Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren)

Cillian stopped cursing when he saw Mason walk in. "You bastard, you still have the nerve to come see me!"

Mason casually pulled up a chair and sat down, glancing around. "Dad, this place you're staying in has a pretty nice environment. It's just that your temper is as explosive as ever!"

Cillian struggled hard, but it was useless, and he roared, "You bastard, you're a traitor! What benefits did Andrew give you to make you treat me like this?"

Mason crossed his legs and said calmly, "Mr. Lloyd has been like a second father to me! The position of head of the Ulrich family is pretty generous, don't you think?"

Cillian shrieked, "What about me? I'm your father, your real father! How dare you treat me like this! You're completely heartless!"

Mason chuckled. "You are my father, that's true, but you were blocking my path by hogging the family head position and refusing to step aside. That was your mistake! A son can't stay under his father's thumb forever, right? It was Mr. Lloyd who gave me the chance to rise up, so honestly, I'm very grateful to him!"

Cillian gritted his teeth. "Fine! Now that you've gotten what you wanted, why don't you take me home instead of letting me suffer here alone?"

Mason raised an eyebrow. "Take you home for what? You're almost 70. Wouldn't it be better to stay quietly in the nursing home? But speaking of which, Dad, you really have become quite disgraceful in your old age! The facility called me here, and you know why, don't you? You actually tried to rape a young girl!"

He clicked his tongue and added, "Dad, you're really young at heart. If you keep this up, you'll completely ruin the Ulrich family's reputation!"

Cillian was both ashamed and furious as he shouted, "Go to hell! That little bitch was obviously trying to seduce me and then set me up!"

Mason shook his head with a sigh. "At this point, Dad, whatever you say is too late! You were once a prominent figure in Blumedale, but I never expected your later years to be so pathetic! The facility has already diagnosed you with mental instability-apparently, you have anger management issues and

schizophrenia."

He continued, "They're about to start treating you! I came to give you a heads-up

so you can prepare mentally."

Upon hearing this, Cillian's face turned pale with terror, and his voice cracked. "No, I don't want treatment! I'm not mentally ill. I'm fine, perfectly fine, there's nothing wrong with me!" noveldrama

He shouted, "Mason, I was wrong. I won't compete with you for the family head position anymore! Go tell the facility that I'm fine and take me home, okay?"

He was practically begging his own son.

Mason was very satisfied with this reaction and leaned closer with a sinister smile.

"Dad, begging me won't help! Look at you! You're so mentally confused that you're starting to talk nonsense!"

"Oh, and about your attempted rape

at the nursing home? I'll inform the

entire family about it when I get

back. I'm sure the family will decide for you after hearing this. At the very least, you'll be removed from the Ulrich family genealogy.

"If they're harsher, you might spend your final years dying alone in this nursing home with no one caring about you. How do you like this arrangement, Dad?"

Looking at Mason grinning so close to his face, Cillian nearly choked on his own breath.