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Chapter 166
Chapter 166
Beatrice felt a strange sense of unease ever since she saw Briar at the entrance.
However, as Briar hadn’t even glanced her way, Beatrice convinced herself she was just being paranoid.
Leyla and Beatrice were in a private room, which they had reserved just for themselves. Leyla, however, had invited a group of handsome young guys to keep them entertained. The atmosphere was lively, filled with music, dancing, and fun party games. There was a palpable excitement in the air.
Leyla was used to being in the spotlight, having always been surrounded by admirers. At Shoneport University, she played the role of a sophisticated heiress, but in private, she was quite the party enthusiast with some interesting tastes. She particularly liked charming boys. Those with rosy lips, perfect smiles, and a delicate appearance were exactly her type.
Leyla had a bit of a problem with drugs. The Haynes family, being one of the most influential families in Shoneport, usually kept tight control over this kind of behavior. But Leyla had an older brother who doted on her and would secretly give her what she wanted.
This was one of the big reasons why Frank wanted to stay away from her while they were at Shoneport University. After all, she partied way too hard. He knew that if Ashton ever discovered that he was involved with drugs, he would be furious.
Since Briar uncovered proof that Beatrice had hired a hitman, she had been digging into the entire situation. She was well aware of where Leyla sneaked off to at night, so when Ashton and the others suggested going to her brother’s club, Briar eagerly decided to tag along.
Using her phone to monitor the hidden camera feed from the private room, Briar waited patiently for the perfect moment to strike.
Just as she had anticipated, after chatting with one of the pretty boys for a while, Leyla got up and made her way toward a small side room. The boy obediently followed her inside. There were no cameras in that room, and this was her opportunity.
Moving like a ghost, Briar slipped into the vent above the small room. While Leyla had her eyes closed as she was lost in the boy’s passionate service, Briar silently and swiftly dropped down through the ceiling vent.
She acted fast, landing a sharp karate chop to each of their necks. With one hand, she caught the boy as he slumped, and with her foot, she hooked Leyla’s body to keep her from hitting the floor, making sure not a single sound escaped to alert anyone outside.
Briar stood over Leyla, watching her with her eyes shut tight. She pressed her foot against the inside pocket of Leyla’s jacket to check, then bent down and fished out a small bag of powder. It looked like Archie had just handed it to her today, as the seal hadn’t even been broken yet.
To make sure the boy didn’t get caught up in this, Briar took a few extra steps.
First, she administered two quick injections of anesthetic to each hand. Then she dumped all the powder from the bag around Leyla’s mouth and chin, slipped the empty bag into her pocket, and waited for the anesthetic to take effect. As soon as it did, Briar whipped out a sharp scalpel and neatly severed the tendons in Leyla’s hands..
Afterward, she pulled out her phone and snapped several photos of the two unconscious bodies on the floor, making sure to get close–ups of the powder smeared across Leyla’s face and the blood streaming steadily from her wrists.
Six minutes had passed. Briar slipped her phone back into her pocket, leaped back up to the vent, and retraced her steps to the bathroom stall she’d started in.
She wiped the footprints off the toilet seat with a tissue, tossed the empty bag into the toilet, and flushed it away.
Then, Briar calmly sent the photos from her phone to several small newspapers in Shoneport and erased any trace of
rom her device.
Since she was planning to end Leyla’s life right then and there, she even “kindly” sent a copy to Archie’s email.
Finally, as cool as ever, she washed her hands, opened the door, and strolled out of the bathroom like nothing out of the ordinary had happened.
The entire operation had taken just seven minutes and twenty seconds.
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When she returned, Ashton and Hamish were still in the middle of their match.
After making his shot, Ashton glanced over and saw Briar swaggering back, boldly flicking water off her hands without a care. He frowned, walked mer grabbed her hand, and pulled out a few tissues to carefully dry her hands for her. He asked, “Aren’t there paper towels in the bathroom
“I was too lazy to use them,” Briar shot Ashton a cheeky grin, flashing her pearly whites, totally unfazed.
Ashton was momentarily speechless at her response.
Hamish noticed Ashton showing off his caring side like a dad to Briar and exchanged a knowing glance with Raece, who was enjoying his drink at the bar. They both let out a low whistle in jest. “Wow, Ashton, is that really you drying Briar’s hands after she just washed them? What’s next? Are you going to start acting like her dad?” Hamish joked.
Reece couldn’t help but laugh as he added, “Honestly, he’s been like a dad for a while now. Have you seen all the snacks he keeps in his car for her??
Hamish joined in the laughter.
The atmosphere was relaxed and fun until suddenly, screams and chaos erupted from the hallway outside. It sounded like a stampede of people rushing back and forth. Reece, who was sitting closest to the door, immediately set down his drink, walked over, and pulled the door open.
Just like that, the noise and confusion from outside rushed in on them.
One of the patrons screamed, “There’s been a murder! Somebody help!”
“Security! Security, get over here!” Another exclaimed.
A third person shouted, “Go tell the boss, something’s happened to Miss Haynes!
“Call an ambulance!” Someone else cried.
Another shrieked, “Call the police!”
Everything was in complete chaos.
Reece, who was curious, grabbed a frantic waiter as she dashed past and asked, “What happened?”
The waiter looked terrified at first, but when she realized it was Reece who stopped her, she blurted out the news in a panic, “Mr. Goodwin, the private room next door is where Miss Haynes was. Our staff just found her passed out. Both her wrists have been slashed, and there’s blood all over the place…”
Reece’s face instantly hardened, and he knew right away something was seriously wrong. He waved the waiter off to fetch Archie before turning to Ashton and the others in the room. He stated, “Ashton, let’s go check it out. It’s just next door. Before this turns into a total mess, we should step in and keep things under control.”
“You and Hamish go check it out,” Ashton nodded in response, “We’ll stay put as Briar gets squeamish around blood.”
Reece and Hamish fell silent as they collectively wondered, ‘Wait, what?
‘Briar is studying traditional medicine and is already working in the lab with senior students. Would she be squeamish about blood?
‘But then again, maybe it’s better not to let the girl see something like that. If she did get scared, that’d be bad.‘
The commotion on this floor was pretty intense. The staff in the surveillance room immediately noticed something w informed Archie.
notified security, and
Archie was in the middle of chatting with some guests when his phone buzzed with a new email notification. He didn’t check it right away. It wasn’t until he answered a call from security that he noticed the email and opened it. His face instantly drained of color.
He mumbled a quick “Excuse me” and bolted out of the room.
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As he dashed upstairs, he was already on the phone, instructing his staff to keep everyone in the private room under control and calling in mans neturti to ensure the rest of the club’s guests wouldn’t be disturbed.
What shook him was the white powder smeared around her mouth in the photos. If he wasn’t mistaken, it was the same stuff he’d just give her tonight
