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any good?”

Briar was already teamed up with her squad in-game, about to parachute in. She tilted her head slightly, sparing

Ashton a bit of attention as she asked, “Huh? You want some?”

As she spoke, she absentmindedly grabbed a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into his hand, then went right

back to her game.

Ashton was momentarily speechless at her response

‘Man, my girl's totally immune to romance,’ he thought.

The light turned green, and Ashton started driving again, fiddling with the piece of chocolate Briar had given

him, his mina eisewhere.

They ended up at a restaurant owned by the Hamish family, and it was one of the top five star spots in

Shoneport.

As soon as Ashton’s car pulled into the underground parking lot, a valet was already jogging over to guide them.

VIPs like them always had their reserved. spots.

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As the car stopped, Briar's gended right on cue. She glanced out the window, slipped her phone into her

pocket, and reached for the dodo Ara

here?” she asked.

Ashton reached out, his hand closing gently but firmly around her wrist, keeping her in her seat. He said, “Hold

on. | need you to doa favor

Her eyes were soft and dewy, making her look irresistibly cute. She probed, “What kind of favor?”

Ashton opened his palm to reveal the piece of chocolate he'd been fiddling with the entire ride. He asked,

“Girlfriend, can you helpunwrap this?”

Briar’s big eyes were full of confusion as she clarified, “Are you serious?”

‘He’s got two perfectly good hands. Why can’t he unwrap it himself?‘ she grumbled inwardly.

As she looked into Ashton’s relaxed yet attentive gaze, she felt herself give in. She took the chocolate from his

hand and slowly unwrapped it. It had beca little soft and smudged at the edges from being held for a while,

but it was still good. “Here you go,” she said.

“Feed it to me,” Ashton said, not missing a beat as he pushed his luck even further.

Briar looked up, and the light from the parking lot streamed in and illuminated half her face. Her fair skin was

glowing when she chuckled, “Boyfriend, you sure are needy today!”

Ashton’s dark eyes never left Briar as he replied, “Girlfriend, your boyfriend’s only asking for this one little thing.

Can't you spoiljust a bit?”

Briar tightened her grip on the chocolate but still lifted it to his mouth. “Open up,” she said.

Ashton went along with it and bit down on the piece of white chocolate. But the next moment, his fingers gently

cupped Briar’s chin, using a little trick to coax her lips open, and slipped half the chocolate into her mouth.

At such close range, their lips inevitably brushed together. Even though all she tasted was chocolate, Briar felt

lightheaded, almost tipsy from the

moment.

It took Ashton a while to finally let go of Briar. By then, her face was a deep, bright red. He stated, “This

chocolate is way too sweet. I'm not used to it.”

Briar pursed her lips and shot him a glare as she thought, ‘This guy is acting all innocent after getting his way.

“You boughtthis chocolate, so don’t tellyou don’t know how sweet it is?” she asked.

Ashton’s lips curled up into a wicked, flirtatious grin as he replied, “Honestly? I've never actually tasted it.”

Briar stared at him in silence.

“Hey, what are you two up to in there?” The window was

suddenly tapped, and Reece’s cool, handsface appeared.

Briar quickly opened the door and was the first to hop out.

“Hey, Briar!” Hamish, grinning from ear to ear as he followed behind Reece, called out in greeting.

Aside from her slightly flushed cheeks, Briar didn’t look the least bit embarrassed when she greeted, “Hey,

Hamish.”

Ashton got out of the car as well, and the four of them headed into the elevator, chatting and laughing as they

made their way straight to their private floor.

Since Hamish was bringing friends over for dinner, the restaurant manager had gotten the heads-up way ahead

of time. food was served right away, and even the wine had already been decanted.

Briar realized that when you ate with this group, the menu was basically just for show, as nobody bothered to

order anything.

as they sat down, the

And sure enough, Briar’s guess was spot on. The three of them did have something to talk about. Barely ten

minutes after sitting down, the conversation turned to serious matters.

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Furthermore, the serious discussion surrounded Briar.

“Ashton, my guys intercepted this on the international darknet. Take a look,” Hamish said, placing a few photos

in front of Ashton, Sinos Achton vind wearing disposable gloves and busy peeling shrimp for Briar, Hamish

thoughtfully swiped through the pictures to Ashton could see them al

Ashton just glanced at them, but his face immediately darkened. He questioned, “Did you find out who's behind

it?”

The photos showed a bounty posted on the dara few days ago. Someone was offering 66 thousand dollars

to hire a hitman to go to Dasmieca and kidnap a college student named Briar. The notice even included her

photo.

The remaining photos were of the IP address and the intermediary who posted the bounty,

“Yeah, we traced it. It’s someone from Dasmieca...” Hamish glanced at Briar, who was quietly eating, and so-

called sister, Beatrice.”

said flatly, “It’s the Jennings family, and it's her

Ashton kept his eyes fixed on his task, focusing intently on peeling the shrimp without pause. However, both

Hamish and Reece sensed an immediate drop in temperature, making the atmosphere around them feel

uncomfortably cold.

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