Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 1725

Among the Five Apex Families, the Peck family ranked squarely in the middle. They were not the most dominant, but they were not lagging behind either.

However, this would only be the case if they did not count the matriarch, Victoria Sanchez.

Once they factored in the woman, even the Three Titans would tread carefully around. Then, the Peck family might as well be a power to be reckoned with in Blumedale.

However, when it came to financial strength and overall influence, the Peck family was still lacking.

That meant Victoria could keep the wolves at bay. But expansion? That was another story entirely.

Andrew had previously crossed paths with members of the Peck family back in Jayrodale. Specifically, Ernest Peck—the guy who had a stash of rare elixirs and ended up clashing hard with Andrew. It had not ended well for him.

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Andrew's Porsche 911 pulled discreetly into the Peck residence. The moment he stepped out, he was spotted.

"Are you Mr. Andrew Lloyd from the Gabo Creek Chamber of Commerce? You think you can just show up at our home unannounced whenever you want? What are you trying to pull here?"

The tension inside the estate snapped instantly. Security mobilized, and dozens of fully armed guards rushed out in formation.

Miles and Liliana showed up quickly after hearing the commotion.

The moment Liliana laid eyes on Andrew, her heart churned with mixed emotions of bitterness, hatred, and fear.

"Andrew, you've got guts coming here alone like this! You know the last time isn't settled yet, right? My dad just got out of bed and is ready to deal with you!"

She clenched her fists, seething.

Miles, on the other hand, was more composed. He barked, "Liliana, that's enough! Step aside. Show Mr. Lloyd some respect."

Andrew smoothed his suit and gave a calm smile. "You've always been the more reasonable one, Mr. Peck. Whatever happened was just a misunderstanding, wasn't it?"

Miles' jaw twitched.

Misunderstanding? Only Andrew could say that with a straight face.

His father, Calvin, had suffered internal injuries from sheer stress and still had not fully recovered.

His aunt, Caroline, had all four limbs broken. Even with a miracle doctor on site, she still could not get out of bed.

And Liliana, the one who started it all by kidnapping Lauren, had nearly paid the ultimate price for it. She took a brutal beating and almost got permanently scarred.

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