Chapter 535

Maurice stared at the room number. Room 3601. He reached for the doorknob, turned it and walked

into the room.

He was taken aback by the ludicrous scene before him.

Kelvin was on the floor. He had obviously drunk a lot of wine as he was reeking of alcohol. His hair was

disheveled and his clothes were in disarray. But what was utterly absurd was he was being beaten by

two women!

He felt a presence and looked up. His face was wet with tears. The expression on his face changed,

like he had seen his savior in Maurice.

He struggled to speak. “Mr…Moran! Thank God… You’re here… Please… Help me! They’re…”

Kelvin could no longer utter another word. And then, he fainted.

What was this man doing here?

Eliana stiffened when she heard Maurice’s name. She was so frightened that she crouched on the floor

and dared not move.

He shouldn’t see her! He shouldn’t see her!

Meanwhile, Jennifer looked at Maurice in shock, mouth agape. It was her first time doing something

bad like this. “Mr. Moran,” she blurted out. “It’s… It’s him… He attacked us first!”

Maurice looked like he didn’t hear the scared voice of Jennifer. The unconscious Kelvin didn’t even

seem to move him. It was the crouched figure on the floor that held his attention.

His face darkened as he tried to suppress his emotions. He took purposeful steps towards the figure.

Seeing that there was no way to escape Maurice, Eliana forced herself out of her shock. She took a

deep breath and quickly adjusted her mask. She stood up, smiling awkwardly at Maurice. “Mr. Moran,

it’s nice to meet you. I’m a friend of Jennifer,” she said, trying to control the quiver in her voice. “It was

just a misunderstanding… Really, a misunderstanding!”

Saying nothing, Maurice just stared at the masked face of Eliana.

The atmosphere was getting more depressing that it could have been cut with a plastic knife. Eliana

could feel her state of mind nearing collapse.

Ah! How unlucky she was!

She was seething with anger so she thought of venting it out to Kelvin, beating him up, and then

running away. She didn’t expect to see Maurice again and now she didn’t know what she’d do.

She couldn’t tell if he had recognized her.

Eliana felt a bit forlorn but she didn’t show it on her face.

Maurice looked at her intently and then took his eyes off her to look at Jennifer.

“You should have known that someone has to own up to beat him up,” Maurice glowered at her. “So, I’ll

leave you and your friend to the bodyguards of the Stone family.”

No!” Jennifer gasped. “You can’t do that!”

This was not the plan. This was not how she thought it would be. Now, the bodyguards of the Stone

family would have her and Eliana done for. Eliana shouldn’t be dragged into trouble with her.

Jennifer thought fast. After weighing things, she made up her mind. Looking at Maurice straight in the

eyes, she asked, “Mr. Moran, tell me. What should we do to make you change your mind and help us?”

Maurice just sneered at Jennifer, who couldn’t hide her shuddering. He walked towards her, and then

he held her chin and forced her to raise her head.

“I can ask you to do something… Just one thing. Come with me, and I will help you… her… both of

you,” he answered in a smug tone. “Otherwise…”

The implication in his words could not be more obvious.

While Maurice was ambiguous in his words, his eyes were cold. He seemed to be staring at Jennifer,

but he was actually glaring at Eliana from the corner of his eye.

Jennifer didn’t notice how Maurice was looking at them. All she knew was she was intimidated by the

man’s powerful aura that she couldn’t move at all.

Things had gone too far, and she had no other choice.

“I… I agree.”

Eliana couldn’t believe how things were turning out.

Maurice wanted Eliana to react and say something but she didn’t. This only made him more furious.

“Keep in mind that you’ve said it yourself.”

Without saying another word, Maurice pulled Jennifer out of the room.

It was only at this moment that Eliana came to her senses. Without thinking, she followed Maurice and

Jennifer.

She stopped in her tracks when she reached the door. Corbin was blocking her way.

Corbin reminded her, “Miss, Mr. Moran didn’t mean that you, too, should come with him. You don’t have

to follow them.”

Behind her mask, Eliana could only stare at Corbin with her eyes wide open. She couldn’t expose her

identity. She became anxious that she couldn’t do anything.

Maurice heard Corbin stopping Eliana. He turned around to look at them. In a deep voice, he said, “It’s

okay, Corbin. Let her go with us. I need someone to pour wine for me.”

Eliana slightly nodded her head. He had allowed her to come with them.

Was Maurice letting her in so easily?

Corbin looked confusedly at the masked Eliana, his mouth open but lost for words.

He felt something was wrong. This woman in the mask… Her back looked so familiar.

Reaching his private room, Maurice forcibly pulled the pale Jennifer to his side.

He put his arms around her waist in an intimate posture.

Eliana couldn’t control herself. She felt a green monster had bitten her heart. She gasped audibly.

What a horrible man he was!

It hadn’t been long since she left him. And here was… His arms around Jennifer’s waist! How could he

forget her so soon?

Eliana was awash with jealousy! Yet, she couldn’t do anything to stop Maurice.

It was she who decided to leave him. Even if she revealed herself now to Maurice, it seemed that she

had no right to be jealous.

They had already broken up.