Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 27

It seemed like Briar felt the weird and sticky atmosphere in the room. After wiping her sweat, she spoke to Ashton in a slightly cold tone. “Mr. Wade, I‘ wash this handkerchief before returning it to you.”

Briar was initially bewitched by his good looks and took the handkerchief without thinking.

By the time she realized it, the handkerchief was already on her forehead. She suddenly thought that the handkerchief she was holding might bea limited edition item, something special and exclusive to Ashton.

“Is it inappropriate to use such an item to wipe sweat so casually? It feels too int

wondered.

Briar paused as she held the handkerchief.

She had no idea what Ashton’s move meant.

intimate… But I couldn’t just throw it away after using it once?” she

“Sure, take your time.” But Ashton didn’t seem bothered by her distant tone; he nodded naturally. “Just return it next time we meet.”

Brandon, hearing this, muttered inwardly, ‘Dude, your schemes are rattling loud.

‘You said take your time, but set another meeting? When is that? Either tomorrow or the day after!

“By then, Miss Jennings probably won’t even have picked up the dry–cleaned handkerchief yet.

‘You’re even using business tactics here.

‘My my! Typical men!‘

Briar didn’t seem to catch any deeper meaning in Ashton’s words and simply agreed before putting away the handkerchief and sitting down to play games.

Therefore, she didn’t notice how Ashton’s gaze followed

on her slender, nimble

himself, ‘The air really does have an

only took half an hour, with the remaining half hour devoted to auxiliary medicinal bath

everything about taking care of the medicinal bath to Ashton and made sure

family at three o’clock in the afternoon, she declined being sent home by Ashton’s men and rode off alone,

unable to hold back anymore, Brandon blurted out, “Mr. Wade, there’s something wrong with

could respond, a teasing voice interrupted abruptly, “What’s wrong with your

and close friend of Ashton.

ཇ་ཝ་ཆ་ ོན་ཕན་ཞུ

holding a thick folder, walked towards them. “Brandon, you haven’t explained what you just said. What’s wrong with Ashton? Is he finally

was more aware than anyone of Ashton’s current physical condition. For a

maintain a highly clear mind and agile, nimble body, which

was too strong; no matter how many different hypnotic methods had been tried, there were very few that could

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hypnotize Ashton.

at Ashton’s expression and, seeing no sign of anger, he mustered the courage to

my! So your Mr. Wade is quite the charmer,

but Frederick was unfazed. With no other choice, Ashton turned to check on

soaking

she reached the Jennings family, it was nearly seven o’clock in the evening, just

her “hostile” relationship with her family, she had intended to bypass the dining room and head straight upstairs, but was stopped by

at this hour, have you had dinner yet? Come and join us. There’s chicken wings

at Edgar, who seemed to be fully recharged again. Although she was puzzled, she still walked over, not because of the fatherly love Edgar displayed, but because the chicken wings made by their chef were indeed quite

was as if tonight’s dinner had been specially reserved just for her; when the chicken

your way, didn’t you? But that’s a bit too

moves

scheming again,‘ she said

her meal, and once she was full, she set down her fork and left without a word. No matter how loudly Edgar called after her, she pretended not