Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 145

Briar shook her head. “It’s okay. It sounds dangerous, but I’m not scared. Actually, I’m pretty brave.”

Ashton chuckled. “As long as you’re not scared. I’ll take you to see some other businesses later. You can pick the ones you like. Then I’ll gift them to your two uncles from the Grant family.”

Briar was surprised. “Gift them to my uncles?”

Ashton nodded. “Yes, to them. I want to steal away their beloved niece, so I have to show some sincerity.”

Briar frowned. It sounded like Ashton already had their wedding all planned out,

“That’s not necessary, okay? My uncles are all in legitimate businesses…” Briar struggled to get the words out after a long pause.

Now it was Ashton’s turn to choke. “Briar, aside from tonight’s shady business, I also have plenty of legitimate ones.”

Briar covered her mouth, stifling a laugh. “I know, but really, it’s not needed. No matter how many businesses you bribe them with, once they find out you’re trying to take me away, they’ll still be mad.”

In her uncles‘ eyes, no one could ever take her away.

Ashton kept quiet.

His expressions were too rich, which amused Briar even more.

By the time their car pulled into Ashton’s villa courtyard, Briar still hadn’t stopped laughing.

“Briar, stop laughing. We’re home now.” Ashton turned off the engine and looked at the girl, still giggling with crinkled eyes in her seat.

Briar barely composed herself and forced back her laughter. “Okay. I’m done laughing.”

But even though she said that, the curve of her lips just wouldn’t go down. It was harder to control than the AK recoil in her favorite game.

she couldn’t hide. Then, under her startled and flustered gaze, he leaned over and kissed

lips.

Ashton had effectively stopped

away, but he was faster. He

wrong way, her hands were trapped. She

her own wildly beating heart. Ashton’s tall, burning body was

pressed so close there wasn’t even a sliver of space. Briar could feel that Ashton’s

hers.

intertwined, saliva exchanged. Occasionally, their noses would brush because of his

was being drained at an indescribable speed. She couldn’t breathe. She wanted to escape,

was a helpless little whimper, or

body lifted slightly, and her hands

exhaled through her parted lips was hot, shy, angry, and

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things escalated. She had just laughed at

senseless in the car. Ashton didn’t just kiss her. He nearly made

way she’d admit this was her first time being kissed like that. She also had no intention of admitting that she didn’t know how to breathe while

feel like laughing?” Ashton teased after taking advantage, his hand caressing her embarrassingly flushed cheek, eyes lingering on her

hand to cover her mouth and weakly

Getting kissed until she fainted. If word got out, her reputation

ambiguous car. He gently pulled her hand down and

normal circumstances, Briar would’ve immediately

promise would be null and void. There were only minutes left

brain had been turned to mush by that sudden and intense kiss. She

the car, walked around to the passenger side, opened the door,

out to tuck the hair beside her cheeks behind her ears and gently asked, “Briar, I’m afraid I won’t be able to sleep again tonight,