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.

rich, but he couldn’t force a proud man to work for

 

need others to

my steadfast trust in Ashton wasn’t

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

video prove? That Ashton has new friends who he exchanged gifts with? Everyone knows my husband

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

flashed a smirk without bothering to hide the disdain on my face. “Only those

eyes on its prey. “You

was a great predator, for he managed to hit my Achilles’ heel on

at the moon. We were from different worlds, so there was no way we’d convince each other. After making that clear, I focused on my agenda. “I don’t want to talk about that. Just tell me where Ashton is if you’re capable of finding out

tiny smile. “Do you think that

malice shone 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 both want. Isn’t that

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