Two Cups Of Coffee
"What?! What do you mean ‘the puppy ate it?"
Eliana was bewildered.It was already shocking enough that the ring had been with her daughter this
whole time.
And now, she was told that a dog had eaten the ring.It was just too ridiculous! Aileen’s lower lip
trembled and her big, round eyes filled with tears.
"Mommy, I’m sorry…"
Eliana’s heart softened.She scooped her daughter up in her arms and wiped her tears away.
"Don’t cry.Mommy isn’t blaming you.Just tell me what happened and why you were with a puppy…"
Suddenly, a thought occurred to her.
"Was it the day you were at summer camp?"
She vaguely recalled seeing a puppy in their tent when she was on a video call with the children at the
time..
Aileen buried her face in Eliana’s neck and sobbed, "Yes… It was that silly dog’s fault!"
She was too sad to speak coherently.
In the end, Adrian cleared his throat and explained the whole story.
"So Aileen has always had the ring.She couldn’t part with it and took it with her when you two went to
summer camp.But the puppy there accidentally swallowed the ring.After that, you took it and kept it in
the kindergarten.Am I right?"
Eliana double checked.
Adrian and Aileen nodded simultaneously.
Pressing her fingers against her pounding temple, she wondered how Preston would react if she told
him this.He’d probably accuse her of making up a wild story to throw him off.
Thus, she decided not to tell him for the time being.
First, she needed to get the ring and find out whether it was indeed the one Preston had been looking
for.
After breakfast, Kimora took the children to school.
Nana was still asleep.
No one dared to disturb her.
So Eliana took Nana’s breakfast into the bedroom and gently set it down on the bedside table.
Then, she left for work.
In the Moran Group, Corbin followed Maurice into the elevator and respectfully started relaying his
schedule for the day.
Maurice listened absentmindedly while waiting for the elevator doors to close.
All of a sudden, a familiar feminine voice called out urgently.
"Wait!"
Toting a bag in one hand and coffee in the other, Eliana scurried to the elevator hurriedly.
After saying thanks repeatedly, she looked up and found that it was only Maurice and Corbin in the
elevator.
What bad luck! She immediately forced a smile and started backing out.
"I’ll just wait for the next one." Maurice raised his hand to stop her.
"No need.Just take this one."
Eliana’s eyebrows shot up in surprise.
She said slowly, "If my memory serves me right, Mr.Moran doesn’t like sharing an elevator with others,
right?"
What was up with Maurice today? He once made sure she couldn’t get in the elevator, even if it meant
she’d be punished for being late for work.She still hadn’t forgotten how he had fooled her.
Seeing the frown on Maurice’s face, Corbin stepped forward to block Eliana’s exit.
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