Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Inside the lab, Hayden and his girlfriend, Sasha Brooks, were having a blast, but the bodyguards standing outside, watching through the transparent glass, were feeling anything but cheerful.

The bodyguards had just received the latest update from Ben that Ashton had left the city on a private jet, taking Briar and his friends with him.

Ashton’s flight path still hadn’t been tracked down, but Ben had made it clear that they had to keep a close eye on Hayden and absolutely couldn’t let him run off or cause any trouble.

Ben also told them to constantly remind Hayden to keep a low profile during this period to avoid any unnecessary trouble.

Ben was being so cautious because the timing was just too much of a coincidence. Ashton had left almost at the same time as their private jet.

There were no such things as coincidences in this world.

But the bodyguards exchanged glances. Hayden acted like nothing was wrong, goofing around and flirting with his girlfriend. If Hayden really wanted to do something, they wondered if they could actually stop him.

The bodyguards sighed.

Compared to the tense atmosphere in the underground lab at the scrapyard, the hallway on the top floor of the Victoria Hotel was packed with black- suited henchmen who were so hyped, they were about to explode on the spot.

Ashton was about to take them out to flex and go wild.

Just thinking about it got everyone fired up.

Briar rubbed her temples, then stepped back to stand beside Reece and Hamish, watching the cringey, overdramatic scene unfold in front of them.

It was just so funny that she couldn’t hold back and whispered, “Reece, Hamish, did Ashton really use to take his men out like this, getting into fights and stirring up trouble?”

‘Getting into fights? Stirring up trouble?‘ Reece and Hamish thought, both twitching at the corners of their mouths.

Reece gave Briar a thumbs–up. “Briar, you really nailed the description.”

Hamish started giving Briar the lowdown on Ashton’s legendary past. “Briar, don’t be fooled by how Ashton looks all innocent and is always smiling at everyone. You wouldn’t believe the things he pulled off in Qathana and a bunch of other countries back in the day.”

with curiosity. While Ashton was still busy dealing with his hungry–for–action underlings,

of the Unequal Qathana–Dasmieca Financial Treaty?”

any company in Dasmieca, one must use Dasmieca currency. Otherwise, Dasmieca will just

this back when she was still in

was Ashton going head–to–head with Qathana’s top capitalists,” Hamish explained. “They tried to outplay him in business, but couldn’t. They tried to take him out by force, but that didn’t work

at a loss for

she was truly

single clause of the Unequal Qathana–Dasmieca Financial Treaty was a direct humiliation for

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do. If they dared defy the treaty, Ashton had more than enough ways to make them vanish

of major crime

‘Looks like the Hacker Alliance’s files

and Hamish were talking about

is, nowadays, just hearing Ashton’s name is enough to make these people give his turf a

on actual people–most of them Yastrians and Nardians. He

up this painful memory, both Reece and Hamish’s faces twisted with anger and

forced him to come back home,” Hamish added. “He wasn’t allowed to run wild out there anymore after

Briar thought, her

those phrases came together in her mind,

giving his orders and walked

sudden excitement bubbling up inside her and shook her head. “Nothing much. We were just reminiscing about your legendary exploits

and chaos you used to get into, so we

added, “Relax, we definitely didn’t

Ashton was speechless.

you say you wanted to lead the team yourself and catch them? Go on, Brandon

black–clad henchmen were waiting. The moment they saw Briar looking their way, all those burly guys tried to plaster on what they thought were friendly