Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 225

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While arguing with Norma, Qeturah kept a close eye on Briar. When he noticed a subtle change in her expression, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy inside.

Qeturah thought, ‘Damn, that worked. She’s still just an 18–year–old kid, no matter how clever she thinks she is, and she’s easy to fool. That’s always been my dad’s problem, though, caring more about his pride than what matters.”

To Qeturah, pride meant nothing when his own life was on the line. Nothing else mattered.

He thought, ‘They’re literally at our doorstep trying to kill us, and you’re still worried about your damn pride? Right now, survival is all that matters! Stay alive, and there’s still hope. Die, and you lose everything.”

“Miss Jennings, you have to believe me. I got dragged into that whole live human experimentation mess without even realizing what was going on. And if I’d known from the start that the test subject was your mother, I would’ve been the first to object. This whole thing is just wrong.” Qeturah said.

Norma quickly chimed in, “Yeah, exactly! If I’d known about these shady, harmful things, I definitely would’ve stepped in to stop them. After all, women understand each other best.”

Honestly, these two would do anything to survive under Ashton’s hand. They were shameless, bending the truth at will with every word out of their mouths.

Geoff and Manny were utterly speechless.

Norma and Qeturah’s behaviors were so humiliating that Ben and Manny couldn’t even bear to watch.

At that moment, Manny wished she could pretend these two weren’t even her parents.

Briar’s eyes grew even colder and more impatient. “That’s it? That’s all you’ve got?” she asked.

Qeturah tried to say something else, but before he could, Geoff, furious, swung his cane and knocked him to the ground. “I’ll beat you to death, you ungrateful brat!”

Qeturah let out a scream. “Ouch!”

Norma didn’t dare utter another word either.

“Enough! None of you will get away today. You’re

expression turn icy, he stepped forward before she could move, blocking her path. His voice dropped to a warning murmur. “Briar, remember our agreement on the way here. You can end them however you want, but not with your

as he stood in her

a long moment, she let out a rather impatient “Ugh,” but still nodded.

the stormy bloodlust that had been swirling in her eyes vanished the moment she

concealed once more.

had guessed right. If he hadn’t reminded her just now, she might have

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as Qeturah wouldn’t last a second against her. She could have sent him to his grave with a single

Ashton said with a relieved smile, finally stepping back and letting Briar do her

even do at this point?

brakes outside, and an excited, cheerful voice rang out, “Briar! Briar,

that, lan came rushing in, face all red, maybe from excitement, maybe from running.

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to life. She turned to lan

Hacker Alliance. With a reward that big, there’s no way I’d miss out. Briar, you can step aside. I’ll handle the dirty work. You and Mr.

and sending them on a wild goose chase. He thought, ‘Oh, come on! With a bounty this huge,

down.

and the

echoed through the living room, each one louder and more desperate

targets had no gender, no chivalrous “don’t hit women” nonsense. Man or woman, all they saw was walking bounty money. Whether the bounty lived or

the employer wanted them alive,

the employer wanted them dead, the mercenaries

like a slaughtered pig in his old age. No matter how

lan’s punches and kicks. Worse still, lan was a total pro at dishing out pain. He knew exactly how to