When Hesper saw everyone's reaction, she knew something had happened, or they wouldn't look at her like that. She just didn't know what had happened yet. Briar's expression confirmed her speculation. "By the way you look at me, you must have heard something."It was an old trick; letting people think she knew what was happening to get more information. If Benji had no clue and other people couldn't tell her anything, she had to dig around herself. "Um… I guess you know, but I don't believe it one bit," Briar was still cordial. When he said that, he sounded biased.Hesper raised her brows. Briar was smarter and more cautious than she imagined. Though he looked like his guard was down, treating her so cordially, she knew he was alert, or he would have been straightforward, just like Earl. That made sense. He was the leader of the Anderson family for a reason. Hesper took her time because failing once didn't mean anything to her, so she said, "Everyone has been staring at me t
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