Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2551

Andrew was already starting to feel overwhelmed. He snapped, "Hey, are you out of your mind? Who's your man? Don't go around saying nonsense. You might not care about your reputation, but I still care about mine."

Valerie gritted her teeth, her smile sharp as a blade. "Oh, really? You care about your reputation? So, when you were touching me, grabbing my chest, and doing all that stuff, why didn't you think about your so-called reputation then?"

Andrew's eyelids twitched, silently cursing at Valerie's aggressiveness. She just said things like that without a second thought, and apparently without even a shred of embarrassment.

Mikayla, on the other hand, stood there frozen, her eyes wide. "You two… you've already…"

Valerie's voice was cold and cutting. "That's right. We've already been physically intimate. So remember this: next time something like this happens, I won't let you off so easily."

Mikayla took a deep breath, and her expression turned ice-cold. "Valerie, I'm remembering those two slaps you just gave me. The Reyes family does have power, I'll admit. The Owens family can't compare. But you remember this: everything is only temporary. And you, Andrew, very soon I'll make sure you have a day when you regret all of this."

With those words still hanging in the air and burning with humiliation, Mikayla turned and walked away. She had not expected Valerie to step in and defend him. Even more shocking was that Valerie and Andrew had already progressed to that stage of intimacy.

'That bastard is really something else,' she thought bitterly. He had even managed to win over the heiress of the Reyes family.

Those slaps still stung on her cheeks, two solid hits that she could still feel. If Mikayla were not the type to be calculating and prefer taking revenge from the shadows, she would have attacked Valerie right then and there.

The Owens family was indeed no match for the Reyes family in terms of influence. However, for Valerie to publicly slap her face like that was unforgivable.

If Mikayla could swallow this humiliation, she would not be the proud young lady she prided herself on being. She would settle all grudges later, every single one of them.

Watching her leave, Andrew shook his head. "You're screwed. Women are the most vengeful creatures on earth, and a woman like Mikayla? She'll remember this for the rest of her life."

Valerie scoffed. "Let her remember it for the rest of her life, then. You think I'm scared of her?"

Andrew said nothing and just stared at her. He wanted to see what kind of tricks she was about to pull.

"You know Luna likes you, right?" Valerie suddenly smiled, a dazzling expression that lit up her face. However, her eyes remained dark and stormy.

Andrew froze. "Why are you bringing up Luna out of nowhere?"

Valerie snapped impatiently, "I'm just asking you: do you know or not that she likes you?"

Andrew answered honestly, "No, I didn't know. So what if she does?"

Valerie let out a cold laugh. "A man with no feelings, and a woman who can't help but fall for him. Andrew, you broke Luna's heart. You have no idea how deeply she's fallen for you. She told me herself that she'd do anything for you. And if I ever dared to hurt you, she'd make sure to destroy me for it."