Chapter 269

“Maurice… What brings you here?” Eliana dumbly sat on the floor, looking up at Maurice, still in shock.

“I’m here to rescue you,” Maurice sighed.

At that moment, Eliana felt so embarrassed, wishing the floor would open up and swallow her.

How come she was always a mess in front of Maurice?

Maurice bent down and moved gently to help Eliana up.

“Are you hurt? Doctor…”

“I’m fine! I only fell down.”

Eliana blushed red as she stopped Maurice.

She just suffered a minor injury, so there was no need for Maurice to call the doctor.

Maurice frowned in disbelief. His hand brushed the bruise on Eliana’s skin, examining it with pity in his

eyes.

“All right. You still haven’t told me exactly why you came here,” Eliana said, breaking away from

Maurice’s embrace.

“I paid for Hodge’s hospital bills, and the hospital will definitely notify me if something happens to him.”

Maurice came immediately this morning when he received the news from the hospital, because he

knew that Eliana would definitely be here too.

Maurice felt grateful for coming here today. Otherwise, Eliana would have been in trouble.

“Doctor, she hit me! Did you all see that this bitch got her man to hit me? I’m calling the police! Call the

police!”

Ethan began to roll on the floor as though he was going to blackmail them.

Maurice looked down at Ethan in a condescending manner as though he was watching a jumping

clown. “I know you are Hodge’s son. You are right. I am Eliana’s man. Now that you are back in person,

you have a score to settle.”

Maurice flung a stack of signed bills directly at Ethan’s face. “Pay Hodge’s medical bills first. And the

gambling debt he owed. I was bothered that no one would pay it. Hodge is your father. As his son, it is

proper that you pay back the money, right?”

Suddenly, Ethan forgot his pride. He glared at Maurice, gritting his teeth. “Who are you?”

“See for yourself.” Maurice snorted with laughter.

Ethan picked up the bills scattered on the floor. Every bill was signed in two bold words.

Maurice Moran.

“Maurice Moran! You are Maurice, the CEO of the Moran Group!”

Ethan was shocked at the revelation of Maurice’s identity.

He couldn’t understand how a big shot, whom he only usually saw on the news or in a magazine, would

be with Eliana, a classless woman.

“What? You don’t want to pay back the money?”

Maurice’s dark eyes narrowed dangerously.

Under Maurice’s powerful aura, Ethan felt defenseless.

“Yes. I can take care of my father myself!” Ethan said boldly.

“Since you have it all figured out, I don’t think we’ll be needed here.”

Maurice glanced at Ethan indifferently, and then turned to leave with Eliana, who wanted to say

something but hesitated.

As soon as they left, the nurse quickly handed the bill for the operation to Ethan.

The moment Ethan glanced at the bill, his expression suddenly turned pale.

He didn’t expect the surgery would be so costly!

Ethan had been studying abroad all these years and had not earned much money at all; he simply

couldn’t afford such expensive medical bill at the moment.

With the way he had lashed at Maurice, there was no way he could ask for his help.

Ethan racked his brain for an alternative solution. He wanted to seek help from his friends within the

country.

Suddenly, he recalled that his father had once mentioned Gerald on the phone.

It seemed that Hodge had worked for Gerald.

Since Gerald was his father’s boss, he might be of help to him.

Ethan took out his phone, searched for Gerald’s number and called him.

“Hello, is this Mr. Gerald Moran? I’m Ethan Chadwick, Hodge’s son. My father is in the hospital for

surgery. Can you… lend me some money? I will pay you back later.”

Ethan swallowed nervously, waiting apprehensively for Gerald’s reply.

Gerald, who had just received the call, was a little puzzled, but soon an evil plan took shape in his

mind.

Hodge was useless to him. Perhaps, he could take advantage of Ethan.

“Oh! Ethan, Hodge has mentioned you to me. I will definitely help if he is in trouble; it’s just a pity that I

didn’t protect your father well.” Gerald sighed in mock regret.

“Mr. Moran, do you know who hurt my father?”

“Of course, it was Eliana, the young miss of the Pierce family. In a bid to force your father to hand over

the information about the bankruptcy of the Pierce Group, she caused him to have a car accident.

Later, she asked the CEO of the Moran Group to help her cover up the crime. Maurice, being a

powerful man, helped Eliana get away with her crime.”

Gerald made a false story.

Ethan believed Gerald, hook, line and sinker.

He almost crushed his phone.

Looking at his dying father on the hospital bed, Ethan swore in his heart that he would make Eliana and

Maurice pay for what they had done.