Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 165

Hamish and Reece exchanged a look, both of them visibly uneasy. After all these years of friendship, no one knew each other’s temperaments batter than they did.

Right now, Ashton’s expression was dark, and he was clearly furious.

However, with Briar still present, he was forcing himself to keep his anger in check. Hamish and Reece both knew the more Ashton bottled it up, the scarier it would be when he finally exploded.

Just as Hamish and Reece were debating whether to step in, Briar reached out and gently patted Ashton’s hand. Her eyes curved into a lazy, charming smile as she comforted, “Ashton, don’t be mad.”

Ashton’s icy demeanor melted away instantly, and he replied, “Alright, I’m not mad anymore.”

Hamish and Reece were left speechless as they collectively wondered, ‘Wait, what? He’s not mad anymore? Just like that?

‘Isn’t it a little too easy to calm Ashton down?‘

Even though Ashton wasn’t upset anymore, it didn’t mean they could overlook the issue. After he had peeled a whole bowl of shrimp for Briar and placed it in front of her, he removed his disposable gloves and turned to Hamish and Reece. He stated, “Now that we understand what happened, we’ll handle it properly. We always make sure things are fair, and there will be no favoritism.”

Hamish, who was sipping his soup, nearly choked and began coughing.

He wondered, ‘Fair and square?

‘With no favoritism?

‘Who is he talking about? Is he referring to us?‘

As they were in front of Briar, Reece had to fight back a laugh. He cleared his throat and replied, “Yeah, that’s right. We’re huge fans of maintaining peace.”

“Since we’re all preserving peace now, what’s the plan?” Hamish asked with a hint of doubt. ‘We’re not seriously just going to have a friendly chat with the Jennings family and call it a day, right?‘ he thought.

Ashton ignored Hamish and switched topics, “I heard Archie just opened a fancy new club.”

Hamish got the hint right away and replied, “Yeah, he did. How about we swing by later and have some fun?”

Ashton looked at Briar and asked, “Do you want to go? We could play a few games of pool.”

more than just the pool at the club, but with how pure Briar was, the other activities weren’t

in surprise as she responded hesitantly, “I’ve never tried it.

surprise him one bit as Briar was never one for noisy crowds.

in

by later to hang out,

m for them.

their support, but he immediately agreed and promised to save the very best room for

the group went back to joking around, and not one of them noticed the

meal.

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had sent her didn’t just expose Beatrice as the one who hired the hitman. It also revealed the one who feally orchested things the person who told Beatrice about hiring a killer on the international black market. That person was none other

a bit too unconventional. It was one thing to be friends

used as a tool, a target, without even realizing

meal, the four of them

planned on being at the club tonight, but after getting Reece’s call, he rushed back at

they saw Archie stepping out of his car with Leyla and

she saw her. ‘Well, talk about perfect timing, she thought, a

racking her brain for an excuse to deal with Archie, and Leyla had

at her like she was some mortal enemy. Briar

66 thousand dollar job, there’s no way she was

over with a big grin, greeting everyone one by one. “Mr. Wade, Mr. Parkinson, Mr. Goodwin, Miss Jennings.

sense of how things worked within the family business. He spent most of his time and effort there, while this club was more of a hobby for him. It was an enjoyable project that allowed him to establish his presence and make

his family, Archie knew to be extra polite. After all, their companies may

his usual easygoing grin, “Archie, there’s no need to be so formal. We’re just

enthusiastically in response, “Of course, of course! It’s way too rowdy outside at this hour. Please, come on in. I’ve already had the best private room prepared for you. I’ll make sure you all have

led them into the

and Beatrice, who were tagging along, a glance, Archie

telling her to take her

quickly created membership cards for both him and Hamish. On the other hand, Ashton was not interested. If he wasn’t visiting with Briar, there