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.

complex as he stared at the smile she couldn’t hide. Then, under her startled and flustered

lips.

Ashton had effectively stopped her

he was faster.

too tightly or she was struggling the wrong way, her hands were trapped. She was unable to escape,

entire car suddenly fell silent. So silent that Briar could only hear her own wildly beating heart. Ashton’s tall, burning body was getting closer and closer, until she was pressed completely into the

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

hers.

exchanged. Occasionally, their noses would brush because of his

inside her was being drained at an

the end, all that came out was a helpless little whimper, or

the weight on her body lifted slightly, and her hands

her parted lips was hot, shy, angry,

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completely confused about how things escalated. She had just laughed at him a

pinned down and kissed senseless in the car. Ashton didn’t just kiss her. He

that. She also had no intention of admitting that she

teased after taking advantage, his hand caressing her embarrassingly flushed cheek, eyes lingering on her brows, her eyes, and her slightly swollen

hand to cover her mouth and

she fainted. If word got out, her reputation as a

panicked and embarrassed reaction was too adorable. Ashton laughed lowly, the sound echoing in the steamy, ambiguous car. He gently pulled her hand down and coaxed, “Okay. I

Briar would’ve immediately

Once midnight passed, the promise would be null and void. There were only minutes left

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

around to the passenger

reached out to tuck the hair beside her cheeks behind her ears and gently asked, “Briar, I’m afraid I