Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 63

Chapter 63

Briar wasn’t sure what the expressions of the other people at the school gate were, but she knew that Beatrice, who had been ignored by her – and Ashton, must have looked pretty gloomy.

Briar had seen the Jennings family’s arriving from a distance, but Beatrice only got out of the car when she saw Briar and Ashton walking

to the school entrance.

Beatrice must have been waiting

And Ashton, who was as shrewd as he

on purpose. Briar wasn’t buying that for her lies.

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was even less likely to give Beatrice a chance to get close. He probably had already marked her

as someone to keep at a distance the moment she started heading their way.

“Just go to class. Don’t overthink it. By the time you’re done with your lesson, everything will be fine,” Ashton said, escorting Briar all the way to the Traditional Medicine Department’s lab building and trying to usher her inside.

Briar chuckled, “Ashton, I’m not a kid anymore. If there’s really something going on, you don’t have to hide it from me.”

like the way her two uncles used to coax her when

insisted, still trying to push her into the building and standing there as if he wouldn’t leave

argue, so she waved at Ashton and went inside. Through the closed glass windows, she could still see Ashton’s determined gaze fixed on

warmth and gratitude welled up in her heart. It felt really nice to be cared for

Ashton through the window and received a smile in return

were huddled together,

table and curse, “Those damn busybodies with nothing better to do. This kind of message is obviously fake, and they

it’s fake, but you never know who might believe it. Scroll down to the comments; some people are already starting to

back from our 8 a.m. class,

also with the group, had a more indifferent reaction. “If it gets really bad, we could ask Prince Frankie to talk to the

coughed uncomfortably. “I’ll definitely talk to him, but I just saw him yesterday. If I go again today, it might seem a bit-” he trailed off, but the

stood together,

to get their attention. When they turned to look at her, she asked,

screen and stuffed it into his pocket. The look he gave Briar was almost sympathetic. “Good

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had it pretty rough. She had just arrived at Shoneport University and was already being targeted by

because of him, Frank felt

Briar, you’re pretty early today,” Nicholas

the embarrassment in their eyes.

late.”