Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 223

Chapter 221

‘So, does that mean he’s not going to ask me any more questions for now?’ Briar wondered.

Her eyes flickered, and she instinctively leaned closer to Ashton, wondering, ‘Is this him agreeing to have a proper talk?’

Reece and Hamish couldn’t help but feel amused by Briar’s subtle moves. ‘So she has other identities after all?’ they thought. ‘How old is this girl anyway? Just eighteen, right? Does she even sleep, or does she spend all her time picking up new skills?”

Maybe Hamish’s gaze was too intense. Briar turned to him. “Hamish? Why are you looking at me like that?”

The expression on Briar’s face when she saw the jar with her mother’s brain inside was terrifying. Now, to distract her, Hamish, picking up on Ashton’s subtle hint, shrugged. “I’m just wondering how many more surprises you’re going to pull out of that little frame of yours.”

Briar just smited and said nothing.

“Everything’s sorted. Let’s head back,” Ashton said. The storm at sea had finally passed. He took a copied file from one of the black-clad bodyguards and handed it straight to Briar.

Briar put the file into her backpack and zipped it

shu

“Yeah, time to head back,’ Briar thought. ‘Once we’re back, I can way they’re getting away.”

let’s go.”

finally deal with the Garzas. With a 30 million dollar bounty on their heads, there’s no

They left a small team behind to guard the island, while the rest of the black-clad bodyguards followed onto the yacht.

The tension was suffocating, and none of the bodyguards dared to

say

a word.

her chin on her hand as she gazed out at the endless sea, lost in thought, perhaps, but the telltale smirk and lethal glint in her

and Hamish pulled Ashton aside and

You need to keep a close eye on her. Don’t let

she slips away this time, it won’t be as simple as just kidnapping someone like last time,” Hamish agreed,

Garzas weren’t nearby. Otherwise, he honestly wasn’t

I’ll keep an eye on

calm. But to

reached the shore and saw Brandon running around like a headless chicken, Ashton’s sense of unease only got worse. He grabbed Briar’s wrist and led her

happened?” Ashton asked

just told me that a bunch of foreign mercenaries suddenly showed up on the flight lists to Dasmieca. He already checked

thinking, ‘Those mercenaries are moving fast. Looks like the 30 million dollar bounty has even drawn out the ones who usually keep their heads

a flash of feigned innocence flickering in those wild, fearless eyes of hers. “Ashton, do your people keep

Chapter 221

looking like he was seriously thinking it over, then replied, “Usually, we only check now and then. But after sen left tre country, Morton’s team started monitoring all the incoming and outgoing flight

earnestness, his dead-serious expression making it

it. She just nodded, headed straight for the car

Reece leaned in and whispered to Hamish with a

doubt he’ll be able to coax her back. I heard those ‘chasing after your

“You looking forward to

“Of course! I can’t wait to watch the

imagine, the usually cool and scheming Ashton, totally at the mercy of his 18-year-old girlfriend, having to grovel, sweet-talk, and apologize just to win her back… Honestly,

two of them snickered and

Ashton was speechless.

back to Dasmieca, Reece and Hamish finally got their wish. They got to watch Ashton start his “ex-chasing” routine, doing his best to coax his

“Briar, want some cherries? I had them flown

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