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Chapter 215
Chapter 215
Chapter 215
Right after she was finished with work, Eliana went shopping together with Nana. Some time later, Nana received a call from Kimora.
“Hello, Miss Marlin. The children are at the shopping mall now.”
“Okay, we’ll be right there.”
Nana placed the phone back into her pocket before turning and telling Eliana about the call.
“What should we buy for the kids, Nana?” Eliana asked.
Nana didn’t hesitate to say, “The best, of course! I just got my salary, so we should give Aileen and Adrian the best presents.”
Eliana pondered over Nana’s words before coming to an agreement. She seldom bought toys for her children, after all. Now that she had just received her salary, she would definitely let them have a taste of luxury.
With that in mind, the two decided to take the children for an all-out shopping spree.
As they say, shopping is a woman’s best friend!
Meanwhile, a party was held after the heavy work came to a close. Everyone attended it, with the exception of Eliana, Nana, and Tania who had been fired.
The bustling restaurant was crowded with many people coming and going in. Everyone was enjoying a good time, with Maurice being the sole exception. Different from the cheery people around him, he seemed to be lost in his thoughts.
“The heroine didn’t come, so why are you still here?” Nicole walked up to Maurice with a glass of red wine in her hand. “Why don’t you hurry and chase after her? Go on.”
She had long noticed how Maurice couldn’t care less about the party.
Maurice paused, thinking over her words. Finally, he came to a decision and sent a deep look at Nicole.
“You’re right. Thanks.”
With that curt reply, he stood up and left without hesitation.
Eliana and Nana soon reunited with the twins in the mall, and spent the whole time shopping their hearts out.
Adrian chose his favorite plane model as his present.
Aileen, on the other hand, stopped at the door of a clothes shop to stare at the parent-child outfits displayed behind the shop window. She was transfixed, her big doe eyes never leaving the outfits. They were pink and blue in color, made for a family of four.
She was giving special attention to the father mannequin, unable to look away. Without realizing it, she found herself reaching out to hold the mannequin’s hand.
This gesture of hers did not go unnoticed by Eliana, who felt a painful prickle in her heart. It hurt so much that she couldn’t utter a single word.
While Adrian and Aileen never voiced it, she knew more than anyone how much they longed for a father to keep them company.
Eliana was struck by a sudden pang of depression. No matter how much love she showered her children with, the truth remained: she couldn’t give them a father.
Nana was quick to sense that something was amiss. She hurriedly broke the silence and said, “Oh, wow! These outfits look good, don’t they, Eliana? Aileen likes them. Why don’t you buy them for her? The four of us can wear it. I got dibs on that blue one. Nobody take it!”
Her comical stint amused Eliana and the children, dispersing the gloomy mood in an instant.
Eliana squatted down and caressed her children’s soft faces. She then pointed at the clothes in the window with a smile. “How about we go inside and try them on?”
“Okay!”
Adrian nodded eagerly before grabbing his sister by the hand and making a beeline for the clothes.
Meanwhile, Nana patted on Eliana’s shoulder and asked worriedly, “Eliana… Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. I just… I feel a little sorry for the kids.”
“Don’t blame yourself. I’m always here for you. Cheer up! Let’s go inside and try the clothes. We don’t want to make the children wait too long.”
Eliana nodded in agreement. Feeling slightly better, she entered the shop with Nana.
Soon, the four of them changed into the new clothes. Nana, being a model, was very tall and pulled off the male outfit with impeccable ease. The clothes suited her perfectly, and she put on a matching hat to complete the look.
With the four of them standing in a row in matching outfits, they were the picture of a four-man family.
The shop assistant couldn’t help but praise them. “Oh, my! These clothes suits you so well. It’s like they were made just for you.”
Even the passers-by couldn’t help but take several glimpses at the “family” and shower them with heartfelt praises.
At that moment, Maurice happened to have just exited the restaurant. Glancing around for Eliana, he soon spotted her all too familiar figure not far away.
Immediately, he strode to her.
Just then, the four of them turned their backs to the door. Maurice could only see the kids standing next to Eliana, along with an unfamiliar man. They were all dressed in matching outfits, happiness evident enveloping them.
They looked like a happy, loving family of four.
The sight depressed Maurice somewhat, whose heart sank.
Eliana had just kissed him, but now, she was smiling so happily at another man.
While he was dwelling in his momentary gloom, Maurice suddenly caught Aileen calling Eliana, “Mommy.”
Mommy…?
Did she just call Eliana “Mommy”? But how could that be?! Wasn’t she Nana’s daughter?
Maurice was beside himself with shock.
Perhaps… Was Eliana the true mother of the twins?
That was impossible! How could that be true?
He racked his brains and thought. If the twins were truly Eliana’s children… Then who was their father?
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