Betrayed Then Back For Blood (Briar Jennings) novel Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Ashton’s gaze suddenly turned a bit enigmatic. Briar raised an eyebrow in confusion and asked, “What’s up?”

“I actually have a place there, too. I had Brandon send some people to clean it up a while ago,” Ashton said, giving the address of his villa in Moonspring Estate.

This time, Briar’s eyes lit up. “What a coincidence. My place is right next door to yours.”

Ashton simply replied, “Quite the coincidence indeed.”

Brandon, who was driving, couldn’t help but think, ‘Men and their lies. Ashton, you can only fool someone as innocent as Miss Jennings. There’s no way things are that coincidentat in this world.

‘Besides, Moonspring Estate and the Wade Group are on opposite ends of town. Are you living there on purpose to make trouble for yourself?‘

Briar, being innocent, didn’t catch on.

“I was planning to head to Moonspring Estate after dropping you off at the Jennings residence tonight anyway,” Ashton said, coming up with

a perfect excuse for staying at Moonspring Estate.

Briar nodded. “That works out perfectly. We’ll be home together. You can get some rest early.”

Ashton gave a slight nod.

Briar, remembering that she was also supposed to help Ashton fall asleep, asked, “How was your sleep last night? Did you manage to get

some rest?”

As she spoke, she looked closely at Ashton’s face, trying to see if there were any dark circles under his eyes.

Ashton stayed still as Briar leaned in to inspect his face. “Same as usual. Just dozed off for a bit,” he said.

“So you didn’t really sleep again?” Briar said with a sigh. Her words clearly meant he hadn’t slept at all.

Ashton had to nod. “Alright, I didn’t sleep. I haven’t been able to fall asleep since that night we slept together.”

Briar was speechless. If it weren’t for the people present who had witnessed that night, his words could be taken the wrong way.

“Well, how about I charge you another 30 thousand dollars tonight and try to get you to sleep again?”

she offered.

Briar actually wasn’t confident about being able to get Ashton to sleep. But for some reason, she sensed a hint of desperation in his calm

words.

Briar shook her head. “What am I thinking? He’s Ashton, the powerful guy who can change Shoneport’s layout. He can’t possibly be pitiful,”

she wondered.

“Sure,” Ashton agreed without hesitation, even pulling out his phone and transferring 30 thousand dollars to Briar on the spot. “Then I’ll leave it to you, Briar.”

Briar said, “You could wait to pay me until after you wake up. What if I fail to get you to sleep this time?”

Ashton put his phone away. “My psychiatrist has successfully put me to sleep only a handful of times over the years, but the fee is always paid upfront.”

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Chapter 58

Briar had to hold back a laugh. “Alright, I’ll do my best tonight and try not to disappoint you.”

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