“By the time old Mr. Fuller and Ashton returned to their country, they’d offended many illegal businessmen in the region, and the plot to assassinate the Fullers came into being. While they were being hunted, they were forced to pawn everything they owned just to make it back. That necklace belonged to Ashton’s grandmother. George Fuller kept it with him all these years. Mr. Abe learned of this and used the high sentimental value of the necklace to lure Ashton to Venria.”

I was able to venture a pretty good guess as to how the rest of the story went.

Abe used the necklace as bait to get Ashton to his territory.

The appearance of me and my value to Ashton was a stroke of dumb luck.

Ashton would never have guessed that I was here, and Abe would never have guessed the relationship between Ashton and me.

Danny rose to his feet when I did not speak. “What else would you like to know?” he asked lightly.

“What is the relationship between Armond and Mr. Abe?”

“They’re business partners.”

“Kyanine?” I asked, suddenly frightened.

“Our product is mostly exported to Western Europe,” Danny smiled coldly. “Not much to Chanaea.”

“What are they partners on, then?”

“Jades.”

nearly forgot. Venria exported

any more questions. As he was about to exit the room, I said,

and left

word, Abe appeared the following

long shadow over my bed. “You wanted to see me?” he asked, looking

me once, that if I did as you said, you would let my

a laugh. “You still think your life is worth

because Ashton cares about me!” I answered, my eyes fixed

his wife?” Abe asked, squinting at me. “Under these circumstances, shouldn’t you be more concerned for his life over

paused. “Unless you’re so confident in his abilities that you think he will get out of

is, you can’t go back on

for an instant. “You have

ladies,” Abe instructed Dante.

“Yes, Sir!” Dante answered.

touch with Ashton. I had wanted to leave, but I knew deep down

to leave and held on to the hope that with time, he would meet a girl worthy of him to bear his

never expected to have run into him amidst my

an accident,

I supposed to keep traveling down this path without making

like myself again only after a few days, though it hurt when I occasionally touched it. It was

But it wasn’t unbearable.

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