Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19 Shawn looked at Andrew with a smirk .

Whats the matter , Andrew ? You sound like you have a problem with this .

Irene mocked , Of course he does .

He cant stand that youre more capable than him .

Hes just jealous .

Andrew shook his head , amazed at Shawns shamelessness .

He knew the truth Marvin had personally called him for permission , and it was only after Andrew gave the green light that Stevens Corporation had a shot at the orphanage property .

Shawn raised his glass , looking smug .

Andrew , youre being ridiculous .

Im graciously inviting you for a drink , and instead of being grateful , youre questioning me .

Your attitude suggests you think you helped Christie , not me .

Leroy scoffed , Yeah , right ! As if a wimp like him could pull that off .

If he managed to do it , Id eat my hat .

Andrew turned to Christina , his tone serious .

A word of advice : youre surrounded by dishonest idiots with bad intentions .

Be careful .

Id hate to see you run the Stevens Corporation into the ground because you cant judge peoples character .

However , his well intentioned words were met with displeasure from Christina .

Andrew , I dont understand why you always have such a problem with the people around me .

I know I you earlier with the misunderstanding , and Ive apologized .

But that doesnt give you the right to baselessly smear the reputations of those close to me .

hurt Andrew was taken aback .

Baselessly smear ? So you still think Im causing trouble for no reason ? Christina sighed , waving her hand tiredly .

Can we drop this ? Honestly , Andrew , Im really disappointed in you right now .

Andrew let out a bitter laugh , realizing his good intentions had backfired .

Fine , youre always right .

Im the bad guy , Im targeting the people around you , and I cant stand to see you .

happy .

Is that what you want to hear ? With a cold chuckle , Andrew turned to leave .

He had had enough of this foolish woman .

Stop right there ! Christinas voice was sharp , filled with anger and hurt .

Since youre being so nasty , Im done protecting your feelings .

Its bad enough that youre helping others work against me , but now you cant even stand to see someone nice to me ? She could not believe that the man she had been with for three years could be so ugly on the inside .

Shawn chimed in with a smug smile .

Andrew , we get it .

Youre trying to get back at Christie for dumping you .

First , you became Laurens lapdog to annoy Christie .

Then , you teamed up with Marvin , using the wealth of the richest man in town to compete with Christie .

Look , man to man , I understand youre Just trying to stroke your ego .

But take my advice real men rely on themselves , not others .

Andrew thought he heard the funniest joke .

This dlot was truly a champion of misunderstanding , and his logic was so twisted that it was almost Impressive .

Christina glared at Andrew , her eyes filled with disgust .

Cat got your tongue ? Werent you just saying I cant judge peoples character ? Andrew took a deep breath , fighting the urge to shake some sense into her .

Your opinion of me doesnt matter .

But I still stand by what I said about Shawn- Christina cut him off angrily , shut up ! Even now , youre still questioning him ? Fine , Ill prove you wrong once and for all .

I was there when Shawn made the call .

He used his family connections to help me get that property .

I saw it with my own eyes .

What do you have to say now ? Shawn was secretly thrilled to see the two at each others throats .

Finally , he had the upper hand over Andrew .

By the looks of it , Christina was thoroughly disgusted with this loser .

The chance was finally knocking on his door , and he believed it would not be long before he could have her in his bed .

What a pathetic excuse for a man .

Ive seen gold diggers before , but this guy takes the cake .

If I were Ms.