Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren)

Dylan and Natasha both struggled to keep a straight face. Just moments ago, Phantom Eye had been someone they feared. But now? He looked like nothing more than a cowardly fool.

"Relax, she already left," Andrew said casually.

Phantom Eye let out a long breath of relief, and his tone immediately shifted back to arrogance. "If it wasn't for that woman, you'd be on your knees in front of me right now!"

Andrew smirked. "Well, I could always call her back-to 'educate' you a little more."noveldrama

Phantom Eye's entire body stiffened. His attitude did a complete 180 as he forced a smile and nodded eagerly.

He replied hurriedly, "Mr. Lloyd, whatever you need to know, just ask! I'll tell you everything-no secrets, I swear!"

Andrew nodded in satisfaction. "Now that's a good boy. First question-Kenny sent you here to do two things, right? Save Michael and kill me?"

Phantom Eye immediately answered, "That's right. Right now, Kenny wants nothing more than to tear you to pieces. Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent a fortune hiring me to do the job."

Andrew tilted his head. "How much did he pay you?"

Phantom Eye scoffed. "Originally, I planned to bleed him dry for 200 million. But since it's the Golding family, I cut him a deal-80 million.”

Andrew grinned. "Great. Then you won't mind wiring that money to my account, right?"

Phantom Eye's face instantly darkened. "You little-"

He was about to explode, but then he saw Andrew's bright, almost overly friendly smile. He froze mid-sentence, swallowed hard, and forced an ugly grin.

"Sure... No problem at all!" He looked as if he had just lost his entire family.

Sighing, Phantom Eye continued, "You've been playing with fire. It's not just the Rhodes family's big shot keeping an eye on you; the Golding family already knows about you too."

He sneered. "If they decide to make a move, you're as good as dead."

Andrew shrugged. "I'm just a nobody. I've never had any issues with the Golding family in Blumedale. They wouldn't really go after someone so small, would they?"

Phantom Eye chuckled mockingly. "You're too naive. To a family like the Goldings, one of the Five Apex Families, bullying you isn't even a question. Why would they care?"

He continued, "Besides, Kenny's daughter is married into the Goldings she's their first

daughter-in-law. And trust me, that woman is not someone you want to mess with. I can already seedit-now that I've failed, Kenny is definitely going to get the Goldings involved."

He leaned back with a smug smirk, waiting for Andrew to react. He wanted to see it-that flicker of fear, that realization of impending doom. However, he was disappointed.

Andrew's expression did not change

in the slightest. Instead, he chuckled. "So if the Goldings come at me full force, do you really think I'd be scared? Or did you forget? I have a nuclear weapon."

Phantom Eye frowned. "You mean that violent woman?"

Andrew's grin widened. "If the Goldings want to get serious, I'd say one martial king should be enough to even the playing field, don't you think?"

Phantom Eye's throat tightened as he swallowed a heavy lump. "Tch. That crazy woman really caught me off guard; even the Goldings probably wouldn't want to deal with her."

His tone turned sharp again as he asked, "But have you thought this through? The Goldings might not have a martial king on their side, but that doesn't mean they can't hire one."

Once again, he tried to use the Golding family's name as leverage, hoping to intimidate Andrew.

Yet, Andrew just looked at him with that same calm, indifferent expression. "The Goldings have such a powerful reputation in Blumedale. If they really have to beg someone to fight for them-"

He paused, tilting his head slightly. "Don't you think that would be embarrassing? Think about

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it-getting stomped on by a woman? Do you think the Goldings would want that story getting out?"

Phantom Eye's face twitched as he processed Andrew's words. He thought,

'Damn it. This brat has a terrifying way of cutting straight to the truth.'

It was no surprise that he was screwed over so badly this time. He had run into a real monster.

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