Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 1884

Andrew scoffed. "Quit glaring. You're no match for me, and the last two times I spared you were out of respect for Mr. Yeager Senior. If I hadn't held back, you'd be half-dead by now."

Matthew clenched his jaw but did not say a word. Truth was, he was scared of Andrew now.

Adam stood calmly, hands behind his back, and said, "Andrew, just say it. What exactly do you want? If you can't give us something solid, you won't be leaving here alive."

Andrew let out a cold laugh. "Sir, don't try to scare me. I'm a coward. When someone threatens me, I tend to forget everything I was about to say. But there's one thing I do remember.

"Henry and Scarlett are already planning to take down the Yeagers. I know you're confident, and you probably think they're just digging their own graves. But I can promise you this: when the time comes, your entire family will end up six feet under."

Adam fell silent. He did not trust Andrew, but he could not afford to ignore him either.

Matthew snapped impatiently, "Andrew, just get to the damn point!"

Andrew took a sip of tea and said in a low voice, "Frostblossom, the deadly poison from Eastonia. You've heard of it, right? Scarlett plans to use it to send your two elders off to their graves. That's the message I came here to deliver."

Matthew sneered. "You think the Yeager elders are beggars on the street? Just waiting with their mouths open for Scarlett and Henry to feed them poison?"

Andrew gave him a glance and nodded. "Exactly. The fact that you realize that's not how it works means you're not completely brainless."

Matthew snapped, "Andrew, stop being so damn sarcastic. Tell me what else you know!"

Andrew replied flatly, "I know Scarlett's already has someone inside the Yeagers, and the one who's supposed to poison your elders… is one of your own. Which means there's no way to guard against it."

Matthew's expression finally changed. He and Adam exchanged a glance, both looking furious and alarmed.

Andrew gave a small smile. "None of that interests me. How about this... I'll tell you who the traitor is. But you have to do one thing for me."

Matthew asked cautiously, "What's that?"

Andrew replied, "Put on black tights and do a dance from that viral internet trend!"

Both the Yeager family elders cleared their throats. They could not help but think that young people these days were truly bold with their taste.

Andrew chuckled. "Relax, I'm messing with you. Watching you dance would burn my retinas. I'm not into horror shows. The traitor in your clan is your favorite son, Joseph. And don't even bother arguing. You think it's impossible? Let me ask you: where's Joseph right now?"

He added, "You know what. Don't bother looking. Right now, he's probably on top of Scarlett, working hard to release a whole generation of Yeager grandchildren all over her belly."