Griffin looked at Ashton warily. “Ashton, be honest with me. Is someone from the Wade family involved in


    this


    Even though Griffin’s eyesight was failing, his mind and reflexes were still sharp. From Ashton’s behavior alone, he had already suspected that someone from the Wade family might be involved.


    Ashton didn’t answer directly. He smiled, shook his head, and said, “Grandpa, you’re at an age where you shouldn’t trouble yourself with these things. Just stay home, rest, and take care of your health.”


    Seeing that Griffin was about to press the issue, Ashton changed the subject. “Did you forget that you asked me about the wedding banquet? Briar is right here. You should ask her how she wants to n it and where she’d like to have it.”


    Upon hearing that, Griffin pped his thigh. That’s right! If you hadn’t reminded me, I would havepletely forgotten. Briar, this little rascal secretly tricked you into getting a marriage license behind my back, so I never got the chance to give you the present I’ve prepared.”


    With that, Griffin quickly stood up and hurried away. The butler immediately followed with his cane, worried Griffin might stumble and hurt himself.


    A momentter, Griffin came back holding tworge envelopes. “Come, Briar. I’ve spoiled Ashton rotten. He didn’t even tell me about something as big as getting married. You had no family with you when you registered, and I feel terrible about that. Here, take these.”


    As he spoke, Griffin pressed tworge envelopes into Briar’s hands. Briar held the two thick envelopes, a little stunned. “Mr. Wade, you’re too kind. These are too valuable…”


    Briar could guess that the envelopes contained cash, not checks. ‘How much money would it take to make these tworge envelopes bulge like this?”


    But before Briar could refuse, Ashton took the envelopes for her. “My grandfather gave them to you, so you should ept them.”


    Briar finally smiled and thanked Griffin, “Thank you, Mr. Wade.”


    “Don’t mention it!” Griffin beamed, his eyes crinkling as he watched Briar graciously slip the tworge envelopes into her pocket. The situation in the courtyard was, for a moment, enviably warm and pleasant.


    “Well, well! If it isn’t the jinx from the Jennings family.” Suddenly, a sharp, piercing voice rang from outside the courtyard, followed by a man and two women walking in.


    They were none other than the second branch of the Wade family: Justin, his sharp–tongued wife <b>Henriette</b>, and their stupid,me daughter, Emily. They swaggered into the courtyard, pushing the butler <b>aside</b>,


    “Dad, you’re looking quite rosy today!” Justin said with a smile as he approached Griffin. He <b>acted </b><b>as </b>if he hadn’t heard the harsh words Henriette had just spoken.


    Following her parents into the courtyard, Emily politely greeted Griffin and Ashton but pointedly <b>ignored </b>Briar, who was also sitting there. With her parents to <b>back </b>her up, she <b>wasn’t </b>afraid <b>of </b><b>Briar </b><b>causing </b><b>her </b>any


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    ‘So what if Ashton was protecting her? This is my grandpa’s mansion, and an outsider like her must show respect to the Griffin family.


    Confident that Briar wouldn’t dare cause a scene in front of Griffin, Emily lifted her chin, practically looking down at Briar in a tant disy of provocation.


    Briar remained seated,pletely unfazed by Emily’s provocation. She slowly drew her hand from her pocket, and a hint of a smile appeared.


    “It’s been a while since I’ve killed anyone. I might be a little rusty.” Briar pulled a gun from her pocket. It was small and exquisite, looked perfectly natural in her grasp, and was clearly custom–made.


    Ashton’s handsome, aloof face was chillingly cold as he said. “You’ll get the hang of it after you kill a few more people.”


    “Alright!” Briar turned gracefully toward Emily, who was leaning on a cane and supported by. With her eyes slightly narrowed and her voice calm and steady, she said, “Then I’ll use you for practice.”


    As she spoke, she swiftly raised the gun in her hand and pointed it directly at Emily’s forehead.


    “How dare you? Stop it!” Henriette was both furious and terrified. No matter how mean and vicious she usually was, her conflicts were just petty squabbles among women.


    For wealthy socialites like them, even when they were at odds with someone, their conflicts were usually limited to verbal attacks. Physical altercations were rare. Besides, what kind of socialite would pull out a gun over a simple disagreement like Briar?


    Emily was so frightened that she copsed to the floor. Her voice trembled as she asked, “Briar, do you dare to kill me?”


    Justin’s face turned pale. He looked over at Griffin, who calmly looked down and sipped his tea as if he werepletely oblivious to the chaotic scene. He knew Griffin was deliberately staying out of it.


    Helpless, Justin could only turn to Ashton. “Ashton, are you just going to let an outsider threaten your sister’s life?”


    Ashton scoffed, “The ‘outsider‘ you speak of is my wife. She’s the one in charge, the one even I listen to. Who do you think you are?”


    Their reactions were exactly as Briar expected. Her gaze fell upon the trembling Emily on the floor. “I’ve recently been learning to control my temper. How about I let you choose your own way to die?”


    Emily was so terrified by the gun’s dark muzzle, its safety disengaged, and Briar’s light words left her almost speechless. “You can’t kill me. I’m from the Wade family. If you kill me, Ashton won’t let you…”


    Tired of Emily’s nonsense, Briar pulled the trigger and fired a shot right at her forehead. With a “bang,” a sharp scream from Emily tore through the air, as if ripping a bloody wound in the silence.


    Justin and Henriette lunged toward Emily at the same time. “Emily!”


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    However, the bloody scene they expected didn’t happen. By the time the two realized something was wrong, they couldn’t stop their momentum and knocked Emily to the ground.


    Emily let out another sharp scream. “Ah, my foot!”


    A handnded on Briar’s shoulder. Ashton leaned in with a smile on his face. His eyes were filled with sparkling light as he took the gun from her hand and toyed with it. “Briar, nice gun.”


    Briar looked up at Ashton, shing an even brighter smile as she tilted her chin up. “Do you like it? It’s yours if you want.”


    Ashton nodded and kissed Briar’s cheek. “Okay, thanks, Honey!”


    The couple showed their affection as if no one else was around,pletely ignoring the three people yelling in pain on the floor. Meanwhile, Griffin watched from the sidelines, and the corner of his mouth twitched uncontrobly.