Melvin raised his hand and sneered. "Everyone, step back. I want to see what he's going to do. Andrew, if you've got the guts, then kill me right now."

Andrew's lips curled into a cold grin. "Killing you wouldn't be hard. But today, I don't feel like it. Everything you said comes down to one thing: your arrogance. You look down on Amari, don't you? But Amari isn't who he used to be. And with me as his senior, what gives you the right to look down on him?"

Melvin replied, "So what if you're here? What difference does that make?"

Andrew lifted Melvin off the ground. Staring into his terrified eyes, he growled, "Listen carefully. You're sitting in that position today partly because of me. When Mr. Vazquez called for a vote to decide who would take that seat, Philip from the military, my father, and I all voted for you.

"But the major families and several of Mr. Vazquez's people were strongly against it. You've spent years trying to figure out who helped you back then, haven't you