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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Briar hadn’t already had her fill of him before, there’s no

“Here, Briar, eat more.

lost weight in just

food, noticing that Briar was only

they were sitting across the dining table from each other,

stood up,

on full display, and she could even see his V–lines disappearing into the waistband of his underwear… His captivating waist and

Ashton’s movements, Briar was “forced” to take in the entire handsome

was against the rules! Totally against the

flirt while serving her food.

asked, leaning back in his chair

her again, Briar gave equal attention to every dish on the table, leaving

Briar earnestly finish

the

his charm to coax Briar

the meal, Ashton had no more excuses to tease Briar. Under her insistent gaze, he took out his phone and called

late. According to his usual schedule, Marvin would have

study, sitting quietly and waiting

wanted his phone

at midnight,

then cleared his throat and answered, his voice casual, “Ashton, it’s late. What can I do for

of the line, Ashton put his phone on speaker and set it on the table. “Marvin,

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it as a question, his tone

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just say it, you brat. Are you still trying to play games with

out a low chuckle, his gaze falling on the young woman who

“Marvin, I

Marvin’s breathing grew heavy.

palm. “Briar is here with me. Do you have anything

didn’t know

ready to talk

want to say anything for