Ch. 86..90: The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy Chapter 86-90

Chapter 86 Do You Like Eliana

Staring at Eliana for a moment, Maurice said, "I'll drive you back."

"No, thanks," Eliana refused at once.

But when she noticed his expression darken, she added, "Someone is picking me up, and I don't want to trouble you."

Frowning, he wondered who was going to pick her up.

Was it some man that he did not know about? Thinking of that, he stood up, clenching his fists.

Eliana quickly grabbed her bag and said, "I'll be off, then."

"Let's go together."

Saying that, Maurice immediately walked to her.

Looking at his straight back, Eliana was confused about his intentions.

However, she quietly followed him to the elevator while taking occasional peeks at him until her eyes met his.

 

With a ravishing smile, he asked, "Am I that handsome? You keep looking at me."

"No, and I wasn't looking at you.Don't flatter yourself!"

Flustered, Eliana nervously looked away.

Noticing the flush on her face, Maurice said in a gentle voice, "If Evelynn makes things difficult for you again, then do tell me.I'll help you solve the problem."

His low, deep and gentle voice almost made Eliana weak in her knees.

Although she was moved by his words, she suddenly recalled the scene where Maurice and Evelynn were being intimate with each other in his office.

And that memory forced her to calm her racing heart.

After all, Maurice had been extra nice to Evelynn before, and he had worked with her to make things hard for her over the Argyle pink diamonds.

How could he suddenly say that he would help her deal with Evelynn now? Eliana sneered in her heart, thinking that she could not trust him.

Lost in thought, she kept walking without even realizing that she was already at the entrance of the Moran Group.

Maurice followed her closely and saw a Maserati outside the gate.

'This car..Wasn't it Jonathan's lover's?' The next second, he saw the car door open, and a woman jumped off.

Maurice stopped in his tracks.

"Honey..."

Nana ran to Eliana and hugged her warmly.Her cheerfulness was infectious, and in the blink of an eye, Eliana's tiredness seemed to vanish.

Feeling relaxed, Eliana held her hand and was about to walk to the car with her.

However, Nana stood still in her tracks, gazing at Maurice.

'Is he Maurice Moran, the CEO that Eliana kept talking about?' Nana fell silent for a moment before she blurted out, "Do you like Eliana? Can you accept a single mo..."

Knowing what she was about to say, Eliana was stunned.She almost pounced on Nana and covered her mouth.

"I'm sorry.Don't mind her,"

Eliana said to Maurice in a rush before dragging Nana to the car.

Seeing that, Maurice was confused.

What was she even talking about? He could not understand a thing.

Besides, how could Jonathan like a woman like her? Soon, he heard the car engine roar, and they left.

Glancing at the speed indicator, Eliana reminded her friend, "Go slow!"

"Your CEO is quite handsome,"

Nana eased her grip on the accelerator and added, "But don't forget to hear his opinion.What if he is not able to accept Adrian and Aileen..."

Eliana immediately dampened her enthusiasm.

"Don't even think about it.It's impossible for me to be with him."

"What?"

With a regretful look, Nana suddenly asked, "Are you still thinking about that gigolo? Well, he is handsome too."

"I am not thinking of either! Actually, I don't think about anyone!"

Eliana ended the topic resolutely.

However, Preston and Maurice were on her mind.And for some reason, she realized that they both looked alike, especially their eyes...

Chapter 87: Maurice Was Giving Him A Hard Time

Before long, the Maserati stopped in front of Eliana's house.

She habitually looked up and found that the house was brightly lit up.

It seemed as though the warm light helped to dispel the coldness of the late night.

Back home, Nana collapsed onto the sofa.

Eliana looked around the beautifully decorated house and then walked towards the bathroom.

Adrian and Aileen were squatting down side by side at the door, staring at a white puppy in the bathroom.

Adrian was the first to notice that they were being watched and as soon as he turned around, he saw Eliana squatting down with her arms around her knees.

"Mommy!"

 

He smiled from ear to ear.

Aileen immediately jumped up as soon as she heard Adrian, and she threw herself into Eliana’s arms like a spoiled child.

Adrian asked worriedly, "Mommy, when is the ring going to come out?"

"We've been waiting for a long time, but it doesn't look like the puppy is going to poop any time soon."

Aileen pouted her lips at Eliana.

"Well, we need to be patient.Just wait and see."

Eliana patted their heads, smiling in amusement.

In truth, she wanted the ring to come out as soon as possible so that she could give it back to Preston.

Therefore, all three of them laid their expectant eyes on the puppy at the same time.

The innocent little puppy tilted its head, not knowing what the three of them wanted from it.

Unfortunately, it was getting late, so Eliana coaxed the children back to their room for sleep.

After she washed her face and rinsed her mouth, she caught Aileen trying to sneak back into the living room to play with her tablet on the sofa.

Eliana immediately said, "Aileen, why aren't you in bed?"

"Mommy, do you want to see the photos I took of the puppy?"

Aileen looked at Eliana with doe-eyes as she showed her the screen with a big grin on her face.

She had taken multiple photos of the puppy with various filters and angles.

The puppy looked more like a ball of cotton than an animal.

In her excitement, Aileen accidentally clicked the necklace design draft Eliana had drawn.Her eyes lit up.

"What a beautiful necklace!"

With a doting smile, Eliana picked her up in her arms and said, "It's time to sleep.Let's look at it some other day, okay?"

"Just wait a minute," said Aileen sweetly.

"What else do you want to do?" Eliana asked exasperatedly.

Aileen jumped out of her arms and took out paper and crayons from a drawer on the tea table.

"I want to draw a necklace too.I'm going to give it to you, Mommy!"

Eliana was amused by the little girl's enthusiasm and she couldn't help laughing.

Aileen turned her back to Eliana and said, "Don't look at it until 1 finish drawing."

"Okay," said Eliana.

Within a few minutes, the little girl had managed to come up with a drawing.

Aileen excitedly handed the paper to Eliana and asked, "Do you like it, Mommy?"

As soon as Eliana looked at the drawing, her eyes widened in amazement.

Although the brushwork was childish, the design of the necklace was actually quite ingenious.

Instead of placing the diamond in the middle, Aileen placed it on the side.

The design was unique and eye-catching.

"Honey, this is more beautiful than my design," Eliana sighed from the bottom of her heart.

"Aileen is truly gifted."

Aileen giggled, covering her mouth shyly.

The next day, Eliana went to the company with Aileen's drawing.She walked to Bradly's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in," said Bradly in a hoarse voice.

When Eliana pushed the door open and walked in, Bradly looked pale and the dark circles under his eyes suggested that he hadn't slept last night.

"Bradly, are you sick?"

"No."

Bradly rubbed his temples and it was clear to see that he was exhausted.

"I stayed up all night to read the documents."

Corbin dumped a bunch of documents on him last night, but after spending hours reading everything, Bradly found that none of the information was actually helpful for designing the pink diamond necklace.

In fact, he almost believed that Maurice was deliberately giving him a hard time to teach him a lesson.

Thinking of what had happened yesterday, Bradly frowned and looked at Eliana.

"Do you know that Mr.Moran..."

Before he could finish his words, Eliana cut him short and said, °I have good news! I have a new design idea!"

Eliana handed Aileen’s picture to Bradly.

"Have a look at this."

"Whose child drew this?"

Eliana paused to think and then lied, concealing Aileen’s identity.

"My neighbor's."

"I've gotten to say, the child has a knack for design," Bradly sighed with a smile.

Just then, Rachel came over with a cup of coffee.

As soon as she arrived at the door of the office, she heard Eliana's chuckle.Her heart sank in an instant.

She looked at the two people chatting and laughing in the office, and the jealousy in her heart grew, spreading like wildfire inside her body.

Almost immediately, Rachel was overwhelmed by anger.

‘Well, Eliana, soon you won't be laughing anymore.."

Chapter 88 Evelynn Put On Airs

Eliana didn't notice that there was something off with Rachel.

After a detailed discussion with Bradly, she had a clearer grasp on the design concept and knew what revisions she needed to make.

Excited to get to work, she couldn't wait to go back to her desk and start sketching.

Several hours had passed when she finally finished the revised design drawing.

Eliana stretched her arms high and yawned.

After saving the file, she picked up her empty cup and went to the pantry for a refill.

A figure crept to her desk.

The dark shadow sat in Eliana's chair, reached for the mouse, and clicked on the completed design drawing.

With a sneer of contempt, the mysterious figure quickly made a copy of design drawing.

Taking a short break in the pantry, Eliana was totally unaware of all this.She even chatted with some colleagues who were also on a break.

 

Then she went back to her desk and promptly sent the design drawing to Evelynn's mailbox.

Now, all she could do was wait for feedback from Evelynn.

In other words, she had to wait and see how Evelynn would continue to make trouble for her.

Minutes ticked by.

Eliana glanced at the clock absent-mindedly, waiting until it was time to get off work.It wasn't until she stood up to leave that Evelynn called her.

The woman's fake smile could be felt over the call.

"I saw your design, but I'm not satisfied with it.Eliana, is this all you can do?" Her voice dripped heavily with sarcasm.

The corners of Eliana’s mouth twitched.

Sure enough, Evelynn wasn't about to let her go so easily.

"Can you tell me exactly what you don't like about the design?" Eliana asked in a flat tone.

Putting on airs, Evelynn said loftily, "Well...It's not something I can explain over the phone.Come to the Yuho Hotel and let's discuss things there."

Eliana's senses went on high alert instantly.She quickly refused.

"We can talk in the Moran Group."

"What? How could you not cooperate with your client?"

Evelynn clucked her tongue meaningfully.

"Eliana, have you forgotten what Maurice said? If anything goes wrong with my project, he won't let you and your director go easily."

She deliberately stressed the words "you and your director".

Maurice's cold and ruthless threat reared its ugly head in Eliana's mind.

Bradly could be fired at any moment, and it'd be her fault.

Eliana gritted her teeth angrily.She didn't expect that Evelynn would use this threat as a tool to control her.

This was all that damned Maurice's fault! He had also told her to ask him for help if Evelynn found fault with her.

How could she be so naive to believe him? With anger surging inside her, Eliana hissed, "See you at the Yuho Hotel then."

Evelynn snorted contemptuously and hung up the phone.

Eliana shook her head wryly and went downstairs to hail a taxi.She was still wary, so she sent Nana a message, briefly explaining what was going on, and turned on her GPS.

When Eliana stepped inside the hotel, a staff member who seemed to have been informed in advance voluntarily led her to a private room.

The Yuho Hotel was by no means shabby.

Its luxuriously decorated corridor shined, lined with rare antiques and ornaments all over, giving off a noble atmosphere.

But as Eliana made her way past the luxurious corridor, she just grew more and more confused.

They were just supposed to talk about a design draft.

Was it so necessary to meet in such a fancy hotel? What kind of tricks was Evelynn playing? Soon, Eliana caught a glimpse of the noble lady herself.

Evelynn had exquisite makeup on her face and was wearing a long, conservative dress that made her look elegant and slim, but it covered the legs that she had always showed off before.

"You're finally here, Eliana."

Smiling warmly, Evelynn walked over to Eliana and held her arm.

The way she acted would've made any bystander think that the two women were close.But it was nothing but an illusion.

Eliana’s gut told her that something was really off.

Evelynn only pretended in front of others.

She looked at the door to the private room warily.

Who else was inside? Before she could think too much, Evelynn opened the door and pushed her inside.

As soon as Eliana raised her head, she met three pairs of surprised eyes.

An unfamiliar middle-aged woman in a cheongsam was sitting on the side, looking dignified.

But her slanted eyes and sharp cheekbones made her look unapproachable.

She looked a little like Evelynn, so she must've been Evelynn’s elder.

In the middle sat Nancy, Maurice's kind grandmother, and the person beside her was...

None other than Maurice.

 

Chapter 89 The Mother-daughter Duo

No wonder Evelynn behaved so prim and proper today.It turned out that the two families had gathered.

And even the elders from both parties were present.

Were they here to discuss their marriage again? When this thought occurred to her, Eliana couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.

Maurice's eyes landed on her arm, which was being held by Evelynn.

"Why are you here?" he asked indifferently.

"Miss Jarvis asked me to come here to talk about the necklace's design," Eliana answered dryly.

She had guessed that Evelynn would make things difficult for her, but she didn‘t expect that she'd do it in front of these people.

"But...On second thought, I dont think it's appropriate to talk here.I'll talk to Miss Jarvis later."

 

Eliana nodded politely and tried to turn around to leave.But Evelynn didn't let go of her arm.Her voice was gentle, but her eyes sparkled with menace.

"Don't go! Maurice specifically asked you to design for the Jarvis family, which undoubtedly has caused you a lot of trouble.I just want to thank you for your time and effort."

"Yes, Eliana.Don't you miss me?"

Nancy smiled at the girl kindly.

This made Evelynn's smile stiffen.She had planned to completely ruin Eliana’s image in front of Nancy today, but she had no idea that Nancy already met Eliana.

And from the look of things, the two were even close.

Evelynn's heart burned with jealousy, but she managed to keep a cool, collected face.

"Mrs.Moran, you know Eliana? That means that you have to stay for dinner, Eliana— for Mrs.Moran's sake." Eliana ignored Evelynn.

But seeing the kind smile on Nancy's face, she found herself not wanting to disappoint the old woman.

Eliana was caught between a rock and a hard place.

"Grandma asked you to stay, so just stay," Maurice suddenly said in a cold voice, which just saved Eliana from the embarrassment.

"The marriage between the Morans and the Jarvises has been canceled, so there's nothing here that you're not allowed to hear."

He didn't even look at Eliana as he spoke, but it was as though he had read her mind.

Eliana was slightly shocked.

His words, albeit said in a cold tone, dispelled all her worries.

Nancy's smile grew even bigger and she said, "Eliana, there's no need to worry.

It was us elders who arranged the marriage previously, so it didn't count."

Mixed feelings plagued Evelynn's heart.

Why did Eliana suddenly become the center of attention as soon as she arrived? Evelynn had been waiting to marry Maurice for so long, yet Nancy was here telling Eliana that it didn't even count.

Trying her best to suppress her anger, Evelynn forced a smile and pulled Eliana to sit next to the middle-aged woman.

She pretended to be close to Eliana and leaned against her shoulder, as though they were good friends.

"Mom, this is Eliana Pierce, the designer Maurice appointed to design the Argyle pink diamond necklace."

Melanie Jarvis, Evelynn's mother, glanced at Eliana coldly and sneered, "I know you.You made a scene at the dinner party last time, am I right?"

Upon hearing that, Eliana's blood froze.

Melanie's voice reeked of disdain.

"It was the first time I ever witnessed such a girl.You knew that the dinner party was to discuss the marriage between the Jarvises and the Morans, but you still pestered Maurice in front of everyone."

"Mom..."

Evelynn took her mother's hand.

"Don't say that.The engagement between me and Maurice is over."

As she spoke, she lowered her eyes, which were brimming with tears.She looked pitiful, like an abandoned puppy.

Melanie patted the back of her hand and sighed heavily.

"You are too kind, my dear daughter.She had the audacity to treat you like that yet you allowed her to design the pink diamond necklace for you.Who knows what sort of trickery she’s up to? Even if you give the necklace to me, I'll refuse to wear it!"

Eliana smiled wryly, despite the anger raging in her heart.

It turned out that Evelynn inherited her hypocritical traits from her mother.So it turned out that Evelynn had specially invited her here today to let the mother- daughter duo push her around.

"Mrs.Jarvis, you can rest assured that I'll do my job.Mr.Moran himself assigned me to design the pink diamond necklace.If you have any problem with that, you can talk to him."

As she spoke, she calmly glanced at the man who was watching from aside.If she had her way, she never would've wanted to get involved in this nonsense.

But Maurice had dragged her into it.

Fortunately for her, Maurice was sick and tired of the play.He narrowed his eyes at Eliana but readily agreed with her.

"Yes, I'm the one who arranged this.Eliana's undoubtedly a skilled designer, and she even found a supplier of pink diamonds.She acquired them at a price 15% lower than market price."

Before Melanie could find further fault with Eliana, Nancy nodded with satisfaction.

"Eliana, that's wonderful I didn't know you were that good at your job!"

In Nancy's eyes, Eliana deserved to be her granddaughter-in-law.

The girl had even begun to make tons of money for the Moran Group before she married Maurice.

Melanie's eyebrow shot up in surprise.

"Isn't she a designer? Why did she have the right to negotiate the acquisition?"

"I asked her to do it.The designers of the Moran Group do their best for the sake of our clients," Maurice answered her sharply, which made Melanie falter slightly.

He continued, "Why are you so surprised, Mrs.Jarvis? Didn't you know that Evelynn insisted that we use pink diamonds?"

In that moment, Melanie's heart skipped a beat.

Choosing Argyle pink diamonds was just an excuse for her daughter to make things difficult for Eliana —something Evelynn didn't talk to her about.

The truth was, she didn't know much about the pink diamonds at all.

Nancy coughed, her eyes showing a trace of dissatisfaction.

"How could you not know what material you wanted to use for your own necklace? And Evelynn, why didn't you discuss it with your mother?"

Nancy might have been old, but she definitely wasn't stupid.It was clear to her that the mother and daughter were just doing whatever they could to make things difficult for Eliana.

Evelynn's eyes darted around anxiously.She grabbed Melanie's arm and opened her mouth to retort, but found that she didn't know what to say.

Eliana suddenly smiled and sighed, "What a coincidence! In my search for the pink diamond, I was tricked into going to the black market and almost died there.I wonder how the merchants in the black

market got the news about the Argyle pink diamond.They actually set a trap and waited for me to jump in..."

Chapter 90 A Sorry Story

"Who was so vicious?"

Nancy's expression changed.She reached out to hold Eliana's hand with a worried expression.

"Eliana, come here.Let me take a look.Did you get hurt?"

Eliana's heart softened as she walked to her and held her hand.

"Don't worry, Mrs.Moran.I'm fine."

Nancy's wrinkled hands were full of warmth.And Eliana was reluctant to let go.

At the sight of that, Evelynn's face turned livid with rage.She picked up the glass in front of her and took a sip, trying to hide her angry look.

However, the glass only ended up making her face look more twisted.

"I cleaned up the black market.As for the people behind the scene who attempted to hurt Eliana, I will make sure that none of them escape," Maurice said coldly with a hint of murderous intent in his tone.

 

The next second, a loud cracking sound of glass attracted everyone's attention.

The glass had slipped from Evelynn’s hand and fallen to the floor.

Looking at the broken glass, she panicked as though she had seen her end.

"Why are you so careless?" Melanie said before she signaled a waiter to clean up the mess.

At the same time, Nancy ordered the waiter to bring another set of tableware before she pulled Eliana to Maurice's side.

"Come and sit here."

The smile on Eliana’s lips froze, and she knew that she would not be able to eat if she sat beside him.

Maurice sat on her left, and Evelynn would sit on her right.

Nancy didn't notice her discomfort at all and continued, "Eliana, you have suffered a lot, and fortunately, you were back safe and sound.You can rest assured and hand over the investigation to Maurice.He will definitely find out what happened."

Hearing that, Eliana had no choice but to nod with a smile.She glanced at the chair that was placed too close to Maurice's and quietly moved to the other side.

But Maurice saw that.

He suddenly reached under the table and took her slender wrist to stop her.

"Are you that afraid of me?"

Eliana immediately pulled her hand away and retorted in a low voice, "Are you sure you can focus on the food if you sit so close to me?"

Maurice remained silent.He then slid his palm down her hand, and entwined his fingers with hers tightly.

Surprised, Eliana glared at him, but she was met with his deep gaze.

His eyes were like a vortex that was slowly sucking her in, and she could not look away.

Jealousy and fury rose in Evelynn’s heart like a soaring tide when she saw them looking at each other lovingly.

Melanie was not happy either.

"Mrs.Moran, I don't understand.How could Evelynn be any inferior to Eliana?" she asked in a displeased voice.

The dinner was actually supposed to be a trap for Eliana, but to their surprise, it became a platform for Maurice and Eliana to show off their affection.

With a calm expression, Nancy replied lightly, "The girls can't be compared.It all depends on who is in Maurice's heart."

"So, does that mean that Maurice has fallen in love with her?"

"Yeah.If Maurice hadn't chosen her, he wouldn't have brought her home."

Nancy looked at the bickering Eliana and Maurice with a warm smile.

Perhaps, even Maurice was not able to notice the fact that he had changed a lot ever since Eliana appeared in his life again.

And Nancy knew him better than everyone else.Her grandson was in love...

"Alas..."

Nancy couldn't help but sigh.

"I'm very happy that Maurice has met a woman he likes."

Upon hearing those words, Melanie almost lost her composure.

Should Maurice abandon Evelynn just because he had met a woman he liked? Eliana looked at Nancy while trying to get rid of Maurice's hand.

But the moment she met Nancy's loving gaze, she automatically gave up her struggle.

"Eliana, it is true that Maurice is successful, but his life is not easy at all.His parents died when he was young, so he grew up with his younger sister.But a few years ago..."

Nancy's voice suddenly turned sad.

"His sister and her husband died in an accident, leaving their son alone."

Eliana looked at Maurice in surprise.She did not expect the man who was so powerful to have such a sorry story.