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.

curious about what was

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

open

out of boiling anger. “You

way!” Eliana was quick to

“What?” Maurice interjected.

“I’m not sure.”

brain was a

member of the Moran family as the genuine perpetrator, not Maurice. Who would Maurice assist if the genuine

through for her? Or would he save the

see beyond Maurice’s mask of mystery and didn’t seem to know

was ready to open up, she looked him straight in the eye and said, “Thank you very much for all of your assistance, Maurice, but I get the distinct impression that there are many things I don’t know about you. Is there any way I can entirely

fool herself

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

opportunity to know me but you blew it,” Maurice coldly

the opportunity to know everything about him

as if a bowl of cold water had been thrown over her

go now that

and went out

upset for

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