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.

stared at the smile she couldn’t hide.

lips.

Ashton had effectively stopped her

push him away, but he was faster. He grabbed both her hands and

Ashton was gripping too tightly or she was struggling the wrong way,

own wildly beating heart. Ashton’s tall, burning body was getting closer and

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

hers.

breaths intertwined, saliva exchanged. Occasionally, their noses would

at an indescribable speed. She couldn’t

out was a helpless little

her body lifted slightly, and her hands

the breath she exhaled through her parted lips was

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completely confused about how things escalated. She had just laughed

senseless in the

like that. She also

her embarrassingly flushed cheek, eyes lingering on her brows, her eyes, and her

and weakly surrendered. “I’m not laughing

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

was too adorable. Ashton laughed lowly, the sound echoing in the steamy, ambiguous car. He gently pulled her hand down and coaxed, “Okay. I won’t kiss

normal circumstances, Briar would’ve immediately caught the meaning

the promise would be null and void. There

now, Briar’s brain had been turned to mush by that sudden and intense kiss.

to the passenger

behind her ears and gently