The elevator descended steadily.

Outside, Eliana stood still, looking at her reflection on the shiny silver elevator door. She grimaced as she saw how she looked—as pale as a ghost.

She let out a long sigh and looked away to hide her feeling of emptiness.

“Are you okay?” Lucia said tentatively as she looked intently at Eliana. “Look, it doesn’t matter. There will always be another way.”

Lucia felt sorry for Eliana as she had witnessed the argument between her and Maurice.

Wasn’t Mr. Moran a good friend of Wyatt who was Lucia’s cousin? So how could he be testy and irritable?

He left even before Eliana could finish her words. How dare he bully others in this way?

So, in Lucia’s mind, Maurice’s image hit rock bottom.

Inside the elevator, Maurice didn’t look good either. He was staring at Corbin. His expression was unreadable.

“Why did the elevator suddenly go down?”

Corbin furrowed his eyebrows. He was also clueless about it. So he looked at the floor buttons on the elevator operating panel. He then noticed that he had pressed the wrong button!

“I’m sorry, Mr. Moran,” Corbin mumbled. His face was red in embarrassment. “It was my fault. I intend to push the open button on this floor, but somehow, I jabbed the wrong one. Before I knew it, the elevator started going down…”

lip, trying to suppress a burst of

to

could push the right button

Maurice’s voice boomed in the elevator, making Corbin drop his hand. “Fining

thing to do at the moment was to go to kindergarten right away. He couldn’t let Earle find out the truth about the

long, Maurice and Corbin were in

they arrived and the children were

of the fraternal twins. He was flabbergasted at

by the window where it was bright. Aileen was sitting on a small stool next to them. She had that confused look on her face so she’d ask Earle

answered every question. At the same time, he seemed to be enjoying playing

Corbin looked

the good-natured old man with the twins was the over-bearing and

surprise. Just when did his grandfather become gentle

he raised his head to look at them. His countenance immediately changed. His eyes darkened and his

my grandchildren,” Earle snarled at the two men. “Get out of here! I don’t

the old man’s anger. He

his lips curled up. “Am I not

quickly pulled Aileen and Adrian

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