Betrayed, Then Back For Blood - Chapter 64: Chapter 64

Jewell hadn't expected Briar to speak to him so rudelyly. He looked at the stubborn girl. "Briar, do you dare to disrupt my class? Do you respect me at all? Get out."
Briar wasn't intimidated by Jewell's cold demeanor. She sat there with her arms crossed, her face expressionless, showing no intention of leaving, and she didn't even bother to reply.
Briar was deeply skeptical. 'Did I lose my mind after coming back to Dasmieca? Why did I choose this troublesome new identity as a college student for myself?
'With my abilities, I could easily be a specially appointed professor at Shoneport University. But that would raise suspicions among the Jennings family members.'
This new identity was really frustrating. She hadn't even started investigating what she wanted to know, yet she was already surrounded by a bunch of annoying people and trivial matters.
As she sat there, Briar's expression grew gloomy, and her aura became colder. The students sitting around her unconsciously rubbed their arms.
'Who turned the air conditioning temperature down? Why does it suddenly feel so cold?' some of them wondered.
But soon, everyone noticed Briar's increasingly menacing gaze, and the whispers among the students stopped.
Briar's look was kind of scary.
Frank had been keeping an eye on Briar ever since Jewell started making things difficult for her.
It wasn't that he was afraid Jewell would bully Briar into tears, but he knew that anyone who could be friends with Ashton was usually pretty formidable.
Briar had seemed perfectly normal before today—just a gentle, pretty, and well-behaved girl. But Frank hadn't dared to let his guard down.
Especially after he found out that Ashton had personally escorted Briar to school this morning, his heart had been pounding.
Ashton was the busiest person in the Wade family, with a million things to do every day. He wouldn't just wander around Shoneport University for no reason.
Although the Wade Group was the largest investor in Shoneport University, Ashton had never personally visited the campus before.
Ashton, whom he thought had come to stir up trouble, had been quiet all this time. But now, it was Briar, the seemingly docile student, who was stirring up trouble.
Upon seeing Briar's aura growing stronger and stronger, and realizing she was about to lunge at Jewell, Frank's heart sank.
He was all too familiar with this terrifying and fierce aura.
It was the same expression Ashton had when he dealt with the unruly members of the Wade family branches.
All the younger members of the Wade family had been soundly disciplined by Ashton at some point.
Knowing that things were about to get bad, Frank instinctively took out his phone, quickly snapped a photo of Briar, and sent a message to Ashton for help.
[Ashton, come quick. Briar is about to lose it.]
[Ashton, here's your chance to be the hero and save the day.]
[Ashton, are you there?]
[Ashton?]
By the time Frank sent his fourth WhatsApp message, Ashton finally replied: [Shut up. I'm on my way.]
Frank wisely kept quiet and felt relieved.
In Frank's mind, Ashton was like a god. There was nothing and no one he couldn't handle.
Upon seeing Briar still sitting there, Jewell's anger intensified. He even lost his composure and slammed his hand on the podium, pointing at Briar. "Didn't you hear what I said? I don't welcome troublemakers and students with improper conduct in my classroom. Leave right now."
It wasn't clear which of Jewell's words finally pushed Briar over the edge, but her thin lips pursed, and her gaze shifted from cold to openly murderous. She placed her hands on the desk and slowly stood up.
Everyone thought Briar was intimidated by Jewell's aura and was about to obediently leave the classroom.
Indeed, Jewell looked pretty intimidating at the moment.
But only Frank inwardly groaned. 'Briar isn't going to go over and punch Jewell, is she? No wonder someone who could be friends with Ashton wouldn't be a pushover.'
Frederick, who was officially a psychologist, was actually a forensic expert secretly hired by the Shoneport police.
The playboy, Hamish, was actually a former special forces soldier from an elite unit and held an unbeaten record as the king of soldiers.
Most importantly, they all listened to Ashton and often disappeared together, only to reappear after doing something that left people in awe.
Now Briar had caught Ashton's attention.
"Briar, don't be impulsive. Ashton will be here soon. He'll definitely back you up. Just sit down and calm down." Frank quickly walked over to Briar and stood in front of her protectively.
Frank thought to himself, 'Don't get me wrong, I'm not protecting Briar; I'm protecting Jewell. What's gotten into Jewell today? Why is he picking on Briar?
'And what did he mean by that last comment? Briar has only been at school for less than two days—where has she caused trouble or acted improperly? Wait a minute. Could it be that Jewell saw the forum posts too?'
He continued thinking, 'Those photos and messages on the forum are clearly someone trying to stir up trouble and distort the truth for attention. As a traditional medicine professor hired by Shoneport University, Jewell should be able to see through such nonsense.
'Besides, a respected old professor wouldn't bother to pick on a freshman, right? There must be some other reason behind this.'
In just a few seconds, Frank analyzed the situation and its potential consequences. As he came back to reality, he felt someone gently push his shoulder aside, and Briar had already stepped past him and was walking toward Jewell.
"Briar, don't be impulsive. Huh? Ashton, you're here," Frank's scalp tingled as he was about to rush over to stop her, but then he saw Ashton striding over with Marvin and immediately called out loudly, as if he had seen a savior.