He sneered. “Shifting the blame, are we? Fine. If you don’t want to give me the box, then there’s no meaning to this meeting. Your daughter is on her own now.”

A frown creased my forehead. “I have no idea where the box is right now. It’s always been in the villa and guarded by Ashton.”

He gave me a nod and squinted. “So that means you can retrieve it.”

I frowned again. “I cannot,” I denied.

He chuckled. “Well, the box isn’t the only chip you have, but I wonder if you’ll accept the deal.”

I hesitated for a moment before asking, “What’s your price?”

He pointed at me. “You.”

frowned at him, flabbergasted and waited for a further

realized? I’ve been interested

spewed the water out, then I stared at him

and continued, “The first time I met you was at J City’s auction. You weren’t exactly beautiful, but you were attractive. Maybe it’s because Ashton was beside you, so I only had eyes for you then. And then the meeting at the cemetery. You probably didn’t know this, but I was the one who sent the guy who attacked you. Anyway, I wasn’t planning to hurt you, and I just wanted to have a reason to talk with you. Fortunately, we got to know each other after that. Then, I wanted to get closer to you, and you

disbelief. “You’re the

subsidiaries in A City. Some are just newly

spine as I recalled everything that had happened. Then, I grabbed his hand. “So you were the one behind the night I was arrested

a moment, surprised. “Wow, you’re

after that. I couldn’t understand why I was the one who was targeted out of

to those hellish days, I realized there were a lot of loopholes that couldn’t be explained. Tabitha and Laurel came from normal families, but Nora wasn’t. But even so, Channing didn’t say

dark smile. “Are you

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