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.

connections in the industry, she wouldn’t have had to

so she

family. Even if she did manage to latch onto Ashton, so what? A man as sharp and calculating as Ashton would never

before you talk to me,” Briar said, her tongue pressed against her cheek. She had a temper and

were holding back for Ashton’s sake, if Emily couldn’t speak properly today, Briar wouldn’t mind teaching her a

supposed to be? Just a pretty face playing the vixen, trying to

warn you–if you don’t

lesson.”

and in Ashton’s name, made Emily’s temper explode. She exclaimed, “Frank, do you even know who you’re talking

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of a sharp slap echoed through the room,

moved in

out

deep down, he was

what you get for running your

few steps before managing to steady herself. A bright red handprint stood out starkly

slap was far from light; Emily could already

am? Frank, hit her back! Hit her back!” she shrieked, lunging toward

easily dodged her, and Emily spun around, screaming at Frank at the top of her lungs. But he didn’t even flinch. In fact, when she reached for Briar again, Frank casually stepped in her way,

her first, he would’ve done it himself. He inwardly sneered, ‘Did she think she could still

‘What a joke.

believe their family is still untouchable, and they can keep

stripped both extended families of all their power. Without him,

over, chatting and laughing together. A smug, punch–worthy grin spread across his face. “You’d better apologize to Briar right

notice what was happening behind her. Still fuming, she snapped, “She hit me, and now I’m supposed to apologize to her? Does she really think she deserves that? Someone like her–Ashton’s

out a

right; she

a punch! And the one she sent flying was the precious heiress of

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

right at Ashton’s feet.

her–with that precision and force–made it obvious to everyone that it was no accident. No