Chapter 163

Why was his grandmother hanging out with Eliana?

The sudden video call also confused Maurice, who immediately signaled Theo to turn it off. But before

Theo could do anything, Nancy started nagging.

“You brat, don’t hang up! You have to apologize to Eliana. You brought her home with you. But why did

you leave her alone when she was sick? How could you do that? Apologize now!” Nancy urged

Maurice to apologize to Eliana.

Sitting behind Nancy, Eliana finally realized that something was wrong.

‘Wait… Why are there so many people surrounding Maurice? Is he attending a meeting?’

“Grandma, I’m in a meeting.”

Eliana felt as if the entire world had collapsed on her in an instant.

Damn it! She couldn’t clear her name any longer.

“He’s in a meeting, Mrs. Moran. Please hang up immediately.” Eliana was very anxious that she was

even sweating profusely.

“No, he owes you an apology.”

Nancy was adamant. She didn’t save Maurice’s face even in front of random people.

Maurice realized he wouldn’t be able to get through it easily. He had to make a compromise in order to

end the farce as soon as possible.

“Eliana…” Maurice’s voice was very serious.

“Oh!”

Eliana was surprised.

“I’m sorry. And since you still haven’t recovered yet, take your medicine and eat well.”

“Oh… Okay.”

Eliana was still dazed.

Did this man’s personality change in an instant? Didn’t he threaten to lock her in a small dark room

yesterday?

Somehow, after hearing him apologize, Eliana felt… much better.

Maurice obeyed no one but his grandmother.

“That’s good.”

Nancy then hung up the call with satisfaction.

The screen went back to normal.

Maurice looked around the stunned crowd and said calmly, “Let’s proceed.”

After the meeting, Maurice went back to his office and pulled a long face. He immediately summoned

Theo to his office.

“Your name is Theo Scott?”

Theo was standing in front of the furious big boss, trembling.

“Yes, sir.”

“Don’t do anything stupid like that again.”

Maurice resisted the urge to fire Theo right away and just motioned for his assistant to leave the office

as soon as possible.

Three assistants had infuriated him prior to the meeting this morning.

Maurice then realized that Corbin had never made such a stupid mistake since he became his

assistant. Maurice had forgotten how good Corbin was until that moment.

What about paying Corbin a visit?

When something went wrong with his boss’s work, Corbin was finally remembered and appreciated.

In the afternoon, Maurice went to the hospital.

The ward’s door was half open. As Maurice approached, he noticed a middle-aged couple tending to

Corbin. They must be his parents.

They were happily conversing, laughing at each other’s remarks from time to time.

Maurice was moved by that warm scene, but he also felt a little upset.

He had once felt this kind of simple happiness, but it had long since gone.

Maurice didn’t want to disturb the family’s moment, so he chose to leave silently.

Maurice and Nana walked past each other in the hospital corridor.

Nana stopped, puzzled as to why the man appeared to be familiar. She turned around right away, but

Maurice was already out of her sight.

Nana then concluded that she might just have been mistaken.

Nana ignored the matter and went straight to Corbin’s ward.

“I’m here to see you, Corbin!” Nana called out before she even entered the ward.

She felt embarrassed as soon as she walked in and saw Corbin’s parents.

“Who is she?”

Corbin’s mother looked at both her son and Nana. “Son, your father and I won’t disturb you anymore.

Have a good chat with this girl,” she said when she finally realized something.

She drew Corbin’s father out of the ward as she spoke.

Corbin, with his head wrapped in gauze and his legs in a cast, asked, “What are you doing here?”

“How did you let this happen to yourself?”

Nana was really stunned to see him like that.

Corbin groaned. “I had a car accident, can’t you see? I’ve had bad luck since I met you. Don’t you think

you are my curse?”

Nana was not convinced. “You think I’m your curse? No, you’re my curse. You failed to do everything I

asked you to do.”

They started arguing with each other.

After a few moments, a nurse came in.

“Corbin Jenkins, right? You need a shot right now.”

Nana felt that she had to leave after learning that Corbin was about to receive an injection.

When she was about to turn around and leave, the nurse suddenly asked, “Are you the patient’s

girlfriend? The patient faints during injection. Why don’t you stay and assist him?”