Ch. 576..580: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 576-580

Chapter 576

“Miss Stone, do you have anything else to say?” Maurice asked.

“I… Well, I…”

The evidence was irrefutable. How else could Harriet deny it?

At this moment, Bonita’s face darkened too.

Maurice stared at Harriet expressionlessly for a while. Then he asked coldly, “Did you pick on Eliana yesterday?”

Harriet was so frightened that she shuddered and grabbed Bonita’s arm tightly.

Maurice didn’t wait for her to answer. He continued, “This is not the first time, right? Last time you deliberately made yourself have an allergic reaction to frame Eliana with your own life. You have completely crossed the bottom line of the Moran family this time.”

Every word he said made Harriet’s face grow paler and paler.

Earle and Nancy were shocked by the truth.

Seeing their reaction, Bonita felt heartbroken. She turned to Harriet and said aloud, “Harriet, tell me the truth. Did you really do it?”

Harriet replied stubbornly, “Mom, I just didn’t want to give up just like that. I…”

“That’s enough!”

Before she could finish her words, Bonita interrupted her with a grim face. Bonita took her hand, stood up, and apologized to Earle, “Mr. Moran, I apologize to you on behalf of Harriet. I didn’t expect that she would do so many wrong things behind my back. I hope you will forgive her today.”

Bonita apologized so sincerely that Earle didn’t know what to say.

In the end, Bonita and Harriet didn’t have the face to stay in the Moran family’s house longer, so they immediately left.

After they left, the atmosphere in the Moran family’s house became even more depressing.

Nancy looked at Maurice, and then at Earle. She was caught between her grandson and her husband. She was in a dilemma now.

She knew that Earle wanted Maurice to marry Harriet because she was also from a wealthy and influential family.

But with Maurice’s stubborn character, he would never allow anyone to make the decision for him, not even his own grandfather. He would never marry someone he didn’t like.

Maurice and Earle always clashed because of many differences. Nancy didn’t know who to side with, so she could only try her best to balance.

“Earle, don’t lose your temper now. Honestly, I’m not satisfied with Harriet. So it was good that Maurice cut the Gordian knot quickly. Fortunately, Bonita had a clear mind. I don’t think what happened today will affect the relationship between the Stone family and the Moran family.”

Maurice couldn’t help but sneer, “Grandma, you think too highly of her. Mrs. Stone is not as simple as you think.”

When he said this, Earle snorted coldly but didn’t contradict him.

“I’ve been investigating them. Mrs. Stone’s husband and first daughter died in an avalanche. So she doted on Harriet, her only daughter. Now she is a mother and the head of Stone Group at the same

time. She is a ruthless and resourceful person who can run the entire company by herself. She won’t let her daughter do anything recklessly.”

Earle and Nancy thought that Maurice’s analysis was very reasonable. Nancy stared at Maurice as if she was seeing the energetic Blair.

The little boy who didn’t know anything back then had grown into an independent and capable man.

If Blair and Brenda could see him now, they would feel happy and proud.

With tears in her eyes, Nancy said, “You’re right, Maurice. Since this is the case, there’s no need for you to marry Harriet. You can choose your future wife by yourself.”

“Choose? I think he has already chosen,” Earle chimed in grimly.

“Maurice, let me ask you a question. Are you with that Eliana again?”

Eliana’s name was taboo in the Moran family. As long as any of them mentioned it, the atmosphere would instantly become tense.

“Yes,” Maurice answered without hesitation. He didn’t want to hide the truth anymore.

When Earle saw Maurice look so calm admitting it, he fumed with rage. But he was angry not only at Maurice but more at Eliana.

He was a wise old man. But in the end, he was fooled by a young woman.

“As expected, you are together behind my back. I thought that although that woman is poor, at least she knows how to keep her words. I didn’t expect that she would go back on her promise now. She is really from a lowly family.”

Earle was so overwhelmed by anger that he unexpectedly revealed the secret agreement between him and Eliana.

This made Maurice’s head buzz. All the clues he had ignored were suddenly connected, allowing him to draw an astonishing conclusion.

It turned out that Eliana’s disappearance had something to do with Earle.

Chapter 577

“Grandpa, why did Eliana suddenly leave? Did you do something to her?”

Although Maurice already had an answer in his heart, he still asked this question.

Earle didn’t admit or deny it. But with a sullen face, he threatened, “It seems that you still haven’t learned your lesson last time. Isn’t it enough to experience losing the power in your hands? I can actually give everything to Gerald. Are you really forcing me to do it?”

Because of Earle’s words, Maurice was also provoked. “If you want to do it, give it a try. I actually don’t mind. Don’t forget that the power my uncle has been dreaming of is still in my hands.”

As Maurice spoke, he defiantly touched the ring on his right hand.

This ruby ring was lost but was found again. It represented the supreme power of the Mason family. And this was also giving him the confidence to fight back against Earle. Because even if he lost the Moran Group, he had other choices.

What Maurice said had completely angered Earle. The Mason family was his Achilles heel. And over the years, no one had dared to mention it.

Back then, Earle’s son Blair fell in love with Brenda, the daughter of the Mason family. But he opposed the relationship between the two and disagreed with their marriage. However, who would have thought Blair would be so stubborn? The more he hindered their relationship, the more determined Blair was. One day, Blair and Brenda eloped despite the formidable obstacles and later gave birth to a son and a daughter.

Then a tragedy happened later. Blair and Brenda were both killed in a car accident. This disaster was a heavy blow to the Moran family. The situation was so serious to the point that the members of the Moran family almost broke up.

And now, Maurice wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and repeat the same mistake. How could Earle not get angry?

“Damn you! You’re such an asshole!”

Earle was so angry that he trembled all over, and blue veins stood out on the back of his hand holding the cane. It was as if he was going to smash it towards Maurice the next second.

Listening to their exchange of hurtful words, Nancy knew she could not stop them.

The atmosphere between the grandfather and grandson was too tense for her to intervene.

Just as the battle was about to break out, Silas ran downstairs with his drawing board on his back. He sandwiched himself between Maurice and Earle, looked at each of them, and asked, “Great-grandpa, Uncle, are you free now? Can you help me with my homework?”

Since the little boy was between them, Earle and Maurice subconsciously restrained themselves.

Then Earle said gently, “Silas, go play in your room first. Your uncle and I have something to talk about.”

But actually, Silas didn’t just come here to ask the two men to help him with his homework. He looked up and winked at Nancy beside him.

Nancy immediately understood what he meant. So she also cooperated with him.

“Silas, what homework is that? Is it very important?”

Silas deliberately emphasized, “Of course! Our teacher told us that we must finish it. We have to submit it on Monday. If I’m the only one who failed to do it, what would I do?”

“If they don’t want to help you, then let me do it. What’s your homework today?” Nancy continued to act with Silas in front of Maurice and Earle.

“Great-grandma, it’s about family,” Silas replied, deliberately raising his voice. “I want to draw Uncle and Great-grandpa. But…”

He didn’t finish his words. Instead, he lowered his head in disappointment.

“You two, why don’t you help Silas finish his homework? Look at how sad he is now.”

In the end, Earle and Maurice compromised. They posed according to Silas’ instructions. It seemed that Silas and Nancy’s efforts were not in vain.

In the process, the two people who were not on good terms suddenly had to be close and intimate with each other. Obviously, both of them felt awkward.

Silas looked at Earle’s and Maurice’s poses with satisfaction and started to draw. Nancy stood beside him, supervising the poses of the two big men.

As time went on, Earle’s and Maurice’s anger gradually subsided.

When Earle looked at Maurice, he was reminded of Blair.

They were both stubborn and intelligent. Did this mean Maurice would also be like Blair in the future? Would Maurice leave his family because of a woman?

Chapter 578

Harriet found it hard to accept that she was just dragged by Bonita out of the Moran family’s house.

Finally, she broke out.

She shook off Bonita’s hand and asked unwillingly, “Mom, why didn’t you help me deal with the Moran family just now? Why did you even protect that bitch Eliana?”

Bonita felt Harriet was really being unreasonable. She always made trouble out of nothing. So Bonita warned her again, “Didn’t I tell you not to mess with Eliana? You don’t know her that much. Her background is not as simple as you think.”

“Then tell me! How will I know if you don’t tell me? Who the hell is that bitch? How come we can’t afford to offend her? We are the Stone family, after all.”

Was Eliana born into a noble family? How could it be possible? For Harriet, this was the most doubtful and unacceptable thing.

“Stop talking nonsense!” At this time, Bonita was already very angry at her rebellious daughter. “I haven’t taught you a lesson yet. Have you gone out of your mind? How could you risk your own life to frame your rival in love just because of a man? Have you ever thought if it’s worth it or not?”

“Mom, it’s worth it. I want Maurice. And I’ll get him at all costs.”

As she said this, Harriet had a ferocious look on her face. It was as if she was being possessed.

Bonita looked at Harriet in disbelief. She couldn’t believe that the daughter she had always been proud of was now desperate for a man. What had happened?

She was so furious that she raised her hand and gave Harriet a hard slap in the face.

The impact made Harriet turn her head to the side. And she was totally stunned. Bonita always doted on her. She didn’t understand why Bonita would beat her now because of someone else.

“Are you sober now?” Bonita asked, her hand still trembling. Then she added angrily, “When I wanted you to be engaged with Maurice, I asked you to help me get the Moran Group, not to make you infatuated with him.”

Bonita’s words were like a sharp blade that pierced through Harriet’s heart. She couldn’t bear it anymore, so she broke into tears and ran away, covering her face.

Bonita could do nothing but just watch Harriet’s back helplessly, feeling a dull pain in her temples.

She told herself, “Forget it. Give her some time, and she’ll figure it out one day.”

Bonita was still lost in thought when a mysterious black car stopped in front of her.

She pondered for a moment and got in the car.

It turned out that Gerald was also in the back seat. He smiled at her and said sincerely, “Mrs. Stone, are you interested in talking to me now?”

“I don’t know what you want to talk about.” Bonita played dumb.

“Don’t play dumb in front of me.” Gerald turned his head and looked at her with eyes full of madness, “As long as you help me bring Maurice down, I will help you carve up the Moran Group.”

Now Gerald didn’t care about the Moran Group anymore. All he wanted was to defeat Maurice and make him doomed forever.

Bonita looked at the crazy Gerald with a gloomy expression.

Before, she wanted to get the Moran Group. But now, her ambition was more than that. She wanted more.

“Gerald, I’ll tell you the truth. What I want is more than just the Moran Group.”

“What do you mean? Aside from Moran Group, what else do you want?”

Gerald was stunned. He didn’t know what else could be more valuable than the Moran Group.

Bonita sneered, “I’m afraid you still don’t know the background of Maurice’s girlfriend.”

“Do you mean Eliana Pierce?” Now, Gerald was more confused. “Isn’t she the daughter of the Pierce family? What else can she have?”

“The problem is… Her mother’s maiden name is White,” Bonita said slowly. “Ingrid was a well-known beauty in the past, and she came from an even more prominent family. But later, the White family fell into decline. It was at that time that she left the White family and married into the Pierce family. But later, the White family rebuilt their business and made a comeback. Their situation has been even greater in recent years. If the White family knows that Ingrid’s daughter has been out there, they will definitely take her back.”

As Bonita explained Eliana’s background to Gerald, there was a hint of fear and imperceptible jealousy in her tone.

When Gerald heard this familiar name, his mind traveled back in time.

Ingrid’s voice and appearance appeared in his mind again. All these years, he wanted to forget her, but he just couldn’t.

And every time he thought that such a beautiful woman committed suicide for Lemuel, he could not accept it.

But somehow, he couldn’t help but feel a little fortunate. Ingrid did not completely disappear. Because Eliana, who had inherited her beautiful face, appeared.

Maybe he still had a chance.

Chapter 579

As night fell, Eliana thought of her promise to Maurice this morning. So she went to the kitchen and unwittingly prepared a sumptuous dinner. After setting up the table, she looked at it only to realize that tonight there seemed to be a feast.

Time quietly passed as Eliana kept track of the time. She patiently watched as the clock’s hour hand slowly ran from six o’clock to eight o’clock. Now it was almost nine o’clock, but there was no sign of Maurice coming home yet.

“Mommy, when is Mr. Moran coming? I’m starving,” Aileen complained, sitting on the sofa and rubbing her belly with her little hands. When she stared at the big meal on the table, her mouth watered, and she almost drooled.

“I think that bad guy doesn’t want to come, so he stands us up.”

Adrian had always disliked Maurice. And now that Maurice was late, he disdained Maurice even more.

Eliana looked at the door disappointedly. Then she gradually stopped looking forward to Maurice’s coming.

It was too late now. She didn’t want to wait any longer and starve her children.

“Okay, kids. Since you’re hungry, let’s eat first.”

As soon as Adrian and Aileen sat at the table, they devoured the food. Eliana, on the other hand, lost her appetite when she looked at the table full of food.

Her mind was obviously not on eating but on something else. She glanced at her phone on the table every now and then as if waiting for a call or text from someone.

When Aileen noticed Eliana’s abnormality, she put down her fork and knife, looked at Eliana with concern, and asked, “Mommy, are you thinking of Mr. Moran?”

Eliana only came back to her senses after Aileen called her out several times. She answered Aileen’s question guiltily, “Of course not. I am not thinking of him.”

However, Aileen had already seen through her lie. The little girl secretly forked a piece of pepper and put it on Eliana’s plate.

Eliana was in a trance, totally unaware of what Aileen was doing. So she naturally forked the pepper and put it into her mouth.

As soon as she bit it, the spicy taste exploded in her mouth.

“Ahhh! It’s so spicy!”

She grimaced and hurriedly spat out the pepper. It was so spicy that tears welled up in her eyes. Her face flushed at once.

Since Aileen’s prank was successful, she covered her mouth and snickered.

Instead of getting angry, Eliana was amused. “You… You are such a naughty girl. Good thing you are cute.”

She smiled helplessly, and stroke Aileen’s hair.

Adrian couldn’t stand Eliana’s distracted look too. He hesitated for a while before he finally said, “Mommy, if you are really worried about that bad guy, why don’t you call him and ask?”

Eliana thought Adrian’s idea made sense. So she plucked up her courage, picked up her phone, and called Maurice.

Maurice was still in the Moran family’s house. When he saw Eliana’s name flashing on the screen of his phone, it was only then that he remembered their agreement this morning.

He couldn’t help smiling when he answered the phone. He asked, “Are you still waiting for me to come home for dinner?”

“Of course not! You’re flattering yourself too much!” Eliana quickly retorted.

“I’m happy to know that you’re waiting for me.”

Maurice’s voice was filled with obvious joy.

Eliana’s face quickly flushed. After being seen through by Maurice, she was too embarrassed to say a word.

Before she could even recover from the embarrassment, Maurice changed the topic. “Eliana, did my grandfather force you to leave me before?”

Eliana was stunned for a moment. How did Maurice know about it?

Could it be that Earle told him?

For a moment, she didn’t know what to say. She actually couldn’t tell the truth.

How could she tell Maurice that she and Earle had a deal? Their agreement was simple. As long as she left, Maurice could take the Moran Group back. And to avoid getting Maurice into trouble, she ran away.

Eliana knew Maurice too well. He would go crazy if he knew.

But her silence had actually given him the answer.

And this made him furious.

He was so furious that he couldn’t wait to stand in front of her and kiss her lips fiercely. Then he would tell her how stupid the decision she made was.

But at this moment, Maurice could only speak to Eliana on the phone. So he said in a tone that seemed threatening but also pleading, “Eliana, listen carefully. I won’t lose everything because of my grandfather’s suppression. I want you to promise me that from now on, you will never leave me for whatever reason. Do you understand?”

At this moment, Eliana felt that the wall she had built in her heart with great difficulty collapsed.

And it was Maurice’s attack that made it collapse. Then those suppressed emotions in her heart poured out like a flood that was hard to contain.

Her hand holding the phone trembled slightly. No words could fully express her feelings right now. Finally, she condensed it in two sentences.

“Maurice, don’t underestimate yourself. I have nowhere to go.”

Both her body and her heart had nowhere to go.

Chapter 580

Was Eliana making him a promise?

Maurice’s heart skipped a beat. He seriously warned, “Eliana, remember what you said today. If you run away again…”

However, he was unable to finish his sentence.

The thing was that every time he threatened Eliana, no matter how serious he was, he would end up being softhearted and the so-called punishment would remain in abeyance.

That had happened so often that he couldn’t find anything to threaten Eliana this time. Maurice never managed to get really angry with Eliana and that bothered him a bit. Could he ever make her to be scared of his threat again?

He couldn’t answer that question either.

“Don’t worry. I won’t run away again.”

When Eliana said these words, she suddenly felt like everything was settled. A sense of undisguised bitterness suddenly rose in her heart. However, she also felt a strange sweet feeling in her heart.

She was no longer alone. From now on, there was someone in the world who loved her and cared about her.

Maurice and Eliana were silent for a moment, each holding their phone to their ear. It was as if they could hear each other’s heartbeat gradually quickening.

It was Maurice who broke the silence. “By the way, I was delayed by something and that is why I didn’t come back for dinner,” Maurice explained, feeling guilty for breaking his promise tonight.

“It’s okay. I didn’t really expect you to come anyway, so I just casually cooked something. You can come next time,” Eliana replied calmly.

It didn’t take much for Maurice and Eliana to really feel like they were a couple.

Aileen and Adrian, who were standing behind their mother, clearly saw what was going on.

Aileen put on a serious look and asked to her brother, “Adrian, do you think Mommy is in love?”

“Don’t talk nonsense! Mommy spends her days with us. When did she have the time to meet someone and fall in love?” Adrian replied with a pout.

At this moment, Aileen’s eyes lit up and she said excitedly, “What about Mr. Moran? I really think Mommy is in love. Nana was like this when she was in a relationship last time!”

At the mention of Maurice, Adrian immediately pulled a long face.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, he also had a feeling that his mother might be in love, and the person she was dating was probably the man he hated the most.

“But… I don’t like that bad guy! I don’t want Mommy to be with him,” Adrian protested.

Aileen pursed her lips and snorted. “Adrian, you never like any man who is too close to Mommy. In the past, it was Mr. Bowman you didn’t like!”

That was right. Jonathan!

How could he forget him?

All of a sudden, an idea struck Adrian.

He remembered that before they came back, Jonathan had told him that if he and his mother were unhappy, he could call Jonathan at any time.

Now was the right time to call him!

Adrian’s heart began to beat faster. However, on second thought, he felt that Jonathan also had a thing for his mother. He suddenly wasn’t so sure about calling Jonathan anymore.

Adrian thought hard, trying to judge which of Maurice and Jonathan was the most hateful. After thinking for a long time, he took his smart watch and secretly texted Jonathan, telling him about their recent situation.

Adrian paid attention to his words when sending the message and didn’t make his intentions clear right away. He wanted to probe Jonathan first.

After sending the message, he lay in the bed, his eyes fixed on his smart watch as he waited for Jonathan’s reply.

He waited for a long time but there was no reply.

Why was Mr. Bowman so silent at this critical moment? If nothing was done, his mother would be taken away by the bad guy.

The mere thought of it made Adrian furious. He threw his smart watch aside and buried his face in the pillows. Slowly, he fell asleep.

What Adrian didn’t know was that when he texted Jonathan asking him to come home, Jonathan had just got off the plane.

He was in this city.

In the wee hours of the morning, outside the empty airport, the sound of a fleet of luxury cars suddenly broke the silence of the night. The cars slowly stopped. A group of well-trained bodyguards in black got out of the cars and quickly lined up in two lines.

Moments later, a man in a gray overcoat walked out of the airport, surrounded by many people.

An assistant in a suit walked up to him, bowed and asked, “Mr. Bowman, are you going to see Miss Pierce now?”