Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 276

Briar reached out and gently rubbed his shoulder, her eyes full of concern.

But her words still carried a stubborn edge, a blend of complaint and coquetry as she murmured, “How are you so easy to knock down?”

Briar knew Ashton was just pretending to be pathetic to get her sympathy.

Ashton seized the opportunity to wrap his arm around Briar’s waist, murmuring pitifully, “It’s not that I’m easy to knock down–it’s that my wife’s fighting skills are too powerful.”

“Watch your persona–it’s about to collapse.” Briar withdrew her hand. “I’m hungry. Is there anything to eat at home?”

“Of course. I had the housekeeper prepare dinner in advance. Come on, let me carry you downstairs to eat.” As he spoke, Ashton tightened his hold on her waist, swept Briar into his arms, and headed for the door.

“Persona? What’s that?

“Can I eat it?

“Can it make my wife happy?” Asthon asked rhetorically.

Briar threw her arms around Ashton’s neck, her face pale with fright. “Wait, don’t go out yet… You’re not dressed.”

Ashton gave a smug, nonchalant laugh. “What are you afraid of? No one else is home. Besides, these are masculine assets that my wife loves to see, and I should show them off when necessary.”

But internally: Holy shit! Holy fucking shit! How did I forget to get dressed?

He was so focused on coaxing his wife that he forgot he was also naked.

In the end, Ashton casually threw on a bathrobe, puffed out his chest to show off his masculine assets, and carried his wife downstairs to eat.

Briar tried her best to focus only on the bowl in her hands, forcing herself not to let her gaze wander, especially not across the dining table.

Across the dining table sat Ashton. Whether it was due to the heat or his own teasing charm, the man’s robe was technically on–yet somehow essentially off.

His bathrobe was wide open, the collar slipping off his shoulder and exposing his chest.

If Briar sat up straight and looked closely, she could faintly see the smooth lines of his abdomen…and its

chiseled definition.

Every exposed part of Ashton’s body showcased his masculine charm to Briar.

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her fill of him before, there’s no way she

“Here, Briar, eat more.

in just one night,”

more food, noticing that Briar was

from each other, Ashton had to stand up to put

up,

even see his V–lines disappearing into the waistband

take in the

the rules!

while serving her food. “Don’t move. Just

leaning back in his chair with

that Ashton would try to flirt with her again, Briar gave equal attention to every dish on the table, leaving him no opportunity to dote

a smile as he watched Briar earnestly finish every

was a late–night supper, the portions

to coax Briar into

excuses to tease Briar. Under her insistent gaze, he

schedule, Marvin would have

in his study, sitting quietly and waiting for

was conflicted; he both wanted his phone

at midnight, his phone

it ring three times, then cleared his throat and answered, his voice casual, “Ashton, it’s late. What can I

end of the line, Ashton put his phone

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awake, I presume?”

phrased it as a question, his

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it, you brat. Are you still trying to

who sat with her arms

to the point, “Marvin, I

the other end, Marvin’s breathing grew heavy.

Briar’s hand, toying with it in his palm. “Briar is here with me. Do you have anything to say to

know

wasn’t ready to talk

to say anything for