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.”

busy dealing with his

the Unequal Qathana–Dasmieca Financial Treaty?” Hamish

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 someone else to work with, no questions asked, and draft a new contract.”

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

They tried to take him out by force, but

at a

truly stunned,

Financial Treaty was a direct humiliation for Qathana’s upper–crust

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more than enough ways to

Ashton was making moves on the turf of major crime syndicates overseas, taking over territory

like the Hacker Alliance’s files on Ashton

Reece and Hamish were talking

these people give his turf a wide berth. They’re all scared stiff of getting on his bad side and facing

were doing live experiments on actual people–most of them Yastrians

both Reece and Hamish’s

to come back home,” Hamish

thought, her

phrases came together in her mind, Briar’s expression changed as

his orders and walked back over.

quickly suppressed the sudden excitement bubbling up inside her and shook her

fighting and chaos you used to get into, so we

added, “Relax, we definitely didn’t air any of your dirty

Ashton was speechless.

clearly trying to change the subject. “Briar, didn’t you say you wanted to lead the team yourself and catch them? Go on, Brandon is already

the end of the hallway, Brandon and a bunch of black–clad henchmen were waiting. The moment they saw