Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

---- Chapter 2497 "How's Andrew?" At the Lloyd family estate, Donovan stood in the back garden with a pair of shears, trimming the hedges with calm precision. Sheena crossed her arms, scowling. "He's not dying anytime soon. That idiot pissed me off so bad. I still don't get why he wouldn't let me kill Wilder when I had the chance." Donovan replied evenly, "As long as he's alive, that's all that matters. Everything else can be worked out. Good... Very good indeed." The odd note in his voice made Sheena frown. "Good? What's good, Grandpa?

What are you even talking about?" Donovan chuckled, setting the shears aside. "Andrew, of course Don't you think he's remarkable? He fought Wilder, a man at that level, and came out in one piece. That kind of power, that kind of fire... He's truly the Dragon Prince. It seems the Blood- Eyed Black Dragon in his veins has finally awakened." Sheena's expression turned serious. "Grandpa, are you saying Andrew managed to stand toe-to-toe with Wilder because of the family totem?" Donovan nodded slowly. "Exactly. The totem within him has ---- already been triggered, earlier than Reginald's ever was.

turn a blind eye?" Donovan did not even flinch. "And what if we did? There are plenty who want that boy dead, Otto being one of them. Many things are beyond my control, and Reginald is half a world away, powerless to intervene. So tell me, why not let things play out?"

out. Someday, he'll rise above everything and make the world kneel beneath his feet." Sheena exhaled slowly and nodded. "I understand what you're saying... at least, partly. But have you considered that Andrew's energy core is his biggest weakness? If he keeps fighting like this, he'll eventually face an

is a nightmare of an opponent, so why are you still going to face him?" Sheena's lips curved in realization. "I get it now... Just like ---- Andrew, I have to rely on myself to make it through. If I can't, then I die trying, That's just the fate we were given." Donovan shook his head. "No. That's Andrew's fate, not yours. I've already made arrangements for the Eastern Stronghold. Even if you can't defeat Alfredo, he won't dare kill you. The Lloyd