Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren)

Andrew felt like his head was about to explode. Was there anyone around him who was not completely insane?

Tiana scoffed, her tone dripping with sarcasm. "Well, at least you had the decency to warn Marvin ahead of time so he could prepare. But it won't make a difference. Against the Golding family, one of the Five Apex Families, Marvin won't even have the right to speak—he'll just be forced to smile and nod.

"And if Marvin dares to say even one wrong word? He'll end up dead too. So no one can help you, Andrew. You have no way out but to run for your life while you still can!"

Tiana had only heard Andrew's side of the phone call with Marvin. If she had actually heard Marvin's response, she probably would not have said any of this. Instead, her eyes would have widened in sheer disbelief, thinking that Andrew and Marvin were both lunatics.

At that moment, Dylan arrived at Rhodes Corporation with his men. Andrew did not waste time with explanations—he simply motioned for them to take Michael away.

Tiana immediately stepped in front of them. "Andrew, you can't take him! If you do, how am I supposed to explain this to Kenny?"

Andrew's voice remained calm. "You don't need to explain anything. Just tell him his son is in my hands."

Tiana's fury boiled over. "You arrogant little bastard! Do you really intend to keep digging your own grave? Do you have any idea what you're doing?! You're throwing away your life!"

Her tone was a mix of frustration and disbelief, as if she could not understand how someone could be so stubbornly suicidal.

Andrew smirked, unbothered. "Mrs. Rhodes, should I take that as a show of concern?"

Tiana grabbed him by the collar, her expression ice-cold as she pulled him close. She hissed, "Andrew, this isn't a joke. Yes, I do admire you. I don't want to see you get completely destroyed by the Golding family.

"But if you keep being this reckless, you're pushing yourself beyond the point of no return. And once you cross that line, death is the only thing waiting for you."

Andrew let out a short, dismissive laugh. "I'm gonna say something you might not like, Mrs. Rhodes-Kenny and the Golding family? They mean nothing to me. I said before that Michael wouldn't be leaving Jayrodale alive, and I meant it."

Tiana was practically shaking with fury. "Fine! Then let's see how your arrogance destroys you!"

She had never met someone so

outrageously insane. He actually dared to brush off the Golding family like they were nothing. To her,

Andrew was not just being

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reckless-he was begging for death.

Andrew had nothing more to say. He simply gestured for Dylan to take Michael away before turning and walking out of Rhodes Corporation himself.

The moment he stepped outside, Tiana's phone rang-it was Kenny. She exhaled sharply before answering.

"Tiana, where the hell is Michael?" Kenny's furious voice roared through the speaker. "If anything happens to him, you know I'll destroy your entire family!"

His rage was like a thunderstorm, violent and uncontrollable.

Tiana's voice remained cold. "Kenny, you aren't the family head yet. I suggest you watch your tone when you speak to me."

Kenny nearly exploded. "Don't give me that bullshit! I'm asking you-where the hell is Michael? And that bastard Andrew-tell him. I'm coming for his life! He better pray for a quick death!"

Tiana hesitated, wondering if she should tell him the truth. If she did not, Kenny would likely turn his fury toward Jameson, or worse, come straight to Jayrodale himself.

Either way, it would end in disaster. She took a deep breath and silently muttered, 'Andrew, don't blame me for this.'noveldrama

She exhaled slowly before answering Kenny, "Michael is missing. Andrew took him, and I don't know if he's dead or alive."