Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 138

Frank was filled with confidence, especially with Ashton and Briar both encouraging him.

Brandon added fuel to the fire, cheering, “Exactly! Not everyone can be as badass as Mr. Wade and the others,

right? Go for it!”

With everyone backing him, Frank returned to Shoneport University, planning to start tailing Sawyer that very

evening.

Watching Frank leave, Hamish looked a bit worried. “Ashton, you're just gonna let that kid go? What if he gets

caught? Could be dangerous.”

Ashton wasn’t concerned at all. “No need. He's a Wade. Not just at Shoneport University. Even in Shoneport, no

one dares touch someone from the Wade family. Unless someone doesn’t care about surviving in this city

anymore, nobody would lay a finger on him.”

Briar leaned on her palm thoughtfully. “Mr. Wade, if no one dares to go after your family in Shoneport, then

maybe... those two murdered girls weren't, the real targets? Maybe it wasall along?”

The Wade family was the head of Shoneport’s four great families. They were indeed untouchable. So if Sawyer’s

goal wasn’t the Wade family but her, maybe it was just a poor plan with too many holes... and they

underestimated how much Ashton cared about her.

Ashton paused. “That's possible.”

Briar had voiced the very concern that Ashton hadn’t wanted to say out loud. The ssuspicion that Hamish

had kept in his heart. ‘What had Briar done back in Qathana to attract this kind of attention? Enough to get

targeted right after returning to Dasmieca, with two lives lost just to try and take her

out?”

He thought maybe it could be related to her classified, untraceable personal records.

Hamish didn’t speak, clearly agreeing with Briar’s analysis.

Briar lowered her eyes. “Mr. Wade, how about we let...”

“No.” Ashton cut her off before she could finish. “This happened in Shoneport, at Shoneport University. There are

plenty of people to handle this. There's no reason for a little girl like you to stand out and take the hit. Just

listen,”

Briar thought she would just investigate it secretly.

The next day at Shoneport University, the campus rakept looping two announcements between classes.

The first was an update on the investigation into the two murdered girls. Because of how serious things were, the

police had set up a special task force and promised to crack the case within a week, so both the victims and

everyone at Shoneport University could get sclosure.

The second announcement was all about Briar, the campus celebrity everyone had been talking about lately.

Ever since school began, rumors, both good and bad, had been circulating about her. The school urged students

not to spread baseless speculation, especially the false and malicious claims that Briar was the murderer. They

emphasized that such behavior would be met with serious consequences..

Punishments ranged from public reprimands and serious demerits to full expulsion and removal from academic

records.

When the official list of punishments cout, it shocked many.

Especially the three students who were expelled. No one felt sorry for them. And the one who received the most

severe demerit was revealed to be none other than Briar’s half-sister, Beatrice. The entire campus was in an

uproar.

No one saw that twist coming, but honestly, it made sense. Anyone with half a brain could tell Briar wasn't the

killer. No one committed a double homicide and then calmly showed up for class the next day.

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She was just an 18-year-old girl. Her psychological resilience would have to be superhuman,

“Briar! Our advisor is taking our research group to the hospital for an internship today. You're on the list. Don’t be

late!”

Briar had just arrived at the lab building when she was stopped by James, the group leader.

“Oh, alright. Got it,” Briar replied blankly. Traditional medicine internships were treated just had basic colds and

headaches.

pretty boring. Most of the patients who were allowed to be

James handed her an intern badge. “We're meeting at the west parking lot of the lab building at 10 am.”

Turning around, he spotted Frank walking in, with dark circles under his eyes and yawning. James quickly handed

him his pass too. “Prince Frankie, here's your pass. Ten o'clock sharp, west parking lot of the lab building.”

Frank groggily replied, “Got it...”

Briar looked at him, concerned by how out of it he seemed. “Didn't sleep well? Did you find something?”

Frank looked like he had a lot to complain about. With a sour face, he grumbled, “I didn’t sleep at all! Got

dragged around all night.”

Briar was shocked. “You got discovered that fast? No way! Your tracking skills are really that bad?”

Feeling thoroughly insulted, Frank looked around to make sure no one was nearby, then lowered his voice. “You

guys were right. Sawyer is definitely not just sregular guy. | only followed him for half an hour during his

night jog, and he already found me.”

Briar raised an eyebrow. “Being discovered after half an hour? That's actually pretty impressive.”

Frank didn’t think she was complimenting him at all. “Don’t even mention it. Sawyer jogged for four hours

straight last night. Not only was his stamina insane, but he also picked dark alleys and paths with no

surveillance. | was dodging and hiding the whole tjust to avoid getting spotted. It almost killed me. And still,

| got exposed in half an hour.”

Briar gave him a pat on the shoulder, just like Brandon had the day before. “Poor guy. Did you at least find

anything?”

That perked Frank right up. “Of course | did! Even though | got exposed pretty quickly, | tracked Sawyer’s initial

route. Along the way, he met with three people. They talked for about five minutes. | caught keywords like

‘dispose the bodies’, ‘deal’, ‘clean up, and ‘offended Mr. Wade’. | already gave their descriptions to Ashton.”

Briar clapped. “You can lip-read?”

Frank puffed up with pride. “Of course! I'm a Wade. If | didn’t have skills like that, how would my cousin even let