Irene and Leroy almost peed their pants out of fear.

"Andrew… you… What do you think you're doing?" Irene stammered.

She tried to sound tough, but her voice cracked. "I'm warning you, if you dare act out of line, Aspen won't let you get away with this!"

Leroy chimed in, equally nervous, "Andrew, don't be rash! Don't forget that Mr. Woods will be back. Aren't you afraid he'll crush you with just one slap?"

Despite their bluster, both of them were trembling uncontrollably, cold sweat