Chapter 284

Sitting on the bed inside the hospital ward, Eliana felt emptiness in her heart. She was still unsure if

there indeed was a scar on Maurice’s chest.

Amidst the recent events, one nagging thought never left her mind. Eliana believed that Maurice might

actually be Preston.

Otherwise, how could all these coincidences be explained? Something wasn’t right.

She had presumed that Maurice and Preston were one and the same. But since the two men appeared

simultaneously on a previous occasion, her suspicion didn’t seem possible.

However, there were still too many coincidences between them. They also had the same scar. In

Eliana’s mind, such details were hard to ignore.

Deeply lost in thought, Eliana’s eyes wandered the room until she spotted a shiny black object on the

sofa.

As she leaned forward to get a better view, a look of recognition suddenly flashed across Eliana’s face.

It was Maurice’s phone!

He must have left in a hurry, so he forgot to take his phone with him.

It was the best chance to finally learn the truth.

Eliana’s eyes immediately lit up. She leaped from the bed and hurried towards the sofa. Her fingers

were mere inches away from the phone.

However, something unexpected happened. The door suddenly swung open and Corbin entered the

room.

“Eliana, how are you feeling? I didn’t expect you to be up and about so soon.”

In an instant, Eliana withdrew her hand and put it behind her back. Wearing a wry smile on her face,

she said with nonchalance, “Corbin, what a surprise! Is Maurice doing okay?”

“Oh, Mr. Moran is still being examined. He forgot to take his phone and asked me to bring it to him.

Have you seen it anywhere?”

Subconsciously, Eliana took a glance at the phone on the sofa. Corbin noticed her reaction and turned

his head in the same direction.

“Oh, there it is.”

Eliana could do nothing but helplessly watch Corbin pick up the phone from the sofa and put it into his

pocket.

Seeing Eliana open her mouth but hesitate to talk, Corbin raised his eyebrows. “What is it? Is there

anything you want to ask me?”

Since Corbin stayed with Maurice all the time, he certainly must be privy to his boss’ private affairs.

“Corbin, do you know if Maurice is hiding a big secret from me?” Eliana asked tentatively.

Her question caught Corbin off guard. He looked flustered for a moment but immediately regained his

composure.

“None that I know of. You think too much.”

Corbin was so good at lying that he didn’t change his serious expression at all.

He turned around to leave and paused at the door.

“Eliana, if you are feeling better now, you can go back home. The VIP ward is very expensive, and the

company will not reimburse the additional charges if you stay longer.”

Judging from his distant tone and aloof behavior, it was clear that something was wrong.

Eliana knew deep inside that Corbin didn’t tell the truth. He immediately changed the topic and asked

her to return home as soon as possible.

But he did have a point. The VIP ward was too expensive for an ordinary employee like her.

The harsh reality of poverty outweighed her curiosity. She decided to investigate Maurice later on when

the opportunity presented itself.

Finally, Eliana went through the discharge formalities and left the hospital.

She arrived home shortly after with a spring on her step, eager to be with her family again.

The moment Eliana walked inside the door, she went straight to the room of her two children. As she

quietly observed their lovely sleeping faces, an unsettling thought entered her mind.

If something bad had happened to her today, she might never have had the chance to see her children

again. It was heartbreaking.

Eliana covered her mouth to prevent herself from crying out loud.

A few seconds later, the kids woke up and rubbed their eyes. It seemed they had sensed their mother’s

presence.

“Mommy, you’re home.” Aileen yawned in a daze and greeted Eliana in a sweet voice.

It sounded so pleasant and adorable that Eliana’s heart almost melted.

“Mommy, we missed you. Don’t come back so late again,” Adrian scolded her with a straight face like

an adult.

Embracing the two children in her arms, Eliana kissed them on the foreheads and looked at them

affectionately. “Okay, I promise you that I will be home early from now on.”

“Oh, I remembered something.” Adrian suddenly broke free from Eliana’s arms and sat up straight.

“Mommy, Silas wants to come to our home in a few days to play with us. He’s our good friend. Is that

okay?”

“Silas is my best playmate. Mommy, please let him come over.”

Aileen tugged at Eliana’s arm and acted like a spoiled child.

“Of course. He’s welcome here anytime.” Smiling fondly, Eliana caressed the heads of her two children.

“I also like Silas very much. If he wants to come and play, that’s fine with me.”

“Hooray!” Aileen and Adrian cheered loudly.

The three of them cuddled together and looked very happy.