Eliana felt a little scared when she saw how gloomy Preston was.

“Don’t be angry. I am sorry, okay? I should not have rummaged through your stuff without permission.”

Maurice’s anger dissipated after he heard her sincere apology.

Raising her head, Eliana looked around and continued, “Is this really your house?”

“Yes, but it used to be my parents’ house.”

There was a hint of nostalgic look in his eyes, which revealed his soft side.

The elders of his parents’ families had not approved of their marriage, so they had eloped and had lived in that house for a few years. Only after Maurice’s sister was born had his grandfather brought them back.

And the days that Maurice had spent in his parents’ house was the happiest time of his life.

Eliana rarely ever heard about his family, and she knew nothing about them, except for the fact that his mother had passed away.

“What about your other family members? And this girl, is she your younger sister?”

Eliana’s eyes were gleaming with curiosity as she pointed at the photo.

Maurice kept silent for a long time, and just when she was convinced that he was not going to answer her, he said, “They are all gone.”

was shocked

it. It was as though his heart was dead from the great pain of losing his

pain in her heart as

him. If his family had been still around, then he would not

eyes felt like a sting in

when he was just a child, and he had been

would always

I don’t need your pity,”

pity was the most hypocritical and useless thing in

words. In fact, she was able to understand

worry. I won’t leave you before I help you find the ring. If you want, you can consider me as your family, and I will take care of

take care of Preston, who had lacked

was a poor kid, who had lost his parents and had

her instinctive maternal love, she decided

“Why don’t you dry your hair? What if

response, she turned around, and grabbed the hair dryer. Then she stared at

help you dry

to refuse her when he

walked over and sat down on the bed quietly, letting

to drying her kids’ hair, she was good

had dried his hair for him except for

his hair, Maurice felt the long lost peace. Only when he was with her was he able to let his

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