Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren)

"Alright, Victoria, that's all for now," Andrew said with a grin as he ended the call.noveldrama

Aaron finally let out a breath of relief. When he wiped his forehead, his palm was soaked in cold sweat.

He shot Andrew a furious glare. "Why the hell didn't you tell me earlier that you and Victoria were that close? Are you trying to get me killed, you bastard?"

Andrew shrugged. "I told you already that my backing is solid. But you brushed it off, thinking your support was tougher than mine, so I had no choice but to bring out Victoria to prove it."

Aaron ground his teeth in hatred, wanting to tear Andrew apart, but lacked the courage to! His subordinates all looked terrified, swallowing hard one after another.

Andrew was puzzled. "I thought you were supposed to be a tough guy. What are you scared of?"

With a ripping sound, Aaron tore open his shirt, revealing his muscular chest and a vicious knife scar that nearly ran across his entire torso. "See this? That's what your gentle, dear aunt left me with. And all I did was kill one of her pet dogs, and she did this to me. It was just a dog!"

His look of grievance and hatred made Andrew feel somewhat sympathetic. "Oh my, Victoria does hit pretty hard indeed! But you're a grown man with so many tough guys under you, plus your backing, surely you don't need to fear one weak woman like her?"

Aaron snapped, nearly howling in outrage. "Shut the hell up! Just shut up! Listen to me if every woman on Earth dropped dead tomorrow, that Victoria of yours still wouldn't count as a 'woman'. She didn't just slice me, she put my backer in the ICU.

"In this Gabo Creek province, I could go head-to-head with the Three Titans, no problem. But the one person I never want to cross again is Victoria. There's no one on this planet as terrifying as that woman."

Andrew was amused. He had always known Victoria was formidable, but this?

He pictured her soft voice, her elegant grace, and that slightly cool temperament.

It was hard to believe that a woman could leave a man like Aaron mentally scarred.

Aaron slumped into his seat, all his earlier arrogance drained away. "Meeting you is just my bad luck! tell me, what exactly do you want coming here? Money, territory, or women? As long as you're not being outrageous, I'll give you whatever you want. I just hope you won't bother me in the future!"

Andrew could not help but smile. Victoria's reputation was incredibly useful. Maybe he should use Victoria's reputation to go around extorting people.

Chuckling, Andrew remained calm and collected as he said, "Relax. I came to find you for pure cooperation. I'm not trying to take advantage of you!"

Aaron snorted coldly, "You have such powerful backing and still want to cooperate with me? You're not here to shake me down? You think I'll buy that nonsense?"

Andrew said, "Believe it or not, I'm here to work with you to take down Marcelo. I've already contacted Mr Potter's side. Although he didn't agree Outright, I mentioned Victoria, so I'm sure he'll be sensible. What about you? Give me an answer-are you in or out? Be quick about it."

Seeing Andrew's impatient manner, Aaron's face twitched as he gritted his teeth and asked back, "What if I say I'm not doing it? Would you be happy about that?" fo

Andrew smiled sweetly, "I wouldn't be happy, and I'd tell Victoria you're not cooperating with my work."