Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Chapter 686 Aspen’s expression darkened as she watched Christina nervously hover her thumb over the call button. “Christie, are you sure you want to make this call? You and Andrew have already gone your separate ways. What’s the point of reaching out now?”

Christina bit her lip, her anxiety plain to see. “Honestly, I don’t even know what I want to say. But… I need to know. I need to hear his voice. I need to know if he really hates me as much as I think he does.”

Aspen did not say another word. She just leaned back and crossed her arms, her eyes cold with indifference.

‘What a waste of time‘, she thought, ‘Andrew is long gone probably feeding worms in a coffin by now. This phone call is pointless.‘

Still, if Christina wanted to chase ghosts, so be it. The phone would either go straight to voicemail, or someone else would pick up. Andrew was not alive to answer.

To Aspen’s surprise, the call connected.

“Hello?” came Andrew’s familiar voice on the other end.

Christina’s heart leaped. She clutched the phone tightly. “Andrew? Is that you?”

“It’s me,” Andrew replied flatly. “What do you want, Ms. Stevens?”

Christina’s throat went dry. “I–I went to verify everything you said earlier, and I-”

it is, I don’t care. Just leave me

brow and pushed past her pride. “Wait, Andrew, hold on! Can’t you at least have a little patience with me? Are

you expect, Christina? Do you want me to go back to the way used to be? To worship

helped me a lot in the past. You helped the Stevens family, and

completely detached. “You’re imagining things. I don’t care about you or the Stevens family anymore. You can’t hold a grudge against something you no longer give a damn about. Now, if you’re done, I’m hanging

pulse raced. She was used to Andrew being calm and patient with her–never this cold or dismissive. Nevertheless, she swallowed her frustration and softened her

said, forcing herself to stay calm. “Can’t

you’re still the same stubborn woman who refuses to admit when she’s wrong.

her breath catching in her throat. Lauren’s name twisted her heart

“Andrew, have you considered what you’re getting yourself into? She’s Lauren Rhodes–heiress of the Rhodes family. She’s the

two of you is still massive. Do you really think this relationship has a future? Don’t you see how impossible it is for someone like you to be with

humorless laugh. “Thanks for the advice, Ms. Stevens,

with that, the line

the phone, her face burning with humiliation. Her jaw clenched as she

“Still holding a grudge… still unwilling to give me even the smallest

screen, her thumb hesitating over the redial button. She thought, ‘To hell with it!‘ She called again, and again, but every time, the call went straight to voicemail. Her stomach dropped as