As Asher began to understand the situation, fear turned his stomach cold. His first instinct was to run away.

But Maurice wasn’t going to give him that chance.

“Have a seat.”

Asher sat down uneasily.

Maurice sat as well. He got right to the point. “I want you to do me a favor, Mr. Harrison.”

Asher’s body stiffened, and he hesitated for a moment before replying, “How can I help you, Mr. Moran?”

Eliana clenched her fists. She had a feeling that Maurice was about to bring up the Pierce Group.

Maurice took a leisurely sip of coffee and placed his cup down. “It’s not a big deal,” he said slowly. “It’s about some rumors that I’ve heard recently.”

Asher’s throat tightened and cold sweat ran down his back.

“What rumors?” Asher asked.

“I’ve heard that the reason the Pierce Group went bankrupt is because someone plotted against it,” Maurice continued. “Mr. and Mrs. Pierce were driven to despair and died by suicide. Mr. Harrison, as a former employee of the Pierce Group, I thought that you might know the true story.”

If it was fated to happen, it would happen.

Asher’s face went pale visibly.

had found something out. He was testing Asher. If Asher didn’t give him some information, Maurice wasn’t going to let

was also well aware that if he told Maurice

She seemed calm, but her trembling

she wasn’t getting enough

and held her hand

from Maurice’s palm spread through Eliana’s

with jealousy

would never let Maurice

happened to the Pierce Group. I’m sure that Mr. Pierce’s death was a result of overwhelming pressure from the Moran Group. But

jumped

the truth about

be honest, I suspected that the villain is

The villain was… Maurice?!

warmth from Maurice’s palm now felt like burning

darkened. He raised his head

of. How dare Asher

talking nonsense. I’ll give you one last

in the face of Maurice’s

to fill him with the fuel of jealousy once again. He gritted his teeth and continued to

you threaten to nullify the business relationship between us, that will not change my mind. I will still believe that you are the culprit,”

to act like a noble and resolute man, and to paint Maurice as a bully who

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