“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.”

forgot. Venria exported an astounding

readiness to leave, I didn’t feel like asking any more questions. As he was

and left the

to his word, Abe appeared

asked, looking at me in an odd manner. It was calculating but cold at the

up. “You promised me once, that if I did as you said, you

repeated with a

I

leaf from the potted plant. “Are you his wife?” Abe asked, squinting

“Unless you’re so confident in his abilities that

is, you can’t go back on your

madly for an instant. “You have yourself

Abe instructed Dante.

“Yes, Sir!” Dante answered.

with Ashton. I had wanted to leave, but I knew

to leave and held on to the hope that with time,

to have run into him amidst

was an accident, but a coincidental

to keep traveling down this path without making

my bones and arteries were unharmed and I began to feel like myself again only after a few days, though it hurt when I occasionally touched it.

But it wasn’t unbearable.

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