Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 244

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After carrying the gifts inside, Ashton walked into the living room uninvited, sat down beside Briar, and came face–to–face with Ruben, who had a look of disgust.

“You must be Ashton?” Ruben’s brow twitched.

He thought, ‘It’s said that the current head of the Wade family has always been arrogant and insufferable, and it seems the rumors are true. Is he deliberately going against me?‘

Ashton looked sincere. “Mr. Grant, you can just call me Ashton.”

While Ruben wanted to create distance, Ashton insisted on making their relationship more intimate. Everyone knew that those not close to Ashton could only call him Mr. Wade.

The name “Ashton” was typically reserved for close family or friends.

Ruben was speechless.

He decided to stop beating around the bush. “I heard from Larry that you plan to propose to Briar?”

Ashton sat up straight with a serious expression and nodded. “Yes, the feeling between Briar and me is mutual. When I first decided to pursue her, I did so with the intention of marrying her. If she weren’t so young, I would want to marry her right away…”

“Yes, it’s far too early for marriage,” Ruben interrupted, his tone flat. “Briar is only 18. I’d prefer she not even think about marriage until she’s at least 28. Before that, we just want her to live a happy life.”

Ruben thought, ‘This kid is cunning. He hasn’t even been in the house for ten minutes, and he’s already set several traps in our conversation. Is he really that eager to whisk our Briar away?‘

only dated and never married, they could support her for the rest of her

was incredibly wealthy, the Grant family was well–off too. They had no need to use a young woman to secure

implication. He glanced at Briar, who was smirking smugly, then suddenly pulled out his phone and changed the

saw the seriousness in Ashton’s eyes and glanced at a baffled Briar. He then nodded. “Alright, send

how Ashton got his contact information. As the head of the Wade family and founder of the Dark Net, he wouldn’t

from suspicion to shock in an instant. After carefully reviewing the message, he looked up, and his

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met Briar’s curious gaze, Ruben stopped the words on the tip of his tongue. He said to Larry, “Larry, keep Briar company downstairs for a

Ruben turned to Ashton. “Ashton, follow me

Ashton stood up. “Alright.”

Briar was speechless.

Ashton send my uncle? Why

of them go upstairs, equally puzzled. “Briar, what did

Ashton

look, then tiptoed upstairs together. Finally, they both pressed their ears against the closed study

door was soundproof, and the people inside were speaking quietly. They listened at the door for

conversation inside, Larry urged, “Briar, aren’t you a great hacker? Hurry and hack

did you forget? Your phones have a super firewall that I personally installed. Even for me, it

firewall would one day be used against us, I wouldn’t have rushed you to reinforce this super firewall.”

became an expert hacker, they discovered that many of the Grant family’s networks were being monitored by unknown hackers. So,

so secure that even its founder, Briar, would need at least an hour to breach the impenetrably

could not hear anything, Larry and Briar could only return to the living room downstairs to

urged Briar to go upstairs to call them for dinner, but just then, Ruben

Briar

several million dollars. “Here,

the glass with both hands. “Thank