Meeting Ashton’s serious gaze, Julia shook her head firmly. "I won't do that. This matter had initially had nothing to do with you. You made a move to help me."
Julia was upset because it was because of her… "It isn’t your fault. It’s mine, but I hope that you can let Nicole go. Don't release the footage as well."
She was aware of the efficacy of violence in solving certain problems. If Ashton had ordered his men to give Nicole a good beating, no matter how many of her bones were to be fractured, and how long she would need to be hospitalized, it was acceptable for Julia. But right then…It was too cruel…
Ashton couldn’t grasp what was going through Julia’s mind. His face looked like the bottom of a pot, his dark pupils faintly shining with a dark scarlet gleam. "Are you pitying Nicole?
