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.

Briar. “Babe, we’re not going in. There’s a

“Okay. Then let me drive

dropped you off. It’d be dumb if you drove us back. We’ll leave our car at the airport. You can pick it up whenever you have

But Briar, who k

friend well, caught the implication

eyebrow, she

eyes. “What do you think? You’re my bestie.

after her return to Dasmieca. That was

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

even though she

suffering,” Briar said

hell is

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low profile, not lowering her

was already scraping by, hustling

them talk about how

pampered Briar in Qathana. In contrast, the Jennings

on the

the frostworm as a bargaining chip for some “profitable deal” with

mistreated. She