Stephen, growing impatient, said, "Your name's Andrew, right? I'll give you one last chance. Crawl over here, kneel, and clean my shoes. Otherwise, you won't be leaving the gates of Glorious Pharmaceuticals today."

Andrew raised an eyebrow. "You're telling me I won't leave? Are you, Mr. Brunner, going to carry me out?"

The room went silent as Kenneth inhaled sharply. He thought Andrew was seriously out of his mind, asking for trouble.

Aspen and Christina, furious, could not help but laugh. Andrew's defiance had clearly infuriated Stephen, and his outcome would be disastrous.

"You've got a death wish, don't you? I gave you a chance, but you didn't take it. Now you'll pay the price!" Stephen sneered, taking a long drag from his cigar.

Then, he shouted, "Someone, get rid of him."

A group of bodyguards in suits stormed into the room, filling the space with menace.

Stephen looked at Aspen and Christina. "Ladies, give me a minute. I'll take care of this brat, then we can go win