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 a cramped
hopped out of the driver’s seat and opened
Briar said, sliding in like she belonged there. As she sat down, she happened
bluffing when he said he had money tied up in
didn’t try to hide anything. He wrapped up whatever he was working on, then shut
letter from Shoneport University,” he said, handing her
and opening it right away. She’d grown up overseas,
Dasmieca.
was a stunning photo of Shoneport University’s main gate, followed by 3D layouts of all the department buildings. Since her major was traditional medicine, those buildings were highlighted–they looked clean,
through everything carefully before tucking it all
He only asked a
time to time, but his looks weren’t weird or uncomfortable–more curious than
them.
group of people had gathered in the yard. But this time, it wasn’t Griffin’s oldest son’s family. It was the second
worked out a rotation, taking turns watching over Griffin until
right away, a dozen pairs of eyes locked onto her. No one was even looking at Ashton anymore. And one
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of suspicion, as if she believed Briar brought
Jennings Group meeting. It brought out
felt a surge of quiet hostility toward Briar, driven by a woman’s innate
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