Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Chapter 1889

Andrew would never have expected that after all these years, the only person in Goldridge who cared about his safety would be Rowan. However, the lady standing before him now was completely different from the bratty little girl from five years ago.

Her intoxicating fragrance, soft little hands, a smooth face, and those long legs that could make any man drool. Everything about her screamed that she was a real beauty.

Andrew remained perfectly still because he never expected Rowan to secretly come to rescue him. However, if he left with her now, everything he had worked for would be wasted.

"Come on, let's go! What's wrong with you?" Rowan whispered urgently.

Seeing Andrew's blank, dull look, she began to panic. Then, a terrifying thought struck her, draining the color from her face.

She gasped and mumbled, "Phantom Mirage... No.... Don't tell me you've been brainwashed by Phantom Mirage! Grandma told me that Mr. Thornton's adopted son, Eric... that bastard's hypnosis technique is terrifying! Anyone who falls under it loses their mind little by little until they become a puppet, just a shell, completely controlled..."

Her voice trembled, and her thoughts spiraled. She waved a hand in front of Andrew's face, but there was no reaction. Then, she shook his shoulders, but still no reaction.

Finally, she slapped him across the face. "Snap out of it!"

Andrew cursed silently, 'Damn, this girl hits hard! That hurt!'

Still, he held still, determined to stay in character and pay her back later.

Rowan tried everything she could think of, but nothing worked. Her face fell, eyes filled with heartbreak as she stared at him. "You jerk... five years ago, you promised you'd come back to see me. Did you know? I waited for you for five years. Five whole years!"

suddenly dropped to the floor and

if you keep crying like that, you're

waited for him for five years? He vaguely remembered healing her five years ago, and that was how they

fierce and unreasonable, not particularly likable at all. So, Andrew's impression of her was not good. Besides, she seemed to hate him too, especially when the treatment required touching her body, which had caused

actually come crying to

very strange, wondering what the hell Rowan was up to. He needed to find a way to

echoed from the

beat, and he thought, 'This is bad! Either Eric or Henry is coming downstairs!' Rowan, who had been crouching and sobbing on the floor, reacted with extraordinary speed. To Andrew's amazement, she stood up, bent

whispered, "Goodbye, Andrew. The Onyx Serpents are being crushed by the McCormick family and threatened by people like Henry. We have no choice. Either we submit, or we get wiped out. Grandma and I have no choice but to take the

that brief kiss, Rowan's delicate face flushed with

leaving Goldridge, but I won't go. I'll secretly stay behind and find

lingering look at Andrew, Rowan turned around and, like an agile white cat, flipped over

did she just say? She's in love with me? Since when? And she's saying

could not

Rowan's confession just now had been crystal clear and

years ago had now become

again, when had she secretly

not figure this out and found it troublesome. After all, he did not want to harm Rowan. Originally, he could have followed his plan to toy with Henry and the others, then slip

nowhere. If it were just anyone else, he

deep down, he might be a pervert too. Otherwise, he would not