Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) novel Chapter 1153

It turned out, Andrew's caution was more than justified. That very night, three separate groups of infiltrators attempted to breach The Sovereign Residences.

Two of those groups were quickly detected and driven out by the estate's elite security team. However, the last group was on a whole different level—professionals who bypassed surveillance and snuck past the guards, heading straight into Serenity Villa.

What they did not expect, though, was that Andrew had already set a trap and was waiting for them to take the bait.

With Natasha leading her squad and Reuben providing the knockout blow, it did not take much effort before the entire crew of a dozen-plus assassins was taken down.

Fighting for his freedom, Reuben had zero mercy—he snapped a few necks with his bare hands. In the end, only three assassins survived, trembling in fear, eyes wide with horror.

"Mr. Lloyd, please! Don't kill us!" the leader begged, a senior grandmaster drenched in cold sweat as he knelt on the floor.

"We were just following orders! We didn't have a choice!"

Andrew sat back in a chair Natasha had brought over, his tone cool and detached. "Who sent you?"

The three looked at one another but stayed silent, gritting their teeth.

Andrew did not even need to signal. Reuben, expressionless, casually twisted one of their necks and let the body drop. The remaining two completely lost it, collapsing to their knees, voices trembling.

"We'll talk! Please, Mr. Lloyd, don't kill us! It was… it was Elon, the eldest son of the Goldings! He's the one who hired us!"

Andrew spoke slowly. "The Goldings issued a 300 million bounty for my head, and none of you ever stopped to wonder why I'm still alive?"

The two exchanged a quick glance. This time, sweat rolled off their foreheads like rain.

One replied, "We did wonder, but we assumed it was because you had a powerful protector by your side! If we'd known someone like that was guarding you, we wouldn't have come, not even for a fortune!"

Andrew nodded slightly. "At least the two of you have some sense. You're not completely useless."