Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 56

Briar, the subject of the Jennings family’s concern, was currently enjoying a candlelit dinner with Ashton in the rooftop garden of the Spring Hotel.

With the gentle night breeze blowing, top notch cuisine on the table, and the company of a handsome man and a beautiful view, there was nothing more blissful than this moment.

“Did the incident on the school forum today cause you any trouble?” Ashton asked, cutting Briar’s steak for her in a gentlemanly manner. He struck up the conversation as he watched her eat with relish, finding her adorable.

Briar shook her head. “No, I didn’t even take it to heart.”

Later, when she remembered to check the forum, the message had already been deleted. It was probably Frank who had it removed.

Ashton nodded. “That’s good to hear. If anyone bullies you in the future, just give me a call. I’ll handle it for you.”

Briar swallowed the succulent steak in her mouth and looked at Ashton with a smile. “Ashton, why are you so nice to me?”

Ashton’s hand paused mid–air as he held the fork, then he nonchalantly took a bite of steak and looked at Briar across from him.

Briar’s eyes sparkled with laughter, and Ashton’s heart skipped a beat again.

be nice to you?” Ashton replied,

tinged with amusement.

that whenever he was with Briar,

managed to

is pretty nice. With you as my backing, I can pretty

more ambitious. With my current reputation, I can definitely protect

What could have been a teasing remark was delivered with her mischievous and lively

just smiled without

home, so Ashton took her for

had been reserved by Ashton. In the vast

the two of them–quiet, cozy, and

Briar moved between several telescopes, looking through them at the angles Ashton had adjusted for her, searching for and observing

that’s Jupiter,” she

the surface of Mercury

Briar with his hands in his pockets, listening

“Ashton, someone is checking our car. The people

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