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

if he told Maurice that Gerald was the real

Maurice. She seemed calm, but her trembling hands gave

getting enough air. She

and held her hand to support

Maurice’s palm spread through Eliana’s

became blind with jealousy when he saw

let Maurice win Eliana’s

took a deep breath and said, “I don’t know exactly what happened to the Pierce Group. I’m sure that Mr. Pierce’s death was a result of overwhelming pressure from the Moran Group. But I can’t say if anyone

jumped into

about to

that the villain is

The villain was… Maurice?!

burning metal. Without thinking, Eliana snatched her hand out of Maurice’s

his head and coldly stared at

accusing him of. How

give you one last chance. Who is behind

the face

to fill him with the fuel of jealousy once again. He

it would be wise for you not to push me. If you threaten to nullify the business relationship between us, that will not change my mind. I will still believe that you are the culprit,”

resolute man, and to

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