Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) novel Chapter 10

Chapter 10 On the other side of the hall , Lauren waved Eunice over .

Go and donate 3 million dollars in Dr.

Lloyds name , she instructed .

Eunice was stunned .

While the Rhodes family was indeed wealthy , she thought Lauren should not be so reckless with her expenses .

Miss , isnt that a bit excessive ? Lauren smiled haughtily .

Whats wrong with donating 3 million for the man Ive got my eye on ? Christina may not appreciate him , but Im not foolish enough to let such a treasure slip through my fingers .

She held a file containing information about Stevens Corporation .

In just a few short years , the company had transformed from a failing factory into Jayrodales publicly traded powerhouse .

With that , Christinas net worth had skyrocketed to an astounding 150 million dollars .

Interestingly , many aspects of Stevens Corporations rise seemed suspicious , as if someone had been pulling strings behind the scenes .

The companys sudden success coincided perfectly with Andrew and Christinas three year relationship .

Lauren was not foolish enough to believe this was a mere coincidence .

Meanwhile , Andrew had fourtd a seat for himself .

As soon as he sat down , Shawn approached him with a sneer.1 Andrew , youre really shameless , arent you ? Wherever Christie goes , you follow like a lost puppy .

By the way , everyone here is a big shot ready to make donations .

Whats a penniless gold digger like you doing here ? Shawn taunted .

1 Andrew glanced in Christinas direction before calmly replying , Have you always been so quick to look down on others ? Just because you have money to donate , does that mean I cant show my support for the orphans ? Shawn scoffed .

You think showing up here with your measly few bucks isnt embarrassing ? Know your place .

Irene chimed in mockingly , Shawn , dont waste your time on him .

Once Christie buys this property , well kick him out immediately ! Christina frowned as she looked at Andrew , shaking her head .

She had thought that even if Andrew lacked ambition , he at least had some self respect .

Yet , it seemed that he had truly hit rock bottom without her .

His presence at such an event only made her lose even more respect for him .

The fundraising was complete , and the host , beaming with excitement , began to announce the donations .

Chapter 10 Jayrodales Cantrell family , 1.2 million ! Comet Enterprise , 1.5 million ! Gardenscape Real Estate , 4.5 million ! +25 BONUS The guests began to murmur .

It was clear that the earlier announcements were just warm- ups , as the amounts were bound to increase dramatically .

Finally , the host smiled mysteriously and announced , Stevens Corporation , donating … 12 million ! The crowd immediately gasped at the Stevens Corporations generosity .

This was a no strings -attached donation , essentially a gift to the orphanage .

Hence , the eventual buyer would still need to pay a hefty sum for the property itself .

Shawn and Irene straightened their backs , basking in the admiring glances .

Even the usually composed Christina could not help but smile , confident in their victory .

The host continued , And now , one of our last two generous donors : Rhodes Corporations Ms.

Lauren Rhodes , 12 million ! Another wave of excitement swept through the room .

The guests were amazed that Lauren had matched Christinas jaw dropping donation .

The unexpected tie between these two beautiful and powerful women promised an exciting showdown .

Lauren frowned , glancing toward Christina .

She had not expected Stevens Corporation to be só bold .

At the same time , Christina also turned to look at Lauren , realizing that the Rhodes family was a force to be reckoned with , and she needed to watch out for Lauren .

Both Ms.

Stevens and Ms.

Rhodes have donated equal amounts .