Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

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“You knew last night, yet you had so many chances today and still didn’t think to tell me?” Briar gritted her teeth, shooting daggers at Ashton.

Under the gloating stares of Ruben and Larry, Ashton practically groveled for forgiveness, stopping just short of kneeling.

“Honey, I won’t do it again. The next time I hear anything about the Lopez family, I promise I’ll tell you right away, okay?”

Briar snorted, “And you think there will be a next time!”

“There won’t be a next time. I promise, never again.” Ashton quickly seized the chance to de–escalate. “Don’t be angry.”

Only then did Briar let the angry look on her face soften, motioning for Ashton to continue.

Ashton let out a sigh of relief and turned back to Ruben and Larry to continue their analysis of the Lopez family.

“For years, the Lopez family has acted like a minor player in Shoneport. They not only evaded your family’s investigation but also convinced all the other powerful families that they were no threat. That alone is something no ordinary family could accomplish.”

Ruben nodded. “That’s right. The Grant family has been chasing down leads on Ben for years. The fact that we were so easily misdirected shows just how resourceful and powerful the Lopez family is. They have the cunning to play games with anyone.”

Briar’s voice was chilling. “Or maybe we relied too heavily on the evidence they left on my mother. I’m starting to think their goal wasn’t just to use my mother as a lab rat for their experimental drugs.”

A thought flashed through Briar’s mind, so quickly that she couldn’t grasp it.

But she was certain of one thing. Her mother’s death appeared to be a case of terrible luck–meeting a scoundrel, being chosen as a lab rat for an experimental drug, and ultimately dying from an overdose.

Perhaps her mother’s death from a drug overdose was just a cover–up for a crueler, more unspeakable truth.

And that truth lay with Freddie… no, it lay with Brody, whom Freddie had hidden for so many years.

Ashton wrapped his arm around Briar’s shoulder. “I’ve considered that possibility, but back when our mom died, the last people by her side were Grandpa and Edgar.”

not be trustworthy, but Grandpa wouldn’t have stood by and done nothing if someone tampered with Mom’s body

they had never pursued this cruel suspicion as a

Edgar had dared to

his notice.

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sister’s body in front of your Grandpa, could it be possible that, before her body was cremated…” Larry’s voice was eerie, and his unfinished sentence

other three.

“Larry, are you saying someone conspired

cold as he offered a chilling hypothesis. “Honey, perhaps your mom’s body has been preserved in… the Lopez

trembled

suspicion, the thought was terrifying. The four people present could vividly imagine Rosalia’s body, frozen in

where is that old bastard being held? I’ll kill him with my own hands!” Larry shouted, leaping

suffered enough from Edgar’s vile schemes- now, even in death, she

thought made Larry’s heart

but the dark, ruthless expression on his face showed

better than anyone how fiercely protective the Grant family

be his wife who would lose her mind, but her two uncles as

eyes with a headache. “This is all just speculation. Let’s not scare ourselves before we have evidence. My men are interrogating Freddie,

they might get sick from anger. Suppressing her own hatred, she chimed in, “That’s right. We don’t have all the facts yet. Let’s

anger but warned Ashton and Briar, “Fine. But when the interrogation results are out, don’t you dare think about hiding them

“Don’t worry. I would never

really as they suspected, she would annihilate the entire Lopez family, leaving

was only right for her to

uncles had already been hurt once by

bear to hurt them a second time with an even more brutal

a pleasant family dinner was ruined by

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