Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 173

Briar noticed that two people who had stood up to be Sawyer’s alibi witnesses had now shown up at Shoneport University. She wasn’t convinced they were there for work, especially since Jewell seemed to be paying a lot of attention to Emily.

A cold look crossed Briar’s face as she ignored the annoyed looks from Emily.

She quickly took out her phone and messaged lan, asking him to check on Sawyer at the school clinic.

Just the day before, Briar had testified to provide an alibi for Sawyer, and now these two were seen together. It felt suspicious, and she knew the others would think so too.

lan replied to her message almost immediately, and Briar could sense his frustration even through the screen. [Briar, Sawyer isn’t in the infirmary.)

‘I’ve been watching him all morning, but he disappears as soon as I go to grab lunch?

‘If this isn’t intentional, then what is?‘ she thought.

lan replied: [You little punk, you’ve really managed to pique my interest now.]

Briar narrowed her eyes as she wondered, ‘He’s not there?‘

She texted back: [Find him]

lan promptly replied: [Got it.]

Briar didn’t even glance at Emily, but Emily didn’t take it as a snub. No–she was sure Briar was putting

on

airs.

As such, she marched up to Frank, ignored the warning in his eyes, and arrogantly addressed Briar, who was hiding behind him. She spat, “Hey, you’re that gold–digging tramp who’s been clinging to my fourth brother lately, aren’t you?”

Of course, Emily knew who Briar was and thought, ‘This woman wasn’t simple. She’d deliberately used the excuse of delivering medicine to Griffin to show her face in front of Ashton, then played up her so–called traditional medicine skills. Sure enough, after a few encounters, she managed to worm her

way in.‘

It wasn’t just that she stole Ashton’s attention–she also ruined Emily’s shot at becoming Wyatt’s apprentice. Because of her, Emily, once a top student in modern medicine, was now reduced to a glorified intern in name only.

branch of the family’s connections in the industry, she wouldn’t have had to start from scratch in such

she

Even if she did manage to latch onto Ashton, so what? A man as sharp and calculating as Ashton

said, her tongue pressed against her cheek. She had a temper and wasn’t about to take

for Ashton’s sake, if Emily couldn’t speak properly

you even supposed to be? Just a pretty face playing the

you don’t leave now, Ashton might

lesson.”

and in Ashton’s name, made Emily’s temper explode. She exclaimed, “Frank, do you even know who you’re talking to? You’re just a mutt

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sound of a sharp slap echoed through the room, and everything

had moved in a

saw how she slipped out from behind Frank and landed

stunned, but deep

get for running your mouth–finally put in your place,‘

few steps before managing to steady herself. A bright red handprint stood out starkly on her left cheek, making her look downright

the slap was far from light; Emily could already taste blood in

know who I am? Frank, hit her

Frank at the top of her lungs. But he didn’t even flinch. In fact, when she reached for

would’ve done it himself. He inwardly sneered, ‘Did she think she could still boss me

‘What a joke.

untouchable,

extended families of

as Ashton, Hamish, and Marvin strolled over, chatting and laughing together. A smug, punch–worthy grin spread across his face. “You’d better apologize to Briar right now–or you won’t be able to

“She hit me, and now I’m supposed to apologize to her? Does she really think

let out a shriek as she was sent

she really took

frame, packed such a punch! And the one she sent flying was the precious heiress of Wade’s extended family. Briar didn’t even hesitate when she threw a punch, and that

she didn’t bother to rein herself in. She casually retracted her leg after the kick, even arching her brow in a bold, almost taunting

landed right at Ashton’s feet. Briar couldn’t have aimed it better if she

it obvious to everyone that it was no accident. No one