Chapter 606

As he watched the endearing interaction between Adrian and Maurice, Silas suddenly felt a little

unhappy, and he then realized he was jealous.

These two disliked each other before, didn’t they?

So why was his uncle being so nice to Adrian now? Maurice had never been so caring towards him

before. It was strange and uncomfortable to watch.

Maurice didn’t notice his nephew’s jealousy. Now that he knew he was the children’s father, he was

immersed in all of the feelings that went along with fatherhood.

He took the kids back to Eliana’s home, and arranged for Silas to stay in his apartment downstairs.

“Silas, you can stay here and go to school with the twins in the morning,” Maurice said. “Would you like

that?”

Of course, Silas had no objection to this plan. He was more than willing to live closer to his good

friends who he adored.

At dinner time, Maurice took Silas to go upstairs and sat together with Adrian and Aileen to eat.

Lena made dinner for everyone. The two kids were used to her cooking, and Maurice wanted them to

feel as comfortable as they could while their mother was away.

At the dinner table, Maurice couldn’t help fixing his eyes on the twins. He carefully observed which

foods they liked and which foods they didn’t. He wanted to know everything about them, from the

biggest detail to the smallest.

He had never experienced this feeling before.

Seeing that Aileen was having trouble cutting her steak, Maurice took the plate from her with no

hesitation. He carefully helped her cut the steak into small pieces and then handed it back to her with a

smile.

“Take your time eating. If you want more, I’ll ask Lena to cook more for you.”

Maurice’s voice was so gentle that all three children were surprised.

“Thank you, Mr. Moran,” Aileen said politely. Then she looked at her plate.

Staring at the little girl in front of him, Maurice suddenly wondered how he had been stupid enough to

not realize that the twins were his children.

Both Aileen and his sister were allergic to peach. But he had failed to remember this.

Then he turned to look at Adrian.

Adrian blushed and said, “What are you looking at? I can cut my steak myself. Don’t try to get on my

good side. I don’t buy your act!”

If this had happened in the past, Maurice would have been angry about this rejection and Adrian’s

disrespect.

But now, looking at Adrian’s red face, he was not unhappy at all. He just saw the similarities between

Adrian and himself, both in the way they thought and spoke.

The more he looked at the twins, the more he felt a sense of familiarity.

They really were his children. His flesh and blood.

Maurice felt a twinge of excitement. He had the urge to immediately tell the children that he was their

father. He didn’t want to keep it a secret anymore.

But he quickly calmed down and realized that this was a stupid idea.

For years, he had been absent from these two children’s lives. The fact that he hadn’t known he had

children wouldn’t make a difference to them. After all, they were still young and didn’t yet know

everything about how the world worked.

So how could he make up for all the time that he had missed? Would the kids accept him as their father

or would they resent him for his absence?

Maurice, who had always been confident and decisive, suddenly had no clue what to do.

Just as he began stewing in these thoughts, Aileen suddenly set down her fork and said she was done

eating.

Maurice frowned as he looked at her full plate. “Aileen, no, you have only had a few bites to eat. If you

don’t like it, I’ll ask Lena to cook you something else.”

“No, I like it. I just… I can’t eat any more.”

Aileen lowered her head.

Maurice guessed that her mother’s absence was the cause of her reduced appetite.

Just as he was about to say something to comfort her, Adrian turned to him and spoke.

“Hey, Mommy asked you to take care of us. So, does that mean you have met her and know where she

is?”

Adrian stared at Maurice, waiting for his answer.

Maurice was surprised at Adrian’s perceptiveness. He knew that Adrian was not as easy to fool as

Aileen, so he could only give a vague answer in response so as not to tip Adrian off to information he

wasn’t yet ready to share.

“Yes, I did get in contact with your mommy. She said she has something to handle, but she will be back

with you in a few days.”

“Really? Are you sure?” Adrian asked doubtfully.

Maurice said calmly, “Of course. I have no reason to lie to you.”

“Really?! That’s great!”

When she heard that her mother was fine, Aileen felt much better and was immediately willing to eat

more.

Finally.

Maurice breathed a sigh of relief.

As he watched Maurice, Adrian, and Aileen interact, Silas felt that something was off.

Like Maurice was hiding something. Why had he changed so much all of a sudden? Why was he being

especially kind to the children?

He suppressed his doubts and waited until everyone was finished with dinner. While the twins were not

paying attention to him, Silas grabbed Maurice’s hand and dragged him into another room out of

earshot.

“Uncle Maurice, what’s going on?” Silas asked directly.

Maurice knew his nephew very well. If he didn’t tell the truth, Silas would try and find it out himself; the

outcome of which could be even more disastrous than if he just came clean right now.

So he decided to be honest.

Maurice took a deep breath, put his hands on Silas’s shoulders, and said seriously, “Listen carefully,

Silas. I have something important to tell you. Aileen and Adrian…are actually my children.”