Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) novel Chapter 1056

Aspen was speechless.

Andrew had shamelessly milked Derek for all he was worth, then turned around and declared himself the man's loyal sidekick like it was nothing. She honestly had to admit—even she could not compete with that level of shamelessness.

"Even if you did call Mr. McCormick for backup," she said uncertainly, "do you really think someone that high up would bother helping us?"

Andrew stayed calm. "If he does, great. That saves me the trouble of handling this myself. If he doesn't, then it's no big deal. I'll just kill every single one of these Haywood thugs myself."

Aspen opened her mouth, but no words came out. This was the Andrew she knew—the devil himself. Ruthless, cold, and always ready to shed blood.

Nonetheless, these were not just any thugs. This was the elite private force of the Haywoods, one of the Five Apex Families.

Could Andrew really take them on alone?

Just then, Seth sneered and stepped forward. "Andrew, last time you smashed a bottle over my damn head! You humiliated me in front of Ms. Sinclair and all those heavy hitters!"

He added, "Today, you're paying for that in blood! Unless you drop to your knees and bark like a dog, I swear I'll change my last name to yours!"

Andrew replied flatly, "Last time, you were asking for it. You picked the wrong guy to mess with, so yeah, you got what you deserved. As for changing your name to mine? Please. I don't need another useless guy sharing my surname."

Seth's eyes flared with rage. "Shut your mouth! I'm giving you one chance! First, hand Aspen over and make her my woman! Second, transfer your company, Supreme Capital Group, to me! If you play nice and do both, maybe I'll let you crawl back to Jayrodale with your life."

Andrew laughed out loud. "So that's what this is really about—my multi-billion dollar company, huh? And you want my woman and my money. Damn, Mr. Haywood, your wish list is something else. Tell me… you think God would sign off on this plan?"