Chapter 501

The school gate was no longer full of buzz. One by one, children were picked up by either their mother

or father. Soon, only the twins were left waiting for their mother.

Earle didn’t want the two children to wait any longer. He decided to send them home.

Eliana however followed them all to the Pierce family’s house.

“Thank you, Mr. Moran,” Adrian and Aileen said almost simultaneously. “We’ll enter the house first.”

At the door, Earle gathered the twins in his arms and bid them goodbye.

When Earle had left, Eliana came out from her hiding place.

Seeing her, Adrian frowned and asked, “Mommy, you’re back home! Why didn’t you pick up us?”

Eliana lowered herself to meet her son’s eyes. “Well…”

She found it hard to find the words to explain herself to her little boy.

“Is it because you’re hiding from Mr. Moran who sent us back home?”

Adrian, who had a keen mind, held his gaze to his mother.

On the other hand, Aileen was visibly excited. Her eyes lit up at the sight of her. “Mommy, are we

playing hide and seek again?”

Eliana couldn’t lie to her kids, especially with Adrian staring at her. So, she rather kept silent.

Adrian seemed to be able to read Eliana’s mind. “Mommy, tell me the truth. Can’t you get close to Mr.

Moran? Will he bring danger to you?” he asked thoughtfully. “If that is true, we should not see him

again.”

It was not that Adrian didn’t like Earle. His mother was more important to him.

So if meeting with Earle hurt his mother, he’d rather not see him.

Eliana shook her head and said, “No. He is not a bad guy. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t get in

touch with him.”

Eliana honestly thought that Earle was not a bad guy. She knew how much he cared for Maurice. That

was why he hated her each time he saw her.

Adrian looked at his mother, studying her face with a puzzled expression. He didn’t completely believe

what she said.

Eliana gave a long sigh, and then asked the twins in a serious tone, “Tell me, do you like Mr. Moran?”

Adrian and Aileen exchanged looks nervously, but later, they nodded slightly.

Eliana smiled at them. “Then you can play with him. I promise I won’t interfere with your meeting with

him from now on.”

The two children breathed a sigh of relief. “I do like him, Mommy,” Aileen said and added innocently,

“but if you want to play hide and seek with him, I can help you so he won’t be able to find you!”

Eliana was amused by her innocent words, and her sadness had all melted away.

They got up early the following morning. Eliana helped the twins dress up for school. After they had

breakfast, she took them to the kindergarten. They saw Silas at the gate of the school.

Silas waved his hand when he recognized Eliana. He excitedly rushed to her and said excitedly, “Miss

Pierce, Good morning!”

He then lowered his head nervously. He now didn’t dare to look at Eliana.

“Good morning, Silas.”

Eliana squatted down and held her arms out to hug Silas.

Whatever previous misunderstandings they had between them, they were completely cleared up.

From kindergarten, Eliana headed to the company. While on her way, her phone rang. She didn’t

recognize the number.

She shrugged her shoulders and answered the call. “Hello, who’s this?”

“Hi, Ms. Pierce. I am from the Star Factory. You contacted us about making bracelets for you. Our boss

has agreed to do it. When can you come over to discuss the matter?”

It was a call from the old factory of the Pierce family!

“Now is a good time,” Eliana said. Excitement was in her voice. “I’ll be right there.”

She immediately asked the taxi driver to drive straight to the factory.

The Star Factory was located in the suburb. It took Eliana more than an hour to get there.

“Good morning!” The receptionist greeted her as Eliana arrived at the factory. “I’ll escort you to the

meeting room.”

Eliana looked around as she and the receptionist walked to the meeting room. She noticed how the

Star Factory had changed since she was last here as a child. She was momentarily in a stupor when

she saw workers working in an orderly way.

She remembered the time when her father brought her to the factory. He held her hand as they

inspected the factory. Those memories were slowly fading away.

The receptionist opened the door of the meeting room. When Eliana walked in, she was surprised to

see the person inside.

“Miss Deleon! Why are you here?”