Betrayed Then Back For Blood (Briar Jennings) novel Chapter 189

Chapter 189

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As soon as they stepped out of the infirmary, Leilani’s legs began to tremble again. She cast a wary glance at the nearly deserted path and said in a shaky voice, “Briar, I can go back to my dorm by myself. You don’t have to walk

me back…”

Briar, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped and turned around, fixing Leilani with a cold, emotionless gaze

that felt as if she were being cut to pieces. “I never intended to walk you back.”

Leilani asked in fear, “So… Can I leave now?”

“Go ahead,” Briar replied, still standing there without moving an inch.

Leilani felt a flicker of relief, hoping that Briar would truly let her off the hook this time. “Thank you! I appreciate it. Don’t worry, I won’t mention anything about what happened today…”

“Nothing happened today, got it?” Briar said with a slight click of her tongue.

Leilani was startled and quickly corrected herself. “Yes, yes, nothing happened today.” Without daring to look at Briar again, she limped away.

As soon as Leilani disappeared from view, Robert came running up. Spotting Briar standing on the path outside the infirmary, he let out a harsh snort, brushed past her, and hurried inside. Less than two minutes later, he burst

out again, blocking Briar’s path and urgently asking, “Where’s Beatrice?”

Briar regarded him with cool detachment. “How would I know?”

“How could you not know? Didn’t you come to the infirmary together?” Robert exclaimed, reaching for Briar’s arm,

but she easily sidestepped him.

Briar scoffed. She asked, “When did you see us walk in here together?”

Robert stammered, “But, y–you left the stadium together.”

“So just because we left together, we have to come here together too?” Briar retorted.

Robert was left speechless. Briar noticed how Robert seemed lost entirely and let out a mocking laugh before turning to leave. He tried to stop her, but the moment he met her piercing gaze–eyes that seemed to see right. through him–he froze in place.

‘Did Briar figure something out?‘ he wondered. He stood there, staring as Briar walked farther and farther away, so lost in thought that he didn’t even notice when someone approached him from the side.

“She seems to be acting quite strangely, doesn’t she?” Sawyer’s voice had a hypnotic quality to it.

“Dr. Hemsley?” Robert exclaimed, startled, but he was quickly captivated by the subtext in Sawyer’s words. “What do you mean by that?”

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Sawyer, dressed in a pristine white coat and appearing entirely composed, said, “Don’t you agree that she’s nothing like a typical college student?” His tone lingered just enough on particular words to gently steer Robert’s thoughts where he wanted them.

Robert followed Sawyer’s lead and considered it, his expression gradually darkening. “Yeah, you’re right. She

doesn’t seem like a typical student at all.”

Briar was calculating, had a violent streak, and her lifestyle was anything but proper. She didn’t fit the mold of a

typical college student; if anything, she resembled a former troublemaker just pretending to be nice. She was the type who bullied Beatrice every single day–truly bad to the core, inside and out.

Sawyer smiled. “I just heard you were looking for Beatrice?”

Robert’s anger quickly shifted to concern. “Why isn’t she here? I saw her leave with Briar and the others.” It was all his fault–he had gotten caught up with a few bodyguards and ended up wasting valuable time.

A flicker of unease crossed Robert’s face as he remembered the bodyguards blocking his path. ‘Did Briar pay them off on purpose?‘ But then another thought struck him, ‘How could she have known something would happen to Beatrice? According to the plan, Briar was supposed to have the accident.‘ Robert had a persistent feeling that he

was overlooking something significant.

Sawyer let out a profound sigh. “I know it’s probably reckless to make assumptions like this, but when Briar

brought that injured student to the infirmary earlier, I noticed a whiff of blood on her. You know how it is–doctors

like us are especially sensitive to the smell of blood…”

Robert blinked, looking bewildered. “Blood?” he thought. ‘But Briar didn’t have a scratch on her. How could she

smell like blood? And why didn’t I notice anything?‘

“So, my advice? You should hurry and find Beatrice. What if something did happen to her?” Sawyer patted Robert on the shoulder, appearing to comfort him, but in reality, he was merely planting the thought in Robert’s mind that something bad had happened to Beatrice.

Robert started to panic. “What should I do? I’ll call my brother right now. Yes, I’ll call him–he’ll know what to do.”

Having accomplished his objective, Sawyer paid no further attention to the frantic Robert and turned back into the

infirmary to continue his work. Yet, no one noticed the cold, sinister smile that crept across his lips–unsettling and chilling.

Meanwhile, Robert was frantically calling Richard. “Brother, what should I do? Beatrice is missing! It has to be Briar -she must have done something! What can I do? I can’t find Beatrice anywhere!” He didn’t even notice when Sawyer had left.

On the other end, Richard sounded frustrated. “What nonsense are you talking about now?”

Robert’s voice trembled with emotion. “I’m serious–Beatrice is missing! But I know I saw her come to the infirmary with Briar…”

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