Betrayed Then Back For Blood (Briar Jennings) novel Chapter 184

Chapter 184

Briar nodded. “Yes.“.

Ashton frowned. “Is this person you’re afraid of in Shoneport?”

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“Ashton, please stop asking,” Briar said, both amused and exasperated. ‘Is he always this obvious when he’s trying to get information out of me?‘ she thought.

Ashton sighed. “Fine, I won’t ask again. But promise me–if you’re ever in danger you can’t handle, you’ll tell me.” Since Briar stayed quiet, he didn’t press further. ‘If I can’t ask her, I’ll just investigate myself,‘ he thought. Her records in Qathana were wiped, but if he were determined, he’d find something.

“I promise that if I’m ever in danger, I’ll come to you for help immediately,” Briar said earnestly. Yet, if that day were to come, she was sure she would keep as far away from Ashton as possible.

Ashton looked at Briar for a long while before reaching out his hand. “Let’s go. Hamish and the others are still waiting for us.”

Briar took his hand. “Okay.”

As they arrived at the club entrance, Hamish and the others were waiting in the car, while police cars flashed their lights incessantly. Hamish approached, glanced at Briar, then grinned at Ashton. “Hey Ashton, everything alright? You didn’t give Briar a hard time, did you?”

Ashton was at a loss for words. After handing them over to the police, the group got in their car and drove away.

Back at Moonspring Estate, Briar leaned against the car door and looked at Ashton. With a playful smile, she said, “Ashton, how about I tuck you in and help you get a good night’s sleep?”

Ashton raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised. “Alright, I’ll stay over tonight and wait for you.” With that, Briar happily headed inside.

Connor asked, “Mr. Wade, what about Xavion?” Earlier, Ashton had sent Xavion a message indicating that he had something for him to look into later, Connor guessed it was likely concerning Briar. ‘But if Mr. Wade is staying here, he can’t just let Miss Jennings find out about it so openly, can he?‘ Connor thought.

Ashton rubbed his forehead. “Connor, let/ Xavion know to hold off on checking into Briar for now. She’s probably already noticed something.” He’d underestimated entirely how clever Briar was. After witnessing her insane shooting skills, it was hard to believe he’d ever thought she was just some ordinary girl.

‘She probably offered to tuck me in just now just to stall me,‘ he thought.

“So, are we still going to look into Miss Jennings?” Connor asked, surprised. ‘She caught on that fast?‘ he thought.

Ashton sighed. “We still have to check her out, but since it’s not a good idea for us to do it ourselves, let’s just pay

someone else to handle it.”

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Connor immediately caught on. “Mr. Wade, you want to get someone from the Hacker Alliance to investigate for

us?”

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“Yes, the tracking capabilities of the Hacker Alliance are among the best in the world. While our Dark Net primarily focuses on identifying dark organizations, the Hacker Alliance accepts any assignment. They often gather information about individuals even faster than we can,” Ashton explained. Ashton truly acknowledged the talents

of the Hacker Alliance.

Connor nodded. “Alright, I’ll put in a request with the Hacker Alliance in a bit. How much are you willing to spend to dig up Miss Jennings‘ background?”

The Hacker Alliance worked fast, but their fees were steep. Briar’s name had already shown up there once, and Ashton had paid a hefty sum to bury it. With a group driven by profit, they’d likely charge even more this time.

“As long as they uncovered the truth, let them name their price,” Ashton said, radiating the confidence of someone to whom money had never mattered.

Connor couldn’t help but twitch his mouth. “Alright.” He thought, ‘Man, he’s begging the Hacker Alliance to rip him

off. ‘

“That’s it. You can head back; there’s no need for you to keep watch here,” Ashton said, opening the car door and stepping out while waving Connor off.

Half an hour later, after taking a shower and putting on fresh clothes, Briar was just about to head next door to tuck Ashton in when her phone rang with the special ringtone designated for calls from the Hacker Alliance. Confused, Briar answered the call. “George?”

George’s voice sounded just as confused. “Bree, we just received a client order and need to clarify something with

you.”

Briar asked, “Clarify what?”

“Here’s the situation–about ten minutes ago, Shoneport’s heir, your contact, placed a premium order with us at the Hacker Alliance,” George said, sounding somewhat perplexed. “He wants us to investigate everything related to your wiped records in Qathana.”

Briar was speechless and still confused.

George continued, “Given the high price and the Hacker Alliance’s motto–whoever pays is the boss–we never refuse a job if the money is right. However, we discussed it and thought, should you take care of this one?”

‘Damn, George, do you even hear what you’re saying right now?‘ she thought. ‘So I’m supposed to take the job and investigate myself?‘

Recognizing how insincere that sounded, George cleared his throat slightly. “You know, you erased your records, so it’s not our place to get involved. Since it’s your guy who’s trying to dig for information, why not just give him a hint or two? After all, he offered 30 million dollars!”

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‘So that’s what matters, huh?‘ Briar thought in surprise.

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