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Chapter 341
Chapter 341
Chapter 341
In a few minutes, the car pulled over at the driveway of the Blooming Restaurant. Corbin promptly stepped out of the vehicle and opened the door for Eliana.
Wearing a slight frown, Eliana seemed adamant about staying inside.
But Corbin stared at her grimly as if warning her that something terrible would happen if she didn’t get out of the car immediately.
Fearing for the worst, Eliana sighed and finally relented.
She slowly exited the vehicle and walked towards the restaurant reluctantly with each step. Based on her terrified expression, it seemed like a dangerous beast was waiting inside the restaurant to devour her.
“Eliana, wait a minute!”
When she was near the entrance, Corbin suddenly called for her attention.
“Before you go inside, there’s something important I need to tell you. Please be patient and kind towards Mr. Moran today. He’s been depressed since waking up this morning.”
It appeared that Corbin wanted to say something more but stopped on second thought as he looked at Eliana.
Why was Maurice in low spirits today?
Was there something wrong?
Confused at his words, Eliana didn’t say anything to Corbin. Instead, she turned around and walked into the restaurant.
Empty tables and chairs greeted her eyes. After a few seconds, Eliana slowly realized there were no other customers inside. It seemed that Maurice had booked the entire restaurant. novelbin
It sure was good to be rich.
Taking a deep breath, Eliana walked towards the only occupied table at the end of the hall.
With his hands clasped together, a brooding Maurice looked up and beckoned her to join him.
“You’re finally here. Come sit.”
Maurice stared at Eliana with dull eyes.
Seeing the gloomy figure in front of her, Eliana immediately sensed that something was wrong indeed.
Maurice was not acting like himself. He was usually cold and indifferent, but today he seemed to be dead inside. Like an isolated island that was separated from the rest of the world, Maurice looked dreary and lifeless.
The table was filled with all kinds of delectable dishes. In silence, Eliana pulled out a chair and sat across Maurice.
This was the first time the pair had a normal meal after the shocking revelation of Maurice’s other identity.
With a flurry of thoughts in her mind, Eliana didn’t know what to say. She didn’t know how to act around the man who played her for a fool.
Looking down at her plate in silence, Eliana started to eat her food. No matter how tasty the dishes were, she had suddenly lost her appetite.
“What did you and Kimora talk about?”
Maurice broke the silence first, but Eliana didn’t like the topic one bit.
“Mr. Moran, all you have to do is ask someone to monitor me. Then you would have all the answers to everything.”
Eliana rolled her eyes and glared at him. She still had a grudge against Maurice for controlling her life and violating her privacy.
Ignoring her sarcasm, Maurice asked indifferently, “Did you give Kimora some money?”
“Wait, how did you know about that?” Eliana’s eyes widened in surprise. “Are you really spying on me?”
“The moment Kimora left your house, she went to a shopping mall to buy several items for her grandchildren. If you hadn’t given her money, how could she have purchased expensive things on a whim?”
When he heard this report from his detectives, Maurice was already angry, so he decided to vent all his pent-up fury at Eliana.
“You love Jonathan so much that you gave a generous sum of money to his subordinate. But why are you still so mean to me?” Maurice sneered in disdain.
How could this man always bring up Jonathan every chance he got?
“I was just returning a favor to Kimora. It had nothing to do with Jonathan.” Eliana was quickly losing her patience. “Besides, you already have so many riches and assets at your disposal. You basically have everything that other people can only dream about. Why do you still care about a nanny’s dismissal wage?”
Maurice paused and chuckled at himself. “Even if I have the whole world in the palm of my hand, so what? I have yet to attain my heart’s deepest desire.”
He gazed longingly at Eliana with his dark eyes. It felt hypnotic and intoxicating.
Seeing Maurice stare at her intently, Eliana felt her heart skip a beat, and she subconsciously avoided his sight. But her emotions were slowly getting out of control.
What was it that he wanted most?
No matter how hard she tried not to think of it, Eliana already knew the answer.
But things were now even more complicated between them. She was confused on how their relationship could progress from here. Considering everything that had happened, how could she possibly give in to what he wanted?
“Mr. Moran, stop playing games with me. With your immense wealth and status, what can’t you get?”
Eliana could only continue to play dumb. It was the best approach she could think of without submitting again to his control.
“Do you really think that life always works that way?” Maurice replied in a colder tone.
Eliana’s eyes fell to her plate, and she stayed silent to appease the volatile man in front of her.
The growing tension between the two finally dropped.
Just then, a waiter came over. He cleared his throat and bowed respectfully at Maurice.
“Sir, we learned that today is your birthday, so the restaurant has prepared a special cake for you to celebrate the wonderful occasion. Do you want us to serve it now?”
A birthday cake?
It was his birthday!
At that moment, Eliana finally understood what Corbin meant before she entered the restaurant.
“Maurice, is it true? Is it your birthday today?”
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