Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 245

Ruben’s voice was steady, but his tone was cold. “Briar, I heard from Larry that you’re bringing Ashton home tomorrow?”

Briar glanced at Ashton and nodded. “Yes. We’re flying out tonight and will arrive around three or four tomorrow afternoon.”

On the other end of the line, Ruben paused for a few seconds before replying, “Got it. Travel safely.”

After Ruben hung up, Ashton asked Briar, “Why do I feel like your uncles have already torn me to shreds several times, and I haven’t even arrived yet?”

Briar chuckled. “What? Scared? Are you still going to dare propose in front of my uncles?”

Ashton pinched Briar’s smug cheek. “What’s there to be afraid of? A little challenge like this won’t stop me.”

Briar just smiled and said nothing. ‘A little challenge?”

What lay before Ashton was no small challenge, but two formidable forces.

Before she turned 18, her uncles wouldn’t even let her date. Now, not only had Ashton whisked her away, but he also wanted to marry her. Her uncles were probably at home sharpening their knives.

Everything was ready. They were just waiting for their direct flight to Qathana that night.

Just before they were about to leave, Briar was tagged in her private group chat. She opened the WhatsApp group and saw it was a message from Louie Gallagher, the admin of their exclusive three–person chat.

Louie: [Briar, I heard you’re coming back to Qathana?]

Louie Gallagher was the most powerful fighter at the DDC Vanguard Base and the leader of the elite instructors at the DDC Vanguard Mercenary Special Operations Base. His whereabouts were always a mystery, and he rarely appeared in the group chat.

For him to break his usual silence and message first meant something big was about to happen.

Briar answered honestly: [Yeah, I’m taking my boyfriend to meet my family.]

After she sent the message, Louie hadn’t replied yet, but it drew out another lurker from the group.

[Boyfriend? You mean Ashton, the youngest billionaire in Dasmieca? Briar, aren’t you afraid your two uncles will tear him apart if you take him home now?]

Briar: [It’s not that serious, is it? He seems well–prepared.]

Louie: [When you get back to Qathana, find a chance to return to the base. I have something to tell you.]

Briar: [Got it.]

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Briar put her phone away and, when Ashton wasn’t looking, shot a look

over.

Ian. “Did you leak the news

and he asked guiltily,

you tell?” Briar

I just mentioned in our instructors‘ group chat that you were

Briar was speechless.

Base. Their instructors‘ group chat included the only female instructor, Estella Farley. Estella was best friends with Mollie Campbell,

knew she was returning to Qathana, that meant Louie knew as

specifically tagged her in the group chat. Considering the upcoming annual mercenary training at the DDC Vanguard Mercenary Special Operations Base, Briar thought with resignation, ‘Louie is using this as an opportunity to drag

her. ‘What excuse could I come up with for disappearing

one hand in his pocket, he reached out to her. Once she put her hand in his, he took

tracing his palm with her index finger. “How could I be? I’m not the one who’ll be in trouble, so why would I be

him in his palm. “Let’s make a bet. 1 bet your two uncles

scoffed. “Ashton, it’s good to be

had just stolen their precious niece, and he expected her two uncles

can name any condition.” Ashton’s

hesitation. “Deal! If I lose, you can name a

they landed at a private airstrip in Qathana, both

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