Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 182

As Briar glanced at the menu, her nose twitched–she caught a faint whiff of blood coming from Ashton. ‘Who could have needed him for a personal interrogation?‘ she wondered.

She scanned Ashton before quickly focusing on his sleeve, where the fabric appeared slightly darker than the rest. Anyone could see that the dark patch was blood.

Ashton noticed her gaze, a flicker of frustration dancing in his eyes. He nearly reached out to ruffle Briar’s hair but caught himself in time. “I’ll change first. You all can order; I’ll be right back.”

“Sure thing.” Hamish chuckled. ‘Was that necessary? Briar isn’t fragile, who would panic over blood,‘ he thought.

As Briar watched Ashton rush away, a smile crept onto her lips. “Hamish, you all must come here frequently, right?” she asked. ‘They even keep spare clothes ready,‘ she thought.

Hamish raised his hands in feigned innocence. “Hey, this isn’t my doing today. If you’re curious, ask him yourself. He won’t hide anything from you.” Hamish was quick to dissociate himself from the situation. He certainly hadn’t brought Briar here tonight to subject her to this kind of bloody, violent scene.

lan jumped in, pretending to be serious as he clicked his tongue in feigned admiration. “No need to ask–Mr. Wade just got blood on his cuff. That only happens when you hit someone up close. Wow, he is tough!”

Hamish merely shrugged. “Hey, I didn’t say anything. Briar, please don’t give me that look.”

Briar didn’t believe them. They could talk their way out of any situation, but she wasn’t in a hurry. As Hamish had

mentioned, she could ask Ashton herself. After all, Ashton had promised he would never lie to her.

She tapped all her favorite dishes on the iPad, submitted the order, then handed it over. “Anything else you guys

want?”

Hamish waved his hand. “I’m good with whatever. You guys go ahead and order.”

lan grabbed the iPad and began tapping away, adding several more dishes before submitting the order. “Since Mr. Wade is treating, I’m going to order a ton. If there’s anything left over, I’ll pack it up for my sister to try.”

Briar just stared at him, speechless. ‘What a guy,‘ she thought.

About ten minutes later, Ashton returned, having changed his black shirt for a plain white one–likely a last–minute

find from the club. ‘That must have been a hassle for him,‘ Briar thought.

a quick shower–his hair was still damp and slicked

finally take

still in Ashton’s as he toyed with her fingers. She went straight for

glance at Hamish, who quickly raised his hands. “Hey, don’t look at me. I didn’t say

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it out on

the way here,”

got it,” Briar nodded,

he manage to slip past Connor?” he asked. ‘Connor is practically unbeatable when it comes to international borders. Who could be

at lan. “You may have heard of him; his name is Zayne Hemsley, a professor

professor of medicine? And he’s from overseas? Could he be related to Sawyer?‘ Briar’s instincts were often spot–on; she quickly identified

looked at Briar, who appeared equally deep in thought, and asked, “Mr. Wade, did you guys kill him or what?” It seemed like Zayne was quite valuable–there must have

Ashton replied. “What, you wanna have

have the time for that. Eating’s the

that Zayne was no ordinary person. However, lan was already hands off and had no intention of getting

one after another. Just like that, the topic shifted, and they returned to enjoying their

say you were gonna

such a rush. The real show always comes

lowering her

and she was being extra

there won’t be any surprise left. Are

a second, then nodded. “Yeah,

that there’s going to be an arms deal tonight in the hills behind our club. He’s planning to pull a heist on

sighed and shook his head. “Ashton, Briar is just acting a little cute, and you spill all the secrets,” he

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No doubt he’ll turn out to be a doting, henpecked