For a moment, I wanted to reach out to her. But whatever she did it for, it didn’t justify her actions. She couldn’t just harm someone else to save her brother.

Ace’s lips curled into a sneer. The vein in his temple popped out. “So, you decided to ruin my brother to save yours?”

“I-I’m sorry, boss! I’m so sorry! I didn’t know what to do. I had no other way! Please forgive me,” she pleaded, her lower lip trembling.

“Forgive you?” Ace took a threatening step towards her, making her stumble back. “After what you did and were doing, God knows for how many months, you dare ask for forgiveness? One thing you should know after working for me all these years is that I hate betrayers, Liza! And you just did that.”

When Liza could barely stand on her feet, Arthur was too relaxed in the chair, watching the whole drama to unfold. Shouldn’t he be as mad as Ace after knowing what she did?

Putting a hand on his chest, I tried to hold Ace back. He seemed like he was about to burst. “Ace, calm down. Let me talk to her.”

When his furious irises met mine, I held his gaze.

“Please?”

His lips thinned in displeasure. Sending Liza another look of wrath, he nodded.

“Thank you,” I said, before turning to Liza. “You said someone was threatening you about your brother?”

She nodded, sniffling.

“Who is he?” Whoever it was, he was definitely someone who was working for Antonio Raymond, or… it was Raymond himself. Everyone knew how blindly everyone trusted her. So targeting her for his interest was a smart move by him.

She averted her gaze, hands fidgeted before her. “I-I don’t know.”

“Don’t you dare lie to us, Liza. Trust me, you don’t want to see my dark side,” Ace warned.

She swallowed.

“Give us the name, young lady. Maybe we’ll consider reducing your punishment.” Arthur stood beside us, his expression matched Ace now, almost. For a fleeting second, our gazes met, those dark eyes remained indifferent.

“Liza, who is he?” I asked again.

She shook her head, tears rolling down her cheeks. “Trust me. I don’t know. H-he used to talk to me on the phone. Never had he met me in person or revealed his name. I don’t know who he is.” Her nails dug into her palms as she looked at me with something in her eyes. Pleading?

I went to ask her again, but the terror in her brown orbs stopped me.

“Another lie. You—”

“Ace.” I stopped him again and shook my head. “It’s all right. We know she did it. Now let’s end this right here.”

His brows furrowed, eyes flashing. “So, you’re telling me we let her go? Just like that?”