Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 116

Brandon wasted no time and found the nearest restaurant. Considering the late hour and safety concerns, he naturally chose one of then own establishments.

He had already informed the restaurant manager in advance, so as soon as their car pulled up, the manager hurried over, smiling as te opened the doors for them.

He said, “Mr. Wade, Miss Jennings, the food is ready. Please follow me.”

Not a single word was wasted. Everyone was laser–focused on making sure Briar could eat as soon as possible.

When Briar sat down at the table with Ashton, she was totally floored by the sight of all the steaming hot dishes spread out before fier.

She knew that with just a word from Ashton, his people would do whatever it took to get things done.

However, it truly puzzled her how such a big feast could be prepared in just twenty minutes.

The restaurant manager, catching her bewilderment, grinned and said, “Miss Jennings, is there anything else you’d like to eat?

“Don’t worry, even if our kitchen can’t whip it up in time, we can always snatch some from the restaurants next door.”

Briar was speechless. “Snatch? So, all these dishes were snatched?”

The manager lifted his chin proudly. “That’s right!”

Briar was at a loss for words.

While they were talking, Ashton was already carefully filling Briar’s plate with food and ladling her a small bowl of chicken soup. “Drink some chicken soup first, it’ll warm you up.”

The restaurant manager, being tactful, slipped away with a cheerful grin.

Brandon sat across from them, watching how ridiculously attentive Ashton was to Briar.

He couldn’t help but think, ‘Man, the boss must be drowning in guilt right now.’

Ashton really was feeling guilty.

If he’d known Briar would get so anxious over what happened last night that she’d hole up at home alt day without eating, he would’ve dropped everything and dragged her out for a meal earlier.

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Ashton thought, ‘How is she this pure? Just catching me coming out of the shower, and she gets so shy she won’t even step outside for a

whole day?

she lose

more Ashton just wanted to spoil Briar and take care of her in every possible

could sometimes be the start of something

untouchable Ashton started seeing Briar in a totally

“timid,” and “shy” suddenly made perfect sense to him, at least when it came

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be precise, he had a filter over

but with a whole table of mouthwatering dishes in front of

cuisine, the flavors totally blew her away. She was

melted away. When faced with such good food,

made a fresh cranberry mousse cake, along with a bowl of juice to help settle the

hadn’t eaten all day, Ashton kept an eye on her portions, making sure she didn’t eat

worried her stomach couldn’t handle it after going so long without

uncomfortable at all?” Ashton asked, sitting beside her and making sure to eat a fair amount

her head.

have a chance to overeat, so her stomach

a single bit of chili in tonight’s meal.

clearly satisfied. “Next time,

only surrender. Not wanting Ashton to lecture her like a little kid, she

do forget to eat, there’s no

smiled. “It’s still early. There’s a little park nearby. How about I take you for a

satisfied, Briar couldn’t just eat and run. “Sure, let’s go for a walk. It’ll help with digestion

the three of them ended up at

lined with

season, and even before they stepped inside, the sweet, heady fragrance of

them.

clusters of osmanthus blossoms looked like twinkling stars under the streetlights and

leaves.

scent, giving the night a unique, romantic vibe for

walked side by side, both

taking a deep

respond, she added, “If we put them into cakes, they’d probably be delicious. I’ve heard wine with flowers in them is pretty

Ashton felt speechless.

way too full right now. I

smiled. “In a few days, I’ll

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