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

could explode, Halle Jennings–his ever–graceful wife and longtime expert at playing the good stepmother–gently placed a

got home,” she said sweetly. “Let

so sweet. They flicked coldly

jumped up and snatched the phone from Briar’s hands. “Briar, Dad’s talking to you! Where are your manners? You’re upsetting

face turned stone cold. She shot Beatrice a look

to kill.

“Give it back.”

the headlights. The overwhelming

On her spine.”

her phone back. The game was over. Her teammates were cussing her out

plane. Her luggage was still sitting by the

managed all these years alone overseas. He didn’t care. All he wanted was her shares–and

Some father he was.

much of a father

care about that fiancé or the arranged marriage. But that didn’t mean she’d let

up everything, even her life, for

it worse was that just three months after Rosalia died, Edgar shamelessly moved his mistress, Halle, and

Jennings, was two years older 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 father’s

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

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after Edgar with

Zeke Grant. Rosalia had held 60% of the shares, and before

one thing she’d done right after everything

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

who pushed

tried, Edgar always

company’s new products didn’t even come from their own team -they came

name you

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