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?”

a wild guess. Every year, tons of people sneak into Shoneport for their own reasons. Do you think they just leave quietly on their

“So you mean people walk

in response, “Exactly, what a smart

in Shoneport

in the city, and if Ashton weren’t there to pull

smile, “Ashton is the

car, Briar watched lan get dragged away, and she pleaded, “Ashton, lan doesn’t mean

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

raised an eyebrow and said, “It doesn’t look

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Chapter 171

radio and said, “Connor, lan’s one of us. Don’t give

voice came through

at Briar and asked, “Are you

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

so many times, Briar would have to be a pretty clueless girlfriend not to know exactly why he

coolly. “Otherwise, my people would’ve had

was an overseas mercenary, he was already on their

even approach lan, he had gone

for his notorious

instead of tackling problems alone was

S had suddenly

lan’s actions concerning

who he is. Back in Qathana,

keep shadowing lan; if she did, it could expose her secret identity as Q, the elite instructor at the DDC Vanguard

from the Garza family already watching her in

out for lan, too,” Ashton said, feeling

even Connor, using all his resources on the Dark Web, couldn’t find anything about her time there. Little did Ashton know, Briar had faced

of people would go after a sweet, gentle girl like her? And not just once, but several times?‘

“a few times,” she was

or three times.

to spell it out, it meant she’d been hunted