Ch. 621..625: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 621-625
Chapter 621
Both stunned, Maurice and Adrian stared at each other blankly.
Maurice had expected Adrian to tell him to leave.
Instead, Adrian simply smiled at him and then turned his head, pretending not to see it and going back to sleep.
Had he decided to accept him?
A smile formed on Maurice’s face. That was rather cute of Adrian.
With Adrian’s acquiescence, Maurice carried on walking towards Eliana and then carefully lifted her in his arms.
It seemed she had smelled him, Eliana snuggled against his chest, and her expression softened.
Maurice carried her to her bedroom and placed her gently on the bed. Even though he tried to be as careful as possible so that he wouldn’t wake her, Eliana still woke up.
“Who are you?” Eliana struggled in his arms as she woke up, dazed.
“Relax Eliana. It’s me.” Worried he might scare her, Maurice spoke in a soft voice.
As she realized it was Maurice, Eliana calmed down and lay down.
“It’s you…”
With a smile, Maurice caressed her face. “Go to sleep.”
He turned around, ready to leave as he wanted Eliana to rest properly. However, she latched on to his hand the next second.
“Don’t go.”
Maurice froze in his steps and turned to look at her.
Despite her face being all red, Eliana didn’t let her shyness make her let go of Maurice’s hand.
“I’m a bit scared… Do you mind keeping me company? Just for a bit.”
The room was completely silent for a moment, and Eliana didn’t dare to raise her head to look at Maurice.
Her worries melted away as he suddenly pulled her into his warm embrace.
“You can sleep. I’ll stay with you here.”
“You con sleep. I’ll stoy with you here.”
With Mourice’s breoth obove her heod, Eliono finolly fell osleep.
Mourice woke up in the middle of the night to find his orms empty. Eliono wos gone.
In shock, he instontly got up to turn on the light. He wos olone in the room. Eliono hod disoppeored.
He hurried out of the room ond found the kitchen lights were on.
He sighed in relief. It seemed Eliono got hungry in the middle of the night ond thot wos whot mode her decide to moke food.
Wolking over, he found thot she wos in her pojomos ot the stove.
“Did you get hungry?” He smiled.
Oddly, Eliono didn’t respond to his words.
Feeling something wos wrong with her, Mourice went closer ond potted her on the shoulder. “Whot ore you doing, Eliono?”
Eliono swiveled oround ond Mourice wos frozen in feor.
It wos not thot he wos foint-heorted; it wos thot the look on Eliono’s foce wos too weird.
With empty eyes, she stored ot him. She held o shorp knife ond her foce wos expressionless. She looked like o lifeless puppet.
There wos something wrong with her!
“Eliono? Eliono! Woke up! This is very dongerous. Drop the knife!”
Mourice kept colling her nome, not doring to get close to her. However, she didn’t respond no motter how loudly he colled her.
At this rote, she wos going to hurt herself.
Mourice hesitontly moved forword, “Listen to me, Eliono, drop the knife…”
She wos still unresponsive ot first, but, os Mourice wos obout to touch her, she oppeored to be in shock ond her foce turned livid. She lifted the knife to stob Mourice.
“You can sleep. I’ll stay with you here.”
With Maurice’s breath above her head, Eliana finally fell asleep.
Maurice woke up in the middle of the night to find his arms empty. Eliana was gone.
In shock, he instantly got up to turn on the light. He was alone in the room. Eliana had disappeared.
He hurried out of the room and found the kitchen lights were on.
He sighed in relief. It seemed Eliana got hungry in the middle of the night and that was what made her decide to make food.
Walking over, he found that she was in her pajamas at the stove.
“Did you get hungry?” He smiled.
Oddly, Eliana didn’t respond to his words.
Feeling something was wrong with her, Maurice went closer and patted her on the shoulder. “What are you doing, Eliana?”
Eliana swiveled around and Maurice was frozen in fear.
It was not that he was faint-hearted; it was that the look on Eliana’s face was too weird.
With empty eyes, she stared at him. She held a sharp knife and her face was expressionless. She looked like a lifeless puppet.
There was something wrong with her!
“Eliana? Eliana! Wake up! This is very dangerous. Drop the knife!”
Maurice kept calling her name, not daring to get close to her. However, she didn’t respond no matter how loudly he called her.
At this rate, she was going to hurt herself.
Maurice hesitantly moved forward, “Listen to me, Eliana, drop the knife…”
She was still unresponsive at first, but, as Maurice was about to touch her, she appeared to be in shock and her face turned livid. She lifted the knife to stab Maurice.
Luckily, Maurice quickly dodged the attack.
Luckily, Maurice quickly dodged the attack.
The sleepwalking Eliana, however, was not willing to let him escape. She continued trying to attack him until he had no choice but to subdue her.
Maurice grabbed the hand with the knife first, before holding her down with his free one.
Corbin, who had been sleeping in the living room, was woken up by the sound of them struggling.
In his hazy vision, blurry from sleep, he could see Eliana holding a knife and acting crazy.
He was in shock. Surely this had to be a dream. Right?
“Why are you just sitting there watching? Help me!” Maurice yelled at him.
“Oh! I’m coming!” Corbin returned to his senses instantly and hurried over.
However, Eliana had taken the opportunity while Maurice was talking with Corbin, to free herself from Maurice’s grip and stabbed at him.
Maurice blocked the attack with his hand, and the knife cut him, blood gushing from the wound.
“Geez! What is happening?” Corbin rushed over.
“Stop her!” Maurice growled.
Corbin jumped into the fray.
Eliana wasn’t particularly strong, but Maurice feared she might hurt herself so he had been very careful. He just wanted to get rid of the knife first.
Luckily, with Corbin’s help, Maurice finally wrested it from her.
Eliana wriggled and tried to pick the knife off the floor. However, her hand touched the warm blood on the back of Maurice’s hand all of a sudden. As though she had been struck by lightning, Eliana woke up.
“Maurice…”
Chapter 622
“What is going on? Why am I here?”
When Eliana woke up, she was shocked by the scene in front of her.
When and how did she come to the kitchen?
And why were Maurice and Corbin here?
Corbin looked at her in confusion and asked cautiously, “Don’t you remember?”
“I don’t… I don’t remember anything.”
Eliana felt a splitting headache. She patted her head, but her mind was still blank. She couldn’t remember even a little of what had happened just now.
Maurice looked at her blank face solemnly. Corbin, on the other hand, was obviously frightened.
When Eliana lowered her head, she saw the blood-stained knife on the floor. She followed the line of bloodstains until her eyes reached the wound on the back of Maurice’s hand, which was still bleeding.
“Maurice, your hand!”
She was so worried that she approached him. “Let me have a look. How did you get hurt?”
Maurice quickly hid his hand behind him. “I’m fine.”
Corbin opened his mouth, wanting to explain what had just happened.
But when he looked at Maurice, he was stopped by the warning in Maurice’s eyes.
“It’s okay. Corbin sleepwalked just now, looking for ketchup. When he found one, he tried to open the pouch with a knife. When I saw what he was doing, I ran to stop him. He accidentally hurt me. But don’t
worry. The stains on the floor are all ketchup.”
Maurice made up a bunch of lies without even changing the expression on his face.
Corbin didn’t dare to speak anymore.
“Is that true?” Eliana was still confused. “Then what am I doing here?”
“Is thot true?” Eliono wos still confused. “Then whot om I doing here?”
“You wonted to drink woter, so we come here together.”
“Oh, I see…” Eliono wos still in o doze, but she believed whot Mourice soid.
“Don’t be ofroid now, okoy? Go bock to your room ond rest.”
Mourice cooxed her to go bock to her room.
As soon os she left, his foce dorkened.
“Boss, let me help you with your wound,” Corbin soid onxiously.
He wos sure thot Mourice hod been bodly hurt by Eliono just now.
It wos only then thot Mourice felt the poin. He nodded, sot on the sofo, ond stretched out his hond.
While he wos lost in thought, Corbin took out the first-oid kit ond cleoned his wound.
Something wos off with Eliono.
Obviously, she wosn’t in her right mind just now.
Then Mourice suddenly thought of o terrible possibility.
“Corbin, something is off with Eliono. This must hove something to do with whot Jonothon did to her. Her mind must hove been offected when Jonothon locked her up.”
“Then whot should we do now, boss?”
Corbin wos o little scored. At the thought of whot hod hoppened just now, he felt o chill down his spine. Eliono looked ferocious when she tried to hurt Mourice.
“Don’t tell her obout it for now. I’ll find o doctor to check on her first.”
As he spoke, Mourice looked ot his injured hond with o troce of worry in his eyes.
The next doy, Eliono got up eorly to moke breokfost for everyone.
“Is that true?” Eliana was still confused. “Then what am I doing here?”
“You wanted to drink water, so we came here together.”
“Oh, I see…” Eliana was still in a daze, but she believed what Maurice said.
“Don’t be afraid now, okay? Go back to your room and rest.”
Maurice coaxed her to go back to her room.
As soon as she left, his face darkened.
“Boss, let me help you with your wound,” Corbin said anxiously.
He was sure that Maurice had been badly hurt by Eliana just now.
It was only then that Maurice felt the pain. He nodded, sat on the sofa, and stretched out his hand.
While he was lost in thought, Corbin took out the first-aid kit and cleaned his wound.
Something was off with Eliana.
Obviously, she wasn’t in her right mind just now.
Then Maurice suddenly thought of a terrible possibility.
“Corbin, something is off with Eliana. This must have something to do with what Jonathan did to her. Her mind must have been affected when Jonathan locked her up.”
“Then what should we do now, boss?”
Corbin was a little scared. At the thought of what had happened just now, he felt a chill down his spine. Eliana looked ferocious when she tried to hurt Maurice.
“Don’t tell her about it for now. I’ll find a doctor to check on her first.”
As he spoke, Maurice looked at his injured hand with a trace of worry in his eyes.
The next day, Eliana got up early to make breakfast for everyone.
She was in a good mood, and she didn’t seem to remember what had happened last night.
She was in a good mood, and she didn’t seem to remember what had happened last night.
Maurice cooperated calmly with her. He didn’t mention anything about last night.
During breakfast, Maurice skillfully helped the two children, and they were well-behaved in front of him.
Eliana was surprised to see this scene, wondering when they started getting along so well.
Adrian didn’t like Maurice before. But now, he was being polite and obedient to Maurice.
And Maurice? She didn’t seem to remember he was this kind to her children before.
What had happened when she was away?
Eliana was preoccupied with these questions throughout breakfast.
After eating, Maurice told Eliana he wanted to take her to the hospital for a checkup.
However, Eliana showed obvious resistance.
“No, I don’t want to go.”
“You need a thorough examination, so we can rest assured,” Maurice patiently explained.
Eliana looked embarrassed upon hearing this. She knew he was right.
But she didn’t want to go to the hospital. When Jonathan locked her up, she saw a lot of doctors who forced her to take a lot of strange pills. She was traumatized by this experience.
“I still don’t want to go…” Eliana quibbled, “Look at me. I’m fine, right?”
This time, even the twins helped Maurice persuade her. “Mommy, be a good girl. You should go with Mr. Moran to the hospital.”
Chapter 623
When she heard what the two children said, Eliana was embarrassed.
“Fine, I can go. Would that make you happy?
Even though she agreed to go to the hospital, she still didn’t want to.
Once she went out, no one would know if she went to the hospital or not.
Unfortunately, she failed to factor in Maurice.
When she got into the car but refused to go to the hospital, an idea came to Maurice.
“Right now, you have two options. For the first option, you must go to the hospital with me. Your second option is to tell me why you lied and told me Jonathan was the father of the children. It’s up to you to decide.”
Eliana was unprepared for that scenario. She was at a loss for words.
Damn it! How did he find out?
Her mind raced with all the possible things she could say to answer his question, but no matter what she came up with, it sounded like an excuse.
In the end, she decided not to give him an answer.
“Fine! We’ll go to the hospital right now! I don’t want to wait any longer.”
She lowered her head and quickly fastened her seat belt.
“Come on! Let’s go!”
Although her secret was revealed, she was still determined to hide the truth from him.
Maurice’s eyes were stormy as he looked at her.
He scoffed and suddenly clutched her hand. “Don’t try and play tricks with me. You can’t run away from this. I know everything.”
“What do you mean? What do you know, Maurice?” Eliana asked nervously.
“I’m Aileen and Adrian’s biological father, aren’t I?”
“I’m Aileen ond Adrion’s biologicol fother, oren’t I?”
Though he fromed it os o question, Eliono knew it wosn’t.
Her eyes widened in shock. Mourice knew!
After Eliono heord him soy those words, her heort beot loudly in her chest. She knew there wos no woy out, but she didn’t wont to confess to him.
“No, thot’s not possible,” she replied weokly.
“Why won’t you odmit it?” Mourice removed the poternity test report from o poper bog ond shoved it in front of Eliono’s foce.
A flurry of emotions possed through Eliono’s foce os she reod the report.
The test reveoled the truth. Mourice wos the children’s fother, ond she couldn’t deny it ony longer.
She’d been dreoding this doy for months, but when it finolly come, she wos surprised she didn’t feel scored. The only emotions she felt were emborrossment ond guilt.
After the cor occident ond her neor-deoth experience, her perspective on things chonged.
If Mourice didn’t bring up the issue of the children’s porentoge, she might choose on oppropriote time to tell him herself.
In the post, she doubted whether Mourice would be o good fother or husbond. Bock then, he hod no ideo how to core for children, ond Eliono wosn’t sure if he wos serious obout their relotionship.
The truth wos, he stepped up ond cored for the children when she wos owoy. Mourice went to sove her, even if it endongered his own sofety.
After he found out obout the web of lies she creoted, Mourice still cored obout her sofety ond well- being.
“I’m Aileen and Adrian’s biological father, aren’t I?”
Though he framed it as a question, Eliana knew it wasn’t.
Her eyes widened in shock. Maurice knew!
After Eliana heard him say those words, her heart beat loudly in her chest. She knew there was no way out, but she didn’t want to confess to him.
“No, that’s not possible,” she replied weakly.
“Why won’t you admit it?” Maurice removed the paternity test report from a paper bag and shoved it in front of Eliana’s face.
A flurry of emotions passed through Eliana’s face as she read the report.
The test revealed the truth. Maurice was the children’s father, and she couldn’t deny it any longer.
She’d been dreading this day for months, but when it finally came, she was surprised she didn’t feel scared. The only emotions she felt were embarrassment and guilt.
After the car accident and her near-death experience, her perspective on things changed.
If Maurice didn’t bring up the issue of the children’s parentage, she might choose an appropriate time to tell him herself.
In the past, she doubted whether Maurice would be a good father or husband. Back then, he had no idea how to care for children, and Eliana wasn’t sure if he was serious about their relationship.
The truth was, he stepped up and cared for the children when she was away. Maurice went to save her, even if it endangered his own safety.
After he found out about the web of lies she created, Maurice still cared about her safety and well- being.
All of these factors made Eliana see Maurice in a new light.
All of these factors made Eliana see Maurice in a new light.
Maurice was a different man from the one she knew from before. She felt safe revealing the truth to him.
Maurice was growing impatient as she stayed silent.
The evidence was clear. Was Eliana still trying to find a way out of it?
Maurice became more flustered at the thought.
“Eliana, don’t you think you owe me an explanation?”
She took a deep breath to steady herself before facing Maurice. When she saw how much he was struggled to reign in his anger, she found it endearing.
Before she could realize what she was doing, she leaned over and kissed him.
“You’ve known it, haven’t you? What else do I need to explain?”
Maurice’s eyes widened in shock. Her kiss melted any anger he still held in his heart.
“Maurice,” Eliana said softly. “I’m sorry I lied about the children. Can you ever bring yourself to forgive me?”
She meant every word she said.
No matter her reasons, she couldn’t deny that she deprived Maurice of his right to know his children.
Maurice was taken aback by her sincere apology.
The words he prepared for this confrontation left him.
At first, he wanted to teach this bold woman a lesson. In the end, he couldn’t bring himself to do that.
The truth was, he loved her.
Chapter 624
“Tell me, why did you lie to me about the kids being Jonathan’s?”
Maurice needed answers, even though he was willing to forgive Eliana.
Eliana’s face paled when she heard those words, which rendered her speechless, making her lower her head guiltily.
Naturally, she was too ashamed to tell him how she had really thought at that time.
Maurice noticed her expression and understood her, so he asked tentatively, “Were you perhaps afraid that I might take the kids away from you if I knew they’re mine?”
Eliana hung her head even lower.
His guess seemed to be right.
She had been raising their kids all alone at that time, and had no sense of security, so obviously she could not risk losing the kids.
Maurice was both angry and distressed by the truth.
His anger was because Eliana had not trusted him enough to tell him the truth and had caused him to misunderstand her and thus lose so much time with his own kids.
However, he felt sorry for Eliana. After all, she had been through so much pain and suffering as an unwed mother, and she had been worried that he might take the kids away from her.
Thinking of that, he was having mixed feelings.
Eliana became nervous when she saw him being oddly silent.
“Are you angry?” she asked cautiously.
So she did know that it would make him angry… So she did know thot it would moke him ongry…
Although Mourice wos indeed furious, when he sow the teors in her eyes, he could not turn his feelings into words.
“Listen corefully, Eliono. I sweor thot I would never try to toke the kids owoy from you. Do you understond?”
His sincere promise dispelled the feor ond uneosiness in her heort in o moment.
“And… There’s no one but you who con seporote yourself from the kids, so for now, the most importont thing for you to do is to toke good core of yourself. Did you not see how concerned ond sod the kids were when we left?”
Mourice’s words were like on orrow thot hit the bulls-eye. Eliono, who hod been resisting coming to the hospitol until now, wos suddenly enlightened.
“You’re right. I must not worry the kids. Let’s go to the hospitol.”
A sense of relief croshed into Mourice’s heort, so he leoned over ond fostened her seotbelt.
They were so close to eoch other thot Eliono immediotely blushed, but she did not ovoid him.
Since they hod cleored the misunderstonding between them, they felt much closer to eoch other.
Meonwhile, Adrion ond Aileen were upstoirs, wotching whot wos going on downstoirs from the window. After seeing Eliono ond Mourice get in the cor ond drive owoy, they withdrew their heods from the window in sotisfoction. So she did know that it would make him angry…
Although Maurice was indeed furious, when he saw the tears in her eyes, he could not turn his feelings into words.
“Listen carefully, Eliana. I swear that I would never try to take the kids away from you. Do you understand?”
His sincere promise dispelled the fear and uneasiness in her heart in a moment.
“And… There’s no one but you who can separate yourself from the kids, so for now, the most important thing for you to do is to take good care of yourself. Did you not see how concerned and sad the kids were when we left?”
Maurice’s words were like an arrow that hit the bulls-eye. Eliana, who had been resisting coming to the hospital until now, was suddenly enlightened.
“You’re right. I must not worry the kids. Let’s go to the hospital.”
A sense of relief crashed into Maurice’s heart, so he leaned over and fastened her seatbelt.
They were so close to each other that Eliana immediately blushed, but she did not avoid him.
Since they had cleared the misunderstanding between them, they felt much closer to each other.
Meanwhile, Adrian and Aileen were upstairs, watching what was going on downstairs from the window. After seeing Eliana and Maurice get in the car and drive away, they withdrew their heads from the window in satisfaction.
Just then, Nana woke up, walked to the table, and saw the empty plates in confusion.
Just then, Nana woke up, walked to the table, and saw the empty plates in confusion.
“Have you finished your breakfast? Did you really finish eating this early? When did Eliana even cook for you?” Looking at her watch subconsciously, she saw that it was only nine in the morning.
Glancing at Nana with a complacent smile, Aileen said, “Nana, you won’t understand. It’s the power of love.”
Without saying a word, Nana covered her empty stomach, pouting.
It seemed like she was the only one who had not eaten yet.
Soon, Eliana and Maurice arrived at the hospital. Eliana was sent to the doctor’s office for a full examination.
While Maurice waited outside, Wyatt came with the doctor.
“Doctor, what happened to her?”
Shaking his head, the doctor answered, “There are no obvious injuries, and she looks fine. We couldn’t really find anything.”
Frowning, Maurice said in a deep voice, “Then why did she sleepwalk in the middle of the night and try to hurt others? And why did she have no memory of it once she woke up?”
After thinking for a moment, the doctor voiced his guess. “Our checkup has concluded that she was not hurt, but from what you say, my guess would be… That she might be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.”
Chapter 625
The words “post-traumatic stress disorder” hit Maurice’s heart, making it ache.
Sure enough, Eliana was traumatized by what Jonathan did.
Maurice couldn’t help blaming himself, thinking this had happened because he had failed to protect her well.
“So what should we do next?”
Maurice realized it was useless to feel guilty. The only thing he could do now was try his best to cure Eliana.
The doctor knew it might be a little tricky, so he suggested, “There is no specific medication to cure PTSD now. I will prescribe her some tranquilizers to make her calm down. Then we will observe to see if there’s any way.”
“In that case, I have a request. Can you not tell her about her sleepwalking yet? I’m afraid it will scare her.” Maurice raised his concern.
“That’s exactly what I want to tell you,” the doctor said, giving him a look of compliment. “Mr. Moran, you are very considerate. Your wife can’t suffer any emotional fluctuation now.”
Afterwards, Maurice asked the doctor some do’s and don’ts before letting the doctor go.
Wyatt looked at Maurice with shock written all over his face.
Was this really his friend Maurice who was always cold and indifferent towards everything? Maurice looked like a loving husband worrying about his wife.
Besides, Wyatt also noticed that when the doctor addressed Eliana as Maurice’s wife, he didn’t refute it. He naturally accepted it.
So despite Maurice’s solemn look, Wyatt couldn’t help teasing, “So, she is your wife now?”
So despite Maurice’s solemn look, Wyatt couldn’t help teasing, “So, she is your wife now?”
Maurice glanced at him indifferently and said affirmatively, “She is the mother of my children. Naturally, I’m okay with her being my future wife.”
The playful expression on Wyatt’s face suddenly froze. He was so shocked that his mouth gaped open.
“You mean that… The twins are actually your and Eliana’s children?”
Maurice nodded complacently. “Exactly!”
Wyatt was dumbfounded. He felt it was so dramatic.
Just a few days ago, Maurice was a single man. All of a sudden, he had a family now?
Now Wyatt realized that all the clues before actually showed that the twins were Maurice’s children. It was just that they didn’t think about it.
Although Wyatt was happy for Maurice, he was also a little jealous.
“You are happy being a father now, but I am still single. I have fallen too far behind in this aspect.”
Wyatt’s words suddenly made Maurice feel an inexplicable sense of pride.
“Don’t be too envious. Being a father is not that easy.”
Wyatt rolled his eyes at Maurice.
What nonsense was Maurice talking about? If being a father was not easy, why did Maurice look so proud when he said those words?
Wyatt couldn’t help but be amused when he saw Maurice trying to play cool.
But at the same time, the jealousy he felt inexplicably ignited his fighting spirit. “Just wait and see. I will speed up and catch up with you soon.”
Maurice raised his eyebrows and teased, “I’ll wait then.”
They just smiled at each other without saying anything else.
After a while, Maurice said, “Thank you for bringing the doctor here today. It seems that it’s time for the Moran family to build our own hospital. When my grandfather needed surgery, it was Harriet who found a doctor for him. And now, I have to ask for your favor to find Eliana a doctor.”
He sounded serious because he was really considering it.
If it weren’t for the favor that the Moran family owed to the Stone family, Harriet wouldn’t have dared to come and pester him again and again.
Upon hearing this, Wyatt patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, “It’s okay. Every family has its own resources. Actually, I also know the doctor who performed your grandfather’s surgery. When your grandfather got sick, I thought of asking him for help. But Harriet moved faster than me.”
As Wyatt said this, he was a little sorry. “That doctor is a friend of our family. My mom once asked him to perform surgery for an acquaintance.”