Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 171

Chapter 171

Jan shot Briar a look of utter despair as he whined, “I’m not scared! I’m just being smart!”

He had returned to the country with one main goal: to be a low–key, attractive individual making a modest income without drawing attention from the influential figures in Shoneport.

If Ashton took notice of him, how could he keep a low

profile and quietly build his fortune?

As they approached the parked cars, and just as lan was about to get into the same one as Briar, someone grabbed him by the back of his collar. It was

Connor.

“Hey, buddy, come ride with me. I like your vibe,” Connor grinned, pulling lan along without giving him a chance to refuse.

lan shot a desperate look at Briar, silently pleading for help, but it was too late.

Connor pushed him into the car, and the door slammed shut with a bang that felt like a jolt to his heart. Ian crammed himself into the passenger seat, fastening his seatbelt while sneaking glances at Connor. Trying to sound brave, though his voice was shaky, he said, “Briar and I are tight, like brothers. So don’t even think about messing with me while he’s not around–Briar will get you back!”

Connor, who was steering the car with one hand, didn’t even look at lan as he asked, “What was that?”

Suddenly, lan found the sky, the ground, and even the scenery outside the window fascinating and stayed quiet.

Connor let out a teasing laugh while watching lan act all nervous, “What, are you scared because you’re worried I’ll realize who you are? S?”

lan couldn’t hold back his surprise as he turned to Connor, stiffening. He stammered, “Wait… you recognized me right away?”

Panic filled him as he thought, ‘Oh no! Did I just reveal Briar’s secret too?‘

Connor rolled his eyes and questioned, “What do you think? Do you think one phone call from you could persuade Ashton to come to this place in person?

Inside, lan was losing it, but tried to keep calm on the outside. He probed, “So if you knew who I was from the start, why did you let me walk into Shoneport?”

sneak into Shoneport for their own reasons. Do you think they just

people walk in on

in response, “Exactly,

in Shoneport was

are always shady things happening in the city, and if Ashton weren’t there to pull the strings and keep everyone

a smile, “Ashton is

Briar watched lan get dragged away, and she

one hand while holding Briar’s hand with the other, reassuring, “Alright,

“It doesn’t

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Chapter 171

said, “Connor, lan’s one of us. Don’t give him a hard

through immediately, “Got

Briar and

“I am happy. He’s just my friend, so stop

get jealous over nothing so many times, Briar would have to be a

had him under

moment Ashton’s people discovered lan was an overseas mercenary, he was already on their radar. But thanks to Briar,

before they could even

mercenary like S, known for his notorious reputation,

of tackling problems

was skeptical that S

lan’s actions concerning to

in Qathana, I found myself

a complicated past, and Ashton had plenty of reasons to be cautious. But Briar couldn’t let Ashton keep shadowing lan; if she did, it could expose her

someone from the Garza family already watching her in Shoneport, she

I’ll keep an eye out for

resources on the Dark Web, couldn’t find anything about her time

sweet, gentle girl like her? And not just

Briar said “a few

or three times.

about it. If she didn’t bother to spell it out, it meant she’d been hunted way