Chapter 413

“Maurice, how can you say such a thing? You know very well that your grandfather has heart problems,

and you just made him angry. He must be having a heart attack.”

Seeing how weak Earle looked, Harriet was very nervous.

However, Maurice was always unfazed. He said calmly to Earle, “I asked Grandma and she told me

your heart bypass surgery was very successful. The doctor assured us that you can live healthily for a

long time.”

Harriet was speechless.

As for Earle, he didn’t expect his grandson could see through his trick. The old man felt quiet

embarrassed.

He finally stood up and coughed slightly. “You brat, what do you know? It was a high-risk surgery!”

Earle sad with a frown.

The operation was indeed high-risk, but since it was a success, there was no need to worry about his

heart anymore.

Earle couldn’t help feeling a little resentful of his wife. Why did she tell Maurice everything?

Now that he had embarrassed himself like this, how would his grandson ever respect him again?

Meanwhile, Eliana was still hiding in the room all this time. Corbin arranged for someone to bring her

dinner to the room.

After dinner, Eliana had nothing to do, so she went to bed.

However, there were so many things in her mind, which caused her to stay awake on the bed for a long

time.

As she tossed and turned in her bed, she suddenly heard someone open the door and walk into the

room.

Eliana didn’t need to look to know who it was. There was only one person who could come here in the

middle of the night.

It was definitely Maurice.

She didn’t want to see him, so she turned over with her back to him.

A few seconds later, she felt him lie down next to her on the bed.

Then he put his strong arms around her waist and hugged her tightly from behind.

“How can you come here? Aren’t you afraid your grandfather will catch us?” Eliana said sarcastically.

Maurice said nothing and just hugged her tightly. The sweet perfume that emanated from her

intoxicated him and gave him an incredible feeling of peace.

Maurice was certain that Eliana was the only woman who could make him happy.

When he was with her, no matter what was going on in his mind, he would quickly calm down. He had

never felt like this with another woman before.

He didn’t feel such a connection with anyone else, not even Earle, and yet Earle had raised him.

Maurice would feel exhausted very quickly when he stayed with Earle alone.

After a short while, Maurice whispered, “Shh, be quiet. I just had a quarrel with my grandpa…”

It was rare for Maurice to show himself vulnerable and Eliana immediately felt sorry for him.

She finally turned and looked at him. In the dim moonlight, she could see the fatigue on his face.

She had never seen him so helpless.

Her heart sank and she felt genuinely sorry for him. Unconsciously, she reached out and gently stroked

his face.

“Did he scold you again?” she asked softly.

Maurice ignored her question and suddenly said, “Eliana, let’s run away. Let’s run away from all these

hassles that threaten our happiness and start all over again, just you and me.”

Maurice held her hand tightly and looked at her with sincerity in his eyes.

“I…”

Eliana hesitated. In fact, a life such as Maurice presented it, was very tempting and she wanted to say

‘yes’.

But deep in her heart, there was a voice that kept reminding her of the harsh reality.

It was impossible.

She had two children to raise, and she had to investigate the truth behind the bankruptcy of the Pierce

Group and the death of her parents.

She couldn’t just drop everything and run away with him.

Before Eliana could say something, there was a knock on the door.

Who could it be?

Eliana’s body froze. She was so scared. She quickly hid under the duvet.

“Maurice, are you in there? Maurice?”

It was Harriet!

Why was she here?

Did Harriet find that she was here?

Eliana trembled with fear and hugged Maurice tightly. She was afraid that he would decide to open the

door.

“Maurice, open the door! I’m your future wife. You must open the door for me!”

Hearing what Harriet was saying, Eliana felt something was wrong.

Harriet always pretended to be shy and reserved in front of Maurice. Why did she suddenly reveal her

true colors?

Was she drunk?