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 start from scratch in such a

directly, so she took it all out on Briar instead.

did manage to latch onto Ashton, so what?

pressed

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

What are you even supposed to be? Just a pretty face playing the vixen, trying to seduce

snapped, cutting her off coldly “Don’t say I didn’t warn you–if you don’t leave now, Ashton

lesson.”

in Ashton’s name, made Emily’s temper explode. She exclaimed, “Frank, do you

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sharp slap echoed through the room,

moved in

saw how she slipped out from behind Frank and landed the

was stunned, but deep down,

you get for running your mouth–finally put in

before managing to steady herself. A bright red handprint stood out starkly on her

force, but the slap was far from light;

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

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,

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

‘What a joke.

untouchable,

extended families of all their power. Without him, they’re

coolly, watching 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

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 because

let out a

right; she really took

had such a petite 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

the others walking over, but she didn’t bother to rein herself in. She casually retracted her leg after the kick, even arching her brow in a

sent flying, and she landed right at Ashton’s feet. Briar

Briar kicked her–with that precision and force–made it obvious to everyone that it was no accident. No one was buying it for a