<b>Chapter 58 </b>
Ashton’s gaze suddenly turned a bit enigmatic. Briar raised an eyebrow in confusion and asked, “What’s up?”
“I actually have a ce there, too. I had Brandon send some people to clean it up a while ago,” Ashton said<b>, </b>giving the address of his vi in Moonspring Estate.
This time, Briar’s eyes lit up. “What a coincidence. My ce 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 <i>you </i>living there on purpose to make trouble for yourself?‘
Briar, being innocent, didn’t catch on.
“I was nning to head to Moonspring Estate after dropping you off at the Jennings residence tonight anyway,” Ashton said,ing 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 sleepst 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 dors 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<b>, </b>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’syout. He can’t possibly be pitiful,”
she wondered.
“Sure,” Ashton agreed without hesitation, even pulling out his phone and transferring 30 thousand dors 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 sessfully put me to sleep only a handful of times over the years, but the fee is always paid upfront.”
Briar had <b>to </b>hold back augh. “Alright, I’ll do my best tonight and try not to disappoint you.”
“Deal,” Ashton said.
Since Briar had epted Ashton’s 30 thousand dors for her services, she followed him into his house at Moonspring Estate as soon as they
got out of the car.
After they went inside, a slender figure emerged from behind a tree across the vi’s courtyard. The moonlight shone on the person’s face, revealing it to be Abbie, Briar’s roommate.
Abbie looked down at the blinking red light on her phone, indicating that the camera was still recording, and a sly, malicious smile crossed
her face.
“Briar, you’re really shameless, aren’t you? Going out with a guy at night and then going back to his ce. Hmph<i>,</i><i>” </i>she sneered.
Moonspring Estate was a ce rented by her family for Abbie and her brother, so Abbie usually moved between the dormitory and the vi
It was just by chance that Abbie happened to see Briar meeting a mante at night.
AD