Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

That late–night supper left everyone happy. The total bill came to 10 thousand dollars, which was within Briar’s expectations. She p card with gusto.

The shift supervisor standing nearby, however, was stunned.

He thought. “That’s Miss Jennings, isn’t it? Mr. Wade has his eyes on her. He still lets her pay at his restaurant? Why is the Wade Group going bankrupt or something? Mr. Wade, are you sponging off a girl now?

Sensing the shift supervisor’s questioning look, Ashton cast a sideways glance his way. Terrified, the shift supervisor instantly shifted his gaze to the floor, the ceiling, toes, anywhere but at Ashton.

“Let’s go,” Briar called, unaware of the awkwardness between Ashton and the shift supervisor. After paying, she led the group out.

Alexia and Alex walked ahead, Briar followed, and Ashton only moved once Briar did. The entire sequence made Ashton look kind of humble

in the shift supervisor’s eyes.

tin.

No matter who it was, once they started living off someone else, that subtle humility always crept i

Brandon had already arrived in Ashton’s personal ride. He opened the door respectfully as soon as they emerged. Alexia and Alex didn’t join them. They drove their car, choosing not to be third wheels.

They couldn’t stop laughing. The way Ashton looked at their Briar, it was like the whole world faded away. No way they’d butt in and ruin the

moment

Even though they were super curious about Ashton’s high–end ride, their survival instinct told them not to be third wheels.

Estate, the moment the car stopped, Alexia hopped out and smiled at Briar. “Babe, we’re not going in. There’s a red- eye flight to Qathana tonight. We’re heading out

they wouldn’t stay overnight and nodded. “Okay. Then let me drive you to

if you drove us back. We’ll leave our car at the airport. You can pick it

But Briar, who k

her friend well, caught the implication behind the

an eyebrow, she

her eyes. “What do you think? You’re my bestie. How could I just let

Jennings family mistreated Briar after her return to Dasmieca. That was why she had shipped this car

a bold and spirited person, but she lived such a low–key life

a student, even though she was a seasoned professor from

not suffering,”

wondered, “Who the hell is

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was just keeping a low profile, not lowering her

was already scraping by,

interact. Hearing them

Grant family had pampered Briar in Qathana. In contrast, the Jennings family’s treatment of her

millions of dollars Briar spent on the frostwarm tonight might be from the Grant

“profitable deal”

wasn’t just mistreated. She was