---- Chapter 2162 Sofia came over with a second cup of tea, carefully saying, " Andy, try this one, I switched it to Earl Grey." Andrew waved his hand. "Mrs. Garcia, I still think in warm water is fine. ck tea''s so strong on the stomach, and my system''s always been a little sensitive." Sofia gave an awkwardugh and nodded quickly. "Oh dear, how inconsiderate of me. Wait here, I''ll bring you hot water instead." By this point, Andrew hadpletely tamed her. She did not dare show even a hint of attitude.
Meanwhile, Cassandra watched as Carlos had been reduced to aplete joke, sitting there like a sidelined yer. She felt it was unfair for her husband and could not help feeling frustrated Why should Chantelle get all the attention just because she brought a boyfriend home? Even though they were sisters who should support each other, she still wanted topete with Chantelle and prove that she, as the older sister, was the superior one Most importantly, she could not stand how Andrew had gone from seeming so lowly at first to acting all high and mighty.
---- She said, "Well, Andrew, since you''re so impressive, your family must be pretty well-off too, right? Carlos'' family is in the trading business. Even though he''s not particrly aplished himself, the Watts family has quite a bit of influence here in Terror Town." Since she could not brag about Carlos directly, she started bringing up his family background. Carlos himself perked up a bit at this. He might not be much, but his family was still pretty powerful. Andrew chuckled. "The Terror Town''s Watts family? What kind of nameless operation is that?
I never heard of them." Ignoring Cassandra''s furious expression, Andrew smiled coldly. " Trust me, Cassandra. Any random junior member from the Chetvine''s Lloyd family could wipe out his family." Cassandraughed bitterly in her anger. "You say you''re from Chetvine, but how famous is this Chetvine''s Lloyd family really? I''ve honestly never heard of them." This was when Chantelle stepped in, "Cassie, it''s perfectly normal that you haven''t heard of Andrew''s family. That''s because he''s from the royal branch of the Lloyd family in Chetvine.
It''s only natural that our lowly family hasn''t heard of a royal household." ---- Cassandra frowned. "Royal household? I''ve only ever heard of powerful elite families, not that." She was clueless, but Carlos had already turned pale. Once again, he dropped to his knees before Andrew with a loud thud. "Mr. Lloyd, wait... Your family is Chetvine''s Lloyd royal family? Oh my goodness..." Watching her husband act so humbly, Cassandra wentpletely numb. She knew Carlos''s nature: he was a ssic bully who feared the strong.<fn5006> Official source is Find[?]ovel</fn5006>
Unless he encountered someone truly powerful, he would never react like this. Cassandra looked at Chantelle withplicated emotions in her eyes. It seemed that she had really brought home a wless boyfriend. She could not tell if what she felt was jealousy or happiness, but she just knew it hurt. Andrew then smiled at Carlos. "Mr. Watts, you''re from Terror Town, and this ce is practically overflowing with money. You must make a few hundred billion a year, right?" Carlos''s eyelid twitched as he quickly forced a smile. "Just call me Carlos. A few hundred billion?
You''re giving me way too much credit! Forget about me... Even if you sold the entire Watts family, we wouldn''t be worth that much!" Andrew made a dismissive sound and turned away. "Then you''re ---- pretty useless if you can''t even make that kind of pocket change. Carlos''s face turned bright red. Despite that, aside from nervousughter, he did not dare make any other move. Being called useless for not making billions was something he had no way to refute. Cassandra''s face darkened. "Andrew, you may be impressive, but calling Carlos useless outright is going too far, don''t you think?"<style>
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