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 on inside

never owed anybody anything, and I don’t

open her

anger. “You still have

way!” Eliana was quick

“What?” Maurice interjected.

“I’m not sure.”

was a

Moran family as the genuine perpetrator, not

Or would he save

beyond Maurice’s mask of mystery and didn’t seem to know how significant she was

much for all of your assistance, Maurice, but I get the distinct impression that there are many things I don’t know about

couldn’t fool

was expecting Maurice to be entirely open with her and reveal

opportunity to know me but you blew it,” Maurice

opportunity to know everything about him while he was still Preston, but

a bowl of cold water had been thrown over her head,

go now that the

go of Eliana, turned around, and went out the door, leaving her in

he upset

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