Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Andrew grinned. "You heard me right-I meant exactly what I said. To put it bluntly, I need the Ulrich family under my control. I need a puppet to manage things on my behalf."

Ryder's face darkened. "So basically, you want me to be your puppet? Trying to 'hold the king and command the lords'?"

Before he could finish his dramatic analogy, Logan smacked him across the face. "Ryder, you're seriously a pile of crap. 'Hold the king'? Who the hell do you think you are, royalty?"

He added, "The Ulrich family isn't an empire, and you're no emperor. Can you stop flattering yourself and spouting this nonsense like you passed eighth-grade civics?"

Ryder turned red, realizing just how out of touch he sounded.

Even Andrew could not help but smirk, thinking this guy was something else. All he wanted was someone obedient to help him steer the Ulrich family, and here Ryder was, acting like he had just been offered a crown.

After thinking for a moment, Ryder shook his head, essentially refusing. He said, "My dad currently controls the Ulrich family, and I'm not old enough to take over yet! Besides, if I were to take over the Ulrich family, what would happen to him? What you're saying is completely unrealistic!"

mean. Get out of the

held it in. "Mr.

waved dismissively. "Get lost! A golden opportunity is right in front of you, and you refuse to cherish it. If that's the case, I'll hand this opportunity to your two brothers instead. Especially that little brother of yours-that kid has real

you! At least that kid has ambition. He's young but has a

you return to the Ulrich family, he will be sitting in the head of family position, demanding you submit to

to take over the Ulrich family. That just shows you're all bark and no bite-a complete coward! I guess it means we'll

Mr. Ulrich? You've still got a

of them tag-teamed the mockery, and Ryder could barely contain the fire burning inside. He

him over. "Are you really that loyal to the Ulrich family? I can see that your appetite, ambition, and abilities are all much greater than those of your two brothers. Are you not tempted

be Xavier's lapdog if you didn't want any of this? To put it plainly, aren't you just trying to cozy up to the Haywoods so you can smoothly take over the Ulrich family's power later? I can

half-convinced. "Mr. Lloyd, are you really willing

couldn't be more real! But there's one condition-you need to understand