Ch. 496..500: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 496-500

Chapter 496

“No! Don’t be fooled by this woman. She doesn’t have anything valuable!”

As he was driving the car, Sean overheard the discussion between Eliana and the two men in the backseat. He became very nervous.

“Who said I don’t have any valuable stuffs? It’s clear you just want to keep it for yourself! Don’t be fooled by him!”

Eliana persuaded the men in the back with her. She was so convincing that it was hard to tell she was lying. At this moment, Eliana snickered in her heart.

Sean was cunning, but he wasn’t as good at acting as she was.

Upon hearing Eliana’s words, a gleam of greed shone in the eyes of the two men in black. Of course, they wanted their share of the treasure she was talking about. Besides, the money Gerald had given them was not enough. At that moment, the two men wanted to let Eliana go back to get the treasure.

Despite Sean’s explanations, they were determined to take Eliana to where the treasure was. Under Eliana’s incitement, the two men, who were very strong, grabbed Sean.

Sean was stunned to see that the men he hired chose to betray him and side with the very person they were supposed to abduct.

Now Sean, became the one who was kidnapped.

What an unexpected turn of events.

The two men tied him up and made him sit next to Eliana. He was speechless.

He didn’t expect that Gerald’s perfect plan would be ruined like this.

“You two better behave yourselves. Take out the treasure as soon as we get there, or…” one of the men warned, giving them a threatening look. The two abductors then drove to the place Eliana mentioned. It was the Pierce family’s house.

“Here we are.”

One of the men got out of the car and opened the backseat. He forcibly pulled Eliana out of the car. Then, looking at the villa not far away, he asked, “Is the treasure here?”

“Of course! Just come in with me, and see for yourself,” Eliana said firmly.

“You’d better not play tricks on us!” the man said ruthlessly. Then, he grabbed Eliana and slowly walked towards the villa.

They had taken a few steps when Eliana suddenly saw a familiar figure standing near the gate of the villa. Although they were far away, she recognized him right away.

Maurice!

It was really him!

Eliana’s heart began to beat faster. She had hope now.

Without thinking twice, Eliana kicked her kidnapper violently on the shin. The man was caught off guard and subconsciously let go of Eliana went he felt the sharp pain in his shin.

“Ouch!”

While the man was screaming in pain, Eliana rushed to Maurice. At this moment, she didn’t think much. She knew she had to act quickly.

“Maurice, I’m here!” she shouted.

Maurice turned his heard in the direction of the voice and was startled to see Eliana running towards him. He held out his arms and Eliana ran straight into them. He could finally hug her again.

Eliana’s nostrils were filled with Maurice’s familiar scent and her heart was warmed by his embrace. At this moment, she felt secure.

Apparently as long as she was with him, she would feel safe.

At this moment, the abductor finally straightened up. His eyes widened in shock when he saw Eliana and Maurice hugging each other so intimately. “Is your lover the invaluable treasure you were talking about?”

Hearing what the man said, Eliana couldn’t help bursting into laughter. “Good! You guessed right!”

“You bitch! I’ll teach you a lesson!”

The two men rushed up angrily. They were determined to deal with Eliana and her lover.

However, when they saw Maurice’s face clearly, they froze.

Holding Eliana tightly, Maurice asked coldly, “Who did you say you were going to teach a lesson to?”

“You are Maurice Moran!” one of the men shouted in shock.

Damn it! They had offended the wrong person this time.

The men were frightened to their bones. They immediately turned around and ran away.

It all happened so quickly that Eliana didn’t even have time to figure out what was going on.

It took her a while to realize that she was finally out of danger.

She took a deep breath and cuddled up in Maurice’s arms. “Maurice, how did you find me?” she asked in a low voice.

“Thanks to the phone,” Maurice said with a smile.

Hearing that, Eliana quickly looked up. “But the phone was not on,” she said confusedly.

“Well, I don’t need it to be on. I can locate you via the cell phone.”

As he spoke, Maurice lowered his head and looked Eliana in the eye. He hadn’t seen her for only a few hours, but it felt like forever. He reached up and gently stroke her nose.

“Well, you’re safe. It is time to go home.”

“Home…”

For some reason, Eliana felt warm when she heard Maurice say the word “home”.

Tears welled up in her eyes and she nodded.

“Okay. Let’s go home.”

Chapter 497

“But we still have one thing to deal with.”

After saying this, Maurice took Eliana to the car.

At this moment, the two men in black were already nowhere to be seen. Sean, who was tied up, was left alone. He couldn’t even move at all.

“Mr. Moran… Long time no see.”

Sean greeted Maurice with embarrassment and guilt written all over his face. He looked at Maurice, standing in front of him with an overwhelming aura. He was so scared that he shrank back.

“Sean, how are you doing?”

Maurice looked at Sean with a playful smile. He was thinking about what to do with Sean when Sean’s phone suddenly rang.

Everyone’s eyes were instantly focused on the lit screen, and they saw that the name of the caller was “Boss.”

A cold smile crept across Maurice’s face. He picked up the phone and answered it.

“Sean, it’s been so long. You haven’t gotten her done yet?”

It was Gerald, and he sounded impatient.

“Gerald, who is the ‘her’ you are talking about?”

Gerald was shocked to hear Maurice’s voice.

“Maurice, why it’s you? Where is Sean?”

Maurice squinted his eyes, glanced at Sean, and sneered, “He’s right next to me. Do you want to talk to him? Are you going to talk about… how you planned to take Eliana away and frame me?”

Gerald thought that Sean was really stupid. Sean screwed it up again.

“Maurice!” Gerald shouted angrily. “Don’t be complacent too early. Remember that I still have another woman in my hands.”

“Are you talking about Lucia?” Maurice asked in a relaxed tone. “Lucia is a member of the Todd family. You can keep her if you want. But remember that if you don’t send her back, the Todd family will come to you and make trouble for you.”

Gerald was shocked again. He had never thought that Lucia was from the Todd family.

He was so dumbfounded that he didn’t even realize that Maurice had already hung up the phone.

At this moment, the panicked voice of the servant suddenly came from outside the door.

“Mr. Moran, something bad happened.”

“What happened?” Gerald asked angrily.

“Miss Todd got up and asked for a midnight snack. She ordered a lot of expensive food.”

“What?” Gerald got more furious.

Now that he knew that Lucia was from the Todd family, he couldn’t offend her. So he could only swear, “Screw that midnight snack! Let her go immediately!”

The servant immediately went back to inform Lucia. But after a while, she returned to Gerald dejectedly.

“What’s wrong this time?”

Gerald had already lost his temper.

“Mr. Moran… Miss Todd said…” the servant stammered. “She wants the chef to cook for her, and she will take it home. Otherwise, she won’t leave.”

“Fine! Give her what she wants. Let the chef cook for her.”

Gerald had never thought he had to spend a lot to send Lucia away. This time, he could say that he overshot himself.

But it shouldn’t be like this.

He couldn’t suffer losses for nothing.

Gerald immediately picked up his phone. He would call Earle to complain.

Since all the conspiracies were smashed, Maurice and Eliana returned to the Pierce family’s house safely.

At this time, Adrian and Aileen were not asleep yet. When they heard the door open, they quietly got up from the bed, walked to the door, and opened it slightly.

They peeped through the gap and saw Eliana and Maurice enter the villa together.

Upon seeing that Maurice and Eliana were a bit intimate, Aileen turned to Adrian and asked excitedly, “Adrian, do you think Mommy and Mr. Moran had a date?”

“Maybe,” Adrian replied sulkily.

“If this goes on, will we have a new father soon? This handsome Mr. Moran will be our new father,”

Aileen said with longing on her face.

However, Adrian seriously opposed it. “No way! I don’t like him. He is a bad guy.”

Aileen put her hands on her waist, pouted, and argued, “You’re wrong. He is a nice guy. He even gave me flowers.”

The two of them began to argue until Nana noticed them.

“Children, why are you not in bed yet?”

She held them in each arm and dragged them back to the bed.

Chapter 498

Maurice and Eliana didn’t even realize that the two children noticed their every move.

As soon as Eliana got home, she lay on the sofa in the living room, not wanting to get up.

Maurice sat next to her. And seeing the exhaustion on her beautiful face, he smiled and said, “Eliana, when do you think we can have a normal date? The one that is not so thrilling.”

“Thrilling?”

Eliana’s muddled brain now spontaneously recalled what had happened today.

First, the Stone and Moran families colluded with Harriet to force Maurice to marry her. Then she directed an act at the press conference to frame Eliana. And last, Eliana almost got kidnapped again after Gerald had taken her away.

“Yes, today seems… thrilling… ”

Eliana rolled over and looked at Maurice beside her.

The light softened the sharp contours of his face, making his expression very gentle. Looking at him gave Eliana unprecedented peace of mind.

She couldn’t help thinking about her and Maurice. They had experienced too much along the way. And every time she was in danger, he would always be the first to come to her rescue.

Because of this giving and saving time after time, her heart that had been closed due to too much pain melted. And it opened little by little.

Eliana thought maybe it was time to tell him the truth.

At this moment, Eliana finally let go of the grudge in her heart and said impulsively, “Maurice, let’s go on a real date.”

Maurice was stunned for a moment. When he came back to his senses, he asked, “What did you say?”

“I said let’s go on a date,” Eliana said with a happy smile.

Maurice couldn’t explain what he felt at the moment. It was as if he had finally gotten what he had been longing for. His heart was filled with uncontrollable joy.

“Okay, let’s go on a date,” he said gently.

He bent down, and Eliana seemed bewitched. She slowly raised her head too. The distance between them got closer and closer.

But when the atmosphere had become intimate, Corbin suddenly broke in.

“Mr. Moran, something happened. You must go back to deal with it immediately.”

Eliana was so startled that she quickly lay back on the sofa, feeling embarrassed.

Being disturbed in such an intimate moment, Maurice couldn’t help pulling a long face when he looked at Corbin.

But when he saw the anxiety on Corbin’s face, he didn’t scold Corbin anymore.

He just turned to Eliana and said, “Sleep tight. I just have some business to deal with.”

Then he and Corbin hurried out the door.

Eliana was stunned, wondering what had happened.

Looking at their receding backs, she felt a little uneasy in her heart.

When Maurice went back, he was greeted by Earle’s anger. “You bastard! Why did you announce to the public that the Moran family had no intention of uniting with the Stone family by marriage?”

Earle was so furious that he threw the teacup to the floor, creating a loud noise.

Maurice sneered sarcastically, “Hasn’t Kelvin clarified the truth to you yet?”

Actually, Kelvin had already come to see Earle. But his so-called clarification was to put all the blame on Lilian and just portray Harriet as a victim.

“I’ve already figured it out. It’s all that employee’s fault. What does it have to do with your marriage with Harriet?”

At once, Maurice realized that Earle actually didn’t care about the truth. The only thing that mattered to him was the benefits that the Moran family could get once Maurice and Harriet got married.

“Grandpa, since that’s what you think, then I have nothing else to say.”

“What is wrong with you? Gerald already told me that you personally went to pick up that lowly bitch Eliana and left. You even made a big fuss at your uncle’s home and kidnapped his secretary Sean. Why are you doing all these ridiculous things? What the hell do you want?”

What Maurice did really broke Earle’s heart.

Maurice frowned. He didn’t even need to think about it to know that Gerald must have slandered him in front of Earle again.

“Grandpa, I didn’t…”

Maurice tried to explain. But Earle was already in a fit of anger and didn’t want to listen at all.

“Maurice, listen to me carefully. Since you insist on doing the same mistake that your father did, you are no longer worthy of managing Moran Group. From now on, I will hand over the company to Gerald.”

 

Chapter 499

Since Earle said that he would let Gerald run the company, it only meant that he was really furious this time.

But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he also regretted it. Gerald was his son, and he clearly knew Gerald’s capability.

It was not an exaggeration to say that Gerald was far inferior to Maurice.

Maurice was obviously clear about what was at stake, so he retorted fearlessly, “If you really want to leave Moran Group to Gerald, just wait until he can manage it well.”

“Damn it! You bastard!”

This time, Earle was so angry that he couldn’t say anything but only kept cursing Maurice.

However, both of them were stubborn. No one was willing to give in.

So, in the end, they parted on bad terms again.

On the way back, Earle still couldn’t help thinking about what had happened. And he became even angrier. He felt that Maurice was acting like this because he was only fascinated with Eliana.

It looked like he had to find a good way to deal with this matter.

Earle suddenly shouted angrily, “Aleck! Ask the lawyer to see me. I want to change my will. I’ll also call for a general meeting with the shareholders. I’m planning to kick that brat out of Moran Group.”

Aleck looked at Earle and shook his head. He knew that Earle only said those words because he was angry with Maurice.

“Why are you not doing anything? Are you also turning a deaf ear to me now?”

Earle became more furious when Aleck did not respond to him.

Aleck sighed silently. If he really let Earle do this, the Moran Group would be in a mess.

So he had to think of a way to make Earle forget about this matter first.

“Mr. Moran, please calm down. There will be a solution to this problem. How about we go see Silas first?”

“What happened to Silas?”

Sure enough, Earle was immediately distracted when he heard Silas’ name.

“Silas already misses you. Why don’t we go to his kindergarten and pick him up? Anyway, it’s about time for them to go home now.”

After saying this, Aleck noticed that Earle’s expression softened, so he struck while the iron was hot and immediately added, “And you like the twins very much, right? If we pick Silas up, you can also see them. I’m sure your mood will lighten up.”

At the thought of the lovely twins, Earle finally nodded.

“Okay, let’s go to the kindergarten.”

At last, Aleck was able to persuade Earle.

He wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.

Soon, Earle stood outside the gate of the kindergarten, waiting for Silas.

The moment the final bell of the day rang, the children swarmed out.

When Silas saw Earle, he immediately ran over to him along with Adrian and Aileen.

He asked, “Great-grandpa, what are you doing here?”

“Hello, Mr. Moran!”

Aileen and Adrian greeted Earle in unison.

“Hello, children!”

Indeed, seeing the three children lightened up Earle’s mood. His anger dissipated at once.

“Aileen, Adrian, long time no see. I’ve brought you some gifts this time.”

Earle looked at Aleck, who immediately handed him the gifts they had just bought.

Earle got an exquisite doll for Aileen and a giant car model for Adrian.

Adrian and Aileen looked at each other, but they didn’t come forward to take the gifts.

“Mr. Moran, our mommy has taught us not to accept anything from other people casually,” Aileen said.

Although she really liked the doll, she still refused it.

Earle could tell that the two children liked his gifts, so he said patiently, “Am I a stranger to you? When you helped me last time, I didn’t get the chance to thank you. These are my thank-you gifts for you. If you don’t accept it, I’ll be sad.”

“Adrian…” Aileen called out softly.

She looked at Adrian as if asking for his opinion.

Adrian thought for a moment. Then he nodded and said, “Thank you, Mr. Moran. We’ll accept your gifts and just tell our mommy when we get home. But please, don’t give us any gifts next time.”

He and Aileen then took their gifts from Earle’s hands.

Earle thought they were very sensible children.

The more he looked at them, the more satisfied he was. He wished he could bring them home immediately.

He couldn’t help asking, “When will your parents come? I haven’t officially met your father yet.”

Aileen hugged the doll, raised her head, and said in confusion, “Father? I have never seen my father yet.”

Earle was also confused. He didn’t understand what she meant.

When he went to their house last time, their father was taking a shower.

Why would Aileen say she had never seen her father yet?

Chapter 500

Earle was about to ask Aileen again when Eliana rushed to the kindergarten.

She specifically asked for that day off, so she could come and pick up the children.

Maurice didn’t want her to go there alone. He feared Gerald would act against her a second time, so he asked his driver to bring her to the kindergarten.

The last thing Eliana expected was to see Earle at the kindergarten gate.

Inside the car, Eliana was about to ask the driver to stop when she suddenly spotted Earle standing by the gate.

Damn it! Why was Earle here?

“Please hurry! Don’t stop! Leave the kindergarten!”

Eliana had no choice but to ask the driver to drive away from the kindergarten.

The black Lincoln passed by the school and drove off.

Earle looked at the car and thought that it looked like Maurice’s.

He was puzzled by what he saw and had to look again to check if he saw it correctly. If it was Maurice’s car, why didn’t it stop?

Before he could think for long on the matter, the twins suddenly drew his attention.

“What are you looking at?” Aileen also looked into the distance curiously.

Earle shook off his thoughts and replied with a smile, “It’s nothing. I thought I saw someone I knew. Don’t worry about it.”

The black Lincoln drove past the kindergarten and stopped by the roadside. Eliana immediately took out her phone to contact the twins.

“Hello?”

“Mommy! Why aren’t you here yet? We’ve been waiting for so long!” Aileen grumbled.

“I’m sorry. I got stuck in a traffic jam. Could you wait a bit longer?”

Eliana had to make up an excuse to appease the twins.

“A traffic jam?” Aileen pouted. “Well, if it’s going to be a long time before you get here, I’ll stay with Adrian, Silas, and Silas’ grandpa! We’re going to play together for a bit.”

Earle overheard her conversation and said, “Aileen, do you need me to send someone to pick up your mother?”

Before Aileen could answer, Silas suddenly blurted out, “No!”

“Why not? What’s the matter?”

Earle looked at Silas in confusion.

If Earle went to pick Eliana up, he would find out who the twins’ mother was.

Silas explained in a hurry, “Aileen and Adrian’s mother is an ordinary person, so if you fetched her using your fancy car, their mother would get stressed out! If we upset her, she won’t let us keep contact with the twins.”

Earle thought it over and decided that Silas had a point. He immediately gave up the idea.

Silas breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

A moment ago, he was so worried. Eliana’s true identity was almost revealed.

“It’s okay! We can wait for our mother to pick us up.”

Aileen and Adrian stood by the gate, waiting for Eliana to pick them up.

As Earle gazed at the well-behaved twins, he suddenly recalled his argument with Maurice earlier that day. Their conversation vexed him.

An ordinary family had obedient children like Aileen and Adrian, but he was stuck with a disappointing grandson like Maurice.

The more Earle thought about the matter, the angrier he became. He couldn’t help but place a hand on Aileen’s head and comment, “You’re such obedient children. But my grandson always disobeys me!”

Adrian, who had never been fond of Maurice, commented, “Just because a child is obedient doesn’t mean that they’re good children.”

Earle retorted, “A child who knows how to listen to his elders is always good in my eyes.”

Aileen nodded in agreement and remarked, “I think Adrian is right. I have a friend named Ivy who lied to other children because she followed her mother’s instructions. Does that make her a good child?”

“If you put it that way…” Earle was stunned for a moment.

Aileen continued, “My mother always taught us that a good child should have their own thoughts and opinions. She told us never to give up, even though you’re having a hard time. Adults don’t always know what’s right. Even my mother makes the wrong choices sometimes. When that happens, she says sorry to us.”

Her words were reasonable, and Earle found no issue with them. For the first time in his life, he was surprised and at a loss for words by something a child said.

The truth was, he knew the twins were right, but he refused to admit it. Earle was an arrogant and stubborn man. He was reluctant to swallow his pride and admit his mistakes.