Chapter 135

Eliana was flustered after hearing Preston’s confession.

How could she not fall for a man who had saved her over and over again?

She knew that she liked him too, because if she did not, she would not have told him about her

background. But for some reason, all she could think of was Maurice when she heard his confession.

She still had not figured out if she was in love with both of them, and she felt like it would be unfair to

Preston if she agreed to be his girlfriend hastily.

Moreover, Preston was Adrian and Aileen’s father, and if they were together, then he would certainly

introduce himself to the kids as their dad, but his occupation…

Her mind was so full of complex feelings that she decided to escape.

“Ah, Preston, I just remembered that I have something to deal with at home, so I have to go now.”

Eliana immediately turned to leave, but Preston held her hand tightly.

“Eliana, trust me. If you miss this opportunity, then you will regret it later.”

Maurice’s palms were sweaty as he held her hand.

There was an inexplicable sincerity in his eyes.

“You lied to me again. I can pay you for last night. Don’t worry. I won’t leave you without paying you for

sleeping with you. I will give it to you when I have it, okay?”

‘Damn it! What is she even talking about?’

She was so embarrassed that she could not even bring herself to look into his eyes.

Preston seemed to lose all of his strength at that moment. He let her slip away from his hands and

leave.

Soon, the door opened and closed, leaving him alone in the room.

He stood still for a long time.

Actually, he had not been to that house in a long time, and he could not understand why he had

brought Eliana there on a whim.

He slowly walked to the table and looked at his family photo. Some people could not be brought back,

and some wonderful times could never come back.

Everything had changed, and he was left alone.

He gently put down the photo frame, and took off his mask, revealing the lonely Maurice.

Meanwhile, Eliana returned home in a daze.

“I’m back,” she announced weakly after opening the door.

“Oh thank God! You’re finally back!”

Nana rushed to her and grabbed her arm. “Where were you? I was worried sick about you! I kept

calling you, and when you didn’t answer, I thought that something bad happened to you! Were you

really planning on scaring me to death?”

“You called me?”

With a frown, Eliana took out her phone and was shocked to see that it was turned off.

“My phone is dead, but nothing bad happened. Don’t worry.”

Saying that, Eliana charged her phone.

However, something seemed to be wrong.

Realizing that, Nana stared at her friend and questioned in a suspicious tone, “Tell me the truth. If

nothing happened, then why didn’t you come home last night?”

Upon hearing that, Eliana suddenly remembered Preston’s confession from earlier.

“Would you be my girlfriend?”

She became more upset and did not even know how to explain it to her.

“Nana, someone confessed his love for me.”

“Confess his love for you? What? Who?” Nana stammered in shock.

“Preston.” Eliana fell silent for a moment.

She then told everything that happened the night before to her best friend.

“Tell me, did I do something wrong?” Eliana asked, feeling distressed, and after finding out about it,

Nana did not know how to comfort her.

“Let’s not worry about the future now. You should eat this first.”

Saying that, she put a contraceptive pill in Eliana’s hand, who took it obediently.

“Honey, you didn’t do anything wrong. Don’t be so soft-hearted! Think about it… What if Preston finds

out about the kids and tries to take them away from you?”

Nana sighed and gave Eliana a warm hug.

And she was right. Eliana could never bear to lose her beloved kids.

She pulled herself together, and understood that she could never take any risks about her children.

“Thank you, Nana. I understand now.”

“You just need to cheer up. I’ve stuck notices for the missing dog on the wall by the side of the road,

and I’ve mentioned your phone number on it. And I have also asked someone to look for Hodge. Those

are the most important things now,” Nana reminded her.

Eliana also felt that she could not set aside her priorities for the sake of her relationship with Preston.

She wanted to see if there was any news.

The moment she turned on her phone, she was stunned to see that there were several missed calls

from a particular unknown number.

Who had called her?