Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

---- Chapter 1148 Aspen said, "You're the one who killed Seth.

The Haywoods are going to target you firstso you'd better leave now while you still can!" Andrew said nothing.

Instead, he walked toward her slowly, one step at atime.

Aspen frowned and instinctively took a step back.

The space between them was too close for comfort, and it made her uneasy.

However, Andrew did not stophe kept moving in, ignoring her resistance entirely.

Aspen soon found herself backed up against the wall.

Her expression turned cold as she snapped, "What are you doing?" Andrew leaned in, towering over her.

"Aspen, something's off with you." "What are you talking about?" "You are...

worried about my safety, aren't you?" Aspen shoved him hard, her face flushing as she barked, "I wasn't joking just now! If you're not taking this seriously, then just forget I said anything!" Her heart was pounding.

For a second, she thought Andrew was going to kiss her.

If he had, she would have bitten his tongue off ---- without hesitation.

The skies over Blumedale were dark and heavy.

From the mountaintop estate of The Sovereign Residences, it looked like a torrential storm was about to crash down.

The Haywoods' estate, located in the wealthy western district of Blumedale, was massive, grand, luxurious, and opulent, as one would expect from one of The Five Apex Families.

the mood was grim and

family kill order," roared the Haywood family's patriarch, Roy Haywood, his

left to bury!" The roar echoed through the halls like thunder, sending waves

gear, stood silently, his face dark as stone." Father, I'm partially responsible for what happened to

I hadn't let him go after Andrew on my watch, it wouldn't have ended in

already too late for ifs and buts! 1 have plenty of sonslosing one or two

the ---- Haywoods' dignity? That's worth more than all our lives put together." He hissed, "I'll have that punk ripped limb from limb for humiliating our name!" Xavier

"Don't worry, Father.

with my

back." Roy's tone dropped to something colder,

our

to get your hands

laugh and think we've

higher than anything the Goldings

in assassins." Xavier

price, he'll die a

Sovereign Residences,

he steps outside, the assassination attempts will be relentless." In the corner, the old butler who had been

"Mr.

Roy, Mr.

making

Xavier's hands clenched tighter, his

cracked under the