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-”

is, I don’t care. Just leave me alone. From now on, let’s

on! Can’t you at least have a little

mocking snort. “Patience? What do you expect, Christina? Do you want me to go back to the way used to be? To worship you? To bend

her chest. “Andrew, yes, you helped me a lot in the past. You helped the Stevens family, and you helped the corporation. But it’s not like we treated you like trash. You’re acting like

“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

with her–never this cold or dismissive. Nevertheless,

said, forcing herself to stay calm. “Can’t we meet somewhere and

the same stubborn woman who refuses to admit when she’s wrong. Save yourself the trouble. I’m not interested. And even if I were, meeting you would

catching in her throat. Lauren’s name twisted her heart with an irrational

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

but the gap between the two of you is still massive. Do you really think this relationship

out a sharp, humorless laugh. “Thanks for the advice, Ms. Stevens, but tny relationship

with that, the line went

her face burning with humiliation. Her jaw clenched as she swallowed the sharp sting

holding a grudge… still unwilling to give

‘To hell with it!‘ She called again, and again, but every time,