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.”

up with curiosity. While Ashton was still busy dealing with his hungry–for–action underlings, she pressed Hamish, “Come on,

the Unequal Qathana–Dasmieca

That treaty essentially states that if one wishes to conduct business with any company in Dasmieca, one must use Dasmieca currency. Otherwise, Dasmieca will just find

about this back when she was still in Qathana, way before she

to outplay him in business, but couldn’t. They tried to take him out by force, but that didn’t work either. In

utterly at a loss

time, she was truly stunned, shocked to her

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

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they could do. If they dared defy the treaty, Ashton had more than

moves on the turf of major crime syndicates overseas, taking over territory and pulling resources together. He was a

like the Hacker Alliance’s files on Ashton need some

of the stuff Reece and Hamish were

Ashton’s name is enough to make these people give his turf a wide berth. They’re all scared stiff of getting on his bad side and facing his payback,” Reece went

lab where they were doing live experiments on actual people–most of them Yastrians and Nardians. He nearly lost his life trying to save those poor folks who were being

Reece and Hamish’s faces twisted

home,” Hamish added. “He wasn’t allowed to run

Briar thought, her

in her mind, Briar’s

talking about?” Just then, Ashton finished giving his orders and walked back over. Noticing the odd look

excitement bubbling up inside her and shook her head. “Nothing much. We were

chaos you used to get

definitely didn’t air any of

Ashton was speechless.

subject. “Briar, didn’t you say you wanted to lead the

a bunch of black–clad henchmen were waiting. The moment they saw Briar looking their way, all those burly