Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 111

The lunch was a real feast, packed with all of Briar’s favorite dishes.

The spicy and numbing cuisine was her absolute dream food, Briar had two plates of food just to show how much she loved it.

Full and satisfied, Briar trailed after Ashton back to his office, and then followed him straight into his private break room.

The lounge was huge, made up of two rooms, each with a big bed. The furnishings were super simple—just a cozy little sofa and a wardrobe.

Once the door was closed, it would be a closed private world. No one could bother them.

“You can sleep in the inner room. No one’s ever stayed there, and the bedding is all new,” Ashton said, gesturing toward the room.

Briar nodded. “Okay.”

But instead of going over right away, she turned and asked, “How about I tuck you in first?”

Ashton’s heart skipped a beat. He nodded. “Okay.”

Then he walked over to the window and pulled the curtains shut.

The room instantly dimmed, and the sensor–activated warm light by the bed came on automatically, making the whole place feel cozy and

perfect for sleep.

Briar could tell that Ashton went out of his way to create a good sleeping environment, but it didn’t really do the trick.

Ashton grabbed his pajamas from the wardrobe and headed to the bathroom to change. When he came back out, Briar was already settled

on the sofa.

Ashton walked over to the bed, lifted the covers, and lay down as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

He pulled the blanket over himself, folded his hands over his chest, and closed his eyes.

Briar kept watching him until he closed his eyes, ready to sleep.

Only then did she pick up a stock market magazine from beside the sofa, lower her head, and start flipping through it.

The first three times she’d coaxed Ashton to sleep, Briar had always sat right next to him. The two of them were so close that Ashton would

drift off in no time.

But this time, there was only a single sofa and a king–sized bed in the room.

at the point where Briar could just casually sit on his bed, so she chose the

between them, Briar wondered if her way

as it turned out, it

as long as Briar was with him, regardless of the distance between them, Ashton would be out like a light

was at a

a light again?‘ she

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a serious case of insomnia, she’d honestly suspect he was

was truly asleep, Briar finally got up. She

wardrobe, she found a whole row of cartoon–print pajamas–just like the

and her two uncles, Ashton was the only person who had ever cared

thought, ‘Ashton must’ve noticed these pajama styles when he saw

her side and

slept long and deep, so peacefully that she didn’t even notice when Ashton woke up and came in

idea that her quiet, innocent sleeping face actually made Ashton–the

up, she stared at the

I?‘ she

quickly remembered that she was in Ashton’s private

for her phone and checked the time. It was already 3:30 PM. ‘Did I really sleep

dressed, and gave her

on WhatsApp, she pushed open

has been pushed to tomorrow at noon. I’ll confirm the exact time with

dinner with you tonight, but I turned her down as politely as I

an abrupt halt

his mouth wide enough to fit

looked at Briar, her hair a total mess–obviously just rolled out of bed–then glanced at Ashton,

were going

He thought, ‘Damn.

‘Holy crap.

It’s time to

beast and get my

shameless and ridiculous that Ashton frowned in annoyance. “Get

care at all about Ashton’s

he is cold to me? As long as he’s sweet to his future wife,

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to everyone right away. Just thinking about all

room, watching Jalen practically skip

Ashton replied, “No.”