Ch. 671..675: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 671-675
Chapter 671 Force Him To Negotiate
"No! You think too much!" Nana said awkwardly.
Although Nana denied it, her guilty expression and body language said otherwise. Seeing this, Corbin sighed helplessly.
"Nana, you really don't know how to lie. Something must have happened to Eliana!"
Nana just pressed her lips tightly. She didn't want to tell him.
Corbin held her shoulders and said seriously, "Nana, tell me what happened."
"Eliana asked me not to tell anyone... If I tell you, you will definitely tell Maurice," Nana said in a low voice.
With a slight smile, Corbin looked at Nana and asked seriously, "Do you really think you can hide it from my boss? Since I've guessed it, he must have already guessed as well."
Hearing what he said, Nana was stunned. Maurice had guessed it?
Nana's heart skipped a beat. She looked at Corbin and asked, "Really? I promised Eliana not to tell Maurice."
With a serious look on his face, Corbin said, "Nana, tell me what's wrong. If you confide in me, we can help them. You know, Mr. Moran and Eliana struggled to get where they are today..."
Gritting her teeth, Nana finally told Corbin everything.
"You mean Jonathan drugged Eliana?" Corbin exclaimed in shock after Nana told him.
"Yes..."
Nana still felt her blood run cold when she thought back to Eliana vomiting blood in the hospital.
Choking with sobs, she told Corbin everything that had happened. "Eliana has been suffering from a strange disease since she came back from Jonathan's place. Whenever this disease seized her, she would vomit blood and pass out. Jonathan used Eliana's health as a leverage to get her back to him. But Eliana is unwilling to compromise. She chooses to stay with Maurice no matter how much pain she has to endure."
Learning what Eliana had suffered to be with Maurice, Corbin felt bad.
He held Nana in his arms and comforted her, "Don't worry. Mr. Moran will protect Eliana well. I know he won't let her suffer. We must tell him about it as soon as possible."
After saying that, Corbin took out his phone to call Maurice.
But before he could dial Maurice's number, Maurice called him first.
He picked up the phone at once. "Mr. Moran, there is something..."
"Ask the hacker team of the Moran Group to start right away.
I want them to destroy Universe Group's system."
Maurice's deep voice interrupted Corbin.
Corbin was a little surprised by his boss' sudden order. But he
quickly came back to his senses.
"Mr. Moran... Have you known it?"
"Yes."
Although Maurice's voice was very calm, Corbin knew that his boss was seething right now.
"Okay, I'll do it right away. What is your goal, Mr. Moran?"
"Force Jonathan to negotiate with me. I didn't do anything ruthless before because Jonathan had saved Eliana's life. No matter what his reasons were then, it was thanks to him that I could meet Eliana again. But this time he went too far. I won't spare him."
Standing on the balcony, Maurice hung up the phone with a heavy heart.
"Woof!"
The dog ran over and walked around him.
Maurice squatted down and stroked the dog's soft fur.
When he raised his head, he saw Eliana and the children playing happily in the living room through the glass window. His expression gradually softened.
He was willing to sacrifice everything to keep the smiles on the three people's faces.
Eliana soon joined Maurice on the balcony.
"Who were you talking to on the phone just now? Why did it take you so long?"
Maurice lied casually, "It was Wyatt. He and Nicole recently got back together and are planning their wedding. He wants us to attend their wedding."
"Wyatt is going to marry Nicole!" Eliana was overjoyed by the good news. "That's great. They have finally decided to tie the knot!"
Maurice smiled and said, "That's right. We can't be inferior to them. Choose any wedding dress you like. I've prepared a whole design team for you, and I promise you'll have the most beautiful wedding dress in the world."
Hearing Maurice's words, Eliana couldn't help but imagine the wedding scene in her mind. Her face flushed with excitement.
Chapter 672 Make Up For The Regret
At night, Eliana lay in the bathtub, dizzy.
She had a relapse today, so she was so weak that she couldn't even walk for a long while.
What if Maurice wanted to have sex with her tonight? This thought flashed through Eliana's mind.
Maurice was so smart that he would definitely sense something was off.
She was afraid that he would find out about her illness. She covered her face helplessly, wondering what to do.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, followed by Maurice's worried voice.
"Eliana, what's wrong? Why have you been in there for so long? If you don't come out now, I will break in..."
Hearing that, Eliana felt a chill all over and she quickly stood up. "I'll be out soon!"
Now she had no choice but to dry herself quickly and get out of the bathroom.
As soon as she opened the door, Maurice lifted her up and carried her to the bed. He gently lay her down on the bed.
Maurice leaned close to her.
"Honey, why did it take you so long to take a bath?" Maurice asked softly.
He was so close to her as if he was going to kiss her the next second.
Feeling his hot breath on her skin, Eliana felt nervous and was getting stiff.
"Well, I just wanted to wash myself clean..."
Oh damn it! What was she talking about?
It was weird to say that.
As Eliana racked her brains for a reasonable excuse, she heard Maurice chuckle. Then she felt a warm kiss on her forehead.
Maurice gave her a gentle kiss and said softly, "Forget it. Sleep now. I'll stay with you."
He then pulled over the quilt, held Eliana in his arms and closed his eyes.
Maurice had no intention of doing anything to Eliana.
Leaning against Maurice's broad chest, Eliana could feel his strong heartbeat. The sound of his heartbeat soothed her a great deal.
She smiled and closed her eyes. If only time could freeze right now and stay like this forever.
The next day, Eliana took Nana to a high-end wedding dress store to buy herself a wedding dress.
Coincidentally, Nicole had also come to the same wedding dress store.
"Nicole!"
"Eliana!"
The two women exclaimed at the same time.
It had been a while since they last saw each other and Eliana found that Nicole had changed a lot.
She was still very beautiful, but she wasn't as flamboyant as before. She had become gentle, and looked very happy now.
"Congratulations, Eliana!"
Nicole heard from Wyatt that Eliana and Maurice were getting married.
"Same to you! Hey, since we meet here, let's choose our dresses together!" Eliana said with a happy smile on her face.
The three women therefore started shopping.
The wedding dress store was really top-notch, and the decoration was fantastic.
Countless pure white roses decorated every corner of the shop, and the light fragrance of flowers wafted through the air, making people feel comfortable.
There were special salespeople whose job was to attend to the customers. Every now and then, the salespeople would bring tea and coffee to the three women.
Nana's eyes lit up when she saw the wedding plan proposed by the planner.
She read the plan and then pointing at one of the items, she said confidently to the planner, "You are wrong. The priest shouldn't show up at this time..." When she had spoken out her thoughts, she said firmly, "I almost had a wedding once. My opinion is absolutely valid."
Hearing that, Eliana reminded her, "Nana, you didn't make it, did you?"
Nana fell silent. She didn't know what to say. However, she didn't give up. She went to another room with the planner to see the props needed for the wedding.
Meanwhile, the bride-to-be, Eliana, was sitting on the sofa in the lounge, leisurely eating dessert.
She and Nicole clinked their tea cups and drank together.
"Nicole, what's your plan after you get married? Are you really going to quit show business?"
Upon hearing that, Nicole's hand holding the teacup stopped in mid-air, and she didn't say anything for a long time.
Eliana tried to persuade her. "Nicole, I know you are a very ambitious person. A lot of people on the Internet are calling for you to come back to show business. Are you really ready to quit?"
Nicole took a sip of tea and looked at Eliana. She looked determined and was smiling brightly.
"Don't worry, Eliana. I just want to rest for a while. I won't have my fans wait for too long. In the past, I wasn't strong enough to protect the person I loved. Now I have everything. I just want to make up for the regrets of the past."
Chapter 673 Pack Up And Leave
When Eliana heard what Nicole said, she was stunned. After all, she felt the same way.
She wanted nothing more than to spend time with the man she loved and her kids to make up for the time they had lost together as a family.
"Eliana, I've found my happiness, and I hope you hold onto yours too," Nicole said sincerely, putting down the glass and holding Eliana's hand.
"I will," Eliana said firmly and also held Nicole's hand.
They just smiled and did not say anything more.
There was a sudden noise outside, breaking the beautiful warm moment.
"I'd like to see who is inside! How dare you not cooperate with my shoot?"
A woman's sharp voice came, and then the door was pushed open.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Eliana raised her eyes and saw Cheryl.
"So it was you two, huh!"
Cheryl was shocked for a moment but then she became arrogant.
After all, she had taken over the movie from which Nicole had been cast out.
And there just happened to be a wedding scene to be shot for the show.
However, Cheryl was surprised and amused to see Nicole there, which gave her the perfect chance to humiliate Nicole.
Ignoring Eliana, Cheryl gave Nicole a gloating look and sneered, "Nicole, you are getting married, aren't you? I also heard that the son of the Todd family became a pauper for you, and now, the Todd family has banned you. Wouldn't it be better for you two paupers to save some money instead of hosting a wedding ceremony? That way, you won't end up homeless in the future!"
Nicole's expression darkened as she turned to Janetta, Cheryl's agent. "Janetta, are you going to let Cheryl continue being crazy? We've already booked this place, so it would be best if you leave before I get angry!"
Janetta smiled contemptuously, not taking her words seriously at all.
In her eyes, Nicole was just a paper tiger, so she was no threat to her.
Janetta had been displeased with her because she had stood in Cheryl's way many times before.
"Nicole, do you still think of yourself as some star? This shop has signed a contract with our crew, so you should be the one to get out of here!"
"Oh, really?" Unable to stand it anymore, Eliana asked, "Did you say that you have signed the contract? Show it to me!"
Janetta proudly took the contract from her bag.
"Read it, and once you're done, pack up your stuff and get out!"
Eliana took the contract, studied it, and immediately found that something was wrong.
"I don't think the date on this is correct." Pointing at the date mentioned on the contract, Eliana questioned, "It says here that you booked this shop for tomorrow, so why are you here now?"
Janetta was stunned. She immediately took the contract back and carefully read it, only to find that it was indeed booked for the next day.
"Now that we've cleared things up, pack up and leave!" Eliana said in a firm voice.
Cheryl's face darkened at once. Even if she was in the wrong, she still wanted to stay there just to spite Nicole.
"Eliana, this grudge is between me and Nicole. Mind your own
business! I won't leave. What can you do?"
Eliana and Nicole looked at her disgustedly.
Soon, the manager of the establishment heard the commotion and rushed over.
Staring at Cheryl seriously, she said, "Miss Gibson, please don't make trouble. Take your people and leave right now!"
Cheryl was furious.
Ever since Nicole left, she had become the most popular star in the entertainment circle. Wherever she went, people respected her, and she had never been humiliated like that before.
"How dare you try to drive me away? Do you know who I am? You can believe it or not, but I can cancel the contract with you any time!" Cheryl said arrogantly, thinking that the manager would compromise.
However, the manager remained fearless and unfazed as she bowed to Eliana. "I am sorry, Miss Pierce. Please forgive our bad reception. Our shop will cancel the cooperation with the crew immediately, and fully cooperate with you and Mr. Maurice Moran's wedding."
The manager of the shop was not stupid, and she knew well how important the future wife of Maurice was, compared to a mere movie star!
Chapter 674 The Embarrassed Cheryl
"What? You will marry Maurice?" Cheryl exclaimed in shock.
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
Eliana looked at her and said calmly, "I'm already in the bridal shop now. Why are you still surprised?"
Cheryl thought it was Nicole who would pick up a wedding dress today. It turned out it was Eliana. Eliana was about to become Maurice's wife.
At this moment, Cheryl was blinded by jealousy. She said ferociously, "I don't believe it! Why can you marry into the Moran family?"
This time, Nicole chimed in, "Why can't she? After all, Maurice loves her."
Cheryl was so enraged that she said without thinking, "That's impossible! Eliana slept with a male prostitute and had two kids. And I knew that when Erica forced her to marry the male prostitute last time. Don't try to lie to me."
"Wait! What did you say?" Eliana instantly caught the flaw in Cheryl's words. "Very few people knew about this matter clearly. How did you know?"
Cheryl realized that she had said something wrong, and she panicked.
"I didn't say anything, Don't talk nonsense."
After saying this, Cheryl was about to leave. But Nicole was already prepared. She stepped forward and grabbed Cheryl's arm to stop her.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Before Cheryl could break free from Nicole's grip, Eliana had already grabbed her other arm.
"You must tell me the truth now. Were you also involved in that matter? I found that you was a man's mistress, so you slandered me in such a mean way, huh?"
The three of them were in a stalemate, and all the staff and crew around were already looking at them.
Cheryl noticed that something was wrong, so she shouted at Janetta, "You useless rubbish! Hurry up! Come and help me."
It was only then that Janetta came back to her senses. She rushed over to help Cheryl.
Cheryl finally had a chance to fight back. She reached out and pushed Eliana hard on the chest.
At this moment, a fit of dizziness came over Eliana again. Her hand became soft, and her grip on Cheryl loosened. She staggered back and sat back on the sofa.
Cheryl took advantage of this opportunity. She broke free from restraint and ran forward.
At this moment, Nana came back just in time to see the chaotic scene.
When Cheryl was about to pass by her, she hastily picked up a glass of milkshake on the table and splashed it on Cheryl.
Cheryl subconsciously dodged. But she lost her balance and slipped.
"Ahhh!"
With a scream, she fell face down to the floor in front of everyone.
Her face fell right into the sticky puddle of milkshake.
Cheryl struggled to stand up with her face full of yellow and green milkshake. Some of them were still stuck to her hair, slowly dripping down. She was extremely embarrassed.
"Ha-ha! That's what you deserve from bullying my best friend."
While laughing, Nana took out her phone to take photos.
Of course, Nicole would not want to miss this opportunity either. She also took out her phone almost at the same time as Nana. It seemed there would be many additions to her collection of Cheryl's ugly photos.
"Hey, you are not allowed to take photos!" Janetta said as she hurried over and stood in front of Cheryl.
At this moment, Nicole and Nana put away their phones and
looked at each other tacitly. Janetta was too late.
Nicole smiled. "Let's upload them together later?"
Nana shook her phone. "Of course!"
Janetta helped Cheryl stand up. And when Cheryl heard that Nicole was going to expose her ugly photos, her eyes darkened. She was about to rush forward to fight with Nicole.
"You... I'll tear you apart!"
However, Janetta held her. "Cheryl, calm down!"
They were at daggers drawn, and the atmosphere was filled with tension.
At this moment, Eliana finally felt better. Seeing that Cheryl was furious, she stood up again and said coldly, "Get out of here! Don't delay me in choosing my wedding dress. If you insist on staying, I don't mind letting the bodyguards throw you out."
There were already many onlookers outside, and they all held their phones, taking photos of Cheryl randomly.
Janetta looked outside anxiously. And when she saw that there were more and more onlookers at the door, she quickly persuaded, "Cheryl, let's leave as soon as possible. If things get worse, it will be difficult to end it."
Cheryl's mind finally cleared up a bit. When she realized how embarrassed she was, she quickly lowered her head, took off Janetta's coat, and put it on her head.
But before she left, she turned around and said fiercely, "Just wait and see!"
Nicole finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Cheryl leave.
But when she turned around, she saw Eliana lying on the sofa with a pale face and gasping for breath.
Chapter 675 Try On The Wedding Dress
"Eliana, what's the matter with you?"
Nicole walked over in a panic and quickly helped Eliana up from the sofa.
"Stop fussing over me. I'm fine! Cheryl pushed me off, and I lost my breath for a second." Eliana forced a smile to reassure her.
Nicole was getting married soon, and Eliana didn't want to make her worry.
"Are you sure?"
Eliana's face looked pale, and Nicole couldn't shake off the feeling that something was wrong.
"Calm down. I can tell if there's something wrong with Eliana," Nana answered. She helped Eliana maintain the lie. "Let's go pick out your wedding dress!" Nana said.
Nicole wanted to ask more questions, but Nana whisked Eliana away to pick up the wedding dress, so she had no choice but to give up.
In a low voice, Nana asked, "How are you feeling, Eliana? Can you hold on? If you don't feel good, you must tell me immediately."
Eliana nodded and said, "My heart was racing a second ago, but I feel fine now."
Nana let out a sigh of relief.
After that, the two began to sift through the wedding dresses.
Moments later, Eliana spotted a vintage white wedding dress.
The dress had a delicate off-the-shoulder design. Its upper part was constructed out of handmade lace, while the lower part was a dress made of white gauze. Round pearls adorned the seam where the two materials met.
The dress looked luxurious and elegant, with a shape that flattered a woman's body. The floor-length veil was made with lace, resembling a portrait of the Virgin Mary.
The dress looked familiar. It looked similar to the dress in her mother's wedding photo!
Eliana's eyes lit up at the thought. She couldn't help but pull the dress off the rack to get a closer look.
"Miss Pierce, you have a good eye."
The designer of the wedding dress suddenly approached them.
Eliana recognized the designer immediately and exclaimed, "It's you! I remember you! You designed my mother's wedding dress, didn't you?"
The designer was momentarily stunned before she answered, "Miss Pierce, I didn't think you would remember me after so many years. I'm surprised you still recognized me. You look exactly like your mother did in her youth. Miss Pierce, you're just as beautiful and kind-hearted as her."
Eliana's eyes watered at her compliment. It had been so long since she'd seen the designer.
At that moment, she knew that was the wedding dress for her.
If Eliana wore a wedding dress made by someone who designed her mother's dress, then she would feel like her mother was there for her on her special day.
Eliana walked into the fitting room with the dress draped over her arm.
Nana followed her in and helped Eliana put the dress on.
Maurice called Eliana before she could put the dress on.
Nana was busy helping her get dressed while Eliana answered her phone.
As soon as she picked up the phone, she complained, "Maurice, why are you being so clingy lately? We just saw each other earlier today!"
"My fiancee is trying on her wedding dress. As her fiance, I'm curious to see what she looks like."
Maurice's deep voice was filled with joy.
"There's no need for you to come in person. I could take photos for you," Eliana offered shyly.
"Not a chance. I'm already on my way there. I booked the entire shop for you, so I need to make the experience worthwhile," Maurice teased.
Eliana was amused. "Fine, I'll let my fiance have a look. I have a good feeling about this dress."
Eliana couldn't stop smiling, even after she ended the call.
Nana continued helping Eliana change into the wedding dress.
Once Eliana pulled the curtain open, a pair of intense eyes met hers.
Maurice was here!
"How did you get here so soon?"
Eliana's eyes were wide with shock as she asked.
The white wedding dress wrapped elegantly around Eliana's slender but curvy body. The traditional cut of the dress didn't stifle her natural sensuality and charm but accentuated her body perfectly.
The translucent veil draped delicately over her hair and topped with an antique sapphire crown. The lace partly obscured her beautiful face. Against her pale skin, she looked like an ethereal beauty. Eliana looked like a goddess of the moon spoken of in legends.
Everyone in the room had their eyes on her.
Maurice couldn't hide the awe in his eyes. He looked at her with love in his eyes, as if she was the only person in the world.
It was quiet for a moment before Eliana lowered her head shyly and asked, "What do you think?"
Maurice stepped forward and cradled her in his arms before he answered, "You look beautiful."