Chapter 650

At that very moment, Corbin’s voice could be heard.

“Miss Stone, this is surprising. What are you doing here?”

Maurice quickly glanced at the door. It was still closed.

Harriet was also there and she was eavesdropping from outside.

A dark expression appeared on Bonita’s face. It appeared that she hadn’t anticipated that Harriet would

follow her and eavesdrop on their conversation.

Maurice shook his head and said, “Since you’re here already, just come on in.”

A few seconds passed and the door swung open.

There was a look of embarrassment on Harriet’s face as she slipped into the room.

After she had discovered that Bonita was on her way to see Maurice, she had made up her mind to

follow Bonita quietly.

Her plan was to eavesdrop at the door, remain as quiet as a mouse and leave quickly. However, she

had not expected that she was going to get caught.

After getting into the room, Harriet glanced around with a curious look on her face.

When it was clear that Eliana was not present, she became more confident in her skill at negotiating.

But what Harriet failed to realize was that even though Eliana was absent, her two children were in the

office’s cubicle.

In the cubicle, the three kids were working on their homework, but soon they became attracted to the

sound.

Aileen vaguely heard Eliana’s name. She was so curious that she couldn’t help walking over to the

door and placing her ear against it.

Just as she was about to start listening, she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning around, she

found Adrian staring at her with a serious expression on his face.

“Aileen, what do you think you’re doing?”

“Adrian, I just heard someone call Mommy’s name.” Aileen rolled her eyes and added, “Don’t you want

to know what Mr. Moran is talking about?”

“No, I’m not interested. Besides, it is impolite to eavesdrop on the conversations of other people.

Mommy always said that. Don’t you remember?” Adrian asked with a slight frown on his face.

It was obvious he wasn’t going to let Aileen continue eavesdropping.

Aileen bit her lower lip and sulked.

Silas was afraid that they would quarrel so he said to Adrian, “Adrian, don’t be too hard on Aileen. I

also heard someone call Aunt Eliana’s name. It’s obvious that what they are talking about has

something to do with her. I think we should be able to listen to what they are saying about her in her

absence.”

Silas had begun referring to Eliana as an aunt for several days. He had become very familiar with it and

had already taken her as his family.

Adrian frowned and finally let out a soft sigh. It appeared he had finally been persuaded.

“Yes, yes. What if someone wants to hurt Mommy?” Aileen quickly chipped in.

Adrian’s eyes grew wide with realization. He was stunned. What they had been saying now seemed to

make perfect sense.

“Okay, I guess we can listen for a while…”

At last, he finally compromised.

In this way, the three children all agreed, leaned their ears against the door, and eavesdropped on the

conversation in the office.

At this time, the adults in the office were unaware that the children were listening to their conversation.

Harriet confidently took her place opposite Maurice and went straight to the point.

“Why this?”

Maurice glanced at her indifferently. “What do you mean?”

“Maurice!!!” Harriet’s eyes were blazing with rage. “Don’t pretend! You know what I mean! I overheard

you just now. Why must you marry Eliana? Have you forgotten so soon? She came along with two

bastards…”

“Shut your filthy mouth.” Maurice shot her an angry stare. “Harriet, listen carefully to me, Aileen and

Adrian are my children. I warn you to watch your mouth. If I hear you say such vile words about them

again, then be prepared to face my wrath.”

The revelation struck Harriet like a bolt of lightning. She was shocked and so was Bonita.

“What did you just say? Did you say those two children belong to you? I can’t believe it!”

Harriet’s eyes were wide open. She could hardly believe what had just been revealed to her.

Then she shook her head slowly as another thought formed in her mind. “No, it can’t be… Eliana once

said that they were fathered by a male prostitute. How can they be your children?”

“You can choose to believe whatever you want. They are my children,” Maurice said in a calm and

clear voice.

“It can’t be true!”

Harriet pushed the chair back and jumped to her feet. It was almost as if the world no longer made

sense to her. Then an idea occurred to her and she could feel a fire burning in her brain. It was almost

as if she was about to run amok

“You… I know you love her very much and you’re even willing to take a male prostitute’s children back

to the Moran family. Maurice, you have gone crazy!”

“Harriet, just stop!”

Bonita quickly touched Harriet’s shoulder to stop her from getting out of control.

They were here to negotiate and she didn’t want Maurice to be offended quickly.

Maurice stared at Harriet as she displayed her hysteria and it made him feel quite ridiculous.

“Harriet, the fact remains that the children are mine. Even if they are not my biological children, I will

treat them as my children.”

“Do you really love her that much?” Harriet asked. Then she slowly plopped down on the chair.

“Yes, I love her very much. She’s the only woman my heart beats for.”

As the words escaped his lips, Maurice’s eyes glinted with excitement, passion and the tone of his

voice was very firm.

“In the days of losing her, I have finally come to realize something very important. No matter what the

truth is, Eliana’s children will always be my children.”

As soon as he finished speaking, silence descended on the office.

Harriet muttered under her breath, “Maurice, you are really going crazy…”