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.

but he couldn’t force a proud man to work

 

others to approve him

my steadfast trust in Ashton wasn’t what Nathaniel

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

has new

flashed across Nathaniel’s eyes. He clasped his fingers together and stared at me in

smirk without bothering to hide the disdain on my face. “Only those who can’t get it will vilify it,”

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

to admit that Nathaniel was a great predator, for he managed to hit my Achilles’ heel on his first

to the wall and barking 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

Nathaniel flashed a tiny smile. “Do

know that I am the boss here. I can reveal the location of

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