Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2244

Jayce said, "Damn, even if the Schwartz family has money, they can't treat people like this. Then, Dawson came to me and demanded that I take the car back, saying my ride had brought bad luck to his family. If I didn't handle it right, he said he'd hire someone to kill me.

"Damn it… I really picked the wrong people to mess with. Those Schwartz brats only pick on folks like me."

Jayce kept complaining, not noticing that Bryson was too stunned to speak.

'Oh my… Could what that kid said be true? Did he really squeeze 100 million out of the Schwartzes? Damn, I ran into someone big. If I'd known, I would have given the car away for free… or my wife too! Anything to hitch onto that power."

Bryson beat his chest, kicking himself for missing such an opportunity.

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Meanwhile, Andrew drove his new used car back to the Lloyd family compound with a satisfied grin.

Back at the Schwartz residence, the father and sons sat in grim silence, their faces twisted with rage.

"Dad, we absolutely cannot let this slide. Sure, Dawson was wrong to rear-end him. But demanding 100 million for some beat-up Jetta? That bastard must be broke and thinks he can play our family for suckers!" Gavin snarled, his frustration boiling over.

Carson suddenly turned to Dawson and said, "I need you to tell me exactly what happened today. Why the hell did you go looking for trouble with that maniac?"

Dawson was nearly in tears. "Dad, I wasn't looking for trouble with him. I had no idea that piece of junk Jetta had that scumbag inside. If I'd known it was him, I would've run the other way."

Carson seethed with rage. "Then why did you crash into him? Are you brain-dead? A Ferrari hitting a Jetta? If you're gonna stage an accident, at least pick someone with money!"

Gavin jumped in alarm. "Dad, why are you hitting Dawson? Isn't he beaten up enough already?"

Carson exploded with fury. "Shut up! You're worthless too! Both of you are complete failures! All you do is screw things up! You let someone humiliate us in our own home and cost us 100 million on top of it. I don't care about the money, but you've destroyed a lifetime's worth of my reputation."

He growled, "Tomorrow, you're going to Chetvine Plaza to tell the Cunningham family, the Robertson family, the Harding family, and all the other scions about how we were bullied. If the heavens won't stop Andrew, someone else will."

Gavin's expression turned vicious. "Perfect. Tomorrow I'll ask Mr. Sawyer Harding to help us out. I'm one of Mr. Harding's most loyal followers, and after Andrew humiliated me like this, he definitely won't stand for it.

"What you might not know, Dad, is that Mr. Harding has had it out for Andrew for a while now. Besides, Mr. Harding already dislikes Andrew. This is perfect timing to get him involved."