Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

One person gasped, "He actually went in? Is he out of his damn mind?"

Another whispered, "Everyone knows the Ackermann brothers-Abel's the calculating one, cold and ruthless. But his little brother Horatio? He's just a brainless brute, a wild animal in human skin. Anyone who crosses him ends up screwed."

"This guy looked smart too... Why the hell would he willingly step into a death trap?"

At that moment, everyone else who had come to Ackermann Pharmaceutical to demand their money stood frozen in disbelief.

A few with darker hearts chuckled to themselves, quietly waiting for Andrew's corpse to be dragged out.

...

The moment Andrew stepped inside, his brows knitted tightly together. A heavy stench of sweat and something even fouler-like rotten flowers and body fluids— hit him square in the face.

So-called "office" or not, Horatio's room looked nothing like a workplace.

At the center sat a giant waterbed with tacky red curtains hanging low around it. In front of the bed lay scattered fried chicken, takeaway boxes, and various junk food remnants eaten carelessly all over the floor.

On the waterbed, two naked women were sleeping while embracing a massive fat man. Both women were bruised all over, their bodies marked with injuries that made it clear they had not been there by choice.

When they saw Andrew, pure terror flashed across their faces, and they immediately began trembling.

Andrew stepped forward, pulled the curtain aside, and said calmly, "Get up. Get dressed. You can leave."

young. Upon hearing this, they both shook

indifferent. "Don't worry,

no idea how vicious the Ackermann brothers are. If we try

other girl murmured bitterly, "You should go too. Once Mr. Horatio wakes up and sees you in

You were forced? Why didn't you go to

green-haired girl gave a hollow laugh. "And what would that change? Abel controls hundreds of women just like us.

fat man on the bed rolled over, his belly large enough to suffocate a grown man. He let out a thunderous

froze, no longer daring

Andrew a frantic glance, silently pleading for him to get out while

was done being

he stepped forward and slapped

open like a startled

in confusion at first. Then, he exploded

the hell let you in here? Get out!

like

stayed calm. "I'm here to collect my money. Pay what the Ackermann family owes and I'll leave.

who weren't afraid of dying,

scoffed and continued, "Money? When has anyone ever

a thick finger at the door "Here's your final shot. Crawl out on your knees and shut that damn door on your

the rumors were true. The Ackermann brothers didn't build this company through business-they built it through shady deals and criminal blood money. Too