”
Eliana was shocked. If what Aileen said was true, then the old man her children met was Earle, Maurice’s fierce grandfather.
Every time she remembered that scene when Earle raised his cane and hit Maurice, she still felt terrified until now.
Eliana almost couldn’t believe that Aileen and Adrian, two delicate children, had actually stayed with such an irascible old man the entire evening.
Thinking of this, she immediately panicked. She held Adrian’s and Aileen’s hands and checked them carefully.
“Let me see. Are you hurt somewhere? Did that old man do anything to the two of you?”
Aileen and Adrian looked at each other, wondering why Eliana was so nervous all of a sudden.
Adrian shook his head. “No, Mommy. That old man did nothing to us.”
“Yes,” Aileen concurred. “He treated us very well.”
Judging from the children’s words, they liked Earle very much. Eliana couldn’t help but sigh.
Earle was very fierce to Maurice, but he was very good to Aileen and Adrian, even though he didn’t know that these two children were his great-grandchildren.
“Mommy, do you think Silas is seriously ill? Please allow me to go to school tomorrow. I want to see him.”
As she spoke, Aileen held Eliana’s hand and acted like a spoiled child.
At this moment, Eliana already understood why Silas hadn’t contacted her in time that day.
Silas really cared about his family very much. He must have panicked when Earle suddenly had a heart attack.
That was to say, she went too far when she treated him so sternly that night.
Now that she had figured out everything, Eliana felt even guiltier. She took Aileen’s and Adrian’s hands and said apologetically, “Kids, it was my fault the night before. I lost my temper at you before knowing the truth.”
Aileen reminded her in a childish voice, “Mommy, you should not apologize to us but to Silas.”
These words instantly made Eliana’s face turn red in embarrassment.
She was a grown-up. But sometimes, Aileen was more sensible than her.
So she solemnly promised, “Don’t worry, kids. I will find an opportunity to apologize to Silas.”
Eliana couldn’t help but sigh.
Apologizing was easy and simple. But for her, it would be difficult this time.
If Silas was someone else’s child, she would not hesitate. But unfortunately… He was related to Maurice.
Meeting with Silas meant she had to tangle with Maurice. The relationship between them had already been too complicated to handle.
But since Eliana made a promise to her children, she would find a way to do it.
Eliana coaxed the two children to sleep and decided to sleep in their bedroom.
The next day, she got up early and made breakfast. After eating, she prepared to personally send the children to school.
But before they could go out, the doorbell rang.
She wondered who would visit them so early in the morning.
Eliana walked to the door and looked through the peephole. And she was shocked by what she saw.
Three people stood in front of the door. And when she looked at their faces, she found that they were Earle, Silas, and Earle’s assistant.
Wonders never ceased.
Why did these people come to her door together?
Eliana’s mind was a mess. She was so flustered that she didn’t know what to do.
“Hello? Is anybody there?” Earle’s assistant knocked on the door and said, “We are Silas’ family. It’s an abrupt visit today.”
Eliana was as anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof. Now that they were outside the door, she couldn’t run away even if she wanted to.
The knock on the door continued, and even Nana walked out of her bedroom this time.
“Eliana, why are you just standing there? Why don’t you open the door? Who’s outside?”
Nana didn’t know what was going on at the moment, so she stepped forward and was about to open the door.
But Eliana grabbed her back.
“Damn! I’m done.”
“What’s done?”
“He’s here.”
“Who’s here?”
“Maurice’s grandfather.”
“What? Maurice’s grandfather?”
Eliana and Nana asked and answered each other. One of them looked desperate, and the other was confused.
Nana stepped forward and looked at the peephole. Then she saw the three people standing outside. She pointed at the door and asked, “That old man who looks very imposing outside is Maurice’s grandfather?”
Eliana nodded frantically. “Yes, Nana. What should we do now?”
“Eliana, don’t panic. Let me think.” Nana raised her hand and touched her chin, thinking seriously for a while. Then she clapped her hands and seemed to know what to do.
“You are going to meet your future grandfather-in-law now, right?”