Ch. 466..470: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 466-470

Chapter 466

Lucia went straight to Earle and said, “Mr. Moran, long time no see. How have you been recently?”

Earle stopped and looked at Lucia up and down. Then he smiled and said, “You are… You are the daughter of the Todd family, right?”

Lucia smiled. “Mr. Moran, you have a good memory. Yes, I’m Lucia Todd.”

“Oh, long time no see. You have grown into a beautiful woman,” Earle sighed.

Actually, he recognized Lucia’s car, so he wanted to come over to have a look. He didn’t expect that it was really her.

“By the way, what about your cousin? I haven’t seen Wyatt recently.”

At the mention of Wyatt, Lucia looked very proud. “My cousin has been working very hard recently. He’s busy with the reopening of his restaurant.”

Earle nodded and said with relief, “He has been muddling through for so many years. Finally, he seems to get down to business. How about you?”

“Me? Well…” Lucia pointed at herself, looking confused.

“You’re working as an intern in Moran Group, right? How is it? Have you been bullied by anyone there?”

Earle’s voice was full of concern.

Lucia was stunned for a moment. Then she shook her head and smiled shyly.

“No, I’m fine in Moran Group. Do you know the designer Eliana Pierce? She’s been helping me a lot. She is really an excellent designer.”

As soon as Lucia mentioned Eliana’s name, her eyes lit up, and she started to compliment Eliana.

But on the other hand, Earle’s face darkened. He reluctantly asked, “Really? Is she really that good?”

“Of course she is!” Lucia replied without hesitation.

Earle’s face darkened even more. But he couldn’t lose his temper in front of Lucia.

Did Eliana bewitch everyone she knew?

They all seemed to have lost their souls. Why did everyone like her, including Maurice, Silas, and Lucia?

While Earle and Lucia were chatting happily, Eliana took the opportunity to quietly open the car door and slowly move down.

And when Earle was not paying attention, she sneaked into the kindergarten.

Eliana was only relieved when she reached Adrian and Aileen’s classroom. She took a deep breath of fresh air.

She was so nervous just now that she didn’t even dare to breathe.

She was afraid that Earle would notice her.

Eliana wiped the cold sweat on her forehead and was about to enter the classroom to look for her children.

The children were having a painting class. And for their convenience, the paints they needed to use were piled up in the corner.

To avoid disturbing the other children, she walked to the corner of the classroom quietly. She found Adrian and Aileen’s location, so she tried to attract their attention.

But before she could do anything, the two children were already looking at her.

Eliana was overjoyed to see this. She waved to them, wanting them to come over. But they didn’t move. Instead, they winked at her and made gestures.

She was confused, wondering what her children were doing.

Eliana frowned and watched the gestures of the two children carefully.

They seemed to be telling her to do something. Did they want her to look behind her? When she finally understood them, she turned her head.

And she was startled by what she saw.

Right in front of her was a handsome face.

It was none other than Maurice.

He looked at her and asked in a low voice, “Eliana, what are you doing here?”

Eliana was so shocked that it took her a while to respond. She asked, “You didn’t go with your grandpa?”

“Why do you want me to leave? Are you unwilling to be in the same place with me?”

Maurice’s tone was unfriendly, and his face was cold.

“I’m sorry, but I’m in a hurry now. I have something urgent to deal with. I’ll tell you later.”

Eliana didn’t want to talk to Maurice, so she turned around and walked to Adrian and Aileen.

“You’d better tell me now.”

Maurice wanted to hold her hand, but she took a few steps back and tried to dodge.

As soon as she retreated, something happened.

Eliana knocked the buckets of paint piled up in the corner to the floor, making a loud sound. Then colorful paints splashed, soaking her clothes.

The next moment, she stepped on the paint, slipped, and fell backwards.

She closed her eyes, waiting for her body to touch the floor. But suddenly, a powerful arm wrapped around her waist.

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Panicked, Eliana raised her head and met Maurice’s gaze.

“Why are you always so reckless?” Maurice asked, holding her waist with one hand and pulling her into his arms with the other.

Eliana’s head hit Maurice’s solid chest. At that moment, she could feel his steady heartbeat.

“Thank… Thank you,” Eliana stammered, with her face as red as a tomato.

She was really scared to death just now!

“Haven’t you stayed long enough in my arms?”

When Maurice spoke, the slight vibration from his chest gave Eliana a feeling of electric shock.

Only then did she come to her senses. She quickly pushed Maurice away and lowered her head shyly. She tried her best to calm down.

“Why are you looking down? Don’t you dare look at what you’ve done?” Maurice teased her.

Eliana subconsciously raised her head and saw with shock that Maurice’s clothes were tainted with different colors of paint.

In fact, they were both covered in paint. Maurice had been stained with paint when he took her in his arms. At this moment, they looked a real mess.

Eliana was so embarrassed that she didn’t know what to say.

Then all of a sudden, a loud scream rang out in the classroom.

“Wow!”

“Everybody, look!”

It turned out that the noise Eliana and Maurice made just now had attracted the attention of all the children in the class. Now, all the kids were looking at them curiously.

Even Aileen was looking at them amusingly.

Seeing that all the children were distracted from the lesson, the teacher got up to bring back clam in the class.

“Ahem… Kids, focus on drawing!”

“Okay…” the children replied reluctantly.

The teacher knocked on the blackboard with her ruler in order to bring back the kids’ attention to the lesson, but that didn’t help much. Finally, the teacher looked helplessly at Eliana and Maurice and asked, “Do… do you mind leaving the class for a while?”

Eliana felt so embarrassed.

At this moment, she wished she could move to another planet!

Embarrassed, Eliana took a bow in front of the teacher and apologized, “I’m sorry! I’m so sorry! We are leaving now!”

After saying that, she took Maurice’s hand and rushed out of the classroom.

Unlike Eliana, Maurice didn’t seem embarrassed at all. He even casually closed the door to the classroom when Eliana pulled him out to run away.

Dragging Maurice along, Eliana ran out of the classroom to a far corner of the playground before stopping.

Maurice was amused by Eliana’s reaction. He raised their intertwined hands and joked, “Why did you stop? Did you do all this just because you wanted to hold my hand?”

Eliana took a long time to catch her breath. When she looked up and saw Maurice’s calm face, she couldn’t help but be angry.

She shook off his hand and said coldly, “What do you mean? By the way, what are you and your grandpa going to do with my kids? Come at me, and don’t hurt my kids.”

Maurice was confused. He couldn’t understand why she was lecturing him all of a sudden.

He looked intently at Eliana who felt scared by his gaze.

“Was there a man at your house today?” Maurice suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Eliana’s anger suddenly subsided. She frowned and asked, “What are you talking about?”

“Answer me!” Maurice said curtly, taking a step forward.

“No!” Eliana replied impatiently.

Maurice’s face then softened a little. However, his gaze was still so intense. “I’ll ask you again. Who is the father of Aileen and Adrian?”

Eliana didn’t expect this question, and her brain went blank for a moment.

Did Maurice know the truth?

That couldn’t be!

She lowered her head and didn’t say anything.

Seeing that she didn’t answer, Maurice sneered and said, “Aren’t they Jonathan’s kids?”

Jonathan?

Why did Maurice mention him again?

Eliana frowned but still remained silent.

Maurice hated when Eliana adopted this attitude. It always had a way of pissing him off.

“I think the next time I see Jonathan, I’ll ask him to take the twins for a paternity test, prevent him being fooled by you like I was.”

Maurice’s words were like a sharp knife that stabbed deep into Eliana’s heart. She felt heartbroken.

At this moment, she lost her mind. She raised her hand to slap Maurice in the face…

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Eliana’s hand went down quickly and fell on Maurice’s face.

The unexpected slap caused Maurice’s face to turn aside.

He did not realize what was going on until he felt a sharp pain on his face.

Eliana had slapped him again!

He was determined to teach her a lesson this time.

With a livid face, he turned his head to look at Eliana, intending to teach her a lesson.

But the scene he saw shocked him. Eliana was staring at him with red eyes and tears ran freely down her cheeks.

Maurice definitely didn’t expect that. She was crying.

In a split second, Maurice forgot his anger and felt so sorry for her. He no longer wanted to punish her for having slapped him.

He couldn’t help but reach out to wipe the tears from her face.

What they didn’t know was that a group of children not far away were watching them intently.

After they left, the teacher failed to stop the curious children in the classroom from watching Eliana and Maurice. Now, they were standing in front of the window or at the door.

When Aileen and Adrian saw Eliana crying, they couldn’t stand it. They rushed out of the classroom despite the teacher’s dissuasion and ran towards Eliana and Maurice.

“You bad guy, what do you want to do to my mommy?” Adrian scolded Maurice, standing next to Eliana.

Maurice smiled bitterly and put down his hand.

“Mommy, what’s wrong? Why are you crying?” Aileen asked Eliana anxiously, hugging Eliana’s thighs.

“Don’t worry, honey. I’m fine.”

As she spoke, Eliana wiped the tears on her face and forced a smile. She squatted down and stroked the two kids’ hair.

Although Eliana did her best to reassure her kids that she was fine, neither Aileen nor Adrian believed her. Adrian was staring at Maurice with hatred, while Aileen had mixed feelings.

Aileen’s eyes eventually fell on the cuffs of Maurice’s pants, where the sunflower she had drawn for him had been smeared with all kinds of paint.

Seeing that the sunflower she drew was destroyed, Aileen was heartbroken and wanted to cry.

“Mr. Moran, are you really a bad guy?” the little girl looked at Maurice and asked timidly.

Seeing Aileen’s innocent gaze, Maurice clenched his fists, not daring to say anything cruel to this adorable child.

But how could he explain it?

“No!” Eliana suddenly said. She held the hands of Adrian and Aileen and added seriously, “Remember, Mr. Moran is not a bad guy, okay?”

Aileen nodded in confusion, but Adrian didn’t say anything. He was visibly still angry.

Eliana sighed helplessly. The thing was Maurice was Aileen and Adrian’s biological father, and Eliana didn’t want her children to hate their father even if they didn’t know the truth.

“Honey, Mommy’s and Mr. Moran’s clothes are dirty. We have to go change into clean clothes now. You two should go back to your class now, okay?” Eliana said softly, pretending to be relaxed.

“No!” Adrian said firmly, looking at Maurice intently. “I want to be with you, Mommy!” he added.

“Adrian, don’t worry. Mommy is fine. I really need to go home and change my clothes. Go back to class now. I will come pick you up this afternoon, okay?”

After a long moment of persuasion, the two kids finally agreed to go back to their classroom.

When the two children were out of sight, Eliana’s expression changed. She left directly, without even looking at Maurice.

With a gloomy face, Maurice followed her silently.

Eliana’s clothes were in a mess, and when she walked out of the school premises, the passers-by looked at her and laughed.

“Look, what on earth is that woman wearing? It’s so funny!”

“Maybe it’s some kind of art.”

“Art shouldn’t be this ugly!”

Eliana just ignored what the passers-by were saying. However, Maurice couldn’t ignore it.

He caught up with her, took off his coat which was slightly cleaner than hers on hers, and draped it over her shoulders.

“I don’t want to wear it! I don’t need your hypocritical care. Besides, your coat is also dirty. Take it off me,” Eliana protested, even though the coat made her feel warm.

However, Maurice ignored what she said and stopped her from taking off the coat. Then, he put his arm around her shoulder.

“Since my coat is dirty, let’s go to the mall to buy some new clothes,” he said casually.

“I don’t want new clothes. I want to go home!”

Eliana refused again.

“Well, you might not need new clothes, but I do. You were the one who got my clothes dirty, remember?”

Hearing Maurice blaming her, Eliana was so angry that she didn’t even know what to say.

She was also too exhausted emotionally to argue with him now, so he forcibly took her to the nearest shopping mall.

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Coincidentally, the mall where Maurice took Eliana to was where she worked as Nicole’s stylist before.

Mixed emotions filled Eliana’s heart as she revisited this old place.

At that time, she had just left the Moran Group and lost her job in a restaurant. When she was in her most difficult time, it was Nicole who offered her the job as a stylist.

Then a lot of things happened later. But she, Nicole, and Eli became good friends. And those times were still worth remembering for her.

When Eliana raised her head, she saw that Nicole’s huge poster was still on the wall of the shopping mall.

Nicole was wearing a beige dress on the poster. And on the side was Nana’s enchanting figure. Although Nana only took up a small part of the poster, she was still very eye-catching. After all, if people looked closer, they would find that Nana’s temperament and appearance were not inferior to Nicole’s.

Looking at the poster lightened up Eliana’s mood. She was no longer reluctant to go shopping with Maurice that much now.

Maurice took her to a clothing shop that looked very high-end at a glance.

And she was astonished by the service when she entered.

This fashion shop was a chain brand under the Moran Group.

When Maurice stepped into the shop, several shop attendants swarmed up. But there was only him in their eyes, and Eliana was pushed to the side.

She had enjoyed this kind of favorable treatment before the Pierce Group went bankrupt, but she didn’t feel disappointed at all.

Those days were gone, and she didn’t care about it anymore.

She glanced at Maurice, who was surrounded by those shop attendants. Then she turned around, walked to the discount area, and randomly picked a simple and plain dress she could afford.

At this time, the group of well-dressed shop attendants were trying to sell clothes to Maurice.

“Mr. Moran, this black shirt is made of exquisite materials, and the design is gorgeous. It matches your noble identity well.”

“Lily, are you kidding? The one in your hand is from last year’s fashion. How can it match Mr. Moran? Mr. Moran, look at this one in my hand. It’s the latest style for this season.”

“Mr. Moran, this is a limited edition. There are only six pieces of this in the world.”

The shop attendants argued with each other. If people didn’t know this was a high-end shop, they would think they were in the farmers market.

Their noisy voices annoyed Maurice. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Eliana heading towards the fitting room with a dress in her hand.

“Stop!” Maurice roared impatiently, and everyone immediately fell silent.

Then he walked to Eliana and said, “Come here. Help me choose.”

“Me?” Holding the dress in her arms, Eliana pointed at herself in confusion.

The shop attendants looked at her enthusiastically.

But Eliana had no intention of getting involved, so she just glanced at the clothes in the shop attendants’ hands casually and said sarcastically, “Mr. Moran, why bother picking one from them? You are so rich, so why don’t you buy them all? You don’t lack money anyway.”

Maurice’s face darkened at once.

The shop attendants looked at each other in dismay and suddenly realized something. They were a little excited, but they didn’t dare to go forward because of Maurice’s imposing manner.

Eliana saw their eagerness, so she decided to say something more.

“Why are you still standing there? Hurry, a big order is coming up to you.”

With her urging, the shop attendants couldn’t help but gather around Maurice more frantically. This time, they stopped arguing with each other. Instead, they worked together to convince him.

What Eliana said made them understand that the man in front of them was rich. In short, he was capable of buying all the clothes in their shop. If they grabbed the opportunity, everyone could make a fortune.

With just a few words, Eliana successfully made the women surround Maurice again. Then she went to the fitting room in a good mood to try the dress she chose.

She was about to get out of the changing room when she vaguely heard the conversation of two female shop assistants at the door.

“Hey, have you seen that woman just now? I really envy her. She can hook up with a rich man. She doesn’t have to worry about money for the rest of her life now.”

“I don’t think so. I saw her enter the fitting room with a discounted dress. If she hooks up with a rich man, how could she choose the cheap dress in our shop? Such a woman will only embarrass the man she’s with, right?” replied the other shop assistant.

“If I were her, I would have chosen the most expensive dress here.”

The two shop assistants were chatting more and more vigorously as if they dreamed they were her.

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Hearing this, Eliana suddenly stopped in her tracks and a bitter smile appeared on her face.

She had thought she was psychologically strong now and wouldn’t be affected by any harsh words. However, it turned out she was wrong. Those words still hurt her deeply.

At this moment, a man’s voice suddenly interrupted the conversation of the shop assistants.

“You two, pack up all the latest womenswear in the shop.”

It was Maurice.

Eliana, who was still in the fitting room, was stunned.

Meanwhile, outside the fitting room, the shop assistants were shocked when they heard what Maurice just said. One of them asked, “Mr. Moran… Do you want to buy them all?”

Maurice looked coldly at the woman and said dryly, “Wasn’t I clear enough just now?”

At this moment, the two shop assistants’ eyes lit up with excitement. They quickly nodded and said, “Okay, Mr. Moran! What size do you want them?”

“90, 61, 84,” Maurice replied calmly.

From inside the fitting room, Eliana heard clearly what Maurice had just said.

She was utterly stunned. How on earth did he know her body size?

Even if they slept together before, that didn’t explain how he knew her measurements.

Eliana blushed.

Meanwhile, the shop assistants didn’t know how to handle such a big order, so they called the shop manager.

“Hello, Mr. Moran,” the manager greeted Maurice, bowing respectfully.

However, Maurice didn’t care about the greetings. He frowned and urged, “Go get the clothes packed.”

“Okay! We will get them ready for you right away. Please be patient.”

Then, the manager turned to the shop assistants and ordered, “Hurry up.”

Suddenly, Maurice’s voice rang again. “Wait!” He looked indifferently at the three people in front of him and said coldly to the shop assistants, “After this, you two can leave this store.”

“Sir, I beg your pardon?” the shop assistants asked in confusion. They looked at each other, wondering what was going on.

At this moment, the manager’s face changed. Of course, she too was confused. She looked at Maurice and asked tentatively, “Mr. Moran, do you mean…”

“They are fired,” Maurice said in a domineering tone.

A look of shock appeared on the shop assistants’ faces when they heard what Maurice just said.

“Mr… Mr. Moran… I…”

One of the shop assistants tried to explain, but the manager immediately stopped her.

“Shut up! I’ve told you time and again to mind the way you treat the customers in this store. Now, go pack the clothes.”

The shop assistants’ faces turned pale in an instant.

Maurice looked at them with a cold expression. The two shop assistants had no other choice but to go get the clothes Maurice wanted. After they all left, he gently knocked on the door of the fitting room.

“They are gone now. What are you still doing in there?”

Hearing Maurice’s words, Eliana took a deep breath and finally opened the door.

When she came out of the fitting room, Maurice seemed to be a little angry.

“You are always proud in front of me, but why didn’t you say anything when those women humiliated you just now?” Maurice asked with a frown.

Eliana rolled her eyes and said casually, “What should I say? I’ve heard such words so many times that I’m used to them.”

Indeed, since she met Maurice, she has often been confronted with jealousy and contempt from others. Actually she’d already received comments way worse than these.

If she retorted every time people picked on her, she would be exhausted.

Maurice was stunned when he heard what she said and he became even more furious.

He looked at the dress she wore and frowned.

Noting the expression on his face, Eliana said self-deprecatingly, “What? You also think the dress is cheap?”

At this moment, Maurice shifted his gaze back to Eliana’s face. Suddenly, he grabbed her hand and pulled her against him. He then whispered in her ear, “It’s not cheap at all. You look beautiful no matter what you’re wearing.”

Maurice’s sweet words made Eliana’s heart beat faster. She stared into Maurice’s extremely serious eyes, and her heart beat even faster.

“I… I know!” she stammered.

Minutes ago, the atmosphere between the two of them was very tense. However, at this moment, Eliana felt a little guilty for what she had done to Maurice.

Forget it! She sighed in her heart.

She couldn’t help but feel indebted to Maurice. After all, he had just saved her from embarrassment and also bought her a lot of clothes. She needed to give him something in return.

With mixed feelings of guilt and gratitude, Eliana walked between different shelves in the store in search of a gift for Maurice. After browsing the store for a while, she decided on a brown tie for Maurice.

Maurice, who was standing no far away, watched her picking a tie for him, and a smile flashed across on his face.

After they finished shopping, they brought everything to the checkout to pay the bill.

As Eliana pulled out the tie, she seriously said, “Hello, I’ll pay for this tie.”

The shop assistant paused for a moment when he heard what Eliana just said. Then, he said, “Okay, ma’am. This tie costs 13, 000 dollars.”

Eliana took a deep breath when she heard the price of the tie.

13, 000 for a single tie? It was too expensive!

She wanted to return the tie.

“What’s wrong?”

Maurice’s cold voice suddenly sounded and his intense gaze landed on her. Under his cold stare, Eliana immediately gave up the idea.

If she dared to return the tie, he might fly into a rage instantly!

It was all her fault. Why did she choose such an expensive tie for him?

She had no choice but to pay for it now. Gritting her teeth, she handed her credit card to the cashier. “Okay. But… Can I pay in installments?”