Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren) novel Chapter 41

Chapter 41 Michaels head buzzed as he felt his blood pressure spike .

He could not believe Andrew , whom he deemed a loser , was asking for such an outrageous amount .

While Rhodes Corporation was rich , 15 million dollars was not pocket change .

Fine , Ill give you the 15 million , Michael agreed unexpectedly .

But remember if I find out that you breathed a word of this to Lauren , youll be dead .

After that , Michael rushed back to his office and wrote a massive check , his heart bleeding at all those zeros .

Andrew accepted the check happily .

Then , as if afraid that Michael would not believe him , Andrew even made an oath , saying , Mr.

Rhodes , youre so generous .

I swear on my life I wont tell Ms.

Rhodes .

May all the poisons in the world strike me if I break this yow ! As Andrew left grinning with the check , Michael sneered .

Idiot , youre playing a game you cant win .

He immediately pulled out his phone and dialed a number .

Mr.

Garner , its Michael .

I need your men to take care of someone .

I know your prices are steep , but moneys no object .

Im offering 3 million dollars , flat rate .

Hanging up , he smirked and muttered , You thought you could keep my 15 million that easily ? I just needed to keep you quiet .

Once Mr.

Garners men finish the job , that money will be right back in my pocket .

Meanwhile , Andrew had no intention of keeping his end of the deal .

He immediately went to Lauren and said , Ms.

Rhodes , this check belongs to you .

Lauren was dumbfounded .

A check from Rhodes Corporation ? Dr.

Lloyd , where did you get this ? Andrew chuckled and explained everything that had happened with Michael , including his suspicions about the poisoning plot .

That bastard ! Im going to kill him ! Lauren fumed , shocked that her own family could be behind such a scheme .

Just as she wanted to call for security to drag Michael in , Andrew stopped her .