Ivy fell silent for a moment, the shock gradually fading from her eyes.

She suddenly asked Ethan, "If we actually give him the money, would that make us accomplices?"

She had nothing to lose - being alone in the world, even if she fought Richard to the death, few would mourn her.

But Ethan was different - CE was such a huge enterprise, and he had many elders to consider.

If Richard's activities were exposed and Ethan was implicated, the consequences would be ...