Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 224

Briar slept until two in the afternoon, missing lunch entirely.

Ashton was no longer in bed. When Briar came downstairs, she saw Brandon standing by the dining table with a conflicted expression, as if holding back words, while Ashton, an apron tied around his waist, was stepping out of the kitchen.

He carried a bowl of thick soup, its murky surface dotted with shreds of what appeared to be stew meat.

Seeing Brandon’s reaction and Ashton dressed like that, Briar raised an eyebrow. “Ashton, did you cook this?” she asked.

Ashton turned at the sound. “You’re up? Perfect timing. I made some soup. Come have some.”

Briar felt a little touched, dashed over, and plopped herself down at the table, propping her chin on her hand, her eyes full of anticipation. She pretended not to notice the kitchen trash full of butchered ingredients and a shattered casserole dish.

Ashton placed the bowl of soup in front of her, grabbed a spoon, and gently stirred it to cool it down. “It’s my first time cooking. Give it a try.”

Briar took the spoon, scooped up a little, blew on it, and then took a bite, tasting it seriously. “It’s yummy. You’ve got some serious cooking talent, Ashton!”

Ashton let out a sigh of relief. “I’m so glad you like it.”

‘All those hours I spend slaving over the stove are worth it,‘ he added in his mind.

Briar seemed to love the meat soup Ashton made. Her slender fingers never left the spoon as she ate it spoonful by spoonful, finishing every last drop.

Having someone polish off his very first homemade dish like that boosted Ashton’s confidence.

Full and satisfied, Briar wiped her mouth, stood up, and flashed Ashton a smile before asking, “Shall we head out now?”

It was time to go and deal with the Garzas.

She was just too sweet, and Ashton couldn’t find any reason to refuse her, so he nodded. “Okay. Let’s go now.”

complicated look off his face and quickly headed out. He would be

her from the gusts, gently smoothed out her messy hair, and pulled her hoodie up over her head. “I noticed you always

he’d seen when he was looking into her before. There were

was five, Briar had worn hats in public, like baseball caps and hoodies, anything to shield her face. Few photos of her without one even

as she said, “Yeah, I’m good–looking. Wearing a hat cuts down

a loss for

way she showed

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gathered his family and took shelter in their secluded safe house outside the city. They thought they were being

from the start.

the second they pulled up at the safe house, they were under

right in front of the Garzas‘ safe house and Ashton and Briar got out together, Qeturah, who was sitting in front of the surveillance monitor, jumped up from

lost it, shouting, “Dad! Dad!

with such a useless father and a spoiled, incompetent brother,‘ Manny thought, looking at

she could barely speak. “This

was lost. All the years of hard work by

and show Mr. Wade and Miss

got up, and

men in black immediately surrounded the Garzas. If the Garzas hadn’t been so obedient,

well Ashton and his people wouldn’t let them off easy, he stood up and gave Ashton and Briar a

other three quickly followed suit, standing up and bowing as they

on the most

these people seriously think that just because they’re bowing

was exactly what Geoff

their foreign operations, and they didn’t touch anything in the domestic market. Ben thought maybe Ashton just wanted to stand up for Briar and wouldn’t go so far as to wipe out the entire