When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 1645

Chapter 1645

Once we went through the photos, we realized what was going on.

While Rebecca and Ashton were indeed in the photos, the photos had been photoshopped.

They were various photos of Ashton and Rebecca, who had undergone plastic surgery, in differentplaces. I could see that Rebecca was the one initiating the intimacy between them.

It was not the first time I had seen such photos, but the last time I saw it, Rebecca still had her originalface.

Hence, I realized what happened right away. Rebecca had gone overseas and used Ashton’s name totrick the gang members before throwing the responsibility to us.

She was right; she had successfully disgusted us.

What ill fate.

Ashton took the photos from my hands, put them back on the table, and pushed them to Lucas. Then,he said in a solemn tone, “I don’t know this woman.”

“You don’t know this woman?” Clearly, Lucas did not think well of his reply. “Are you saying that we’retrying to trick you?”

At the end of the day, the matter started because of us. At this point, regardless of whether Ashton andRebecca were associated or not, Quince and Lucas had come for Ashton’s influential power. That wassomething we could not deny.

It was apparent to me from Lucas’ earlier attitude that he wanted something from me too, and I hadrealized that I had to set things right. Hence, I interrupted, “Calm down, Mr. Lucas, that isn’t what myhusband meant. However, since we’re both saying two different things, it has become important for us

to replace out the authenticity of these photos. Mr. Lucas, you have many talented men with you, so I’msure you’ll be able to have someone authenticate them, right?”

Although Rebecca’s move in framing us for this was an excellent one, she had forgotten somethingimportant. In K City, she was a dead woman. Having a new start with a new face meant that the womanwho once had a relationship with Ashton was no longer around.

Both Ashton and I knew what the results of their authentication would be, but letting them do it wouldconvince them better.

Although people like Lucas earned their money through illicit means, they were rather reasonable andstrict with their own rules. Even if they were to lose their dignity, they would not fly into a rage whenfaced with the truth. Hence, I was certain that things would not go out of our control.

Indeed, Lucas frowned after hearing my words. He paled as if I had caught him red-handed, and hestammered, “O-Of course.”

At that, Ashton and I exchanged a glance, and the both of us knew that things were going our way.

“Well, then, do ask your men to authenticate the photos. Once the results are out, we’ll all know thetruth, won’t we?” I said softly with a smile.

They were coming after Ashton’s assets and power. In other words, they were coming after the entireChanaea’s grey area businesses. I was almost sure that she must have tempted them with the idea ofa bright future in a gilded empire. That idea must have then been so enticing that they only thought ofmeeting their future business partner and neglected the need to authenticate the photos. It was onlyafter hearing our words, then did they finally realize that they had been tricked.

Despite that being the fact, I knew it was not a good idea to embarrass them by being too frank aboutit.

After all, a cornered animal would bite back and the force behind that bite would be unimaginable.

Therefore, despite everything, Rebecca had indeed sent us a bomb.

Lucas was blinking, clearly thinking of how to proceed with everything. Unfortunately, his brain did notseem to have grown with his body size, for he could not come up with anything. Slowly, a stumped lookcrept upon his face.

However, I knew Lucas was not the terrifying one between the two.

As I expected, the smaller man—the slyer one—spoke again, and he threw the blame on Ashton.“That’s just a trivial matter. We’ve come from a faraway land with nothing but sincerity. Even if thephotos turn out to be fake, are you still not planning to work with us, Fuller?”

If I were someone else, I would have applauded him for his well-chosen words. He had made me andAshton, become certain that Quince was the brains of the organization. Unlike Quince, everythingLucas thought about was written on his face.

Nevertheless, there was something I could not wrap my mind around about.

Why would a scheming, witty man like Quince be willing to share his power with someone simple-minded like Lucas?