Maurice was able to hear Eliana’s voice, despite the fact that she was speaking in a whisper.

Finally, this lady came to terms with the fact that he had been wonderful to her.

“Why do you think that is?” Maurice said to Eliana as if on purpose to taunt her.

Eliana flushed and her eyes darted as the man’s hot breath dropped on her face.

“I’m a member of the Pierce family, so I’m guessing you want to make up for me in some way?”

Hodge said that Maurice was aware of her Pierce ancestry and that she had come to investigate him, but he kept her by his side anyhow. In the end, why wouldn’t he try to make amends?

Eliana was confident in the logic of her reasoning.

“Haven’t you realized it yet? That I’m not the puppeteer backstage?” Maurice pointed out.

“I know, but you acquired the Pierce Group, didn’t you?”

Yet another factor remained hidden because Eliana couldn’t bring it up. Before he passed out, Hodge had uttered the word “Moran.” Even while it didn’t seem that he was referring to Maurice, the Moran family was clearly involved.

She had spent a long time looking into the matter, but it was still a mystery to her.

really curious about what was going

never owed anybody anything, and I don’t need to make up

open

out of boiling anger. “You still have your doubts

way!” Eliana was quick to deny

“What?” Maurice interjected.

“I’m not sure.”

was a complete

evidence pointed to a member of the Moran family as the genuine perpetrator, not Maurice.

through for her? Or would he save the skin of the Moran

mystery and didn’t seem to know how significant she was to

“Thank you very much for all of your assistance, Maurice, but I get the distinct impression that there are

couldn’t fool

to be entirely open with her and reveal the truths he had concealed

gave you an opportunity to know me but

everything about him while he was still Preston, but

water had been thrown over

now that the

out the door, leaving her in a

he upset for

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