The clock ticked slowly ever since she was locked up. Every minute seemed like an eternity. Eliana couldn’t hold on any longer.

Besides, she had lost her phone. She hadn’t contacted her family for almost two days. The children and Nana must be anxious now.

What do I do? Eliana wondered.

Her stomach was churning with anxiety. Just as she wondered what to do, the gate that had been locked for two days finally flew open.

Maurice came back.

Eliana immediately sprang to her feet and darted toward the gate.

As expected, Maurice effortlessly picked her up and stopped her.

“Maurice, you have locked me up for two days. What the hell do you want?” she roared as angry tears filled her eyes.

Maurice slowly closed the gate and threw Eliana on the floor.

He lazily slumped on the sofa, and his deep eyes bore into Eliana’s.

“I just have one simple request: fairness.”

“Fairness?” Eliana was stunned.

me. I can investigate

do you mean?” Eliana’s heart

to know…” Maurice cleared his throat and said, “I want to know if the two children are

came like the bolt in the blue and caught Eliana

about the children? Should I tell him the truth? And most importantly, if

thoughts swarmed in

head looked comical. He was holding Aileen in his arms and carrying Adrian on his back with a milk bottle in his hand. “If you

imaged the scene as her skin broke into

He seemed very unreliable.

cut for a

for him to pretend

was sure the Moran family had something to do with the destruction of the Pierce

going through a lot and couldn’t let her children suffer

and

moment, she made up her mind to

not your children,” she lied. “I met their father

Eliana was still quibbling.

furrowed.

out something from his pocket. It was the phone Eliana had accidentally lost that

She was doomed.

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