Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 128

In the break room, the deeply asleep Briar was abruptly awakened by a phone call.

Being woken up mid–nap made her expression rather unpleasant. When she saw it was Georgiana calling, her irritation only intensified.

“You better have a good reason,” Briar snapped.

She was supposed to be on vacation right now.

Georgiana shivered at Briar’s icy tone. “Briar, I really didn’t want to call at this time, but something happened on your end.”

All of them had location access to Briar’s phone, so they knew exactly where she was, and it was currently her nap time. Briar’s notorious post–nap temper wasn’t something to take lightly.

“What happened?” Briar sat up and rubbed her throbbing temples.

Georgiana hesitated, then blurted, “Last night, two female students from Shoneport University disappeared after going out. This morning, their bodies were found with their organs cut open and dumped in a park near campus. And… there’s evidence pointing to you.”

Briar’s eyes narrowed. “What kind of evidence?”

Georgiana answered cautiously, “There’s surveillance footage showing you near the park… and your fingerprints were found on the bodies…”

Briar’s brows furrowed. “My fingerprints? Under which identity?”

Georgiana replied, “Just your plain, unimpressive Briar student identity.”

Briar’s voice turned glacial. “Looks like the rats from back then are finally poking their heads out again.”

Georgiana trembled on the other end. “Briar, are you okay? What are you going to do? When we got word, the evidence was already in the police’s hands. Do you have a way out? Should we…”

trick they’ve got, they’re not even close to touching me,” Briar cut Georgiana off. “That’s it. I’m hanging

rushed to say, “Briar, take it easy, okay? Don’t

already hung

was fully awake now. She stood up, folded the thin blanket neatly, placed it at the head of the bed,

the front desk, Ashton and Hamish were chatting. Hearing the door, Ashton turned his

were pressed tight, and the sleepiness hadn’t fully faded

a cup of water. “Want to sit for a bit? Or heading back to the lab

for a while.” Briar took the cup and

was only a matter of time before

that instead of coming straight to her, the police first called Edgar. Which meant Briar got his furious phone call before anything

to assist in a murder investigation? Do you have any idea what this could do to our family’s reputation? If you’re involved in a murder

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concern,” Briar said flatly, her face expressionless, as if Edgar’s

“None of my business? I’d love to not

called the house! And now the news about the bodies in the

and when

who

risen to his feet

on his phone. [Mr. Wade, the police found Miss Jennings’s fingerprints on the two bodies. They’re requesting

nearby couldn’t pretend he hadn’t heard it. He

So this whole thing is really targeting Ashton’s girl? Shoneport’s about

targeting Ashton directly, those

they were going after Briar? With Ashton’s infamous protectiveness

phone in her hand. She was calm, like she was just heading out to run