Chapter 197

“Ah!”

The loud scream echoed throughout the restaurant.

The hot soup would soon fall on Maurice’s and Eliana’s heads.

Eliana’s mind went blank at that point. She subconsciously pushed Maurice away.

Then she turned around nimbly to avoid the hot soup.

Maurice’s heart skipped a beat when Eliana pushed him away.

He rushed over to Eliana and asked, “Are you okay?”

Maurice anxiously examined her entire body. His hands trembled slightly as he held her.

Eliana was still in disbelief. She suddenly remembered Preston’s face as she looked at Maurice who

rarely got agitated.

Absentmindedly, she extended her hand to cover the lower half of Maurice’s face.

Her heart jolted.

Maurice’s eyes looked exactly like Preston’s.

Eliana stared at Maurice, lost in thought.

Maurice frowned and took Eliana’s hand in his. “What’s the matter? Did it scare the hell out of you?”

“No!”

Eliana came back to her senses. She wanted to laugh at herself for thinking such things.

She had already confirmed that Maurice and Preston were two different people.

“If it didn’t scare the hell out of you, how come you pushed me away first? Do you realize how badly

you would have gotten hurt if you hadn’t dodged?”

Maurice’s expression was cold and his dark, menacing eyes were filled with rage.

“I’m not scalded. Besides, it is not new to me. I’ve already been in that situation. I pushed you away

because I’m confident in my ability to protect myself. Don’t flatter yourself,” Eliana said nonchalantly.

But the truth was, she just lied.

When the accident occurred, she pushed Maurice away without hesitation, not minding her own safety.

If she hadn’t been so lucky, she would have been hurt badly.

“Eliana, don’t do it again. If you do, I will…”

“What will you do?”

Maurice was suddenly at a loss for words.

“If you don’t have anything to say, then let go of my hand. It hurts!” Eliana tried to get away from

Maurice’s hold.

It was not until then that Maurice realized he was holding Eliana’s hand tightly. Then he loosened his

grip on her.

The commotion in the restaurant drew the attention of Maurice’s bodyguards. They stormed into the

restaurant and surrounded Maurice.

“Mr. Moran, what happened?”

“Catch her,” Maurice ordered coldly, pointing at Alissa.

His bodyguards then rushed up to restrain the frightened woman.

“What are you doing? Let go of me! This is against the law! I’ll call the police! I’ll sue you!”

Alissa was yelling. She didn’t think that she had just purposefully hurt Maurice and Eliana. Even if the

police arrived, she would surely be taken away.

“Enough, Alissa!” Rosalie came over. Her face flushed with anger. “Don’t you know who he is?”

“He’s just a rich man! He can’t be exempted from the law!” Alissa yelled with disdain.

“Alissa, you’re completely wrong. He’s the CEO of the Moran Group, and you’ll have no place in this

city since you offended him!” Rosalie snapped.

Alissa froze. Her eyes widened in an instant.

It finally came to her that she had just offended a big shot.

Maurice’s expression was very cold and his eyes were menacing.

“Take her to the police station,” he instructed mercilessly.

Alissa struggled and begged. But her efforts were all in vain.

Her shrill cry for help echoed throughout the restaurant until she was dragged out ruthlessly.

The farce terrified the guests. They stopped eating and got up to leave.

Rosalie looked very distressed as she tried to comfort the guests.

Such a chaotic scene welcomed Wyatt as soon as he stepped into his restaurant.

He was dumbfounded.

Did he go to the wrong restaurant?

Wyatt even walked out and checked the restaurant’s name.

Indeed, it was his restaurant!