Forsaken 156_Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 156 

 Hayden was sprawled on the ground, beaten so badly by Connor that he couldn’t even get up. Frothy blood surged up from his lungs and spilled from the corner of his mouth, more and more with each passing second. It ran down his chin and soaked into the cor of his white shirt, blooming into vivid crimson flowers that were strikingly bright.

 But Hayden was too terrified even to wipe it away. He begged in panic, “Mr. Wade, did I… did I do something to offend you? Please, just give me a clue….

 Even Hayden, clueless as he was, realized he must have pissed off Ashton somehow, and that was why Ashton’s men hade knocking tonight to settle

 the score.

 But ever since he came back to the country, he had always listened to his grandfather and stayed far away from Ashton, the man everyone in Shoneport feared. He even went out of his way to avoid any ce Ashton might show up. As such, he just couldn’t figure out when he had ever touched a nerve with

 this man.

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 Hayden had never met Briar before. Before that night, he only knew her name and was aware of her presence, but he didn’t know what she looked like. So when he noticed a girl walking behind Ashton, he never thought for a moment that this girl could be Briar.

 He never would have guessed that the reason he was getting beaten up tonight was all because of the girl by Ashton’s side.

 After all, someone like Hayden wasn’t even worth Ashton wasting a single second on.

 Ashton stood there with his hands in his pockets, towering over Hayden, who was crawling on the floor. His refined, icy gaze carried a bone–chilling murderous intent that made people’s blood run cold.

 But with Briar still sitting on the sofa behind him, Ashton instinctively didn’t want to frighten the girl. He forced himself to rein in his cold aura andzily turned his eyes away from Hayden’s swollen, beaten face.

 Connor knelt on one knee beside Hayden, pinning the trembling, pain–ridden man to the ground, waiting for Ashton’smand.

 Finally, Ashton spoke in a low voice, “Make it quick and clean. Don’t make too much noise.”

 However, his words weren’t meant for Hayden.

 Connor let out a soft chuckle in response. There wasn’t much excitement on his face, but his tone somehow made Hayden shiver even harder in terror. “Got it,” he replied.

 At this moment, Frank had just finished a game and was all hyped up. He showed it off to Briar and eximed, “Briar, here ites! Connor’s about to show off his coolest side!”

 Briar stared at him in silence and could not help but wonder, ‘Do I even get a choice here?

 ‘If that is the case, stop blocking me and let me watch!‘

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 White Frank spoke, he and the tall figure beside him, Ashton, stepped forward together topletely block Briar’s line of sight. They shielded her view sq thoroughly, it was like a wall. Briar could only hear Frank’s vivid description of Connor’s most badass moment, and she couldn’t see any of it for herself.

 Hayden’s shrill, agonized screams didn’tst long. Ashton had said he wanted one of Hayden’s arms and one of his legs, and Connor followed through without question. In less than two minutes, Hayden’s arm and leg were utterly destroyed. Even if the legendary healer, Tristan, were summoned, there would be no saving them.

 “Ashton, he’s out cold,” Connor reported. He knew exactly how far to go, and he crippled Hayden just enough to make him pass out from the pain, but not enough to kill him. After all, Briar still needed this guy alive to stir up more troubleter.

 Only then did Ashton step aside, finally revealing Hayden’s unconscious, broken body.

 Briar nced over and couldn’t help but wince as she thought, ‘Yikes, that’s pretty brutal. 

 Hayden’s left hand and left leg were twisted at angles that just weren’t humanly possible. From Briar’s professional perspective as a doctor, those limbi were well and truly destroyed, and there was noing back from that.

 Briar was honestly quite satisfied with this oue and she contemted, ‘Unless they somehow reset his broken hand and leg and were able to grow 

 the bones back, he might be able to move them a little. But as for putting any serious weight on them again? That seems impossible.

 With how much the Hayden family dotes on Hayden, they might just end uping to me, begging for help one day.

 ‘After all, I am the little miracle doctor who cured Mr. Griffin. How could they note begging one day?”

 With business done, Ashton took Briar and left, leaving Connor and Frank behind to deal with the aftermath.

 And by “aftermath,” it just meant hanging around and waiting for the Hayden family to show up. Ashton always made sure his handiwork got noticed, and he wanted the Haydens to know precisely who’d sent the message.

 Briar had no idea what went on at the vi after that, as Ashton had already driven her home.

 “Were you scared tonight?” Ashton asked, sounding casual as they stood at Briar’s front door, but his gaze lingered on her face, not missing a single change in her expression.

 Briar spaced out for a moment before it hit her that Ashton was worried she might’ve been freaked out by what happened earlier. “I’m fine, really,” she 

 reassured.

 She had just said it without thinking, but Ashton took her words to heart. She wondered, ‘Does this guy take everything I say so seriously?

 ‘After all, I am a medical student, and doctors are supposed to have some kind of magical immunity to bloody scenes, am I right?‘

 Once Ashton was sure her face looked normal, he finally withdrew his gaze thoughtfully and nodded in response, “Good. Get some early rest tonight. Go

 on in.”

 Briar hesitated for a second before asking, “Or, do you want me to coax you to sleep again tonight?”

 She thought, ‘Since Ashton had helped me vent my anger, I really ought to do something nice for him in return.‘

 Ashton raised an eyebrow, letting Briar see theplicated yet straightforward look in his eyes. “Aren’t you worried that you’ll end up in my bed in the middle of the night again, and you’ll get mad at me?”

 Briar shot him an annoyed look and questioned, “Just get straight to the point. Do you want me to or not?”

 Ashton arched his brow and answered truthfully, “Nothing would make me happier. Should I wait for you then?”

 “Yeah, just wait,” Briar tossed back coolly before mming the door shut with a loud bang.

 Ashton stood there, feeling a bit silly after the door had been mmed in his face. He tilted his head and rubbed his nose, which had nearly taken the impact. Despite the situation, he couldn’t help but chuckle, “That little girl knows how to throw a tantrum!”

 Still grinning, he headed back to his ce next door, took the fastest shower of his life, and slipped into a silky ck robe. Afterward, he the mirror, constantly shifting his pose as he tried to find the angle that made his chest and abs look their absolute best. He made sure to perfectly posed, before Briar could show up.

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 ing in bed, 

 Before long, there was a knock at the bedroom door. Briar opened the door and entered the room, noticing Ashton already settled <bfortably in bed. She looked at him for a moment, then sat down in the only armchair and pointed her chin toward him. “Ashton, do you want me to turn off the lights?” 

 Ashton put his phone down andy t on his back before responding, “Yeah, go ahead.”

 With a click, Briar turned off the main overhead light, leaving only the warm bedside wallmp on. It cast a cozy, dreamy glow over the room.

 Briar sat with her arms crossed, quietly watching Ashton, who was lying in bed. Just as she was about to look away, Ashton suddenly rolled over shifting from lying t to propping himself up on his side. In the hazy, warm light, the smooth, sculpted lines of his chest and abs peeked out from beneath his 

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 robe, teasingly revealed right in front of Briar’s eyes…

 Almost without thinking, Briar’s gazended straight on his bare, exposed chest…

 Her throat went dry, and she swallowed unconsciously, and the sound of her gulp seemed extra loud in the silent bedroom.

 Briar could feel her face burning up, and she felt hotter and hotter.

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