Chapter 314


    “It is a no-brainer thing to say that kidnapping is illegal. However, isn’t it also against thew to coerce


    someone into getting married?” Maurice said with conviction, trying to conceal the raging storm that


    was building up in his chest.


    “Maurice! What are you doing here? I was told you’re on a business trip abroad. When did you return?”


    Eliana sessively asked in surprise.


    She wasn’t expecting to see Maurice at all.


    However, if there was anyone who had been utterly shocked by Maurice’s unannounced arrival, it


    would undoubtedly be Erica. Her eyes grew bigger, her fist clenched. Maurice’s presencepleted


    the puzzle in her mind.


    “I’ve been racking my brain for an answer, but it turns out to be you. Maurice, you kidnapped Ivy, didn’t


    you?” she asked, chuckling sarcastically.


    It hadn’t even crossed Erica’s mind that Maurice would go to such lengths for the sake of Eliana.


    Furious, Erica roared, “Maurice, have you always been this dumb? Have you lost your marbles? You


    are the renowned CEO of the Moran Group, yet you dared lower yourself to help a slut who got


    pregnant with two children by a gigolo…”


    “Shut up, Erica!” Eliana hastily shouted as traces of anxiousness filled her face.


    Maurice’s gaze, on the other hand, shifted between the two girls and he instantly confirmed something


    was going on.


    He was neither blind nor deaf. Since the tension between the two was unmistakable, Maurice wasted


    no time and directly ordered his men to look into that matter further while he was on his way back. In


    the end, he found out that Erica and Cheryl premeditated everything.


    Even so, Maurice couldn’t help but feel strange about Eliana’s odd behavior in the face of Erica’s


    provocation.


    He was curious about how irrefutable the evidence Erica got up her sleeve for Eliana to be scared to


    death.


    With that, waves of thoughts flooded Maurice’s mind. He wondered what Eliana was hiding from him.


    Erica mentioned two children, right? Was she referring to the twins? Was it possible that those two kids’


    mother was not Nana?


    Maurice stayed silent despite a chaotic mind. His expression remained nk, making it difficult for


    Erica to decipher his thoughts.


    What she realized, however, was Eliana’s weakness.


    Erica knew the only reason Eliana was so afraid of her children being exposed was that Maurice might


    break up with her once he found out about them.


    With that in mind, Erica smirked and didn’t hold back. Her heart was brimming with wickedness,


    overpowering her ability to stay logical. Determined to destroy Eliana, Erica swept her gaze at


    everyone and pointed her finger at the trembling gigolo, Sam.


    “It was him! He was the gigolo who slept with Eliana back then. I have a witness! Eliana, if you think the


    skeletons in your closet won’te out, you’re wrong. Remember that there are no secrets time does


    not reveal. Admit it because there’s no use in denying it,” Erica boldly announced.


    All eyes then fell on Sam.


    Thetter hadn’t even calmed down entirely since Maurice arrived with a group of people. He had


    never been used to receiving excessive attention, so everyone’s scorching gazes made him feel more


    nervous and ufortable.


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    “Go ahead and tell them the truth, Sam. Tell them that you slept with Eliana five years ago!” Erica


    ordered.


    Faint traces of guilt shed on Sam’s face, but Erica didn’t notice them at all. Instead, she constantly


    forced him to tell the truth.


    Not long after, Maurice, who had always known the truth, stepped forward, unable to watch and stand


    still from the side any longer.


    He walked casually toward Sam and gave him a grim look.


    “Did you have sex with her back then?” Maurice asked in a cold and sharp tone.


    Sam, on the other hand, almost stepped back in fear. Beads of sweat dripped down his forehead,


    unable to meet the beastly gaze of the man before him.


    Not wanting to worsen the situation, Sam didn’t dare lie anymore. He gulped down his saliva in


    nervousness and unhesitatingly unveiled the truth.


    “No! Of course not! Nothing happened between the two of us because I went to the wrong room. I


    didn’t touch her or share a bed with her. Sir, please believe me,” Sam admitted.


    He shook his head repeatedly as he spoke, looking utterly sincere about his words.


    “You’re lying!” Erica eximed in anger. She strode toward Sam, held his shoulders tightly, and added,


    “Why did you lie to me if it wasn’t you then?!”


    “It’s because I am in desperate need of cash! You said you would give me arge sum of money if I


    agreed to marry this woman, so how could I refuse?” Sam replied in both embarrassment and


    frustration.


    He could only heave a deep sigh in the face of such a situation. Great! What kind of situation did I get


    myself into? Now, I am in great trouble, and I can’t even get paid after all this humiliation! He thought


    helplessly.


    Hearing Sam’s reasonable answer, Erica could only look at the floor, feeling utterly weak. “If you didn’t


    sleep with Eliana back then, who else could it be?” she muttered.


    Erica’s voice wasn’t that loud, but her words swiftly pierced through Eliana’s ears. Her heart then wildly


    pounded as if horses were running inside her chest.


    Eliana could feel her strength gradually depleting, but her eyes automatically searched for the man who


    had been calm since he arrived. Suddenly, she felt like all the trivial clues she had were slowly making


    sense.