Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 143

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Ever since he found out that the campus queen title originally meant for Beatrice was snatched away by Briar through underhanded means, Robert had harbored intense resentment toward Briar. He felt indignant on Beatrice’s behalf.

‘They’re family, and Briar is Beatrice’s sister. How can she be so immature? Why does she always have thought.

Sure enough, Beatrice was right. Briar didn’t return to the Jennings family

a

go after the things Beatrice likes?‘ Robert

Briar was studying traditional medicine. No matter how skilled living.

she

all reunion. She came to tear them apart and bring chaos.

could do was sit in a hospital in Shoneport, diagnosing patients for a

It might sound noble, but in truth, she was just dealing with desperate people who had nowhere else to turn.

Snatching the campus queen title was meaningless. Figh

for Shoneport University’s resources would be futile. Even if she wanted to land a job at a top hospital after graduation, one word from Ashton would make it happen anyway.

But Beatrice was different.

She had genuine talent in dance, had won international awards, and was currently a student of Jolene, the vice president of Dasmieca Dance Association. She was the one who truly needed all the available resources.

If Frank hadn’t been sticking to Briar like glue this whole time, Robert would’ve already stormed over to scold her.

brother, Briar often relied on her medicinal expertise to get special treatment from professors and skipped regular group

campus belle. She wasn’t even qualified to

team.

Robert also understood that Briar had the Wade family backing

brother had warned him repeatedly to avoid causing trouble for Briar. If Frank, or worse, Ashton were angered, their Davis

a soft hand gently covered the back of his. He turned and

sadness, she still said, “Robert, don’t blame Briar. She’s still young. I’m her

an adult. And who says older sisters have to give in

in Beatrice’s eyes, and her tears clung to her lashes, threatening to fall. As if afraid

only just returned to the Jennings family. It’s understandable that she resents me, my mom, and my brother. After all, she never experienced a warm family

heart outweighed her grace and kindness. The tears she had tried to

lesson. It’s not your

nothing wrong. None of you has, It’s Briar. She just doesn’t want you all

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in a corner of the ballroom, and after seeing Beatrice cry, Robert quickly led her to an even more secluded spot. So almost no one saw what

who had been walking around to escape the noisy party, happened to pass by. She heard

two. Briar frowned.

temporarily forgotten about the manipulative Beatrice. That day, when Edgar called to pressure her to give up

now Beatrice had the audacity to smear her behind her back again.

forgotten that she was already engaged. Javier was the golden bachelor she and her mother, Halle,

snatch.

Javier was no longer at Shoneport University, Beatrice clearly planned to move on and find a new

held grudges overnight. She struck when it was time

the two, her hand in her pocket moved subtly. In her phone, a photo had just been added. One showed Beatrice and Robert in intimate, lovey–dovey

sent the photo anonymously to Javier, who was busy learning

at night, a perfect time to give dear Javier some “motivation”

rang less than two minutes later. Seeing the panic and

and left as

by Beatrice, caught a glimpse of someone darting through the shadows. But when he looked again, there