Chapter 238


    Eliana’s thoughts suddenly went nk, and she unconsciously pushed Eli aside.


    She turned around to see Maurice, who was looking downcast.


    “The timing of my arrival seems to be out of whack.”


    Maurice scowled as he struggled to hold back the rising rage that was welling up inside him. His words


    had wry cynicism to them.


    “There’s more to it than what you see…” Eliana feltpelled to rify.


    Without giving her the opportunity to exin, Maurice turned and walked away.


    Eli felt it was insufficient, so he added, “Mr. Moran, goodbye.”


    “Eli, you were deliberate in your actions. In addition, you simply lied to me.”


    Eliana scowled at Eli with her eyes wide open as she raised her head. She hoped she could savage


    him with her teeth.


    Eli quickly surrendered by raising his hands. “Let go of your resentment. To be honest, I’d want to know


    more about you and Maurice’s connection.”


    “What conclusion have you gotten to?” Eliana scoffed.


    “I’ve finally figured it out. The CEO of the Moran Group seems to have a one-sided crush on you.”


    Knowing that Maurice’s affection for Eliana was unrequited, Eli felt a tinge of excitement.


    “Shut up already.”


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    Eliana exhibited irritability and guilt.


    She had no connection to Maurice. Why did she act as though she had been found cheating with


    another man?


    When Eliana noticed the bag on the couch, she realized she hadn’t returned Maurice’s clothing.


    “Please don’t bother me anymore. I’ve nearlypletely forgotten about my work. There are more


    outfits avable. Hung there. You don’t need anybody else to help you with that, I assume.”


    Eliana scooped up the clothes and pursued Maurice.


    She wasn’t trying to console Maurice. She just wanted to give the clothing back.


    When Eliana arrived at Maurice’s office out of breath, he was already seated in his chair, head down,


    doing business as if his recent gaffe outside the lounge had been a hallucination.


    “Maurice, I can’t thank you enough for saving me yesterday. I havee to return your clothes.”


    Eliana gave the clothing over to him. Maurice cocked his chin and sent a fleeting look at her.


    “Toss it in the trash, Corbin.”


    “Err…”


    Corbin was scared to respond for fear of getting himself into trouble.


    Eliana exhaled with rage. She was baffled as to how he could be so cruel.


    “Maurice, it’s OK if you’re not happy with me. What makes you so angry that you have to let it all out on


    the clothes?”


    Slowly, Maurice ced the paper on the table and lifted his dark eyes to shoot a caustic gaze at her.


    “Let it all out? You give yourself too much credit. Because it’s worthless, I discard it. In what capacity


    should I retain this? Do you intend to utilize it in the CEO’s office as a backup?”


    Eliana couldn’t bear the way Maurice spoke to her.


    She didn’t need to exin herself because of this.


    “As it stands now, I’ve given back the clothing. It’s entirely up to you how you handle it.”


    Eliana forcibly handed Corbin the clothes. Maurice’s deep voice came from behind her as soon as she


    turned around.


    “Beware of Eli’s advances. He’s a troublemaker by nature.”


    Eliana came to a halt and drew a big breath when she heard that.


    “Maurice, I’ll only go over this with you once. I will only be by Eli’s side since one of my close friends


    lost an essential ring, and it’s in Eli’s hands. It’s something I should retract. That is all there is to it.”


    After making her statement, she walked away without turning around.


    A ring…


    Maurice narrowed his gaze. Before he couldprehend the situation, he heard Corbin’s outburst.


    “She said a ring! Has Eliana mentioned the ring you’re also after? But why did the ring fall into Eli’s


    hands?” Corbin said excitedly.


    “The first objective is to get the ring from Eli, regardless of why it is in his possession.”


    When he learned that the ring he had been seeking for so long was nearly in his reach, Maurice could


    not help but feel irritated.


    “But hold on a second.” Corbin went to aplete stop. “Eli is, after all, a well-known character around


    town. Numerous individuals have seen him with the ring. Gerald, I’m afraid, has already learned of this


    and acted ordingly.”


    Maurice felt his stomach drop as his eyes shed and his chest tightened.


    “Then we must move quickly to reim the ring before Gerald takes action.”


    The time to leave the work hade. Inger abruptly stopped Eliana as she was going to leave for


    home.


    “Do you want toe to supper with us tonight, Miss Pierce? The misunderstanding that arose


    between you and Eli yesterday may be cleared up then.”


    “Inger, get your mind off that. It does not have to be a personal issue for you. That’s done with,” Eliana


    exined.


    “What if I can’t help it? Please do that for me.”


    Eliana could not again decline Inger’s request to apany her to the restaurant, since it would be


    impolite.


    Eliana was surprised to see someone she didn’t anticipate as she entered the private dining room.