Chapter 606


    As he watched the endearing interaction between Adrian and Maurice, Ss suddenly felt a little


    unhappy, and he then realized he was jealous.


    These two disliked each other before, didn’t they?


    So why was his uncle being so nice to Adrian now? Maurice had never been so caring towards him


    before. It was strange and ufortable to watch.


    Maurice didn’t notice his nephew’s jealousy. Now that he knew he was the children’s father, he was


    immersed in all of the feelings that went along with fatherhood.


    He took the kids back to Eliana’s home, and arranged for Ss to stay in his apartment downstairs.


    “Ss, you can stay here and go to school with the twins in the morning,” Maurice said. “Would you like


    that?”


    Of course, Ss had no objection to this n. He was more than willing to live closer to his good


    friends who he adored.


    At dinner time, Maurice took Ss to go upstairs and sat together with Adrian and Aileen to eat.


    Lena made dinner for everyone. The two kids were used to her cooking, and Maurice wanted them to


    feel asfortable as they could while their mother was away.


    At the dinner table, Maurice couldn’t help fixing his eyes on the twins. He carefully observed which


    foods they liked and which foods they didn’t. He wanted to know everything about them, from the


    biggest detail to the smallest.


    He had never experienced this feeling before.


    Seeing that Aileen was having trouble cutting her steak, Maurice took the te from her with no


    hesitation. He carefully helped her cut the steak into small pieces and then handed it back to her with a


    smile.


    “Take your time eating. If you want more, I’ll ask Lena to cook more for you.”


    Maurice’s voice was so gentle that all three children were surprised.


    “Thank you, Mr. Moran,” Aileen said politely. Then she looked at her te.


    Staring at the little girl in front of him, Maurice suddenly wondered how he had been stupid enough to


    not realize that the twins were his children.


    Both Aileen and his sister were allergic to peach. But he had failed to remember this.


    Then he turned to look at Adrian.


    Adrian blushed and said, “What are you looking at? I can cut my steak myself. Don’t try to get on my


    good side. I don’t buy your act!”


    If this had happened in the past, Maurice would have been angry about this rejection and Adrian’s


    disrespect.


    But now, looking at Adrian’s red face, he was not unhappy at all. He just saw the simrities between


    Adrian and himself, both in the way they thought and spoke.


    The more he looked at the twins, the more he felt a sense of familiarity.


    They really were his children. His flesh and blood.


    Maurice felt a twinge of excitement. He had the urge to immediately tell the children that he was their


    father. He didn’t want to keep it a secret anymore.


    But he quickly calmed down and realized that this was a stupid idea.


    For years, he had been absent from these two children’s lives. The fact that he hadn’t known he had


    children wouldn’t make a difference to them. After all, they were still young and didn’t yet know


    everything about how the world worked.


    So how could he make up for all the time that he had missed? Would the kids ept him as their father


    or would they resent him for his absence?


    Maurice, who had always been confident and decisive, suddenly had no clue what to do.


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    Just as he began stewing in these thoughts, Aileen suddenly set down her fork and said she was done


    eating.


    Maurice frowned as he looked at her full te. “Aileen, no, you have only had a few bites to eat. If you


    don’t like it, I’ll ask Lena to cook you something else.”


    “No, I like it. I just… I can’t eat any more.”


    Aileen lowered her head.


    Maurice guessed that her mother’s absence was the cause of her reduced appetite.


    Just as he was about to say something tofort her, Adrian turned to him and spoke.


    “Hey, Mommy asked you to take care of us. So, does that mean you have met her and know where she


    is?”


    Adrian stared at Maurice, waiting for his answer.


    Maurice was surprised at Adrian’s perceptiveness. He knew that Adrian was not as easy to fool as


    Aileen, so he could only give a vague answer in response so as not to tip Adrian off to information he


    wasn’t yet ready to share.


    “Yes, I did get in contact with your mommy. She said she has something to handle, but she will be back


    with you in a few days.”


    “Really? Are you sure?” Adrian asked doubtfully.


    Maurice said calmly, “Of course. I have no reason to lie to you.”


    “Really?! That’s great!”


    When she heard that her mother was fine, Aileen felt much better and was immediately willing to eat


    more.


    Finally.


    Maurice breathed a sigh of relief.


    As he watched Maurice, Adrian, and Aileen interact, Ss felt that something was off.


    Like Maurice was hiding something. Why had he changed so much all of a sudden? Why was he being


    especially kind to the children?


    He suppressed his doubts and waited until everyone was finished with dinner. While the twins were not


    paying attention to him, Ss grabbed Maurice’s hand and dragged him into another room out of


    earshot.


    “Uncle Maurice, what’s going on?” Ss asked directly.


    Maurice knew his nephew very well. If he didn’t tell the truth, Ss would try and find it out himself; the


    oue of which could be even more disastrous than if he just came clean right now.


    So he decided to be honest.


    Maurice took a deep breath, put his hands on Ss’s shoulders, and said seriously, “Listen carefully,


    Ss. I have something important to tell you. Aileen and Adrian…are actually my children.”