: His Affection Towards Her
At the mention of Maurice's miserable past, he loosened his grip on Eliana’s hand.
Looking at Nancy with a helpless expression, he asked, "Why did you have to talk about that now,
Grandma?"
After all, it was a painful memory for Nancy too.
Nancy had really loved Rosina Moran, Maurice's sister, and it had been really hard for her to accept the
fact that Rosina had died in a car accident at such a young age.
Holding Maurice's hand, she said earnestly, "I was just afraid that you might scare her away.You are
cold and tough, and you have finally managed to open your heart to someone."
Eliana glanced at Maurice's hand, which was away from hers, lost in thought.
"Eliana, I hope you try to understand his odd temper.He might seem really cold on the outside, but he
really loves you," Nancy added with a smile.
Eliana suddenly placed her hand on Maurice's, surprising him, and said to Nancy, "Please rest
assured, Mrs.Moran."
Maurice's heart skipped a beat as he felt a sudden spark of electricity from her hand that traveled
straight to his heart.
Closing his eyes, he held her delicate hand softly.
Seeing that, Evelynn turned around, anger burning in her eyes.She really felt like jealousy might burst
out of her heart like lava if she saw them being so intimate one more time.She had been in love with
Maurice for so many years now, and hoped to marry him, but he had never given her a chance.
However, he was readily accepting Eliana, who had only come into his life a short while ago.
‘Why is he willing to do it for her and not me?’ Furious, she bit her lips hard until she felt the coppery
taste of blood on her tongue.
She raised her hand to touch it, frowning in pain.
"Don't forget yourself, Evelynn."
Although Melanie was also not happy, she remained calm.
"We haven't finished the game yet."
Evelynn blinked her eyes and replied in a low voice, "Hmm."
Melanie then asked the waiter to serve the dishes.
Soon, the door was pushed open, and several waiters walked in, putting one dish after another on the
table.
All of a sudden, Maurice's eyes turned cold.He grabbed a waiter who was just about to walk out of the
private room, and said, "It's you."
After taking a look at the waiter, Eliana also felt that he looked familiar, but she could not remember
where she had seen him before.
Meeting Maurice's murderous gaze, the waiter became so terrified that he felt his legs go weak.
Seeing him crumble to the ground, Eliana, whose chair was the closest to him, became startled and
stood up.
"Who sent you to drug me that day?" Maurice questioned the waiter coldly.
Evelynn blurted out in surprise, "Did Maurice sleep with Eliana because he was drugged that day?"
The next second, she immediately covered her mouth, realizing that she said something she should not
have.
However, everyone heard her.
Maurice had sex with Eliana on the night of the dinner party and ruined his engagement because of the
drugs.
Nancy frowned and asked, "What happened?"
Trembling, the waiter looked at Eliana, and pointed at her.
"It...She was the one that asked me to drug you.She told me that she would pay mea huge amount of
money once she married into the Moran family, but she fell out of touch after that day."
"Oh my God! Eliana, I never thought you would be such a scheming person!"
Although Evelynn pretended to be shocked on the outside, she was gloating in her heart.
Nancy asked in disbelief, "Eliana, is he telling the truth?"
The disappointment in her eyes made Eliana’s heart ache.
"I didn't drug anyone," she replied in a hoarse voice.
"So, you're really with Maurice?" Nancy asked eagerly.
But it was not easy for Eliana to answer that question.
Nancy had been good to her, and had scolded her own grandson for her sake.
And she had only been deceiving Nancy from the start.
Everything that Nancy saw was just an illusion that she and Maurice had created.
Eliana was actually not in a relationship with Maurice at all.
Nancy's voice became shaky as she asked, "Eliana, why don't you answer me?"
It was hard for Eliana to say anything, but before she could even try, Maurice put his arm around her
shoulder.He was a cold man to everyone else, but he was so gentle to her, and the affection in his eyes
when he looked at her was like a deep lake, which made her want to drown in it.
"Eliana didn't need to drug me at all.I was more than happy sleep with her."
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