Andrew was not in a hurry. Before heading to Rhodes Corporation, he made a quick stop at Natasha's place. Just in time, he caught sight of Aspen changing into a training outfit. Her toned figure and long, straight legs were stretched taut as she trained. The moment Aspen saw Andrew, her attacks on the training dummy became even fiercer. First came the elbow strike and sweeping kick, then a relentless barrage of punches straight to the dummy's face! "Take this! And this!" Aspen shouted, her fists slamming into the dummy over and over again. It was obvious that she was imagining the dummy as Andrew. Natasha strolled over with a smirk and said, "She's certainly training hard, darling, but let me remind you—women can be the definition of ruthless." She continued, "Take Aspen, for example, or the heiress of the Bridgefields' Stevens family. The more you crush her, the more she'll hate you. Hatred fuels ambition. If she ever grows strong enough, she might just turn against you." A

Aspen clenched her teeth, fury blazing in her eyes as her chest rose and fell with anger. She thought, 'This bastard is despicable, ruthless, and downright vile. I can't believe he actually has the audacity to talk about digging up my family's graves!' She silently cursed at Andrew for being inhuman, scolding him a thousand times in her head. Nonetheless, all that came out of her mouth was a deflated sigh. "Relax. With my skills and connections in Blumedale, I'll have your company up and running in no time." She added, "But here's a piece of advice—money doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. The Driscoll family and the Golding family aren't just some random nobodies. You're just a big shot in Jayrodale, but in Blumedale, you're nothing more than a small-time boss. "If the Driscoll family or any of those powerful clans take an interest in you... Not only will you lose your people, but your money might vanish into thin air too." Aspen smirked as she said it. It was as if she

Eunice smiled reassuringly and said, "Ms. Rhodes, don't worry—the CEO position is yours for sure!" Marcus nodded in agreement. "That's right, Ms. Rhodes. We all saw the effort you put in. As per our original agreement, you and Mr. Lloyd were the ones who saved the Pharmaceutical Division. So, if anyone deserves to be CEO, it's you." Despite their confidence, Lauren still felt a knot of anxiety in her chest. She did not care about the title of CEO; what mattered was that if she became the CEO, she could stay in Jayrodale and take control of Rhodes Corporation. In other words, she could escape being used as a pawn in her family's arranged marriage plans; she would not have to be shipped off to marry into the Driscoll family in Blumedale. Lauren made up her mind, thinking, 'As long as I can avoid marrying into the Driscoll family, I'll give myself to Dr. Lloyd. From now on, I'll belong to him alone.' Tiana's gaze slowly swept across the entire conference room. Finally, her eyes

Michael's expression darkened as he snapped, "What's this, Andrew? Can't handle losing?" Andrew glanced at him like he was looking at a corpse. "The one who can't handle it is you, idiot." With a slight motion of his hand, Marcus immediately stepped forward and handed him a stack of documents. "This is the real financial report for the Pharmaceutical Division," Andrew declared. "Mrs. Rhodes, gentlemen—open your eyes and take a good look!" He tossed the files onto the conference table with a loud slap. Tiana let out a cold chuckle. "More theatrics?" She grabbed a report and flipped it open. The moment she read it, her expression completely changed. Michael scoffed and took a copy for himself. A second later, his smug face twisted in shock. "H-How is this possible? No! Andrew, this has to be fake! There's no way this is real!" The other executives immediately sensed that something was off. One after another, they snatched up the reports and started reading. Within sec

Tiana's expression remained cold as she gritted her teeth, saying nothing. She was completely cornered. Michael roared, "Andrew, are you deaf? Didn't you hear Aunt Tiana already announce me as the new CEO?" Andrew let out a mocking laugh. "Michael, it's broad daylight, and you're already dreaming. Do your parents know about this delusion? Besides, what makes you think you deserve to be CEO? You lost the bet. "You pranced around in lingerie, pretending to be some kind of drag queen, and that humiliating video is still making rounds on the internet. Doesn't anyone think it would be a huge embarrassment for Rhodes Corporation to have someone like that as its CEO?" Marcus was the first to step up. "That's right. From every perspective, Ms. Rhodes is the rightful CEO." Another executive spoke up. "Mrs. Rhodes, Mr. Lloyd and Ms. Rhodes have done too much for this company. You must handle this fairly." "Mrs. Rhodes, we fully support Ms. Rhodes and Mr. Lloyd—please do the right thi