Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2711

Rusty was stunned speechless. He yanked his pants up and growled through his teeth, "Fine, I'm done. Damn it, Mr. Lloyd gave the order, so what else can I do?"

Mikayla got a set of clothes to change into and shakily stood up, following Jerome out.

Koda watched the two leave, his eyes dark and brooding.

Rusty stood beside him, spitting out bitterly, "Mr. Dawson, I really don't get it… Are you the leader, or is it Andrew? While you were out cold, we got pushed around by him. Now you're awake, and you've taken over the Advanced Medical Institute, about to become the director. Why the hell does this punk from Chetvine still get to boss us around?"

Koda did not say anything, but the dark look in his eyes only deepened.

After a long pause, he smirked. "Rusty, don't you think Mr. Lloyd is a major contributor to my success?"

Rusty reluctantly admitted, "Of course he is. Without him, we never would've pulled this off. Especially you… You wouldn't have come out on top in the end."

Koda kept smiling. "So tell me, doesn't the relationship between Mr. Lloyd and me look a lot like the one between Corbin and Lorenzo?"

Rusty paused, then his expression turned strange. "Now that you mention it, you really are kind of like Corbin, aren't you? But Mr. Dawson, what's that supposed to mean?"

Koda chuckled with deep meaning. "It means my fate might very well end up like that dead bastard Corbin's. Mr. Lloyd is no simple character; far from it. If he wanted me to step down and take the director's seat himself, do you think I'd dare say no?"

Rusty looked shocked. He lowered his head, at a loss for words. With a sigh, he shook his head. "Mr. Dawson, the way things turned out is already pretty damn good for you. We have no choice. We can't beat him, so we might as well bow down and listen to him.

"Otherwise, just now, I would've had my way with that Owens family bitch. If it wasn't for being afraid of that Lloyd guy, you think I'd willingly let myself go soft down there?"

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