Ch. 661..665: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 661-665

Chapter 661

Maurice didn’t catch the change in Eliana. He couldn’t contain himself and excitedly held her hand. “The children have accepted me now, and my grandpa has agreed to the marriage, Eliana. How about we return to my family’s mansion now and talk about the details of our marriage? You, Adrian, and Aileen would have a new home in the coming future.”

Maurice was eager to introduce his lover and children to the entire Moran family. Then he would make it known to the entire world that they were about to be married.

“Now? I didn’t plan anything though…” The thought of going to see Maurice’s family members made Eliana feel extremely nervous.

“You don’t have to make any plans. I’ll deal with it.” Maurice clutched her hand tightly as a way to encourage her.

Eliana then finally made up her mind and nodded. “Alright.”

With that, Maurice changed directions and drove to the Moran family’s mansion.

Surprisingly, as they got there, the first family member they spotted was Gerald. Gerald’s and Maurice’s car got the Moran family’s house almost simultaneously. Once the three of them stepped out of their cars, they stood in front of each other.

Gerald couldn’t help but think of Ingrid’s face as he saw Eliana again. He would be instantly fascinated each time he saw Eliana.

Maurice frowned at the obscene look in Gerald eyes. He drew Eliana into his arms.

Gerald’s expression changed all of a sudden as he saw this.

It was like deja vu.

Ingrid had also been so easily taken away from him by another man in the past.

Now the same thing was being repeated with her daughter. And the man who was snatching Eliana away was his own nephew, the one he hated the most. Why wouldn’t he hate Maurice!

Gerald’s eyes turned more and more vicious as he stared at Eliana.

Eliana felt scared and unconsciously buried herself into Maurice’s arms more as she saw the resentful look in Maurice’s eyes.

Maurice noticed her fear and warned Gerald immediately, “Take your disgusting eyes away immediately.”

Gerald returned to his senses immediately, changed his expression and said politely, “Don’t be so sensitive. She simply reminded me of Ingrid as I looked at her.”

Maurice snorted disdainfully. He didn’t believe a word Gerald said.

Gerald then turned to his car and took out a black velvet box. He moved over to Eliana and handed it to her. “Here, a wedding gift for you two.”

Eliana hesitantly collected the gift box and opened it carefully. Her eyes widened in shock as soon as she saw what was inside.

A set of valuable emerald jewelry sat in the box. It was made exquisitely and had a unique shape. It was a collection Eliana’s mother owned when she was alive.

The jewelry was all taken away and sold by the bank following the bankruptcy of the Pierce Group. Eliana hadn’t expected Gerald to be the buyer.

She shut the gift box and turned to stare at Gerald with a complicated expression. She had some sort of unexplainable feeling that there was a connection between Gerald and her parents.

Just as she was about to question it, Earle and Nancy walked over.

“Eliana, you’re here!” Nancy walked over excitedly and clutched Eliana’s hand. “What are you doing standing outside? Come on in.”

Eliana was left with no other option but to keep her questions in her heart and stepped into the door.

Earle’s attitude towards her this time was a lot better. “I’ve reluctantly agreed to you marrying Maurice for the sake of the two kids. However, we can’t be so carefree over this marriage. Does the Pierce family have any other elders? I need to have a talk with them. The elders from both sides would have to be present at the wedding on that day.”

Eliana had been happy at first as she saw that Earle had accepted her finally, but as she heard this, she became a bit sad.

She replied despondently, “From what I know… The Pierce family has no other elders.”

Earle hadn’t been expecting the problem to be solved by Eliana alone, so he said simply, “I’ve investigated it already. I hope you’re okay with that.”

Eliana shook her head; she was okay with it of course. Maurice, however, was different. He was aware Eliana was related to the White family. He instantly began to nervously sweat.

Both families, White and Moran, had been at war for many years. As soon as Earle discovered Eliana’s true identity, definitely, he would no longer consent to the marriage so easily.

There was another person other than Maurice, who had knowledge of the truth. It was Gerald. He sat aside, anticipating the show about to start.

Just then, Aleck stepped forward and handed Earle the results of the investigation.

 

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Gerald calmly watched Earle, expecting to see him go into a rage after he discovered Eliana was related to the White family.

However, surprisingly, Earle remained calm after going through the information.

His expectations did not occur.

Earle sighed regretfully and placed the document he had read on the table. It appeared the Pierce family had no other elders.

Eliana stood next to him, twisting her fingers like an anxious little girl who had been called on by a teacher.

Earle looked at Eliana who had lost all relatives at such a young age, and he felt so much pity for her instantly. “No need to worry. You’re going to marry into the Moran family soon. You will become a Moran family member in the coming future. What does it matter if you have no relatives? No one would dare mistreat you again.”

Eliana was deeply moved by Earle’s words. “Mr. Moran, thank you,” she said sincerely.

Gerald looked at the loving scene before him and his eyes widened in shock.

What was happening? With Aleck’s skills and reach as Earle’s assistant, how was he not able to discover Eliana’s true identity? It couldn’t be possible!

Gerald yanked the document off the table and went through it carefully. He discovered shortly that the information on Eliana did not indicate she was related to the White family at all. It instead proclaimed her mother to be from an ordinary family. The information on Eliana’s identity had been revised!

Gerald subconsciously took a look at Aleck. Aleck was the only one with the chance and ability to tamper with the information.

Had Maurice bribed Aleck? How was Earle’s assistant bought off so easily though?

Gerald had attempted bribing Aleck over the years, but he had never been able to! So he was in shock.

Eliana wasn’t aware her information had been tampered with. She was overflowing with joy.

In all honesty, she had been very nervous when Earle read the information. She had thought Earle would take back his consent to the marriage because her mother was part of the White family. Although she had no knowledge of the sort of feud the White and Moran families had, since Earle was willing to put the feud aside and accept her, was she expected to let go of the fact that the Pierce family had been destroyed?

Eliana turned to look at Maurice standing next to her, and in an instant, her resolve was restored. Over the past year, she and Maurice had faced so many trials together. She strongly believed now that Maurice wasn’t the one who ended the Pierce family. He would have surely let her know if he knew the truth.

“That’s amazing! You can finally get married! I’m truly happy for you and Maurice, Eliana.” Nancy was filled with joy that the stubborn Earle had finally consented to the marriage.

She clutched onto Eliana’s hand and giggled with excitement. “Don’t head back today, Eliana. Stay here and have dinner with me.”

Eliana turned for confirmation, and Maurice nodded in response. “Alright, Mrs. Moran.”

The two of them headed to the kitchen to prepare lunch right after that. Nancy was bursting with joy as she prepared the food and chatted with Eliana.

“You must have a difficult time these days, Eliana. The men in our family are all troublesome to deal with. However, rest assured that I would always be on your side.”

Eliana’s face reddened as soon as she heard that. “You are so kind. Thank you, Mrs. Moran.”

The two went on happily discussing and dinner was about to be ready. All of a sudden, at that moment Eliana began violently trembling. The feeling of suffocation and dizziness began again, and she tasted blood in her throat.

Damn it! It seemed she was about to have another attack! She was scared! Never would she let Nancy find out.

Eliana covered her mouth with her hand. She glanced at Nancy and muttered, “Excuse me, Mrs. Moran. I want to head to the bathroom.”

“Of course.” Nancy was so focused on cooking that she took no notice to anything seeming off about Eliana.

Eliana hurried out of the kitchen before Nancy could even be done talking. Immediately after she got to the bathroom, she lost all control and spat out a mouthful of blood. Luckily, it didn’t seem as grave as it had been at the hospital. The dull pain in her chest lessened a bit after vomiting, however, her headache still remained.

Eliana turned on the tap to wash off the blood in the sink, and took a look at herself in the mirror sadly. Sweating profusely, her face white as a sheet, and blood dripping down the corners of her mouth, she looked like a ghost…

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Eliana went into a panic and began trying to wipe the blood from the corners of her mouth. However, despite how much she tried to wipe it, she couldn’t get it clean, the blood continued pouring out her mouth, basically unstoppable.

No, she wasn’t going to go out like this, she needed to find a way!

Eliana pulled the medicine the doctor had prescribed for her earlier from her bag in a hurry, and despite whether it was or was not truly useful, she stuffed it all into her mouth in an instant and swallowed with a struggle. As she was panicking, she recalled what the nurse had said again at the hospital.

“Mr. Bowman just wants you to come back to him.”

“Then death may be the only option left for you.”

Was she going to die if she didn’t return to Jonathan?

For the first time, the threat of death hit Eliana hard. She began shaking uncontrollably in fear.

Just then, Eliana thought of the children and Maurice. Reuniting with them had not been easy. She couldn’t leave them so easily… She had to remain calm at times like this.

She took a couple of deep breaths and felt herself slowly calm. Gradually, her headaches subsided, they didn’t seem as bad as before.

She allowed herself a slight, sad smile. She considered if it would be possible for her to hide the pain again next time without being found out…

Just then, she caught sight of blood stains on the collar of her dress. The blood she had spat out accidentally had rubbed on her dress. She opened the tap and got cleaned up quickly.

All of a sudden, Eliana’s phone rang at that moment, startling her.

She pulled out her cell phone and saw it was an unknown number calling.

Eliana felt her heart skip a beat as she saw it. She hesitantly answered the call, “Hello?”

“It’s been a while, Eliana.”

“Jonathan!” she shouted in surprise even though she had expected it.

“Are you alright?”

Eliana felt a chill run down her spine at the sweetness in the man’s voice.

She was furious. “What the hell did you do to me?!”

“It appears the medicine has begun working. Do you often feel dizzy, have chest pains and palpitations, have recurring nightmares each night, and vomit blood?”

Eliana’s face turned a ghastly white at Jonathan’s words.

She couldn’t bear it anymore. “Jonathan, you psycho, what the hell are you trying to do?!”

“Aren’t you aware, Eliana? I love you. I want you to return to me. That’s all. Once you come back, all the pain would end. You don’t wish for Aileen and Adrian to lose their mother at such tender ages, now do you?”

Jonathan’s words felt like the whisper of a demon, and it made Eliana’s mind twist in discomfort. This demon was claiming to be in love with her while he had her drugged to torture her. She wanted no association with this sort of obscene love.

“You make me feel sick, Jonathan…” Not ready to waste more of her time on Jonathan, Eliana hung up. She was worried she would throw up again if she said more.

Eliana’s emotions were in disarray because of the conversation. She leaned against the cold tile wall, doing her best to calm the anger that was growing within her.

Right at that moment, she heard the faint sound of an argument between two people outside the door.

Gerald’s sharp voice could be heard outside the bathroom. “Confess, Aleck! What sort of bribe did my nephew give you? Who gave you the guts to mess around with Eliana’s origins?”

Aleck’s voice was deep as he retorted, “Don’t try slandering me, Gerald. I’m loyal to the chairman.”

Gerald snorted, “Stop lying. How else could the information on Eliana be tampered with if not for you? If it hadn’t been, with her mother being from the White family, my father would have definitely not agreed to let Eliana marry Maurice!”

With a straight face, Aleck stood firm on his word. “I said I didn’t do anything. The chairman requested I investigate Eliana’s background. What I discovered is what is on the profile. I can’t help if you don’t believe me.”

Gerald was not ready to drop the matter. “So you refuse to admit it, right? Let’s go see my father right now. Let’s explain everything to him!” He tugged hard on Aleck’s arm as he spoke.

Right at that moment, Maurice showed up. “Let him go, Gerald!”

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Gerald’s eyes remained fixed on Aleck even as Eliana and Nancy left to prepare lunch.

He grabbed Aleck and dragged him to the bathroom door when there were not a lot of eyes around, trying to intimidate him into confessing.

But unknowing to him, Maurice had seen him take Aleck away.

Maurice followed them as soon as he saw.

Now, he stood before Gerald. His voice low and cold, as he said, “Let him go, Gerald.”

“So it was you! You were the one who changed the information in Eliana’s file.” Pure hatred was plastered all over Gerald’s face.

“And so what?” Maurice didn’t feel an ounce of guilt.

“I will tell your grandfather Eliana’s mother was a White. He would be so furious. Just wait and see.”

Gerald’s smile was vicious as though he was already watching Earle get angry and force Maurice to break up with Eliana.

Maurice eyed Gerald coldly, as if he was a joke.

“It doesn’t matter. I would still marry Eliana even though she is related to the White family. No one would be able to stop me. I would make Grandpa get to know her more and accept her as one of the family after the marriage if he still disagrees with it.”

Gerald’s rage spiraled at Maurice’s confidence.

Gerald so desperately wanted to ruin Maurice’s plan.

He turned to Aleck. “You heard that, Aleck? Eliana is related to the White family. You said you always would be loyal to my father, didn’t you? I command you to go tell my father the truth right this moment!”

Aleck went quiet at this moment. Eliana’s background shocked him. Maurice’s determination as well, was a shock to him.

Aleck was aware that telling Earle the truth would cause Maurice and Earle to be at odds, and neither would benefit from that. The Moran family would fall apart in the end again.

For half his life, Aleck had served the Moran family. Earle was the one person he respected the most and was deserving of his utmost loyalty. For Earle and the Moran family to not suffer any more harm, he had to remain silent for the time being.

Gerald got even more aggravated by Aleck’s attitude. He bellowed in anger, “You’re betraying my father, Aleck! You have to go with me to see him!”

With no hesitation, he dragged Aleck forward.

Maurice of course, could not let Gerald succeed.

He stepped forward, yanked Gerald by the collar, and pushed him back with force.

Gerald ended up hitting the bathroom door.

Eliana heard the whole exchange from the bathroom. It was at that moment she realized Earle had not put the past aside. He simply wasn’t aware she was related to the White family because Maurice had tampered with her personal details.

Just as she was about to step out, a loud noise sounded from the door. She pulled her hand away from the doorknob in fear.

Eliana’s feelings were all jumbled up as she stood behind the door. Clearly, it was not a good time to head out. The best choice for her was to go on hiding.

It was the Moran family’s business after all. Continuing to eavesdrop would be wrong on her part.

Just as she was pondering on whether or not to remain in the bathroom, the men began talking again.

“You can’t stop me, Maurice. I can tell your grandfather everything without Aleck!” Gerald yelled hysterically.

However, Maurice’s voice was calm and dripping with ridicule. “Gerald, stop fighting so hard. For many years, Aleck has worked for Grandpa for years. He has spent more time with Grandpa than he has with his own family. And I’m here as well. Who do you think has more likely earned Grandpa’s trust?”

Eliana could feel the rage from Gerald, even through the door.

“Stop being so arrogant, Maurice! You can act however to get married to Eliana, but what of Eliana though? You think she would still choose to marry you after she discovers the truth about everything?”

Eliana was at a loss after hearing this. What was Gerald saying? Was there something she wasn’t aware of?

Gerald paused for a second, and then he went on, “What if she finds out I was the one who destroyed her family? What if she discovers you had clear knowledge of the truth and just didn’t tell her? What do you think her reaction would be, my dear nephew?”

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Finally, Maurice caught up with Eliana. He took her arm and said, “Where are you going? Let me take you there. I’ll tell you everything in the car…”

“Let go of me!” Eliana angrily shook off his hand.

Noticing she didn’t look well, Maurice pulled his hand away. “Alright, I won’t touch you. Please just calm down.”

Eliana began gasping for air. She felt dizzy. Her thoughts were all jumbled up. Gerald’s words were like a knife, tearing into the most fragile parts of her heart, causing her heartache.

What was Maurice’s reason for hiding it from her despite knowing Gerald was the one who destroyed the Pierce family? Was it because Gerald was a Moran family member and she was simply an unimportant outsider?

Considering this, Eliana glanced up at the silent Maurice before her in despair.

“Let me ask you a question, Maurice. Do you think Gerald would ever get the punishment he deserves?”

Maurice was caught off guard. Then a firm look appeared in his eyes and he answered, “He will be punished. I will make sure of it, Eliana.”

“When?” Eliana went on. “When would Gerald suffer this punishment you promise?”

It felt as though there was bitterness in Maurice’s mouth and he couldn’t speak. He wished he could punish Gerald right then; however when he considered Earle’s illness…

The silence was suffocating and went on spreading. Eliana’s smile was bitter, and she felt sadness envelop her.

“If not for today’s accident, Maurice, how long would you keep it from me?! Or… You never planned to let me know at all!”

With affection in his eyes, Maurice gazed at her and struggled to find the words. “I didn’t want to keep it from you. I constantly thought about telling you, but I didn’t plan on telling you everything…”

“Why?” Eliana was shocked.

For a moment, Maurice was silent again before he finally confessed. “You worked hard to raise our children over the years. You have been through enough. I didn’t want you to carry on such heavy hatred. I want you to be happy. I would have hidden it from you all my life if possible…”

Maurice was aware his words would hurt Eliana, but he no longer wanted to hide it from her any longer.

Eliana felt a heavy blow to her chest at his words. As it was, he would’ve never considered telling her the truth.

Eliana shut her eyes in disappointment and said in a hoarse voice, “Have you ever considered that I would rather bear everything than to be constantly kept in the dark? For so long, I’ve searched for the truth of the past. Looking for it hopelessly hurts worse than death. Do you understand?”

Maurice had no words. It was as though his heart had been gripped suddenly.

Was he truly in the wrong?

He had thought keeping it from her was a good thing, but seeing the disappointment and sadness on Eliana’s face, he was full of regret.

“Eliana…” Maurice subconsciously reached out his hands, wanting to hug her.

All of a sudden, Eliana, who was still deeply sad, felt a tightening sensation in her chest, and the usual dull pain sprung up again.

Damn it! As her emotions were at a high just now, it was probably triggering another attack! She could never let Maurice know!

Her face pale, Eliana took a step back. “Don’t touch me. Get out of here!”

Maurice’s hand froze in the air and his eyes were filled with sadness.

Right then, the whistle of a car sounded from afar. It was Nana.

Nana rolled down the window once the car stopped in front of Eliana.

“Get in the car, Eliana!”

Eliana stumbled forward, opened the door of the car and got in. Immediately, Nana locked the car door.

“Eliana!” But it was too late for Maurice to open the door.

Eliana’s forehead broke out in a cold sweat and the smell of blood rose in her throat.

She made herself calm, held it back, and then said, “Let’s cool it for a while, Maurice. Let’s go, Nana.”

Nana caught sight of Eliana’s pale face in the mirror. She pressed down on the gas quickly and the car sped off.