Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren)

In Blumedale, the Rhodes family's patriarch was pacing inside his villa, furious and restless. "Damn it! It's been a whole day already-did that bastard Phantom Eye take the money and run?"

No calls were going through, and no one could reach him.

At first, Kenny was confident in Phantom Eye. However, as time passed, that confidence turned into gnawing anxiety. Every second wasted meant Michael was one step closer to death.

"Dad, calm down," a woman said smoothly, her voice carrying an air of superiority. "Michael will be fine."

She was Sherilyn Rhodes, Kenny's eldest daughter. Her presence alone screamed wealth and power-long, deep- red nails, bold red lips, and cascading waves of glossy hair. From head to toe, she radiated the energy of a woman who knew she was above everyone else.

Kenny gritted his teeth. "How the hell am I supposed to calm down? You didn't see how bad Michael looked! He's barely holding on! And from what I heard, h- hhe might have lost his manhood. Do you understand what that means?!"

Sherilyn had just set her coffee down when she heard that. Her brow arched sharply, and her voice turned

venomous.

She snapped, "What?! Are you telling me that little bastard Andrew actually went for Michael's manhood?"

Kenny's expression darkened. "Why the hell do you think I'm so worked up? Your mother and I aren't young anymore. We can't have more kids! If Michael is ruined, then what happens to my legacy?

"My business is booming, I'm at the peak of my life, and now I might not even have an heir to pass it on to?"

The more he spoke, the angrier he got, until he finally lost it and started shouting. Sherilyn clenched her jaw. "Dad, don't worry!"

"If Michael really lost his manhood, I swear I'll have Andrew's head on a platter for you."

Kenny sneered. "That little bastard wouldn't have dared to go this far unless he was trying to impress that damn Jameson's daughter. I'm sure she and her parents put Andrew up to this. But I won't let them get away with it!" Sherilyn's lips curled in distaste. "You're talking about Lauren, right?"

Kenny scoffed. "Who else? That wretched girl is nothing but trouble."

Sherilyn frowned. "But I thought Uncle Jameson's family was arranging a marriage with the Driscoll family? If that's true, what the hell is Lauren doing messing around with another man?"noveldrama

Kenny sighed in frustration. "I don't know if they've actually done anything. Since it involves the Driscolls, we have to be careful what we say. We need to get Michael back and hear it from him before we make any moves."

Sherilyn's expression twisted into something bitter, her voice laced with jealousy.

"I don't get it—what does the Driscoll family even see in that girl?"

She huffed and added, "I'm the eldest daughter of the Rhodes family. If anyone from the Driscolls was looking for a high-status woman to marry, it should have been me."

Kenny's face hardened. "Sherilyn, watch your mouth. You're already married! You need to stop saying things like that! Besides, didn't you already land Elon? That alone is a blessing our family should be grateful for!"

Sherilyn rolled her eyes. “Sure, Elon is one of the elites from a big-name family, but compared to the Driscolls?

He's not even close."

She smirked. “Honestly, Dad, if one of the Driscoll boys wanted me, I wouldn't mind getting remarried."

Kenny's face turned red with anger. "Are you serious, Sherilyn?! You just can't change your damn ways, can you? You're already married into the Goldings-act like it! Focus on your family instead of running around chasing fantasies!"

Sherilyn laughed shamelessly. "Relax, Dadm just thinking out loud. The Driscolls are one of the three powerhouses in Gabo Creek, but let's be real-I wouldn't actually get that lucky. That's what pisses me off! How the hell does a nobody like Lauren get the Driscolls' attention?"

Kenny let out a cold laugh. "Jameson and Tiana sure think

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they're playing their cards right. But getting into the Driscoll family? That's not something you can just walk into. Even if Lauren does manage to hook a Driscoll son, I won't let them get away with it."