Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Forsaken 293

Chapter 293

Chapter 293

News of Briar taking Manny away quickly reached Ashton. He returned just before lunch.

However, Briar was not at this villa.

She had returned to Moonspring Estate alone.

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While wiping the blood from his hands, Ian whispered to Ashton, “After we captured Manny this morning, the Garzas started fighting among themselves and revealed a lot. Briar was there the whole time, so after she heard everything…”

Ian sighed before taking the cigarette Ashton offered. “Briar’s been through so much. She’s only 18, but the hardships she’s endured in the past ten years… It’s more than most could imagine.”

Ian exhaled a cloud of smoke, the thin mist blurring his eyes and hiding the moisture within. “Ashton, you are aware of the massive explosion at the underground black market in Qathana five years ago, right?”

Ashton nodded. The cigarette in his hand was unlit, and he just twirled it between his fingers. “I know. I experienced that explosion firsthand as well.”

Ian was stunned. “Holy crap!”

Ashton’s gaze was distant as he gestured for Ian to continue speaking.

The shock in Ian’s eyes was almost palpable. He lowered his gaze, took a deeper drag from his cigarette, and paused for several seconds before speaking. “In that explosion, three of Briar’s friends and five of her comrades died. I also heard a man was shot dead while saving her…”

A thought suddenly struck Ian, and he said, “Ashton, you just said you personally experienced that explosion… Don’t tell me, the man who was shot… was…”

The speculation was terrifying–so much so that Ian did not dare voice it.

Ashton’s eyes darkened, but he still nodded slightly. “That man was me.”

Ian was frozen in place, utterly speechless, the shock leaving him momentarily paralyzed.

instinct was to pull out his phone and

him. “I hope you won’t tell Briar

Ashton?” Ian blinked several times, his face puzzled. “Do you know that Briar has been looking for you for the past five years? Although we all thought you had been blown to ashes, she

and the hand holding his cigarette began to shake. The news pierced his heart like an arrow,

but I hope you won’t tell her yet. At least, not

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Don’t let her know

usual lazy ease; his dark

intent.

yet at

way, there was nothing else he

nodded. “Alright, Ashton, I can only promise to keep this a secret for a while. You know

in his eyes and patted lan’s shoulder. “Thank you. I know it won’t be

and took two quick drags on

each other’s throats, and a lot has come to light in their dogfight. To begin with, those so–called

black market and replaced him with a Dasmiecian. It was that same Dasmiecian who secretly planted 4000 pounds of explosives underground,

to notice the brief flicker of remorse

gaze.

the Dasmiecian sent by the Lopez family was actually someone

time he received news of the defector, it was already too late

half of the explosives removed. He could only watch as the remaining thousands of pounds detonated, reducing the entire market to

intended to destroy not just the black market but half the city above it

contacted the local authorities, and evacuated tens of thousands of

victim turned out

six months but also cost her more than half

a few times, so Briar bore little personal hatred toward

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