Chapter 244

When Maurice entered the building with an injured Eliana in his arms, Eli immediately walked up to her

with a worried face.

“Eliana, how are you? Are you okay?”

“What do you think?” Eliana hissed through gritted teeth.

At this time, she was in a bad shape. Her forehead was swollen from the impact of the water bottles

thrown at her, and her face was full of scratches.

“I’m truly sorry, Eliana.”

Eli’s heart was overcome by guilt. He had targeted Maurice, but he didn’t expect that Eliana would

suffer the brunt of his attack.

Disheveled and wounded, Eliana’s first instinct was to lash out at Eli and express her anger. But when

she saw the genuine distress on the apologetic man’s face, her heart suddenly softened.

“You need to see a doctor and have your wounds treated. Let me take you…”

“Fuck off!” Holding Eliana protectively in his arms, Maurice stepped back and kept his distance from Eli.

“What right do you have to care about her now? Wasn’t it you who caused all this mess?”

Eli’s body stiffened. He bit his lips and wanted to refute, but no words came out of his mouth.

After all, Maurice had a point. It was all Eli’s fault, and the damage had already been done.

Maurice snorted in disdain, glared at Eli as he walked by with Eliana, and went straight into the

elevator.

The elevator door slowly closed, and the pair ascended to the top floor.

Sitting on the sofa inside Maurice’s office, Eliana couldn’t help but touch her swollen forehead. As her

fingers made contact with the bruise, she immediately cried out in pain.

“Don’t touch it. Leave it to me.”

Maurice walked over with a medical kit. He grabbed Eliana’s hand and scowled at her, which made her

drop her head.

With a long face, Maurice took out an iodine cotton swab and began to apply medicine to Eliana’s

wounds. The office was silent for the next few minutes, and the atmosphere felt really awkward.

“Maurice, I’ve suffered a great deal here at work recently. Do you think the entire Moran Group is

against me?”

Eliana spoke some nonsense just to ease the tension.

“Was it because you stood up to those girls?”

As Maurice recalled the scene when Eliana was shoved to the ground, he held his breath and exerted

more force on his hand than necessary.

“Ouch! Be gentle!” Eliana gasped in pain and recoiled instinctively. “Why do you make it sound as if it

was my fault? Don’t you realize why I did that in the first place? It’s because I didn’t want them to

tarnish your reputation.”

“Wow. I’m touched. Why are you so good to me?” Maurice teased, treating her wounds more tenderly

this time.

“Well, just think of it as compensation. I refused to believe a word you said back then. It was my fault,”

Eliana muttered with a look of regret.

Her sincerity suddenly melted the coldness from Maurice’s heart.

Did she just apologize for the car accident? Within seconds, Maurice was overwhelmed with a flurry of

emotions.

He couldn’t help but lean forward and hover a few inches away from Eliana’s face. He pressed his

hands on both sides of her body and trapped her between his muscular figure and the velvet sofa.

“It seems that you’ve finally regained your conscience. But do you honestly think your compensation is

enough for me? I think I deserve more.”

The distance between them was too close for comfort, and Eliana could hear Maurice’s breathing as he

exhaled on her face. It was hot and tantalizing, which made her heart beat even faster.

Looking at Maurice’s handsome face, she couldn’t help but bite her lip and gulp nervously.

But before things could progress any further, the door suddenly swung open with a loud bang.

“Boss, I have some bad news! Mr. Earle Moran just arrived! What should we do? Oh…”

When Corbin saw Eliana and Maurice sitting on the sofa intimately, he stopped dead in his tracks and

was unable to speak any further.

The fiery atmosphere suddenly fizzled out. Eliana was so startled that she pushed Maurice away and

sprang up from the sofa.

Compared to the flustered Eliana, Maurice handled the disturbance with composure. He stood up

casually and asked with nonchalance, “Why is he here at this time?”

Corbin blinked rapidly and snapped back into reality. “Your grandfather had a chat with the senior

employees and heard some gossip about you and Eliana. The rumors outraged him, and he came over

to confront you right away.”

If Earle saw Eliana inside Maurice’s office, the old man would surely misunderstand the situation again.

A hint of worry flashed across Maurice’s face, and he immediately ordered Corbin to escort Eliana out

the door.

But it was too late.

The familiar sound of a crutch hitting the corridor floor reached Maurice’s ears. Earle had already

arrived.

Seeing that it was too late to make a quick escape, Eliana dropped down and hid behind the sofa.

“Maurice, I heard you’ve been up to no good recently. What the hell happened earlier at the building

entrance? The whole story had just been shared with the public. I read in the newspaper that you

fought with a male celebrity for a woman. You should be ashamed of yourself! You’re a disgrace to the

Moran family!”