Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren)

Andrew asked curiously, "Why? Don't you want to know about your past?"

Shiloh replied, "Of course, I want to know, but the places you mentioned are too far away. Secondly, just hearing about them makes me uncomfortable and disgusted!"

Andrew chuckled, "There's nothing uncomfortable about it. When we have time, I'll personally take you there to see if we can help you recover some memories!"

Shiloh put down her spoon casually, "We'll see about that. I'm full now, so I'm heading out!"

Lauren blinked. "Out? Where are you going?"noveldrama

Shiloh replied, "Work. I found a restaurant online. They're hiring servers, so I'm going in."

Lauren stood up quickly and blocked her. "No way. I won't let you go work as a server. If you really need a job, come work at Rhodes Corporation. I'll make sure you're taken care of."

However, Shiloh shook her head firmly. "I want to stand on my own. I don't need your help."

Lauren tried to stop her again, but Andrew gently pulled her hand away and smiled wryly. "Let her go. Shiloh has too many mysteries and secrets about her. She seems particularly obsessed with being self-reliant and earning money on her own. I think this must be related to her past, so letting her go might help her remember!"

Lauren looked at him with concern. "Honey, she's just a girl. Going out to wait tables by herself feels kind of sad."

Andrew chuckled. "Sad? You mean the girl who just wrecked the Shadow Division's commander like he was a training dummy?"

Lauren laughed. "Okay, fair point. Shiloh really is a total beast. That's it. Starting tomorrow, I'm training with you. I want to become just as strong as she is!"

Andrew gave her forehead a gentle flick. "Martial arts start with health, not instant greatness. And trust me on this, Shiloh's level of power isn't something just anyone can reach."

Lauren stuck out her tongue with a playful pout. "Well, I'm not just anyone! Anyway, the Driscoll family drama is finally over, and that's enough for today. I've got a ton of work waiting for me at the office."

Andrew smiled and nodded. "Alright, go ahead."

Once she left, Andrew pulled out his phone and called Tiana. "Mrs. Rhodes. Everything's been handled."

Tiana sounded thrilled. "So you really beat Joe?"

Andrew confirmed, "Yeah, I didn't let you down."

Tiana giggled. "Andy, I'm getting more and more impressed with you! My cultivation has hit a wall again lately. Think you can swing by and help me break through?"

Andrew frowned. "Helping you is fine. But don't tell me you're planning on using

that dual-cultivation technique of yours again?"

Tiana snorted. "Of course. I may be a martial king now, but that method still works wonders. So yes, I need you to assist me."

Andrew immediately refused, "Mrs. Rhodes, goodbye and good luck."

Among the girls around him, Lauren had the weakest martial foundation. It was basically nonexistent. Francesca was slightly better, with some basics under her belt. Aspen, at least, had been putting in cal effort and had already reached senior grandmaster level

If Andrew were to guide all three onto the martial path, he would have to start

preparing now. Honestly, there was only one real solution-money.

The path of martial arts was not all that different from being a superhero.

The poor relied on mutation.

The rich? They relied on technology.

Andrew did not have high-tech gadgets, but he did have elixirs.

Those were just as powerful.

His plan was to refine a batch of top-grade elixirs to cleanse and rebuild their bodies from the inside out. He estimated that just that step alone would cost at least a million dollars.

Even then, money was not enough as he would still need the right channels to source high-quality ingredients.

...

While Andrew was getting busy, Liliana was far from idle elsewhere.

"Here's a million. I want that bitch Lauren taken. Because of her, Joe is now a wreck. I want her to suffer-to wish she was dead!"

Her voice was dripping with venom, each word soaked in pure malice.