Aspen was speechless.


    Andrew had shamelessly milked Derek for all he was worth, then turned around and dered himself the man''s loyal sidekick like it was nothing. She honestly had to admit even she could notpete 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.


    Nheless, 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,st time you smashed a bottle over my damn head! You humiliated me in front of Ms. Sinir 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 myst name to yours!"


    Andrew replied tly, "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 red with rage. "Shut your mouth! I''m giving you one chance! First, hand Aspen over and make her my woman! Second, transfer yourpany, Supreme Capital Group, to me! If you y nice and do both, maybe I''ll let you crawl back to Jayrodale with your life."


    Andrewughed out loud. "So that''s what this is really about-my multi-billion dorpany, 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 n?"


    Seth folded his arms and snorted. "I don''t care what God thinks. I only care about your answer. So, tell me-are you handing over the girl and thepany, or do you want to die right here, right now?"


    His eyes turned murderous. If Andrew said one wrong word, he would give the kill order immediately.


    Andrew tilted his head. "Fine. I''ve made my choice."


    "What is it?"


    "I choose... for you to eat shit!"


    Rage exploded across Seth''s face, and he roared, "Take him down! Break this bastard-cripple him on the spot!"


    He truly could not understand where Andrew''s confidence came from. The Haywoods'' guards were not nobodies-any one of them was at the junior grandmaster level, and there were dozens of them.


    With dozens of elite fighters, all going in at once, Seth wondered if Andrew was just in a hurry to die.


    Andrew''s expression turned ice cold,


    ???


    and killing intent surged in his gaze. Sure, he had already sent the emergency alert to the governor''s office. However, his favorite méthod had always been the same-brute force.


    Swift. Simple. Violent.


    He never had any beef with the Haywoods until now. However, Seth had made it personal. He wanted Aspen, he wanted thepany, and he saw Andrew as just some small-town nobody he could stomp on.


    Well, if they all thought a guy from Jayrodale was easy prey, then Andrew was about to teach this capital trash a lesson they would never forget.