Chapter 174

Erica was quick to express her displeasure when she learned that her fate would be decided by her

greatest foe.

Erica’s thoughts drifted to Asher, and she picked up the phone to make a call to him. She pleaded in a

soft voice, “Hello, sweetheart. I was to blame. I should not have gotten into an argument with you in the

first place. However, the fifteen million…”

“There is no need for you to dwell on this, Erica. You’re not getting the money.” Asher declined without

a second thought.

“Asher! Are we not married!?” Erica yelled back.

“We don’t have to be a couple. If you insist on getting the money, then I will immediately file for divorce,

and you will be responsible for paying off the obligation on your own.”

Erica was taken aback. Her spouse, with whom she’d shared a bed for so long, now treating her so

cruelly was beyond the pale for her.

“It’s a victory for you!”

Erica was furious as she hung up the phone.

She whirled around and saw the guy in control of the auction and the black-clad security men behind

him. Once again, she behaved timidly.

“Your toughness amazes me, Mrs. Harrison. Do you really need my assistance?” Watching from the

sidelines, Eliana took in the show.

“It’s time to leave.”

Maurice acted as though he was leaving with Eliana.

“Hold on!” Erica exclaimed.

Eliana ignored her and continued going.

As a result, Erica was in a state of agitation. She expected Eliana would purchase the music box

because of her love for her parents, but he didn’t expect her to go so quickly.

Asher was no longer a dependable source of support for Erica. She needed to figure out a method to

save her skin as quickly as possible…

She had a lightbulb moment.

“Eliana, I’d want to speak with you one-on-one,” Erica said from behind Eliana.

Eliana paused, turned around, and said scornfully, “Why should I waste my time on you?”

“Aren’t you curious about what happened five years ago? I have information that you have been

wanting for as long as you can tell,” Erica said eagerly.

Eliana, on the other hand, was unable to keep her calm. Her pupils constricted fiercely, and her fists

clenched involuntarily.

“I’m not going to believe a thing you say until you have concrete proof.”

“Okay! I’ll provide you with proof,” Erica remarked as she gritted her teeth. “However, you’ll need to

spend your money on the music box first.”

Eliana paused before making a decision. She wouldn’t have bought it if it was all about the music box.

But now that it was linked to the truth, she had to watch her steps.

While she was still deliberating, Maurice wrote a check and gave it to Theo.

Erica’s face lighted up as she saw that. She reached out and tried to grab the check herself.

Maurice promptly took back the check.

“You can’t get it until you’ve spoken the truth you claim to know.”

Under the watchful eye of Maurice, Erica was no longer able to play her tricks. She retrieved a video

from her phone’s gallery.

“I hired a private investigator because I suspected that Asher and Eliana were having an affair.

However, I discovered that he was having a meeting with a stranger. This video was filmed by the

private investigator I hired.”

Asher was certainly chatting with a stranger in the video on Erica’s cell phone. Although they were only

able to view his back, their conversation could be picked up plainly.

“What am I supposed to do? Eliana is still trying to figure out how her mother became involved in the

Pierce Group’s collapse,” Asher shrieked in fear.

And the weird guy replied, “Remember, no matter what you do, you can’t tell anybody about what

occurred back then.”

“I get what you mean.” Asher nodded his head in agreement. Then, in a state of perplexity, he asked,

“Why did you spend so much time and effort destroying the Pierce Group back then?”

After a moment of contemplation, the guy said, “I will never forget Ingrid, the most remarkable lady in

my life. I was ready to do everything to get my hands on her.”

After then, the video suddenly came to a halt.

Despite the fact that Eliana had finally found what she had been searching for for so long, she was

plagued by an overwhelming feeling of unreality.

When she watched the film, she was puzzled by the facts she had gleaned.

Immediately, it became clear that this unusual individual in the film was responsible for the Pierce

Group’s demise. He ruined the Pierce Group and drove Eliana’s father, Lemuel, to his death, in order to

acquire Eliana’s mother, Ingrid.

And the guy in the video was clearly not Maurice.

Eliana was just three years younger than Maurice. Additionally, he had studied overseas earlier. His

involvement with Ingrid was impossible as a result.

Therefore, Eliana had really falsely accused Maurice…