Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 207

Ashton’s smile grew even deeper, “I wasn't sure at first, but after hearing your tone of voice just now, babe, I'm

a hundred percent sure now.”

Briar flared up and asked, “Ashton, did you setup on purpose?”

Ashton nodded, openly admitting it, and said, “Yeah, what else could | do? My baby has way too many identities

and hides them so well. if | didn’t trick you, how would you ever confess to me?”

Ashton finally let go of Briar, got up, and half-squatted by the bed. He took both of Briar’s hands in his palms

and said, “Babe, | know you cback to the country with ssecrets you can’t reveal. Maybe, initially, you

got close tobecause you wanted to take advantage of my identity...”

Briar’s heart raced as she defended herself, “No, | didn’t. | was just blinded by your stunning looks,” she said.

Ashton was at a loss for words, thinking, ‘If my wife only lovesfor my looks, how am | supposed to keep this

relationship going? Ask online, | need an answer urgently.

Ashton nodded and said, “Alright, even if you initially got close tobecause of my looks, what about now? I'm

already yours. With all the resources and connections at my fingertips, isn’t it only natural for you, as my

girlfriend, to use them?”

Briar blinked in disbelief, even sitting up in bed and giving Ashton a complicated look. “I've seen sugar daddies

hand out resources, but I've never seen anyone like you practically begging someone to take them.

“Ashton, do your business partners know you're this generous?” she teased.

Ashton, feeling unhappy, replied, “Babe, it really hurtsto hear you say that.”

Briar shrugged it off, pulling her hand out of his. “Ashton, can you be serious for once?” she said.

Ashton had no choice but to nod, then reached out and took her hand back. “Okay, okay, I'm serious now. So,

can you finally tellthe truth?”

Briar shook her head and said, “No.” Ashton was speechless.

Briar’s fingers traced the circles in Ashton’s palm. “Ashton, don’t ask. I'll tell you when | can, alright?” she said.

Ashton gazed at her so intently that Briar almost felt herself surrendering right then and there. “Alright, tell me

when you're ready.”

Briar quietly heaved a sigh of relief. ‘Honestly, if Ashton had been just a bit more forceful, with that gorgeous

face of his so close, | might've actually spilled everything,’ she thought.

“But even if you don’t want to tellwhy you cback, can you at least be honest withthat besides

being Tristan’s apprentice, the Speed Queen Bree, and the Legendary Hacker Bree, do you have any other secret

identities?” Ashton asked.

Briar was feeling seriously guilty deep down, thinking to herself, ‘As expected of Ashton Wade! All your questions

hit right at my weak spots."

But out loud she said, “Of course not! No matter how impressive | might seem, I'm just an 18-year-old girl. |

don’t have so much tto pick up so many

things.”

Ashton nodded in agreement and said, “Yeah, just learning traditional medicine and hacking have already taken

up most of your time.”

Briar said, smiling, “Exactly. I'm human, not a god. No matter how good | am, | still have to put in sweat and

effort.”

‘But a genius doesn’t need to work that hard,’ Briar thought to herself. ‘A genius just needs to pick up a skill, and

talent will handle the rest.

After they finished talking, Ashton’s expression grew even softer. He asked seemingly casually, “When we arrived

at the dock, we saw Emily and Sawyer left stranded on the yacht, locked up inside a shipping container...”

Ashton kept a close eye on Briar’s reaction, picking his words with care when he said, “Emily is still part of the

Wade family, so she’s been sent to the

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hospital. Babe, are you upset that we just let them go so easily?”

Briar’s smile grew even brighter when she said, “Why would | be upset? | kidnapped Emily and Sawyer just

because they pissedoff it's not that ever planned to kill them. If I did, | could've just used my golden needles

and ended them right there.”

Ashton brought Briar’s hand to his lips and said, “That's good. When she wakes up, I'll make sure the second

branch of the family gives you a proper apology.”

“There's no need for an apology; | don't feel like seeing them,” Briar said, guilt practically written all over her

face as she refused without a second thought.

After all, there’s no way Emily and Sawyer would ever wake up. Unless, of course, they managed to get Tristan,

the miracle doctor, to help them.

‘Let them have a taste of their own medicine,’ Briar thought to herself.

Ashton could read between the lines in Briar’s words, but he just chalked it up to how much she hated those two

and didn’t delve deeper into it.

“Alright, it’s fine if you don’t want to see them. But they still owe you an apology. In a few days, I'll have the

second branch of the family transfer the compensation payment straight to your account,” he said.

Briar’s eyes curved into a smile. “Alright, make sure you squeeze them for more. It’s tto spend money on my

lab right now,” she said.

Seeing Briar so pleased, Ashton nodded. “Alright, I'll make sure you get more than enough.”

“It's almost dawn now. You should go back and get ssleep; you've been busy all night,” Briar said. Now that

she had gotten what she wanted, she shooed him away without hesitation.

With a tone of disdain laced with a hint of petulance, she said, “And your hand just touched the window, then you

pinched my face and hand. It’s gross!” Ashton was speechless.

Ashton got up, went to the bathroom, and wrung out a towel. He carefully wiped Briar’s face and hands clean,

then applied her favorite moisturizer to both her face and hands.

“They're not dirty anymore, right?” Ashton asked.

Briar waved him off and said, “See yourself out, and don’t forget to close the door.” Ashton could just shake his

head and leave.

Brandon had been waiting at the gate of Briar’s house. When he saw Ashton cout, he cup to him right

away. “Mr. Wade, Hamish'’s just sent a message, saying something's wrong with Miss Wade's and Sawyer’s

condition.”

“What do you mean?” Ashton, still in a good mood after a long night, asked casually. “Don’t tellthey still

haven't woken up yet?”

Brandon was silent. Ashton raised an eyebrow. “They really haven't woken up yet?” he asked.

Brandon nodded and said, “Hamish said that they've done various check-ups, and everything looks normal.

However, they simply don’t wake up. It's like they're the living dead or something.”

Ashton turned around to glance at the half-open window on the second floor. Only then did he finally understand

why Briar had swiftly turned down the offer of having Emily apologize in person.

‘It’s not that she doesn’t want to see them; it's because Emily and Sawyer couldn't wake up at all.

‘With how vengeful Briar is, | was wondering why she wasn’t even a little upset that we saved them. It turns out

that she still has a trick up her sleeve,” he thought.

Ashton chuckled and said, “You don’t need to worry about this matter. Just keep the news about Briar taking

Emily and Sawyer away under wraps. Don’t let anyone else know.”

“Got it,” Brandon responded.

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Ashton waved Brandon off to get srest. While heading upstairs, he gave Hamish a call and briefly shared

what he had figured out.

“Man, that little lady of yours is seriously fierce!” Hamish said.

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