Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 290

Alexia snapped her fingers. “Congratulations! You got it right.”

Briar’s face hardened in an instant. “When did the news break?”

She bared her teeth and twisted to reach for the phone on the bedside table. Her phone had an alarm set, bur it was on silent. Calls and messages poured in, all from Alexia and Ian.

Memphis had called her, too. When she didn’t pick up, he’d assumed she couldn’t answer and sent a message summarizing the morning’s report.

Alexia added, “They timed it to go out before five–thirty this morning, on purpose.”

Briar nodded. “Got it. Where’s Ashton?”

“Your man left the moment the news broke, and he took my man with him as well,” Alexia pouted, with a sulky expression as if she’d been cheated on.

Briar rubbed her tired eyes, ignoring the implication in Alexia’s words. She switched to a safer topic, “lan didn’t go?”

“No. Your man doesn’t think Ian Lyddon is smart enough,” Alexia continued to badmouth Ashton.

In front of Alexia, Briar started a video call with Ashton. The call was answered almost immediately. Even after a night of intense activity, he looked impossibly composed – handsome in that calm, lazy way that made everything else seem irrelevant. The morning’s scandal hadn’t touched him.

Ashton looked warmly at Briar through the screen. “Honey, you’re awake? Are you hungry? I left your favorite seafood congee in the kitchen. Remember to eat some later.”

“Alright.” Briar nodded as she got out of bed, put on her slippers, and walked toward the bathroom. “Have you found out who leaked the news?”

Briar’s question was a little vague. Her question trailed off, half–formed. However, Alexia on the phone, as well as Ashton and Alex on the video call, all understood what she meant.

glancing almost imperceptibly to the side before he answered. “We traced it. It was

name, Ashton’s voice was tinged with a hint of resentment. He was deeply disappointed

stunned. “Members of the Wade family were involved, too? Or was it

his voice cool. “Only the second

to sweep out the rot – even if it meant bloodshed. He tolerated

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a little. “Good. At least it won’t be too

had barely left her mouth when a muffled, angry voice bellowed from the other end of the line- something like a string of curses, but the speaker’s mouth had been stuffed so the

looked at the

Ashton’s dark eyes. Whether he was annoyed because their chat had been interrupted or because

hesitate. He walked over and kicked the still–struggling Emily, who was squatting on

faintly and with control, and aimed the camera at her. “It’s Emily. I’ve already had her tied up. We’re bringing her back to

answer satisfied her. They spoke a little

immediately crowded in, grinning like a mischievous child. “Well, Briar, your man is really something! The way he’s handling this to make sure you’re

course. Too many people are involved, and the impact is too great. For

Your man’s definitely trying everything to win you over, and you’re

learn all these ‘husband–taming‘ tricks? Teach

her, treating Alexia like

steaming seafood congee waited on the stove. She asked if Alexia had eaten, then ladled a bowl for each

acknowledge me!” Alexia suddenly cried, heartbroken by

“I don’t have