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.

even know him

darkened, but before he could explode, Halle Jennings–his ever–graceful wife and longtime

home,” she said sweetly. “Let her settle in

sweet. They flicked coldly

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

cold. She shot

to kill.

“Give it back.”

in the headlights.

On her spine.”

were cussing her out in the group chat. Her mood

time for a drink since stepping off the plane. Her luggage was still sitting by the stairs. But

all these years alone overseas. He didn’t care. All he

Some father he was.

been much of

care about that fiancé or the arranged marriage. But

her mother–Rosalia–who gave up everything, even her life, for

that just three months after Rosalia died, Edgar shamelessly moved his mistress,

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 father’s family boiling

been raised overseas by her grandfather, she was still the rightful heir to the Jennings family. Her uncles were so furious

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went after

had built his company with the help of Rosalia’s father, Zeke Grant. Rosalia had held 60% of the shares, and before she died, she secretly left them all to

she’d done

time Edgar found out, it was too late. Zeke’s family had already taken Briar out of

was concerned, Edgar and Halle were the ones who pushed Rosalia to her death. They had wanted revenge, but no

tried, Edgar always

only possible 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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