Ch. 636..640: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 636-640

Chapter 636

Adrian finished the milk in one gulp and handed the empty glass to Maurice.

“I’ve finished it. You must keep your promise!”

Maurice took the glass from him with a smile. “Of course! I will never break my promise to you.”

He then stood up and was about to leave the room. However, just when he was about to walk out of the door, Adrian stopped him.

“Mr. Moran, can you tell me why my father abandoned me and Aileen?”

Shocked by his words, Maurice turned around reflexively.

Adrian’s clear eyes were just like Eliana’s as he stared into Maurice’s eyes. There was a hint of redness in Adrian’s eyes, and his stubborn look hurt Maurice.

“Adrian… Why do you think your father abandoned you?” Maurice asked with difficulty.

“Isn’t that the truth?” Adrian snorted and continued, “I’m fine. I’m unlovable. But what about Aileen? She is an angel! How could our father abandon her?”

Although Adrian was also heartbroken, he pretended to be fine, which saddened Maurice even more.

His heart was heavy with guilt, making him want to rush to Adrian and hug him.

He really wanted to tell Adrian the truth, but he was afraid that it might only hurt Adrian.

Maurice felt that letting Adrian slowly accept him was the best choice.

In the end, he gently put his hands on Adrian’s shoulders and explained softly, “Your father didn’t abandon you. He probably did not even know you existed. Both you and Aileen are very important to

him. You should know that you’re not only Aileen’s brother, but also your parents’ treasure.”

Adrian’s heart slowly found comfort in his words. He looked up at the man before him, who was just as tall and strong as the father he had always dreamed of.

Could he really believe Maurice’s words?

Was Maurice struggling too? Did he not abandon them on purpose?

That thought made Adrian resist Maurice lesser.

However, he still remained arrogant and said, “I am a boy. I don’t need to be comforted like this. I’ll be able to go to bed on my own soon. You can leave now. I’m going to wash my face and brush my teeth!”

With that, Adrian rushed out of the door.

But the moment he opened the door, he saw Eliana and Aileen outside, who were listening in on them.

“Why are you here? What did you hear?”

Thinking of his sister and mother listening to his weak and soft words, Adrian felt shy.

“No, I didn’t hear anything!”

“No, I didn’t hear anything!”

Eliana and Aileen said at the same time.

Adrian was so shy that his ears immediately turned red.

“I… I have to go to the bathroom!”

Saying that, he ran to the bathroom while Maurice stepped out of the room.

Eliana glanced at him, and he gave her a reassuring look.

Seeing that, she was relieved.

After all, when she learned that Adrian knew the truth, she was a little flustered. And fortunately, Aileen had always liked Maurice, so it would not be a problem to convince her. But Adrian had always been resistant towards him. However, now, it seemed like he would also accept Maurice as his father sooner or later.

Eliana was glad to see that the situation was improving.

That evening, Eliana came to Aileen’s bedside. Although Aileen seemed a little dull, she had always been very smart during critical times.

Since she had also heard the conversation between Maurice and Adrian, it was likely that she knew that Maurice was her father.

Eliana knew that even though it was not easy for Adrian to accept Maurice, Aileen had always liked him. So perhaps, she should ask how Aileen felt about the matter first.

“Aileen, I have something to tell you…”

Eliana didn’t know how to explain their complicated history to her.

“Mommy, are you going to say that Mr. Moran is our dad?” Aileen asked calmly.

Just as Eliana guessed, Aileen knew that Maurice was her father.

“Well, if he is, then will you accept him?”

Eliana was nervous and worried.

But then, her kids’ attitude towards the fact that Maurice was their father were quite different.

Adrian was more concerned about whether Maurice had really abandoned them or not, but Aileen was concerned about something else entirely.

“Mommy, do you love Mr. Moran?”

Chapter 637

“Love?”

Eliana felt a little helpless when she heard her five-year-old daughter seriously mention love.

Pinching Aileen’s soft and chubby cheeks, she teased, “Do you even know what love is?”

Aileen pouted and replied, “I know! Love is when one person wants the other to sleep well, eat well, and be happy. Just like how you care for me and Adrian every day! Am I right?”

Eliana could not help laughing when she heard those words. She continued to caress Aileen’s soft cheeks and said, “Indeed. You’re very smart.”

“Mommy, be serious!” Aileen shook off Eliana’s hand and continued in an adult-like voice, “You asked me if I could accept Mr. Moran as my father, right? Well, I will tell you my answer now. As long as you’re happy, I can accept whomever you chose as my daddy!”

There was a look of acceptance in Aileen’s eyes.

Her childish innocence warmed Eliana’s heart. She was so moved that she sniffled and her eyes filled with tears.

Touching her daughter’s head, she said with a sigh, “Good girl!”

Aileen said proudly, “Fortunately, you chose a handsome man. I am glad.”

Eliana was amused.

“Alright, go to sleep now. You have school tomorrow.”

Saying that, Eliana picked up a fairy tale book from the bedside table and began to read her daughter a story, but she fell asleep before she could even finish half the story.

Maurice was in the living room, and he was starting to get worried when Eliana did not come out of the room for a long time, because of what had happened the night before.

Just when he was about to go and check on her, she walked out of the room.

“Eliana, you…”

All of a sudden, Maurice felt that something was wrong.

Eliana lowered her head, her face expressionless and her eyes empty, just like the night before.

Maurice cursed in his heart. She was having another attack!

He did not dare to disturb her and was so afraid that she might hurt herself, so he quietly followed her.

Fortunately, he had foresight, and had put away all the sharp things in the house as soon as he had come back from the hospital, worried that she might have another attack.

However, to his surprise, she wandered around for a while before she stood in front of a wall, banging her head.

She was going to hurt herself!

Maurice’s pupils dilated and he reacted quickly by immediately rushing forward and hugging her from behind.

“Stop!”

He firmly held her.

However, the unconscious Eliana was crazy, and she became more agitated when he tried to stop her.

She struggled crazily, but she was not strong enough to break off his embrace. Since she was not holding any sharp objects, she just bit his arm hard, like a wild animal.

“Hmm…”

Maurice groaned in pain, but he did not let go.

Something was wrong with her.

It was evident that her condition was nothing like any post-traumatic stress disorder he had heard in his life.

Maurice did not even hesitate as he took out a sedative and injected it into her body.

Soon, she stopped struggling and collapsed into his arms weakly.

There was an imperceptible look of heaviness in his eyes as he held the unconscious Eliana.

He looked at her with pity.

Although he had stopped her in time, she had still gotten a big bruise on her forehead by slamming her head against the wall. She was bleeding a little, and there was blood in the corners of her mouth, because she bit him.

Maurice raised his hand, gently wiped the blood away, and murmured, “Eliana, sleep well. Leave everything to me. Don’t worry, I will cure you…”

Chapter 638

It was in the middle of the night, and the surroundings were very serene. Fortunately, the road was empty. Because a silver supercar suddenly sped up, heading towards the hospital.

The doctors who were notified were already standing at the entrance of the hospital.

The Maybach screeched to a halt at the hospital entrance. Then Maurice held the unconscious Eliana and got out of the car with a gloomy face.

He rushed inside the hospital with Eliana in his arms, shouting, “Doctor! Where is the best doctor here? I need him.”

Dr. Dawson, the same doctor Wyatt invited last time, stepped forward. “Mr. Moran, what’s wrong with the patient?”

Maurice gently placed Eliana on the hospital bed first. Then he turned to the doctor with a stern expression and questioned in a deep voice, “Didn’t you say she was fine? How could she become like this? She actually wanted to hurt herself. She injured herself.”

Dr. Dawson looked at Eliana lying on the bed with a pale face and a bruise and blood on her forehead. He was extremely shocked. Apparently, he did not expect things to become as serious as this.

He hurried to her bedside to examine her. Maurice stepped back and sat at the side.

Maurice propped his head in both hands and showed a rare panic expression on his face.

He took Eliana to the hospital without telling the twins. Otherwise, they would be worried if they found out.

Dr. Dawson bandaged the wound on Eliana’s forehead first. Then he carried out a series of examinations. Finally, he came to a difficult conclusion.

“What did you say?” Maurice stood up abruptly. “Are you saying that there is nothing wrong with her body? It’s just a mental disorder caused by traumatic stress?”

“That’s right, Mr. Moran. I have checked her many times, and the results are all the same. Physically, there is really no problem with her,” Dr. Dawson replied nervously.

After being in this profession for a long time, he had already seen so many patients. But so far, Eliana’s case was the strangest. And apart from stress trauma, he really couldn’t find any other cause of her illness.

Maurice sat beside Eliana’s bed and stared at her for a long time without saying a word.

Then he asked, “What should I do next?” As he spoke, his voice was distinctly raspy.

Dr. Dawson sighed helplessly. The only thing he could do was give Eliana the same treatment as before.

“For now, we can only treat her condition conservatively and use sedatives first.”

Maurice didn’t say anything more. He just looked at Eliana’s sleeping face, and the feeling of uneasiness in his heart grew stronger.

He had the feeling that he was slowly losing her.

At this moment, his phone suddenly rang. It was an unfamiliar number.

Maurice frowned, but he still answered it.

There was silence on the other end of the line. He didn’t speak either.

Then finally, there came a voice. “Are you still not going to return Eliana to me?”

Maurice’s heart skipped a beat. He immediately asked, “Who are you?”

But actually, when he heard the voice, he already had a bad feeling in his heart.

“Come to Earle’s ward, and you will know.”

After saying this, the man on the other end of the line hung up at once.

Maurice clutched the phone so tightly that it was almost crushed.

He took a deep breath and looked at Eliana, who was still sleeping. He tucked her in carefully, walked out, and went straight to Earle’s ward.

At the door of his grandfather’s ward, Maurice saw Jonathan, as expected.

Jonathan stood there with a bouquet of flowers. As soon as he saw Maurice, he greeted Maurice with a smile.

“Mr. Moran, long time no see. How are you?”

Maurice just stared at Jonathan. He didn’t want to say a word. Then he walked past Jonathan and entered the ward.

Because of Maurice’s rude behavior, the smile on Jonathan’s face froze, and a hint of displeasure flashed across his eyes.

However, he quickly adjusted his expression and followed Maurice into Earle’s ward.

He heard Maurice ask with concern, “Grandpa, how are you recently?”

Earle sat on the hospital bed, looking much better. He glanced at Maurice and said lightly, “I’m not dead yet.”

Then he turned his attention to Jonathan. “Who are you?”

Jonathan put the flowers on the bedside table and introduced himself, “Mr. Moran, my name is Jonathan Bowman, and I’m the CEO of Universe Group. I’ve heard a lot about you.”

Earle was a little surprised. He knew that Jonathan was the CEO of Universe Group, but he didn’t know Jonathan that much.

And the Moran Group had never cooperated with Universe Group. Why would Jonathan suddenly come to visit him?

“Oh, Mr. Bowman, I’ve heard of you too. But I wonder why you’re here today.”

Jonathan smiled like a cunning fox. “Mr. Moran, please don’t be nervous. I only have something to tell you…”

“That’s enough!”

Maurice couldn’t stand to listen to Jonathan anymore.

He usually didn’t lose his temper in front of Earle. Even if he was angry, he could only suppress it in his heart. But when he heard Jonathan’s words, he couldn’t help but flare up. He knew that Jonathan intended to tell Earle about the matter between him and Eliana to needle Earle.

How could he let Jonathan get in his way? So under Earle’s astonished eyes, he yanked Jonathan by the collar and dragged him directly out of the ward.

Chapter 639

Outside the ward, Maurice grabbed Jonathan by the collar and pinned him to the wall.

He then threw a punch at his face, and knocked him to the floor.

Anger could be seen on Maurice’s face, and the veins on his temples looked like they were about to pop.

“How dare you come to me? Do you honestly believe that I won’t harm you?”

Just thinking that Jonathan hurt the woman he loved made Maurice wish that he could point a gun at this bastard’s face and blow his brains out.

It seemed that Jonathan expected that Maurice would lose his cool. Compared to the latter, he was able to stand as calmly as possible. He wiped away the blood dripping from the corner of his lips, disdaining Maurice.

Afterwards, he chuckled, albeit oddly.

Annoyed by the laughter, Maurice gave him another solid punch.

“What are you laughing at?” he asked.

“You know nothing!” Jonathan shouted back. “That day, I really thought for a moment that she had died.”

He soon drifted into quiet contemplation.

His memories brought him back to the day Eliana underwent surgery. When he entered the operating room, he found her lying motionless beneath a white cloth.

Everything was just like the time when his wife died, and to him, it felt like he was reliving that nightmare once more. The pain of losing the woman he loved overwhelmed him and broke his heart again.

Jonathan began to remember what happened five years ago. Back then, he lost his beloved Meg. All the days that came after that fated day, he lived dully and monotonously.

Until one day, he saw a woman in white, lying unconscious on the shore of his private beach.

Jonathan froze when he saw her. Her familiar face left him breathless and his mind went blank.

“Meg!” he shouted.

He stumbled towards her and picked her up.

But when he saw that the woman wasn’t Meg, his heart sank.

However, Jonathan was even more shocked to see the resemblance of this woman to his late wife.

She was soaked, and her face was abnormally ruddy due to the high favor; but no doubt about it, she resembled his wife so much.

Tears were rolling down Jonathan’s face. While he was lost in thought, he felt like his beloved wife had returned.

Every single day since Meg died, he pleaded to God with all his heart and soul that his wife might one day return to him.

And when Jonathan saw Eliana, he felt like God had answered his prayers.

It was so great that Meg had returned to him.

Thereafter, Jonathan took Eliana back and asked the best doctor in the hospital to treat her. It was then that the doctor told him that she was pregnant.

Not long after Eliana woke up, she told Jonathan that her full name was Eliana Pierce.

Back then, he was taken by surprise. Her last name wasn’t White, and yet she looked a lot like Meg. He thought that the two must be related one way or another.

After finding out about Eliana’s background, Jonathan was almost certain that her mother, Ingrid, was the White family’s daughter who left their household years ago.

Due to personal reasons, he concealed that information and he told Eliana that she was pregnant.

Jonathan had always been a steady shoulder for her to lean on. He once told her that he could take care of her children with her.

Eventually, he resolved that he would keep Eliana with him at all costs. He was even willing to raise two kids who weren’t related to him by blood.

However, fate always played twisted jokes on people. He didn’t expect that in order to conduct an investigation on what had happened to the Pierce family, Eliana would rather return home with her kids than to ask him for help.

Thereafter, everything unfolded.

Jonathan contemplated about the past, lost in thought.

Maurice, on the other hand, didn’t give a damn about Jonathan’s sadness. His main concern right now was what Jonathan had done to Eliana.

“Jonathan, what did you do to Eliana?” he growled.

He grabbed Jonathan by the collar once more, visibly enraged. It looked like he would snap the latter’s neck at any moment.

Unafraid and unfazed, Jonathan even goaded Maurice. “You feel like a big strong man, don’t you, Maurice? Since you took her away, shouldn’t you be the one to solve that problem on your own?”

Maurice was even more furious now.

“I’m going to kill you!”

He raised his fist, intent on making Jonathan pay for the price of hurting Eliana.

The following second, a cane hit him directly.

“Stop it, you jerk!”