Chapter 244


    When Maurice entered the building with an injured Eliana in his arms, Eli immediately walked up to her


    with a worried face.


    “Eliana, how are you? Are you okay?”


    “What do you think?” Eliana hissed through gritted teeth.


    At this time, she was in a bad shape. Her forehead was swollen from the impact of the water bottles


    thrown at her, and her face was full of scratches.


    “I’m truly sorry, Eliana.”


    Eli’s heart was ovee by guilt. He had targeted Maurice, but he didn’t expect that Eliana would


    suffer the brunt of his attack.


    Disheveled and wounded, Eliana’s first instinct was tosh out at Eli and express her anger. But when


    she saw the genuine distress on the apologetic man’s face, her heart suddenly softened.


    “You need to see a doctor and have your wounds treated. Let me take you…”


    “Fuck off!” Holding Eliana protectively in his arms, Maurice stepped back and kept his distance from Eli.


    “What right do you have to care about her now? Wasn’t it you who caused all this mess?”


    Eli’s body stiffened. He bit his lips and wanted to refute, but no words came out of his mouth.


    After all, Maurice had a point. It was all Eli’s fault, and the damage had already been done.


    Maurice snorted in disdain, red at Eli as he walked by with Eliana, and went straight into the


    elevator.


    The elevator door slowly closed, and the pair ascended to the top floor.


    Sitting on the sofa inside Maurice’s office, Eliana couldn’t help but touch her swollen forehead. As her


    fingers made contact with the bruise, she immediately cried out in pain.


    “Don’t touch it. Leave it to me.”


    Maurice walked over with a medical kit. He grabbed Eliana’s hand and scowled at her, which made her


    drop her head.


    With a long face, Maurice took out an iodine cotton swab and began to apply medicine to Eliana’s


    wounds. The office was silent for the next few minutes, and the atmosphere felt really awkward.


    “Maurice, I’ve suffered a great deal here at work recently. Do you think the entire Moran Group is


    against me?”


    Eliana spoke some nonsense just to ease the tension.


    “Was it because you stood up to those girls?”


    As Maurice recalled the scene when Eliana was shoved to the ground, he held his breath and exerted


    more force on his hand than necessary.


    “Ouch! Be gentle!” Eliana gasped in pain and recoiled instinctively. “Why do you make it sound as if it


    was my fault? Don’t you realize why I did that in the first ce? It’s because I didn’t want them to


    tarnish your reputation.”


    “Wow. I’m touched. Why are you so good to me?” Maurice teased, treating her wounds more tenderly


    this time.


    “Well, just think of it aspensation. I refused to believe a word you said back then. It was my fault,”


    Eliana muttered with a look of regret.


    Her sincerity suddenly melted the coldness from Maurice’s heart.


    Did she just apologize for the car ident? Within seconds, Maurice was overwhelmed with a flurry of


    emotions.


    He couldn’t help but lean forward and hover a few inches away from Eliana’s face. He pressed his


    hands on both sides of her body and trapped her between his muscr figure and the velvet sofa.


    “It seems that you’ve finally regained your conscience. But do you honestly think yourpensation is


    enough for me? I think I deserve more.”


    The distance between them was too close forfort, and Eliana could hear Maurice’s breathing as he


    exhaled on her face. It was hot and tantalizing, which made her heart beat even faster.


    Looking at Maurice’s handsome face, she couldn’t help but bite her lip and gulp nervously.


    But before things could progress any further, the door suddenly swung open with a loud bang.


    “Boss, I have some bad news! Mr. Earle Moran just arrived! What should we do? Oh…”


    When Corbin saw Eliana and Maurice sitting on the sofa intimately, he stopped dead in his tracks and


    was unable to speak any further.


    The fiery atmosphere suddenly fizzled out. Eliana was so startled that she pushed Maurice away and


    sprang up from the sofa.


    Compared to the flustered Eliana, Maurice handled the disturbance withposure. He stood up


    casually and asked with nonchnce, “Why is he here at this time?”


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    Corbin blinked rapidly and snapped back into reality. “Your grandfather had a chat with the senior


    employees and heard some gossip about you and Eliana. The rumors outraged him, and he came over


    to confront you right away.”


    If Earle saw Eliana inside Maurice’s office, the old man would surely misunderstand the situation again.


    A hint of worry shed across Maurice’s face, and he immediately ordered Corbin to escort Eliana out


    the door.


    But it was toote.


    The familiar sound of a crutch hitting the corridor floor reached Maurice’s ears. Earle had already


    arrived.


    Seeing that it was toote to make a quick escape, Eliana dropped down and hid behind the sofa.


    “Maurice, I heard you’ve been up to no good recently. What the hell happened earlier at the building


    entrance? The whole story had just been shared with the public. I read in the newspaper that you


    fought with a male celebrity for a woman. You should be ashamed of yourself! You’re a disgrace to the


    Moran family!”