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.

Emily resented Ashton even more. If he hadn’t cut off their branch of the family’s connections in the industry, she wouldn’t have had to start from scratch in such

directly, so she took it all out

Briar was just some nobody from a third–rate wealthy family. Even if she did manage to latch onto Ashton, so what? A man as sharp and calculating as Ashton would

pressed against her cheek. She

if she were holding back for Ashton’s sake, if Emily couldn’t speak properly

to be? Just a pretty face playing the vixen, trying to seduce Ashton?” Emily

say I didn’t warn you–if you don’t leave now, Ashton might

lesson.”

in public 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 from the Wade family’s side

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a sharp slap echoed through the room, and everything went dead

had moved

one even saw how she slipped out

deep down, he was

you get for running

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

slap was far from light; Emily could already taste

you even know who I am? Frank, hit her back!

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, blocking her

sneered, ‘Did she think she could still boss

‘What a joke.

is still untouchable, and they can keep looking down on

extended families of all their power. Without him,

punch–worthy grin spread across his face. “You’d better apologize to Briar right now–or you won’t be able

even 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 just interested

let out a shriek as she was

that’s right; she

had such a petite frame, packed such a punch! And the one she sent flying

and the others walking over, but she didn’t bother to rein herself in. She casually retracted

sent flying, and she landed right at Ashton’s feet. Briar couldn’t have

Briar kicked her–with that precision and force–made it obvious to everyone that it was no