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.

Maurice was really curious

owed anybody anything, and I don’t need

didn’t open her

“You still have your doubts about

was quick to deny it.

“What?” Maurice interjected.

“I’m not sure.”

brain was a complete

genuine perpetrator, not

Or would he save the skin of the Moran

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

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

couldn’t fool

with her and reveal the truths he had

an opportunity to know me but you blew it,”

about him while he was still Preston, but she

bowl of cold water had been thrown over her head,

to go now that the

of Eliana, turned around, and went out the door,

he upset for whatever

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