Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 106

After sitting down, Ashton casually took out a few snack jars from under the coffee table and placed them beside Briar. He gestured for her to eat, then got straight to the point. “What do you think about the police station trying to detain you earlier?”

These snacks had been prepared by Ashton specifically for Briar.

Upon hearing the question, Briar’s expression showed understanding. She had expected that someone as sharp as Ashton wouldn’t miss the hidden implications behind the incident.

But now she was just an ordinary college student, only eighteen years old. There wasn’t much she could say.

Briar shrugged with a nonchalant and honest tone. “Not much to think about. It’s obvious someone’s secretly trying to mess with me.”

She had already mentally prepared for sabotage or even assassination after returning to the country. What she didn’t expect was that a small local police station would also have spies from those people.

It became clear she hadn’t fully grasped the depth and reach of her enemies‘ influence and methods.

However, she couldn’t fully explain all this to Ashton yet. If he learned her true purpose for returning, he would likely dig deep into everything she had done in Qathana.

Ashton glanced at Briar’s seemingly indifferent face, and a hint of pity flashed in his eyes.

No matter how clever she was, she was still just a newly minted adult. Her way of thinking was too simple. He reached out and gently rubbed her head, feeling the soft fluff under his palm. “Don’t worry. As long as I’m around, I won’t let anyone hurt you.”

Warmth suddenly spread through Briar’s chest. She nuzzled into his palm slightly. “Thank you, Ashton. You’re really good to me.”

Briar meant every word. Since returning to Shoneport, the first person to show her kindness was Ashton.

Ashton didn’t respond, but his expression softened completely.

Since Briar didn’t seem to want to overthink things, Ashton wouldn’t deliberately push her. It was a good thing she could stay pure and cheerful.

Not everyone wanted to dig into the darkness, even when they were surrounded by it.

later,

went straight to the bathroom. Sitting by the bathtub while the water filled, she tapped away at her

screen only showed a simple

[They made a

Larry: [Are you okay?]

[I’m fine. But still no

so many years already. A few more days won’t

[I know. I’ll be careful. You all

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Briar: [Don’t worry.)

for a long time, lost in thought, Only when the tub was nearly full did she snap

the laptop. She lowered herself into the warm water, letting it envelop

side of the world, in Qathana, at

longer hide the sorrow in his eyes. He took off his glasses and

shadows of the couch and approached the desk. He patted Larry’s shoulder. “Briar didn’t flinch even when she returned alone. We are her only family left in this world.

She’s only eighteen. This should

sighed deeply too. “Of course I feel sorry for her. But our family is under constant watch. If we

makes those people hesitate. They wouldn’t dare make a blatant move on her.

too often. We

Larry replied, “Got it.”

night. She only managed to fall asleep around dawn. But

didn’t plan on exercising today and just stayed curled up in bed with her eyes

wasn’t until 7:30 that the doorbell rang and forced her up. She didn’t need to guess who it was.

her to breakfast.

When he heard the sound of the second–floor

and raised his voice. “Didn’t

her voice lazy and soft from fatigue. “Yeah, didn’t fall

to sleep a bit more? Or come down and eat