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.

was testing Asher. If Asher

Asher was also well aware that if he told Maurice that Gerald was

head and stood quietly beside Maurice. She seemed calm, but her trembling hands gave

felt dizzy, like she wasn’t getting enough air.

discomfort and held her hand

warmth from Maurice’s palm spread through

nearly became blind with jealousy when he

would never let

Pierce’s death was a result of overwhelming pressure from the Moran Group. But I can’t say if anyone ever met with him in

jumped into her

truth about to come

honest, I suspected that the villain is

The villain was… Maurice?!

been a comforting warmth from Maurice’s palm now felt like burning metal. Without thinking, Eliana snatched her hand out of Maurice’s and staggered

his head and coldly stared

done nothing that Asher was accusing him of. How dare Asher try to smear Maurice’s name right

one last chance. Who is behind the

wavered in the

look at Eliana was enough to fill him with the fuel of jealousy

Moran, please, it would be wise for you not to push me. If you threaten to nullify the business relationship between us, that will not change

like a noble and resolute man, and to

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