Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

hapter 12

Since Briar came with Edgar earlier, her motorcycle was still back at the Jennings family. To get to Wade Mansion, she’d need to call a cab.

But just as she stepped outside and pulled out her phone, a black Bentley rolled up to the curb.

The driver was Brandon, one of Ashton’s bodyguards she’d seen at the Wade Mansion. The car stopped right in front of her, and the back window rolled down to reveal Ashton, laptop open on his lap.

“What a coincidence, Miss Jennings,” he said, gl

glancing up from his screen. “Where are you off to? Want a ride?”

Briar’s lips twitched. She was sure he already know

exactly where she was going.

She gave him a dry smile. “What a coincidence.”

She had just told him she’d be coming to treat Griffin, so obviously she wasn’t going anywhere else.

This whole act of his–pretending to run into her–felt old–school.

Still, Ashton was good–looking. Briar had a soft spot for pretty faces, so even though his move was kind of cheesy, she gave him a warm smile and answered honestly, “I was just about to grab a cab to your place.”

“Perfect. I’m headed home too. Want to ride together?” he offered with a grin.

Briar nodded. “Why not?”

free ride in a Bentley was way better than

driver’s seat and opened

Briar said, sliding in like she belonged there. As she sat down, she happened to catch a glimpse of Ashton’s laptop screen–investment documents tied

bluffing when he said he had money tied up in the

He wrapped up whatever he was working on, then shut the laptop and reached

said, handing her an elegant

Briar said, taking it and opening it right away. She’d grown up overseas, so this was her first time seeing a university acceptance

Dasmieca.

photo of Shoneport University’s main gate, followed by 3D layouts of all the department buildings. Since her major was

everything carefully before tucking

He only asked a few quick questions

to time, but his looks weren’t

them.

people had gathered in the yard. But this time, it wasn’t Griffin’s oldest son’s

had worked out a rotation,

into the yard, and right away, a dozen pairs of eyes locked

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crowd, Emily Wade, her stare held the weight of suspicion, as if she believed Briar brought

up, just in casual clothes, but she’d worn a little makeup earlier for her Jennings Group meeting. It brought out her features, making

very first glance, Emily felt a surge of quiet hostility toward