Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren)

Andrew ignored Archie's desperate pleas for mercy and turned to Cecelia with a grin. "Cece, what do you think? Should we spare this big, bad guy?"

Cecelia pumped her fist excitedly and shouted, "Andrew, I don't think we should! We should string him up and hit him with every torture technique from the Dark Ages! That would be so much more satisfying!"

Andrew froze for a moment, thinking to himself that this little girl had quite a vicious streak.

Lauren scolded playfully, "Cece, hush! You're a girl! Where do you even come up with such twisted ideas?"

Tiana also called out, "Cece, come here, sweetheart! You need to remember that those old, brutal punishments are outdated and barbaric. They have no place in today's world!"

Cecelia pouted and muttered, "But Mom, Lauren, don't you even want to see it just once? I saw the drawings in a history book—it looked so bloody and wild!"

Jameson's face twitched as he forced a smile and said to Andrew, "Andy, you better take it from here. This kid... her mom and I have definitely spoiled her rotten!"

Cecelia lifted her chin proudly and giggled, "Dad, you got it all wrong! What you should say is: 'Well, we botched this character build with her. Guess it's time to start a new save file!' That way, you guys can just give me a baby brother already!"

Lauren chuckled helplessly and quickly explained to Andrew, "Andrew, I'm sorry you had to see this. Cece's been begging for a little brother for years!"

Of course, Andrew just laughed it off and did not take a child's words seriously. He turned to Logan and said casually, "Alright, that's enough. I didn't really lose anything here anyway, so I'll head out."

After saying that, he got into the car with the Rhodes family and drove away.

Logan called out with a laugh, "Hey, Andrew, come by the house sometime! Father keeps asking about you!"

Andrew said, "We'll see."

The car started up and soon disappeared down the road.

One of the Keller family's bodyguards frowned and said cautiously, "Sir, I know you and Mr. Lloyd call each other brothers now... But if I may speak frankly, he's being a little too casual and disrespectful."

Logan smiled and replied, "It's fine. Real masters always have their own temperaments. If he acted all fake and tried too hard to kiss up to me just because we're brothers, then I'd start doubting his skills."

The bodyguard stayed quiet after that, but deep down, he still felt uncomfortable.

After all, Logan was no ordinary figure-he was the next heir to the Keller family, the brightest rising star among the Five Apex Families. Yet, even with all that status, Andrew treated him so lightly, as if he could take him or leave him. noveldrama

Was Andrew really that untouchable?

Archie watched Andrew's car leave and let out a massive sigh of relief, managing

a weak, bitter smile. "Mr. Keller, can I go now? I really need to get to a hospital before things get worse!"

Logan replied coolly, "Break one of your legs yourself, then you can go to the hospital."

Archie's whole body trembled as he wailed, "Logan, are you really going to push me this far? That guy's already left! Is it really worth it for you to keep fighting for him?"

Logan sneered and said, "Mr. Hopkins, don't blame me for this. Honestly, if you had pissed off one of our regular family members, a few words would've settled it. I wouldn't have cared.

"But what you did wrong-what you

really shouldn't have done-was messing with Andrew. My father made it very clear that I had to

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handle this properly. I'm under

orders not to let anyone mistreat

him. So... sorry, but you brought this on yourself."

As he finished speaking, Logan lifted his foot and ruthlessly stomped down, shattering Archie's leg.

"My leg..." Archie's blood-curdling scream tore through the air, but he did not dare voice a single complaint.

Instead, the shock inside him kept growing, wave after wave. Even the head of the Keller family had personally ordered protection for Andrew-there was no way Archie would ever find justice for himself now.