Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 162

Early the next morning, lan showed up at Ashton’s place with sincerity and good intentions. Ashton, being the easygoing guy he was, didn’t make a loss and invited lan right in.

Briar was out for her morning run when she spotted Connor hanging from a pull–up bar in the yard. She called out, “Ashton’s not giving lan a hard me, is he?”

Connor glanced inside at the two men chatting and shook his head. He shared, “Nah, Ashton’s smiling like everything’s cool.”

Briar nodded, her mind already racing with thoughts.

Briar knew Ashton was a deep one, and she could read him well enough. He’d been on guard with lan just last night, and there was no way a man like him would flip his attitude so quickly.

‘He must be plotting something,‘ Briar thought as she kept running.

Briar had classes that morning. By the time she returned from her run, lan had already left. Seeing Briar finish her run, Ashton started going through

some sparring drills with Connor in the yard to loosen up.

Ashton moved with the kind of skill one would expect from a master. His style was rooted in traditional martial arts, every move sharp and dangerous, yet there was a fluid grace to it all. It was the first time Briar had seen him in action, and it blew her away.

Every time she discovered another strength of his, Briar found herself even more impressed.

Ashton was sparring with Connor, but he still found time to call out to Briar, “Briar, breakfast’s ready. Go freshen up, then come eat. I’ll give you a ride to

school in a bit.”

Briar snapped out of her daze and nodded, “Okay, I’ll be right there.”

Once Briar was inside, Connor stopped sparring and grinned. “Ashton, you were just showing off like a peacock trying to impress a mate.”

Ashton raised an eyebrow. He had caught the look of awe in Briar’s eyes, and smiled in amusement, “It was pretty effective, wasn’t it?”

Connor just shrugged.

the way to school, Ashton sent Briar the details of their dinner reservation. “It’s at Kajuntan Seafood Restaurant, I’ve booked the luxury private room on the third floor. I already

in response,

ride was so flashy that the other cars had cleared out before they even got close, Just as Briar was about to get out, Ashton caught her wrist with

arched an eyebrow and

should build

you pick the place,” Briar replied with a grin, playing along and not exposing the little scheme behind

was so thick with jealousy and sweetness that Briar couldn’t

waited until Briar disappeared into the campus,

it,” Connor replied, and drove

Chapter 162

dye catchi drove off, the person in the black car sat up and began

cap grew. After flipping through all the photos, they pulled out their phread and chalet number. The

wider. He replied, “Alright, I’ll sort the pictures

black sedan eased away from the school gate. Anyone sharp enough would’ve noticed the car dodged every street camars, slipping away like it was never

before eleven, she checked in with Joshua

new G–Wagon without a license plate. He waved at Briar with his cigarette hand, then casually flicked

“This isn’t even your kind of

flashy sports cars. Back in Qathana, Briar even had a limited–edition supercar he gave her, painted in an obnoxiously bright green

pearly whites,

a sister

nodded and hopped into the passenger

you to lunch, and you pick a seafood joint? How much

the place. All the seafood was flown in fresh this

lan clicked his tongue, grinning. “If Ashton’s handling it, I know I’m in

of the best. This meal’s gotta be

a private room on the third floor. Once they were seated, the manager asked politely, “Miss Jennings, the dishes are ready. Would you like us to start serving

“All right, you

than ten minutes, plate after plate of seafood was brought in, filling the entire table.