Chapter 1927
Chantelleโs face went pale as panic swept over her. If that mad dog of a director from Special Ops, Barnaby, really stepped in to save Hank, things could get ugly fast. With the way Special Ops operated, not even Derek would be able to handle the fallout easily.
While everyone was still frowning, unsure what to do next, Andrew had already rolled up his sleeves and landed two brutal slaps across Hankโs face.
Hank, who had just been kicked earlier, now got his face lit up again. This time, it swelled instantly.
He roared, โAndrew! How dare you slap me again? Are you out of your damn mind? Didnโt you hear me say that Mr. Hale is coming for me personally?โ
His voice cracked with fury, eyes blazing.
Most people would have backed down after hearing Barnabyโs name, but Andrew? He did not even flinch.
Hank could not understand what was wrong with him.
How many lives did this lunatic think he had to spare?
โI donโt care who you report to,โ Andrew said coldly, yanking Hank up by the hair. โI donโt give a damn about your director either. Right now, youโre gonna kneel to Mr. Keller Senior and apologize. Properly.โ
Hank bared his teeth. โScrew you. Dream on! You wonโt be so cocky for long.โ
Andrewโs open palms came down like a rainstorm. When he got tired of using his hands, he switched to his feet, kicking Hank viciously in the gut.
Within seconds, Hank was curled on the floor, coughing up bile and blood, his reopened wounds pouring fresh crimson onto the tiles.
Chantelle and the others stood frozen in shock.
โAndy, seriouslyโฆ Thatโs enough.โ
It was not until George finally spoke that Andrew halted.
He calmly buttoned up his suit jacket, straightened his sleeves, and looked down at Hank like he was nothing more than trash.
โNow,โ he said coolly, โare you ready to apologize?โ
Hank curled up tighter, his hand over his head, too afraid to lift it. โAndrew, if anything happens to meโฆ You and your whole crew will be wiped off the map! Mark my words!โ
Andrew grabbed a vase off the table and shattered it right over Hankโs skull.
Then, he turned to Logan with a deadly glare. โBring me a butcher knife. A sharp one. If I donโt bleed this bastard out tonight, I wonโt sleep right!โ
Logan flinched. He could tell Andrew was not bluffing. Even Chantelle and George exchanged a stunned look.
This version of Andrew was unrecognizable.
He was not just furious. He was lethal.
The brutal calm beneath his fury, the cold precision in his violence. It made all three Keller women shiver, their bodies instinctively recoiling from the icy pressure in the air.
โAndrew, youโre scaring meโฆโ Chantelle whispered.
Ever since their relationship became public, her pride and coldness had melted away around him. What replaced them was awe, fear, and a growing sense that she barely knew this man at all.
Logan returned with the knife, and Andrew snatched it without hesitation. He twirled it twice, and the sharp blade sang in the air before he lowered it, aiming straight for Hankโs throat.
That was when Hank finally broke.
โWait! Wait! Andrewโฆ Mr. Lloydโฆ SโSir, please donโt! We can talk this out! Iโll apologize! Iโll drop to my knees and beg! Whatever you say, Iโll do it! Just please donโt kill me!โ
His shrieks were so desperate and so pathetic. They did not even sound human anymore, more like an animal at the slaughterhouse.