Ch. 501..505: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 501-505

Chapter 501

The school gate was no longer full of buzz. One by one, children were picked up by either their mother or father. Soon, only the twins were left waiting for their mother.

Earle didn’t want the two children to wait any longer. He decided to send them home.

Eliana however followed them all to the Pierce family’s house.

“Thank you, Mr. Moran,” Adrian and Aileen said almost simultaneously. “We’ll enter the house first.”

At the door, Earle gathered the twins in his arms and bid them goodbye.

When Earle had left, Eliana came out from her hiding place.

Seeing her, Adrian frowned and asked, “Mommy, you’re back home! Why didn’t you pick up us?”

Eliana lowered herself to meet her son’s eyes. “Well…”

She found it hard to find the words to explain herself to her little boy.

“Is it because you’re hiding from Mr. Moran who sent us back home?”

Adrian, who had a keen mind, held his gaze to his mother.

On the other hand, Aileen was visibly excited. Her eyes lit up at the sight of her. “Mommy, are we playing hide and seek again?”

Eliana couldn’t lie to her kids, especially with Adrian staring at her. So, she rather kept silent.

Adrian seemed to be able to read Eliana’s mind. “Mommy, tell me the truth. Can’t you get close to Mr. Moran? Will he bring danger to you?” he asked thoughtfully. “If that is true, we should not see him again.”

It was not that Adrian didn’t like Earle. His mother was more important to him.

So if meeting with Earle hurt his mother, he’d rather not see him.

Eliana shook her head and said, “No. He is not a bad guy. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t get in touch with him.”

Eliana honestly thought that Earle was not a bad guy. She knew how much he cared for Maurice. That was why he hated her each time he saw her.

Adrian looked at his mother, studying her face with a puzzled expression. He didn’t completely believe what she said.

Eliana gave a long sigh, and then asked the twins in a serious tone, “Tell me, do you like Mr. Moran?”

Adrian and Aileen exchanged looks nervously, but later, they nodded slightly.

Eliana smiled at them. “Then you can play with him. I promise I won’t interfere with your meeting with him from now on.”

The two children breathed a sigh of relief. “I do like him, Mommy,” Aileen said and added innocently, “but if you want to play hide and seek with him, I can help you so he won’t be able to find you!”

Eliana was amused by her innocent words, and her sadness had all melted away.

They got up early the following morning. Eliana helped the twins dress up for school. After they had breakfast, she took them to the kindergarten. They saw Silas at the gate of the school.

Silas waved his hand when he recognized Eliana. He excitedly rushed to her and said excitedly, “Miss Pierce, Good morning!”

He then lowered his head nervously. He now didn’t dare to look at Eliana.

“Good morning, Silas.”

Eliana squatted down and held her arms out to hug Silas.

Whatever previous misunderstandings they had between them, they were completely cleared up.

From kindergarten, Eliana headed to the company. While on her way, her phone rang. She didn’t recognize the number.

She shrugged her shoulders and answered the call. “Hello, who’s this?”

“Hi, Ms. Pierce. I am from the Star Factory. You contacted us about making bracelets for you. Our boss has agreed to do it. When can you come over to discuss the matter?”

It was a call from the old factory of the Pierce family!

“Now is a good time,” Eliana said. Excitement was in her voice. “I’ll be right there.”

She immediately asked the taxi driver to drive straight to the factory.

The Star Factory was located in the suburb. It took Eliana more than an hour to get there.

“Good morning!” The receptionist greeted her as Eliana arrived at the factory. “I’ll escort you to the meeting room.”

Eliana looked around as she and the receptionist walked to the meeting room. She noticed how the Star Factory had changed since she was last here as a child. She was momentarily in a stupor when she saw workers working in an orderly way.

She remembered the time when her father brought her to the factory. He held her hand as they inspected the factory. Those memories were slowly fading away.

The receptionist opened the door of the meeting room. When Eliana walked in, she was surprised to see the person inside.

“Miss Deleon! Why are you here?”

Chapter 502

Rosamond was not surprised to see Eliana.

“Miss Pierce, please have a seat. I am the boss of the Star Factory that you wanted to meet.”

Rosamond gestured for Eliana to sit down.

Eliana sat down in confusion. She had prepared a lot of words to tell the boss of the factory. But when she saw Rosamond, she was so surprised that her mind went blank. She didn’t know what to say.

Compared to Eliana’s uneasy look, Rosamond was much more composed.

“Actually, when I saw you play the harp in the manor, I wanted to see you again,” Rosamond said, staring at Eliana’s face and looking nostalgic.

“You were there at that time? How did you recognize me?” Eliana asked in surprise.

“Is your mother’s name Ingrid?” Rosamond asked, instead of answering her question.

She was even more surprised when she heard Rosamond mention her mother. Could it be that Rosamond had something to do with her mother?

She immediately asked back, “Do you know my mother?”

“Yes. Your mother and I were best friends.” While they talked about Ingrid, there was a gentle expression on Rosamond’s face.

“You and my mom were best friends? Then why have I never seen you before?” Eliana’s confusion had gotten stronger.

“Back then, your mother and I were so close that we always told each other everything. But because of a failed marriage, I left home and didn’t even want to communicate with any of my friends. So Ingrid

and I lost contact with each other. When I got news about her, she was already…” Rosamond choked with sobs. “I thought I would never have anything to do with her again. But I never thought that one day, I would meet her daughter.”

After hearing Rosamond and her mother’s story, Eliana couldn’t help sighing.

Two people who used to be the best of friends ended up losing contact with each other.

She couldn’t help thinking that if Rosamond had been with her mother all the time, her mother might not have been in despair and chosen to commit suicide.

However, what had happened already happened and couldn’t be changed now. Seeing that Rosamond was immersed in sadness, Eliana could only restrain her sorrow and say, “It’s all over now. We have to move on. I think my mother will be very happy if she knows you still miss her.”

It was only then that Rosamond restrained her emotions. She said guiltily, “I can’t say sorry to Ingrid anymore. And you are the only family member she had left in this world. So if you have any difficulties, don’t hesitate to tell me.”

Eliana was actually very shy to tell Rosamond. But she was running out of time now. And she could not find another suitable factory.

She swallowed her saliva and said solemnly, “Actually, I come here today to discuss something about work. Can your factory help the Moran Group produce a batch of bracelets?”

Rosamond chuckled. “Is that what you’re here for? Of course, I can help you.”

Eliana’s eyes lit up at once. “Really?”

Much to her surprise, Rosamond said, “Of course! And I can also return the factory to you.”

“Oh, no. You don’t have to do that,” Eliana said, kept shaking her head. She was really taken aback by Rosamond’s words.

“What are you thinking? I’m not giving it to you for free. I actually want to sell these old factories that belonged to the Pierce Group before to others. If you want, I can sell them to you at a low price.”

Rosamond paused for a moment. Then she asked tentatively, “Don’t you want to take the property of the Pierce family back?”

Of course, Eliana wanted to.

She was very interested in it.

It had always been her dream to get back everything that belonged to the Pierce family.

However… Money was the problem. She didn’t have enough of it.

Eliana smiled bitterly and said honestly, “Thank you for your kindness. I really want to take the factories back. But I don’t have the money…”

Rosamond smiled meaningfully. “You have.”

“What do you mean?”

Eliana was totally confused. She was poor now. How could she have money?

Rosamond stared at Eliana and said word by word, “Before your mother killed herself, she called me and asked me to give something to her daughter. And that is you.”

Eliana was utterly shocked. She stood up excitedly and asked, “Are you saying that my mother asked you to give me something? What is it?”

“Come with me. You’ll know when we get there.”

Rosamond kept Eliana in suspense and went to the bank with her.

Ingrid left a safe, and it was the last relic she left for her daughter.

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As she stood in front of the safe, Eliana felt uneasy. She remembered the moment she saw her mother’s corpse five years ago.

She was excited and wanted to open the safe, but she was too nervous to even touch it. It reminded her too much of what had happened and she was scared that she’d be heartbroken again.

“Go ahead and open it,”

Rosamond said, taking a step forward and handing Eliana the key to the safe.

Eliana gripped the key tightly in her sweaty hand. Gritting her teeth, she inserted the key in the lock with her trembling hand, and opened the safe.

The safe was not very big. However, it held only a letter, making it seem a lot more spacious and large.

Eliana took a deep breath as she reached for the letter, taking it out and unfolding it carefully.

“My beloved daughter, Eliana. Surely I must have passed away as you have gotten this letter. Do not be too sad, I simply left for another world to be with your father. I beg you to lift your spirits and take proper care of yourself, following my death. I do not qualify to be a mother. I have left you, abandoning you to try to survive in this brutal world all by yourself. Your father and I have created a private account just for you abroad. I will give you the account information. As soon as you were born, we both began depositing money in the account up until now. Rosamond is my closest friend. I have complete trust in her, so I am giving her this letter for safekeeping. You can definitely put your trust in her in the future. Adding to it, there is a number of a person included in the envelope. Keep this phone number in mind. If you come across any problems that are unsolvable, go look for this person. This person will serve as your last hope and he will aid you unconditionally. Keep in mind, once you memorize this phone number, get rid of the note instantly. Don’t question this. This is the final aid I can give to you. Following the death of your father and I, I beg you to keep on believing for this world. You will meet many people

that love you as time goes by, but your father has just me. If I am given another chance, I am fully ready to marry him and have you again. That was my greatest joy in life. Care for yourself well, my sweetheart.”

Eliana went through the envelope and discovered two small notes in it. The information of an individual account was written on one note, and a phone number was written on the second note. Eliana was shocked as she held the notes in her hand. The letter held so much information. She was a bit overwhelmed.

Who was this exact person that her mother mentioned? Seeing that he could help her unconditionally, what was her mother’s relationship with this person?

Eliana became quite confused and was extremely inquisitive about the truth. Nevertheless, following her mother’s instructions, she memorized the phone number and ripped the note into shreds.

Staring at the bits of paper she held in her hand, she felt lost. These were the final things her mother had remained for her. A letter, a phone number, and a bank account with an unknown amount of money.

These items brought again the realization that her mother had indeed passed away, leaving this world to be with her father for all eternity. She felt a sudden rush of sadness envelop her. She staggered back a step, unable to stand properly any longer.

Luckily, Rosamond was behind her and supported her with her hands.

“Everything is fine now…” Rosamond hugged Eliana, petting her softly.

Eliana felt so much sorrow. Residing in the comfort Rosamond gave her, Eliana eventually recovered from her grief after a long period.

“I am thankful for you, Miss Deleon.” She detached herself from Rosamond. Her face was pale and her eyes had reddened but she appeared a bit calm this time.

As it showed that she had lifted her spirits herself, Rosamond felt more at ease.

“As you have now gotten the bank account, you can check how much money is in it, by the way.”

They then proceeded to the bank to check the balance of the account, according to the information written on the note.

The account actually contained twenty million dollars in it!

This had probably been just a morsel amount of money to the Pierce family in the past, but for Eliana, it was undoubtedly a huge sum for her at that point. She was stupefied to have so much money in an instant.

It amused Rosamond to see that Eliana was dumbstruck by just twenty million dollars, but at the same time, she felt a bit sad for her. It appeared that Eliana had suffered immensely in these past few years.

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The sudden wealth put Eliana under a roller coaster of emotions.

She had been a daughter of a wealthy family in the past, but later she had become very poor. And after going through a lot, she stumbled upon such a huge amount of money.

However, the price that she had to pay for the money was taking in the fact that her family was ruined. If she had the chance to choose, then she would gladly live the rest of her life as a pauper if it meant that her parents could live a long healthy life.

“Eliana, you can have an amazing future with this sum of money. It’s probably the last thing that Ingrid could do for you…”

Rosamond could not help but sigh.

Eliana clutched the last letter that her mother had left her in her hands as she tried to calm down and forced a smile. “Don’t worry. I will move on with my life, just like my parents wanted me to.”

Rosamond uttered, “I am glad to see that you think that way. I believe that… Your parents will be pleased.”

“I also want to thank you for helping my mother keep her belongings safe,” Eliana said solemnly.

The Pierce family had been through hell that year, and if it had not been for Rosamond, then someone else would have taken that money before Eliana could get to it.

“And thank you for agreeing to help make bracelets.”

“Rest assured that I will be very attentive to the matter, and if you have any difficulties in the future, you can always come to me.”

Rosamond looked at Eliana lovingly, because she reminded her of her best friend. Tears welled up in her eyes.

She had given up on Ingrid before, but now, she finally had a chance to make up for it by taking care of her daughter.

Finally, Eliana could retain her design of the bracelet.

Exhausted, she returned to the company, and saw many people walking in and out of the gate. They all seemed to be going to Maurice’s office.

What was going on?

Eliana was confused. She walked up to a colleague who was watching the scene of bustle, and asked, “What’s going on?”

The colleague responded, “You haven’t heard? Apparently, there is going to be a new CEO to manage the company soon!”

“A new CEO?” Eliana had a bad feeling. “Who is it? And what about Mr. Moran?”

“Looks like it is going to be Mr. Moran’s uncle, Gerald! I heard that he is here to help Mr. Moran deal with the company’s affairs.”

Another colleague complained, “I don’t think so. He must be here to replace Mr. Moran. I am pretty sure that the company is going to be in deep trouble!”

What?

Was Gerald really taking over the company and replacing Maurice?

Eliana’s eyes widened in shock.

She had only not been there for one morning. How could such a huge thing happen in such a short time?

Gerald seemed to have gotten a chance to take over the company, and Eliana had no clue of Maurice’s situation.

Worries stormed into her heart as she thought of Maurice.

She figured that she had to see him!

By the time she came to her senses, she was already outside Maurice’s office.

And Corbin was not at his desk.

Eliana knocked on the door gently, but there was no response.

A moment later, she pushed the door open and walked in.

The whole office was a mess with papers and documents scattered all over the floor.

Maurice was sitting in his chair, looking fatigued. His eyes were closed, and he was massaging the area between his brows, dispirited.

“Get out!” he shouted coldly without even looking.

“Maurice, are you okay?”

He slowly opened his eyes when he heard Eliana’s voice.

A trace of embarrassment flashed through his eyes. “Why are you here?”

“Well… I solved the matter of the bracelet…” After a pause, Eliana continued, “And I want to know what happened. Why is everyone saying that Gerald is going to be the company’s new CEO? Maurice… Is it true?”

The office became as silent as a grave.

Maurice silently walked up to Eliana and hugged her. He then said in a gentle tone, “Don’t worry about me. Your task now is to think about how you’re going to date me.”

Eliana stayed in his warm embrace, believing that the reason he was in such a situation was because of her.

“It was arranged by your grandfather, right? It’s all my fault, right?”

Her voice was ridden with guilt.

Maurice hugged her tightly and said in a low voice, “Don’t think too much. This has nothing to do with you. You don’t have such a great influence.”

Eliana became silent as she leaned on his chest with a gloomy look in her eyes, but her heart was weighing with sorrows.

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Maurice’s comfort didn’t make Eliana feel any better.

She knew in her heart that all this must have something to do with her.

After leaving his office, Eliana returned to the Design Department in a daze.

At this time, all the employees in the Design Department gathered around. They discussed the plan of going to the hospital to visit Harriet.

Lucia had already returned to the company too. As soon as she saw Eliana, she immediately ran to Eliana’s side.

She said worriedly, “Eliana, how are you? Are you alright? You scared me to death.”

Eliana shook her head. “I’m fine.”

Lucia still wanted to say something more, but some of their female colleagues came over to invite Eliana to go with them to the hospital.

“You go ahead. I won’t go.”

Eliana was not in the mood to see the culprit lying in the hospital.

But one female colleague complained, “Well, it’s not up to you to decide. Mr. Gerald Moran, the new CEO, has given an order that everyone in the Design Department must visit Miss Stone.”

Eliana was a little surprised to hear this. Did Gerald ask all of them to see Harriet?

It seemed that he would really make a great change in the Moran Group.

At the thought of this, Eliana’s anxiety gradually increased.

But she had no other choice. In the end, she still went to the hospital to visit Harriet together with her colleagues of the Design Department.

Harriet was lying weakly in the hospital bed in a VIP ward. Her face had lost its color, and she seemed seriously ill.

Although Eliana didn’t like a scheming woman like Harriet, she must admit that she admired Harriet’s boldness. To achieve her goal, Harriet could even hurt herself. If she was cruel to others, she was even more ruthless to herself.

All the employees of the Design Department gathered around Harriet’s bed to show their concern for their boss. Only Eliana stood a little farther away from them.

“Guys, thank you for visiting me today.”

Harriet’s voice revealed a sense of powerlessness.

One colleague immediately said fawningly, “Miss Stone, what are you talking about? Of course, we must visit you.”

“Yes, Miss Stone. We are all worried about you. How can you be so sick? I heard this is all because of Lilian. I really can’t believe it. She was so well-behaved and had no conflict with you. Why did she suddenly use such a vicious method to hurt you?” a curious female colleague couldn’t help but comment.

Lucia secretly sneered. Then she echoed, “Yes, Miss Stone. Lilian was close to you, right? Why would she hurt you?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

The other colleagues also looked at Harriet curiously.

Harriet had already anticipated this question, and she was well prepared. She immediately put on a pitiful look as if she was really the victim and said sadly, “Maybe it’s because I was too strict with Lilian. But I was doing it for her own good. I didn’t expect that she would be dissatisfied with me and even hurt me in the end. It’s all my fault because I didn’t know her well first.”

As Harriet spoke, the rims of her eyes turned red as if she was about to cry. As expected, she aroused most people’s sympathy.

“Miss Stone, how can you blame yourself? It’s all Lilian’s fault. We also didn’t expect that she was that kind of person.”

“I have long thought that Lilian is not a good person. Now she has really proven me right. So she deserves the bad karma.”

Eliana just stood there and listened to Harriet inducing her colleagues to believe that Lilian was to be blamed for all the bad things that had happened. She almost vomited with disgust.

If it weren’t for the fear that this matter would aggravate and affect the Moran Group, she wouldn’t have let this go just like that. She would reveal Harriet’s true color with her own hands.

Soon, the visiting hours came to an end. When everyone said goodbye to Harriet, Eliana was the first to turn around, wanting to leave.

But Harriet suddenly stopped her.

“Miss Pierce, wait. I have something to talk to you alone.”

Everyone’s eyes immediately focused on Eliana.

Lucia immediately stepped forward and said, “Miss Stone, since we’ve been here for a long while, you must be tired, right? You can talk to Eliana about it next time.”

“It’s okay, Lucia. Since Miss Stone doesn’t mind it, I’ll stay and have a talk with her,” Eliana said, giving Lucia a reassuring look.

Lucia was still a little worried, but she followed the others outside. However, she kept looking back while walking out of the ward.

At this moment, only Harriet and Eliana were left in the ward.

“Why are you so far away? Are you afraid that I’ll eat you?” Harriet snorted coldly with undisguised disgust in her eyes.

The hair all over Eliana’s body prickled, and she immediately raised her guard.

She wondered what trick Harriet was trying to play this time.

“Miss Stone, I don’t think we have anything to talk about.”

“Actually, you don’t need to be so wary of me,” Harriet said and suddenly laughed.

“Oh really? But my past experience tells me that I can’t trust your words, Miss Stone.”

Eliana stood far away from Harriet from beginning to end.

She didn’t dare to underestimate Harriet’s scheming and ruthlessness. She was afraid that Harriet would trick her again if she was not careful enough.

Seeing Eliana’s vigilant look, Harriet smiled complacently. “Eliana, I’ve thought it through. I don’t want Maurice anymore. I’ll give him up to you.”