Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress by Vera Fiore

Chapter 152 Drake's expression shifted subtly.

Grace had just contacted him, emphatically insisting that he must never let Thalia and Asher discover their Connection.

Besides, Arno Jones had already been arrested. There wouldn't be serious consequences even if Thalia learned about his connection to Jones.

Drake shook his head. "No, it wasn't her." Thalia glared at him, her voice harsh. “Then how did you know? How did you know Malfoy had takento Harwich? How did you know about Asher's plan? Did you deliberately call the police hoping we'd never return?" "That's not true!" Drake's eyes flickered with urgency as he hastened to explain. "That's not it, Thalia. I didn't know Asher's plan. I only knew you'd been kidnapped by Malfoy. I called the police to save you! How could I possibly just stand by and do nothing when you were in danger?" Thalia's patience was wearing thin. “I'll ask you one last time. How did you know I'd been taken to Harwich by Malfoy?" "It was... one of his associates who told me..." Drake averted his gaze, visibly uncomfortable.

Thalia's eyes remained locked on Drake as she asked, “Why would Malfoy's associate tell you anything?" Drake explained: "My company was facing bankruptcy. I was seeking investment everywhere, but because I'd offended the Blackwood family, the Sullivan family, and your Winters family, no companies dared to help us. Then a man named Arno Jones approached me, offering to invest and save Ashcroft Group, with the condition that they'd becthe controlling shareholder." This wasn't the truth.

The person who had actually approached him for collaboration was Grace.

But he couldn't say that.

"Arno Jones?" Thalia frowned.

The nwas familiar.

Mark's former employer had been one of Jones's subordinates. If she remembered correctly. Jones had considerable influence in London, operating in both legitimate and criminal spheres, ruthless and unscrupulous.

He controlled dozens of companies. Financially, Jones was indeed formidable, and investing in Ashcroft Group Chapter 152 would have been trivial for him.

Recently, Jones had been arrested for criminal activities, and Thalia had learned that he was actually Malfoy's man. All the companies he controlled in Britain were working for Malfoy, Logically, there was no reason for Jones to invest in a nearly bankrupt company like Ashcroft Group.

His money would yield far greater returns if invested elsewhere.

Realizing this, Thalia gave Drake a suspicious look.

She asked coldly: "Why would Jones invest in Ashcroft Group? Your company was on the verge of bankruptcy then. What benefit would he gain? I've investigated Jones before-he only acts for profit and is extremely ruthless. Investing in Ashcroft Group doesn't align with his typical behavior." "Because I agreed to work for Malfoy," Drake lowered his eyes, his tone unreadable. “And also..." He paused for a few seconds, then looked directly at Thalia. "He investigated my background and knew I'd dated you. He also knew about my conflict with the Blackwood family. He was interested in precisely these points-he wanted to useagainst Asher..." Thalia's brow furrowed deeply, the anger in her dark pupils intensifying. “Against Asher? You? As if you could." This clearly struck a nerve with Drake.

The light in his eyes dimmed, pain flashing across them.

His voice becsomewhat hoarse. "According to Jones, Malfoy's exact words were: whatever Asher wants most, he wants Asher to lose it. Breaking you and Asher up was the simplest way to hurt him." "I'm sorry, Thalia..." Drake stepped forward, reaching out to touch her, but Thalia slapped his hand away. Thalia glared at him fiercely. "Don't touch me!" Four Drake's eyes darkened with pain. "It's my fault for not satisfying Malfoy, for not breaking you two up had separated you from Asher then, Malfoy would have achieved his goal and wouldn't have gone after y father and Lucy..." Thalia: "???" This man was utterly incomprehensible.

Thalia laughed from sheer anger. "So you're apologizing for not breaking Asher andup?" "I..." Drake's eyes flickered. "That's not what I meant, Thalia...” Thalia's expression grew animated, the corners of her eyes reddening as she shouted: "Drake, my sister was 99.5% Chapter 152 kidnapped by Malfoy's men as a hostage. We could have rescued her, but because you called the police, the officers rushed in and disrupted everything. Now she's been taken to Russia!" Drake's eyes widened in shock, his face draining of color. "What! Lucy was kidnapped too?" "Are you absolutely certain Grace didn't tell you to call the police?" Thalia was livid. "Do you know what Malfoy told Asher on the phone? If the police were involved, he would kill his hostage immediately!" "Grace knew everything. She made you call the police because she wanted Malfoy to kill me. You've been used, don't you understand?" Thalia glared at Drake, consumed by fury.

Drake looked completely at a loss. Learning that he had nearly gotten Thalia killed, his face paled, the pain in his eyes deepening.

"I'm so sorry, Thalia. I had no idea. If I'd known, I would never have called the police..." "Enough!" Thalia cut him off sharply. "Drake, tellthe truth. Did your call to the police really have nothing to do with Grace?" Drake pressed his lips together tightly, his hands hanging at his sides, clenched into fists.

Faced with Thalia's questioning, he almost couldn't resist revealing the truth, but...

Although Arno Jones had been caught, the nominal controlling shareholder of Ashcroft Group remained unaffected.

Ashcroft Group was now Malfoy's plaything. Even though Malfoy had returned to Worte Russia, with just one word from him, Ashcroft Group could again face bankruptcy. The current Ashcroft Group, while still bearing the name, had effectively bec"Malfoy's" long ago.

Drake weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

After all, the company represented his father's life's work Having t'exist ve was better than not having it at all.

He couldn't expose Grace yet.

"It had nothing to do with her," Drake finally said, his voice slightly hoarse.

Thalia simply looked at him silently.

After a few seconds, she gave a light laugh, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

Sienna, who had been listening the whole time, approached Drake again. "Drake, are you are you okay? Letget you sice for your face." Drake ignored Sienna, roughly pushing her away, his expression full of impatience. "Get lost!" Chapter 152 He turned away angrily, took out his phone, and began making a call.

He needed to find out whether Grace knew about Malfoy's threat to kill the hostage if the police were called.

If she knew, then she had used him to indirectly kill the woman he loved most If that was true, he would never forgive her.

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