When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Chapter 1712 His Trap

Next, a video appeared and began playing on the screen.

It wasn’t clear at first. I could discern that a few men in suits were in the video and guessed that Ashton was one of them.

As the scene changed, Ashton’s face appeared on the screen.

The remaining content was simple. While one hand passed the money, the other passed the painting. They chatted briefly in Ustranasion. Something like “here’s to working together,” I guessed.

It was pretty obvious what Nathaniel wanted to show me—Ashton was now his puppet.

I instinctively found excuses for Ashton’s actions.

force a proud man to

didn’t need others to

Ashton wasn’t what

sly hunter to achieve success. The more Nathaniel didn’t want to admit that Ashton was the chosen one, the more I needed

emotions. “What can the video prove? That Ashton has new friends who he exchanged gifts with? Everyone knows my husband

flashed across Nathaniel’s eyes. He clasped his fingers together and stared at me in amusement. “So this is what true love looks like. To me, it is a foolish

without bothering to hide the disdain on my face. “Only those who

at me like a predator who had its eyes on its prey. “You claim that love is noble, but you had used it to pull Ashton down the pedestal. What do you feel about your own

to admit that Nathaniel was a great predator, for he managed

were from different worlds, so there was no way we’d convince each other. After making that clear, I focused on my agenda. “I

a tiny smile. “Do you think that

in his eyes. “You have to know that I am the boss here. I can reveal the location of the deal anytime. But not to you, of course. You know what I want. Just play along, and we’ll get what we