Ch. 476..480: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 476-480

Chapter 476

Looking embarrassed, Corbin said seriously to Maurice, “Boss, this matter may be a bit complicated. The chairman’s assistant taught me everything I know today, so I may not be able to…”

“How about a pay raise?” Maurice said calmly.

Upon hearing that his boss was ready to give him a raise, Corbin’s eyes lit up.

He was so excited that he almost agreed.

However, he managed to control himself. In fact, Corbin saw this as an opportunity for a serious salary raise.

“Boss, it’s not about money. Aleck is really awesome,” Corbin said again.

“Really?” Maurice said leisurely, raising a brow. Of course he could clearly see what was on Corbin’s mind. “Forget it. I’ll deal with it myself. I just have to stall my grandpa. It shouldn’t be difficult. I will even save myself some money.”

“No way!” Corbin immediately refused.

Maurice suppressed a smile and said seriously, “What’s wrong? Didn’t you say that you couldn’t do it?”

“How can I let you bother yourself with such a trifle? Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it. I promise you I won’t let Kelvin and the chairman near the Moran Group building!”

Corbin feared that Maurice would go back on his word and refuse to offer him a raise, so he quickly agreed to take care of this task.

Maurice laughed and said leisurely, “Remember, keep an eye on Eliana. I want you to reassure her if there’s any bad news!”

“Yes, sir!” Corbin nodded and then left.

In the meeting room, Eliana and Harriet were sitting across from each other.

“How’s it going, Eliana?” Lucia shouted from outside the meeting room. She had no intention of leaving.

“Miss Stone, Lucia is my partner. I think it’s necessary that she joins our conversation,” Eliana said calmly to Harriet.

“Of course. Let her in,” Harriet replied with a smile.

She had initially planned to just deal with Eliana. However, she had now come up with another plan and changed her mind.

“Lucia, come in,” Eliana shouted to the door.

Lucia quickly opened the door and entered the meeting room. She walked over to Eliana and sat down beside her.

Now that everyone was there, the discussion began.

“Mr. Stone, I’ll go straight to the point. Why was my design modified without my permission?” Eliana asked, point blank.

She looked imposing at this moment.

Harriet wasn’t intimidated and said calmly, “Miss Pierce, I knew this matter. But you have to understand that this bracelet will be mass-produced. Some changes are needed.”

Eliana frowned and argued, “I get that, but shouldn’t you ask for my opinion before making any changes on the design? If I had known that you would modify the bracelet I designed, I wouldn’t have agreed to take the project.” She was really furious.

Harriet scoffed, “Are you threatening me? If you don’t want to work on this project, there are many talented designers who will be more than willing to replace you.” Harriet then looked at Lucia and said, “Lucia, from now on, you will be responsible for this project alone.”

Lucia was stunned. She looked at Harriet with wide eyes and blurted out, “Me?”

“Yes. Lucia, you should know that such an opportunity doesn’t present itself every day. You are just an intern designer. If you succeed in this project, you could land a contract and become a permanent designer here. You can think about it before you give me your answer.”

“No! I refuse!” Lucia said without hesitation.

She came here to experience life. She didn’t mind losing her job here. But she couldn’t betray her friend just for a job.

Harriet didn’t expect that Lucia would refuse, let alone that she would do so without thinking twice. She was so stunned that almost lost her composure. “Are you really going to pass on such an opportunity?”

“Yes,” Lucia said firmly.

Harriet flew into a rage.

What was so special about Eliana? Why did everyone like her?

Eliana glanced at Lucia, who was sitting beside her. She was deeply touched by Lucia’s loyalty and support.

Meanwhile, a deep rage burned inside Harriet’s heart. Her plan had failed. She pretended to be helpless and said, “Well, since you’re so determined, I’ll reconsider my decision. If you can find a factory to mass-produce the bracelet by yourselves, then you won’t have to modify the design.”

Eliana was stunned when she heard Harriet’s words. How could they find a factory to mass-produce the bracelet?

Obviously, Harriet was making things difficult for them on purpose.

After thinking it over for a while, Eliana understood what Harriet was up to.

She winked at Lucia, indicating that they shouldn’t make any rash decisions and should back off for now.

However, Lucia misunderstood it.

In fact, she thought Eliana was asking her to say yes!

“Okay! We agree!” Lucia said at once.

Eliana gasped.

Damn it!

Why? Why did she agree?

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Lucia turned her head and looked at Eliana. It was as if she was saying that everything was under her control.

Eliana held her forehead speechlessly, thinking that Lucia was really a silly girl.

However, Lucia had already said it, and there was no turning back.

“Miss Pierce, do you also agree?” Harriet asked, feeling complacent.

Seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Eliana could only grit her teeth and say, “I can agree. But if I can really find a processing factory, you should immediately make Lucia a regular employee, and I should also be promoted. And from now on, no one is allowed to change my design drawing.”

Eliana’s attitude was tough. Anyway, things had already reached this point. So she had to fight for her best interests now.

She seemed to have learned to be smarter.

Harriet pondered for a while, carefully considering the pros and cons. Then she replied, “Okay. I agree with your conditions. But…”

“But what?” Eliana asked with a frown, wondering what kind of trick Harriet wanted to play.

“Since you have put forward so many demands, I will add two conditions. If you can’t do it, you have to leave Moran Group. That means you have to take the initiative to resign. You also have to take responsibility for all the losses of delaying the production of the bracelet.”

Harriet’s purpose was clear. She was forcing Eliana to leave the Moran Group and Maurice.

“No, Eliana. You can’t agree to such ridiculous conditions,” Lucia chimed in.

She noticed that Harriet and Eliana were secretly competing. And Harriet was deliberately making things difficult for Eliana.

“Why? Are you afraid?” Harriet asked defiantly.

In desperation, Eliana gritted her teeth, made up her mind, and agreed.

“Okay, we have a deal.”

After discussing for a while, they finally reached a resolution to the issue of the bracelet.

Lucia was in a good mood, but Eliana looked gloomy. Holding the last glimmer of hope in her heart, she asked, “Lucia, do you know a factory that can take over the production of the bracelet?”

“No,” Lucia replied, looking confused.

Eliana was stunned upon hearing this. She asked, “But why did you agree to Harriet’s condition at first?”

“You were so domineering just now. I thought it was because you have a solution, so I agreed,” Lucia explained.

Eliana didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry.

They were in big trouble now.

The expression on Eliana’s face made Lucia vaguely realize that she had made a mistake. She suddenly panicked. “Eliana, did I make trouble for you? What should we do now?”

She couldn’t help blaming herself. For her, it didn’t matter if she lost her job. But if Eliana was fired because of her, she would really feel very guilty.

“It’s okay. Don’t worry too much about it. We’ll do our best. How can we know the result if we don’t give it a try?” Eliana said, comforting Lucia.

Actually, she had some ideas about the factory.

She remembered that when the Pierce Group was still operational, they had a factory for jewelry production. But she didn’t know if it was still there.

Eliana immediately took out her phone and looked for the phone number of the Pierce Group’s old factory.

She dialed the number, and her call was soon connected.

“Hello! May I speak with Elliot Potter of the production workshop?”

Elliot was the person in charge of the factory back then. Eliana had met him a few times when she was a child, so she considered him an acquaintance.

“I am sorry. There is no Elliot Potter in our factory. May I know what the matter is? Maybe I can help you.”

When she got a negative answer, Eliana sighed silently in her heart. It seemed that she couldn’t possibly find an acquaintance to help her.

“Here is the thing. My name is Eliana Pierce. I’m a jewelry designer in Moran Group. I have a big order now, and I’m looking for a factory that can process and produce bracelets. Are you interested in it? I can send you the design draft later.”

Despite her disappointment, she still couldn’t help trying her luck.

But the man on the other end of the line didn’t seem to be very interested.

He responded coldly, “Okay. You can send me the design draft first, and I’ll show it to the person in charge. We will think about it. Just wait for our call.”

Then he simply hung up the phone.

Eliana stared at her phone and smiled bitterly.

Sure enough, everything had changed. When the Pierce Group went bankrupt, she lost everything.

Lucia couldn’t bear to see the disappointment on Eliana’s face, so she stepped forward to comfort her.

“Eliana, don’t be discouraged. If this one doesn’t work, we can find another factory.”

“Don’t worry about me. I understand.”

Eliana forcibly suppressed the disappointment in her heart. She had to cheer herself up. Otherwise, she would be driven out of the Moran Group.

At this moment, a voice suddenly interjected, “What are you two talking about?”

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“Ah!”

Lucia was so scared that she jumped up.

Eliana also started. When she clearly saw who it was, she walked straight up, tapped his forehead and asked angrily, “Damn, Corbin, what the hell are you doing? Why did you sneak in here?”

Corbin patiently explained, “I didn’t sneak in. You were so serious, discussing something and you didn’t notice me.”

Frowning, Eliana asked, “Well, why are you here?”

“I have something to ask you to do. I want you two to go sort through the documents in the Design Department this afternoon. Don’t run around.”

“You want us to go sort out the documents?” Eliana muttered in confusion.

She sensed something was wrong. She was a jewelry designer! Why did Corbin ask her to work as an assistant? And why did he specifically insist that they shouldn’t run around this afternoon?

Eliana remembered that this afternoon, the Moran Group was going to hold a press conference.

Did Corbin mean that Maurice didn’t want her to show up at the press conference?

Eliana thought she probably had guessed right.

Lucia had also figured it out. Being a straightforward person, she questioned Corbin directly, “Mr. Jenkins, don’t you want us to go to the press conference this afternoon?”

Eliana stared intently at Corbin. She also wanted to know if she had guessed right.

Corbin felt nervous at the way the two women were staring at him.

He quickly shook his head and denied their guess. “No, you are thinking too much.”

However, Eliana was not fooled. Seeing the guilty look on Corbin’s face, she thought about the reason for this press conference. It was intended to formalize the cooperation between the Moran family and the Stone family. She also remembered the scene of Maurice and Harriet walking out of the office together earlier.

She also thought of the ring Maurice gave to Harriet at the restaurant.

Eliana’s mind slowly put all the pieces of the puzzle together. Suddenly, she looked at Corbin seriously and asked, point blank, “Corbin, will Maurice announce his engagement to Harriet at the press conference?”

The moment those words came out, Eliana felt cold all over. She should have known this was inevitable. After all, the best way to bind the two families together was through marriage.

Corbin didn’t expect that Eliana would think of this and he felt a chill all over. He quickly denied it. “Absolutely not. Mr. Moran would never think of doing such a thing. Eliana, you must trust Mr. Moran. He will handle everything well.”

Eliana sneered and didn’t say anything.

“So, do you agree to go sort out the documents this afternoon?” Corbin asked tentatively.

“Yes, I’ll get to it right away.”

With an expressionless face, Eliana strode forward.

However, Lucia was not as obedient as Eliana. She looked Corbin in the eye and said angrily, “I’m not going! Why do you want us to disappear? Why should we disappear? Mr. Moran likes to bully people too much. I want to talk to him face to face!”

Corbin felt annoyed and tried to calm her down. “Please calm down. If you want to help, you better help me keep an eye on Eliana.”

“Help you? What do you mean?” Lucia asked confusedly.

Corbin then told Lucia the whole story.

“Oh! So that’s why you and Mr. Moran do not want Eliana to be at the press conference!” Lucia exclaimed after she heard the explanation from Corbin!

“So, do you want to help me now?” Corbin asked again.

“Of course!”

After her discussion with Eliana, Harriet ran to the company gate and waited for Kelvin and Earle to arrive.

Suddenly, her phone rang. It was a call from Kelvin.

Harriet quickly picked the call. “Harriet, I’m afraid I can’t come to the press conference this afternoon…” The man’s voice rang out from the other end of the line.

He couldn’t come! Harriet panicked and asked, “Why can’t you come?”

On the other end of the phone, Kelvin was very nervous. He had gotten himself into trouble.

He had seduced a married woman before and that caught up with him today. The woman’s husband showed up in his house today to settle his scores with him. Kelvin was about to go out when he was blocked at the door by that man. The man didn’t come alone. He came with a large group of people.

These people seemed to have carefully prepared their response. They even came with several journalists.

“Now these people have besieged my house. I can’t go out at all…” Kelvin explained in a sad voice.

Harriet was almost driven mad.

Her uncle was really a good-for-nothing who never accomplished anything but always screwed things up.

She was determined to make him pay bitterly if he screwed up her plan.

Harriet was so furious that she gnashed her teeth and cursed her unreliable uncle in her heart.

After thinking it over, she felt something was wrong.

Kelvin had always been a skirt-chaser. Why was it only today, when she needed him most, that karma came back at him?

Did someone do it on purpose?

If so, then the person behind it didn’t want him to show up at the Moran Group.

The more Harriet thought about it, the more she felt it must be. Her expression gradually changed and she looked ferocious.

What she didn’t know was that at this very moment, the people behind what had happened to her uncle were hiding in the grass nearby and were secretly watching her.

Seeing Harriet’s fierce expression, Corbin and Lucia knew something had happened to Harriet’s uncle.

The two of them looked at each other with joy on their faces.

The first stage of the plan had been a resounding success.

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Lucia let out a sigh of relief when she noticed how flustered Harriet looked. She looked over at Corbin and said, “Kevin definitely won’t come. What do you plan on doing?”

Unfortunately, Corbin didn’t feel as optimistic as she did. He was aware that stopping Kevin wouldn’t be able to stop Harriet. It was someone else they had to stop.

“Don’t get too excited just yet. The most important thing is to find a way to stop the chairman. I’m afraid he’s not as gullible as Kelvin.”

At his words, Lucia found herself in a dilemma. She heard about how powerful Earle was.

While the two were busy worrying, an idea suddenly flashed through Lucia’s mind.

“I know what to do!”

Corbin was taken aback by her sudden outburst.

“What’s on your mind?”

“I have an idea! I know how to stop Earle!” Lucia’s eyes lit up as she explained, “If we overcomplicate things, Earle will see through it. We’d better use the simplest trick in the book. Our task is to stop him, am I right? The only thing we need to do is to prevent him from going to the Moran Group!”

“The simplest trick…”

Corbin rubbed his chin as he mulled over Lucia’s proposal. An idea also came to him at that moment.

“Yes! That makes sense! I know what we should do.”

Around that time, Earle was on his way to the Moran Group with his luxury motorcade.

Inside one of the cars, Earle was seated in the back seat and took a moment to close his eyes and get some rest.

All of a sudden, the driver pressed down on the brakes, and the car halted to a stop.

Earle’s eyes flashed open as he asked, “Why did we stop?”

Aleck, seated next to him, stared out the window and commented, “Mr. Moran, there’s a traffic jam ahead. It’s difficult for our cars to pass through at the moment.”

“There’s a traffic jam?” Earle glanced at his watch and his brows furrowed. “That would be too late. Leave the motorcade and take another road. The press conference is about to start, and there’s no way to delay it.”

“Yes, you’re right.” Aleck turned to the driver and said, “We need to change our route. Take another road.”

Quickly after, the Rolls-Royce Earle was in left the motorcade, changed routes and found a road clear of cars to travel.

However, things wouldn’t go as they planned. Four black cars suddenly surrounded their vehicle.

Earle had experienced many strange things over the years, and he immediately knew that there was something ominous about the cars surrounding them.

“Something doesn’t seem right. Why are these cars surrounding us?”

Aleck also found the situation suspicious and quickly rolled down his window.

The Rolls-Royce had no choice but to deviate from their route because the four cars boxed it in. They ended up traveling in the opposite direction.

Earle moved closer to his window and observed the cars with his sharp eyes.

Those cars… Why did they look so familiar?

Understanding bloomed on Earle’s face. He exclaimed, “These are the cars of the Moran Group!”

“Why would the Moran Group stop us?” Aleck was bewildered.

“What else could it mean?” After realizing what had happened, Earle was so furious that he thumped his cane down. “This must be Maurice’s doing. He wants to stop me from attending the press conference today!”

“Mr. Moran, what should we do now? Perhaps…”

No matter how resourceful Aleck was, he couldn’t find a way out of this situation.

How dare Maurice stand in his way!

The more Earle thought about it, the angrier he became. He began to shout at the cars surrounding them.

“How much did Maurice pay all of you? How dare you stop me! No matter what you do, I’ll still be the head of the Moran Group! Get out of my way, or you’ll suffer the consequences!”

His threats fell on deaf ears. No matter how much he tried to convince them, the cars didn’t budge.

Tired of screaming, Earle let out a heavy sigh and asked his assistant to contact Maurice.

“You brat! How could you do this to me? I’m your grandfather! I won’t let you get away with this! Postpone the press conference right away!”

“Grandpa, if you don’t make it to the press conference, it won’t matter. Punctuality is important. That’s something you’ve always told me.”

Maurice’s smug tone came from the other end of the phone.

“You ungrateful brat! If you hadn’t forced my car down another road, I would’ve made it!” Earle scolded angrily.

“I guess we don’t have a choice. Don’t worry, Grandpa. The press conference will continue as planned.”

Maurice ended the call without hesitation while Earle was still shouting.

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After Maurice hung up the phone, Earle was so angry that he almost threw his phone away.

Earle was very anxious as their car got further and further away from the destination. He turned to his assistant and said sharply, “You better find a way!”

Aleck quickly lowered his head. He was very embarrassed right now.

What could he do now? They had lost all chance of changing their situation.

Earle was furious. He snapped, “Damn it! Corbin must be the one behind all this. Is Corbin more capable than you?”

Aleck didn’t say anything, but quietly turned off his phone.

He had just received a short message from Corbin, which read, “I’m sorry. I guess Mr. Moran’s pissed. Take good care of him. Remind him to take medicine.”

Although Aleck was angry, he couldn’t help but feel proud.

He was the one who taught Corbin everything Corbin knew.

Since Corbin could trick him, it proved Corbin had finally finished his apprenticeship. How couldn’t Aleck be proud of his student?

At this time, Harriet was still waiting at the gate of the Moran Group building. She didn’t know that Earle, whom she had been waiting for impatiently because he might be able to help her, wouldn’t come.

It was getting late. Seeing that Earle was still nowhere in sight, Harriet grew increasingly anxious.

All of a sudden, a car rushed over. Harriet’s eyes lit up.

The car stopped right in front of Harriet. When the driver’s seat door was opened, Harriet was stunned to see Gerald’s silhouette appear.

Her eyes darkened again.

Why was he here?

Gerald walked up to Harriet and said with a gloomy face, “You don’t need to wait. Neither my father nor your uncle will come.”

Harriet was stupefied. She looked at Gerald in disbelief and asked, “How could this be?”

Gerald was furious and it showed in his eyes. With veins appearing on his forehead, he hissed, “It is all Maurice’s work. Kelvin is stuck at home because of an adultery scandal and my father is stuck in traffic. Maurice is really good at playing tricks!”

Harriet’s face turned pale upon hearing that.

She murmured in disbelief, “Does he hate me so much? How could he come up with such a plan just to ruin the announcement of our engagement? Doesn’t even his grandfather mean more to him than Eliana?”

Staring at Harriet who was absent-minded, Gerald said seriously, “Don’t be upset too early. You still have a chance…”

“There’s still a chance?” Harriet muttered, a glimmer of hope passing through her eyes.

“Yes. It will all depend on whether you are capable of taking the chance or not. You should turn the loss into victory…” Gerald was like a devil, constantly tempting Harriet.

Meanwhile, Eliana was busy sorting out the documents in the office. She didn’t have the faintest idea what was going on outside.

Lilian suddenly rushed into the office.

“Eliana, the superior just said there weren’t enough people at the press conference. Come and help them.”

As Lilian spoke, she reached out to grab Eliana’s arm.

However, Eliana dodged and said coldly, “No! You can ask someone else for help.”

“Everyone else is very busy. Do you think we all have nothing to do like you? You have to go today!”

This time, Lilian forcibly dragged Eliana to the room where the press conference was being held.

At this time, the rehearsal of the press conference had begun. Maurice and Harriet stood on the stage together.

The two of them looked like a real couple.

Looking at the two people on the stage, Eliana felt like there was a heavy stone in her heart, making it difficult for her to breath.

Lilian brought Eliana to the stage and said dryly, “After Miss Stone announces the cooperation, a female employee is needed to present flowers to them on stage. That would be your responsibility. Do you understand?”

Eliana looked at her coldly and said nothing. Her whole being was unwilling to do that.

“Why are you still standing here? Go and help Miss Stone adjust the microphone,” Lilian ordered, pushing Eliana to the stage.

When Harriet saw Eliana, she immediately held Maurice’s arm as a sign of her relationship with him.

Seeing Harriet hold Maurice so intimately, Eliana felt as if her heart had been stabbed by a sharp knife. However, she pretended to be calm and walked over to Harriet.

When Maurice saw Eliana, a deep frown appeared on his face.

“Eliana, what are you doing here? Didn’t I give you a task to do?”

Hearing that, Eliana stopped and lowered her head. She couldn’t help smiling bitterly.

She felt she had been ridiculous to have had a crush on Maurice.

She raised her head and replied mockingly, “Mr. Moran, you don’t need to drive me away. I’ll leave as soon as I finish my work.”

Maurice was a little stunned when he heard that. He opened his mouth to explain something, but he finally decided to keep quiet.

Harriet, who was standing next to Maurice, could clearly sense his care and love for Eliana.

That only made her extremely jealous.