Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

It was September in Dasmieca. In the fancy Jennings family mansion in Shoneport, five people sat in the living room, the tension thick enough to choke

on.

Briar Jennings, fresh off a flight from abroad, kicked ba the other couch across from her, clearly uncomfortable.

Gunfire from a phone game kept blasting from Briar’s phone,

“Briar, you just got back. You don’t even know the first thing me? You’ll still get your annual cut just like before.”

Briar didn’t even glance up. Her thumbs kept tapping.

a couch, legs crossed like she owned the place. The other four were crammed together on

cutting thrash her father’s voice every time he tried to speak.

a

Edgar continued, “Your brother’s grown now. It’s time he started learning the from scratch.”

company,” Edgar Jennings said. “Why don’t you hand your shares over to

rope

I could transfer him half your shares so that he doesn’t have to start

There was still nothing from Briar.

“And about that engagement to the Hargreaves boy,” Edgar added.ve been

sister take your place?”

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No matter what he said, Briar just kept playing, like he wasn’t

there.

for years. You don’t even know him anymore.

explode, Halle Jennings–his ever–graceful wife and longtime expert at playing the

home,” she said sweetly. “Let her

sweet. They

signal, Beatrice jumped up and snatched the phone from Briar’s hands.

face turned stone cold. She

to kill.

“Give it back.”

a deer caught in the headlights. The overwhelming pressure made a

On her spine.”

teammates were cussing her out in the

hadn’t even had time for a drink since stepping off the plane. Her luggage was still sitting by the stairs.

alone overseas. He didn’t care. All he wanted was her shares–and to dump

Some father he was.

much of a father to begin

But that didn’t mean she’d let anyone

mother–Rosalia–who gave up everything, even

died, Edgar shamelessly moved his mistress, Halle, and her two

than Briar, and the girl, Beatrice, was only two months older than Briar. Their sudden appearance was a slap in the face to Rosalia, and it instantly had her

was still the rightful

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went after

company with the help of Rosalia’s father, Zeke Grant. Rosalia had held 60% of

the one thing she’d done right after everything

too late. Zeke’s family had already taken Briar out of the country. Edgar didn’t hear from her

was concerned, Edgar and Halle were the ones who pushed

Edgar

reason was that he had someone powerful backing him. Some of the company’s new products didn’t even come from

name you

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