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Chapter 57
Ashton had a very pleasant voice. Every the lowered his tone, it always tugged at the corners of Briar’'s
mouth.
The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder, squeezed together as they gazed at the stars. Whether it was the
refreshing breeze or the intoxicating scent of each other, Briar’s ears were turning red without her even realizing
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Down in the hotel lobby, Brandon didn’t show up in person. Instead, he called over the hotel's general manager
and asked him to get rid of the few people lingering around Ashton’s car.
By sheer coincidence, the general manager was a forty-five-year-old middle-aged man with a receding hairline,
though he wore a toupee to cover it, a slightly protruding belly held in by a belt, and a sharp, businesslike suit.
His appearance was almost identical to the man in the video that the Jennings family’s bodyguards had obtained
from the Shoneport University gatekeeper earlier that day.
When the Jennings family’s bodyguards saw this middle-aged man striding toward the Bentley-no, toward them-
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthey immediately understood.
There was no need for the man to say anything. The bodyguards left without a fuss.
If the big boss himself had cout to chase them away, there was no way they could take Briar back. They'd
better hurry back and report.
The guests staying at the Spring Hotel were all prominent figures in Shoneport.
So, the Jennings family’s bodyguards, armed with this plausible truth, recounted everything they had seen to
Edgar verbatim.
Edgar was speechless. He had known it all along. He had known that Briar wouldn't find any good support.
A middle-aged man, just because he had smoney and a bit of power, was enough for Briar to willingly
degrade herself.
After waiting for so long, this was the news he received. Edgar sat in the living room, unable to calm down for a
long time. He didn’t even
notice when Beatrice cover.
“Dad, Briar really- Dad, don’t get angry. It’s not good for your health. When Briar comes back, Mom and | will
have a serious talk with her,” Beatrice said, having overheard the entire conversation between her father and
the bodyguards from the stairway corner.
She cdown now, pretending to care about Edgar's health, but in reality, she was just adding fuel to the fire
about Briar,
Edgar waved his hand. “I know. You're always the most well-behaved one, never causingany worry.”
As he spoke, Edgar suddenly remembered the welcparty he had thrown for Briar last time. Beatrice had
been framed. She wasn't trouble-free either.
Beatrice, unaware that Edgar had associated her with Briar, said a few more things to drive a wedge between
Edgar and Briar before leaving,
satisfied.
She still had to make a video call to Javier. She hadn't seen him when she went to register at Shoneport
University earlier in the day and had been distracted all day. She wondered why Javier hadn’t gone to school.
It was after ten o’clock in the evening when Ashton and Briar walked out of the Spring Hotel. The general
manager followed behind,
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respectfully seeing Ashton off.
Ashton personally opened the back door of the car for Briar. “It’s getting late. I'll take your home,” he said.
Briar didn’t refuse. Her motorcycle was parked at Moonspring Estate and she hadn't ridden it over. “Okay,” she
said.
Once inside the car, Briar gave the address of Moonspring Estate to the driver, Brandon. “Yes, Miss Jennings,” he
replied promptly.
Ashton, who got in the car afterward, overheard this and feigned surprise. “Is that where you're living now?”
Briar didn’t hide it. She nodded. “Yeah, it’s a villa | bought before school started. It's really close to the
university-just a few minutes walk.
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