Chapter 140


    As Asher began to understand the situation, fear turned his stomach cold. His first instinct was to run


    away.


    But Maurice wasn’t going to give him that chance.


    “Have a seat.”


    Asher sat down uneasily.


    Maurice sat as well. He got right to the point. “I want you to do me a favor, Mr. Harrison.”


    Asher’s body stiffened, and he hesitated for a moment before replying, “How can I help you, Mr.


    Moran?”


    Eliana clenched her fists. She had a feeling that Maurice was about to bring up the Pierce Group.


    Maurice took a leisurely sip of coffee and ced his cup down. “It’s not a big deal,” he said slowly. “It’s


    about some rumors that I’ve heard recently.”


    Asher’s throat tightened and cold sweat ran down his back.


    “What rumors?” Asher asked.


    “I’ve heard that the reason the Pierce Group went bankrupt is because someone plotted against it,”


    Maurice continued. “Mr. and Mrs. Pierce were driven to despair and died by suicide. Mr. Harrison, as a


    former employee of the Pierce Group, I thought that you might know the true story.”


    If it was fated to happen, it would happen.


    Asher’s face went pale visibly.


    Asher realized Maurice had found something out. He was testing Asher. If Asher didn’t give him some


    information, Maurice wasn’t going to let him go painlessly.


    But Asher was also well aware that if he told Maurice that Gerald was the real culprit, he would die in


    agony.


    Eliana lowered her head and stood quietly beside Maurice. She seemed calm, but her trembling hands


    gave her away.


    She felt dizzy, like she wasn’t getting enough air. She was close to passing out.


    Maurice noticed her difort and held her hand to support her.


    The warmth from Maurice’s palm spread through Eliana’s body, slowly calming her down.


    Asher nearly became blind with jealousy when he saw this.


    He would never let Maurice win Eliana’s heart!


    Asher took a deep breath and said, “I don’t know exactly what happened to the Pierce Group. I’m sure


    that Mr. Pierce’s death was a result of overwhelming pressure from the Moran Group. But I can’t say if


    anyone ever met with him in private…”


    Eliana’s heart jumped into her throat.


    Was the truth about toe out?


    “To be honest, I suspected that the viin is you, Mr. Moran,” Asher said boldly.


    The viin was… Maurice?!


    What previously had been aforting warmth from Maurice’s palm now felt like burning metal.


    Without thinking, Eliana snatched her hand out of Maurice’s and staggered back.


    Maurice’s face darkened. He raised his head and coldly stared at Asher.


    Of course, Maurice had done nothing that Asher was using him of. How dare Asher try to smear


    Maurice’s name right under his very nose!


    “Stop talking nonsense. I’ll give you onest chance. Who is behind the plot?”


    Asher’s confidence wavered in the face of Maurice’s threatening manner.


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    But one look at Eliana was enough to fill him with the fuel of jealousy once again. He gritted his teeth


    and continued to lie.


    “Mr. Moran, please, it would be wise for you not to push me. If you threaten to nullify the business


    rtionship between us, that will not change my mind. I will still believe that you are the culprit,” Asher


    said solemnly.


    He was doing his best to act like a noble and resolute man, and to paint Maurice as a bully who used


    his power to target those beneath him.


    Asher’s shamelessness was almost funny to Maurice.


    By now, Maurice had determined that Asher would not be providing him with the truth. The only way to


    solve the mystery was to find Hodge.


    A cold smile split Maurice’s face. “Well, Mr. Harrison, you’d better pray that the one behind you is


    strong enough to protect the Harrison Group. Now get out of here!”


    Asher trembled and rushed out of the room.


    Eliana felt like someone who had drunk far too much. She thoughtlessly leaned forward as if to follow


    Asher, but Maurice grasped her arm before she could move.


    “Do you really believe that bastard’s bullshit? Do you really think I did this?”


    Eliana’s mind was in chaos. Who was telling the truth and who was lying, Maurice or Asher? Who was


    the viin?


    “Whether he is telling lies or not, it’s none of your business.”


    Eliana tried to shake free of Maurice’s grip.


    Maurice didn’t let go. His hold on her arm only tightened, preventing her escape.


    “Mr. and Mrs. Pierce had a daughter…”


    This short sentence hit Eliana like a thunderbolt.


    She stared at Maurice, speechless.


    Had her real identity been exposed?