Chapter 442

Finally, Maurice left with Harriet.

Gerald, on the other hand, hurried into the ward to see Earle.

“Dad, I’m here to see you. How are you? Are you okay?” Gerald asked in a flattering tone as soon as

he entered the ward, walking over to Earle’s bed.

“How dare you show your face here?” Earle barked as soon as he saw his disappointment of a son.

Arranging his features into a pitiful look, Gerald begged, “Dad, no matter what, you’re still my dad. How

could I not come to see you after hearing that you were sick? I know you are still being angry with me.

It was really my fault. But please, forgive me just this once.”

Earle’s blood pressure seemed to rise, and his whole face reddened with anger. “Forgive you just this

once? You buffoon, how many times have I cleaned up your mess for you? Can you even count them

with two hands?”

“That’s not true! Did Maurice say something to you again?” Gerald retorted loudly.

The impenitent look on his son’s face only left Earle feeling even more disappointed. Clucking his

tongue in disapproval, he snapped, “Look at yourself. You’re a good-for-nothing wastrel! I’m tired. I

don’t want to see you again. Get out of here!”

Snubbed by his own father, Gerald had no choice but to walk out of the ward sulkily.

After Gerald’s departure, Earle was left alone in the ward. Lying in the bed, he couldn’t help but fondly

recall the jolly time he had had with the three children in the ward last night.

He had taken a liking to the boy and girl twins.

“Aleck, come in.”

With his forehead scrunched up deep in thought, Earle called his assistant in.

“Mr. Moran, what can I do for you?” Aleck asked respectfully, stepping into the ward.

“Help me find the two children from yesterday. Be quiet about it, and don’t disturb their parents. When I

go to see Silas next time, I will also visit the two children.”

Earle’s heart, which had been hurt by his grandson and son, seemed to heal when he thought of those

cute and innocent twins.

Aleck nodded. “Yes, sir, I’ll do it right away. But there’s something I don’t know if I should tell you

about…”

Earle narrowed his eyes. “Why are you hesitating? What’s wrong?”

After thinking about it for a moment, Aleck carefully said, “Mr. Gorman is in a bad mood today, so he

didn’t go to class.”

“And?” Earle prompted him in confusion.

“Well…since those two children didn’t go home till late yesterday, it seems that their parents were

worried. And Silas was the one they blamed.”

Hearing these words, Earle felt an emotion that hadn’t appeared in his mind for a long time: guilt.

It hadn’t occurred to him at all yesterday, but now that he thought about it, it was obvious that the

parents of the two children must have been worried to death after their children disappeared all of a

sudden.

Heaving a sigh, Earle said, “When you find the parents of the two children, give them proper

compensation.”

Of course, Earle had no idea that the mother of the boy and girl twins he was so looking forward to

seeing again was none other than Eliana, the woman he hated most.

At this time, Eliana was at work. Although she was busy with a lot of tasks, she couldn’t help but worry

about Aileen, who was at home after suffering from an allergic reaction. In the end, she took some time

out to call Aileen.

After a few rings, the line was connected.

“Hello, Mommy.”

Aileen’s childish voice came through the phone.

Eliana smiled. “How do you feel now, honey? Are you feeling better?”

“Mommy, don’t worry. I am fine now.”

Hearing that, Eliana breathed a sigh of relief and said, “That’s good. Just wait for Mommy at home. You

must listen to Lena, okay?”

“Mommy, can I go to school this afternoon? I want to see Silas. He must be very worried about me now

—”

“No, you can’t!” Eliana interrupted Aileen at once.

“Mommy…” Aileen murmured in a timid voice.

Realizing her gaffe, Eliana immediately softened her tone and explained, “Baby, it’s not that I don’t want

you to go to school. But since you’re sick, you need to have a good rest first. The more you rest, the

faster you will recover, and the faster you can go to school. Okay?”

“All right,” Aileen mumbled in disappointment before hanging up the phone.

Clutching her phone tightly in her hand, Eliana pressed her lips into a thin line and tried to settle the

dilemma in her heart. She knew that Aileen liked Silas very much. And Silas was also a good boy.

Unfortunately, Silas was Maurice’s nephew. In that case, could she let her children still be friends with

Silas in the future?