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.

patience vanished. “Enough! None of you will get

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

glare as he stood in her way

impatient “Ugh,” but still nodded. “I know. I

sinister chill and the stormy bloodlust that had been swirling in her eyes vanished the moment she finished speaking,

concealed once more.

had guessed right. If he hadn’t reminded her just now, she might have “forgotten.” Her fist was already clenched, ready

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

said with a relieved smile, finally stepping

can I even do at this point?

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

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

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to life. She turned to lan

didn’t miss it. I just found out you put up a bounty on the Hacker Alliance. With a reward that big, there’s no way I’d miss out. Briar, you can step aside. I’ll handle

getting here, first tricking all those mercenaries who came for the bounty and sending them on a wild goose chase. He thought, ‘Oh, come on! With a bounty this huge, of course, I’m going to grab as much as I can for myself. That’s 30 million dollars! Who wouldn’t lose their

and Ashton to the side to sit down. Then, his expression darkened. Without another word,

and the

before blood–curdling screams echoed through the living room, each one louder

gender, no chivalrous “don’t hit women” nonsense. Man or woman, all they saw was walking bounty

them alive,

wanted them dead, the mercenaries

slaughtered pig in his old age. No matter how much he begged, those big, bun–sized fists just kept pounding

they took about sixty percent of lan’s punches and kicks. Worse still, lan was a