Chapter 157
Andrew scoffed without saying a word. Francesca assumed he was just talking tough since wiping out all of East Side seemed impossible. Well, at least she had never dared to imagine it. Just then, her phone rang with a call from Lauren As soon as the call was connected, Lauren asked urgently, “Fran, something huge happened. Is Dr. Lloyd with you?”
“Yes, he is. What happened?”
Lauren’s voice was deadly serious. “Ask Dr. Lloyd if he’s responsible for eliminating the entire East Side and Tony.”
The question hit Francesca like a thunderbolt. Forgetting Lauren on the phone, she stared at Andrew in shock.
She stammered, “Y–You actually destroyed Tony and all of East Side’s criminal empire? How did you do it?”
Before Andrew could answer, the hospital room door burst open. Irene rushed in, followed by other members of the Stevens family and Harvey
“Christie, Christie, are you okay? My baby, there’s so much blood! How badly are you hurt?” Irene wailed, throwing herself beside the hospital bed.
“She just fell asleep. It’s better not to wake her,” Andrew said with a frown.
Irene whirled around, angrily shouting, “Andrew, you sure are shameless, showing your face here! This is all your fault! You’re nothing but bad luck! If it weren’t for you, would our Christie be in this state?”
Andrew remained silent, acknowledging that this was partially his fault. He had not expected Tony to use Christina to get to him.
“Ma’am, I can’t listen to this anymore,” Francesca cut in coldly. “Dr. Lloyd rescued Ms. Stevens. Instead of thanking him, you’re accusing him. Isn’t that incredibly ungrateful?”
“Thank this good–for–nothing? For what?” Irene spat venomously. “You say he rescued my daughter, but why was she in danger in the first place?”
“Rescuing someone from Tony isn’t easy,” Francesca fired back. “Only someone like Dr. Lloyd could pull it off. Otherwise, hate to say it, but Ms. Stevens might not have made it.”
“What do I care about any of that?” Irene ranted. “All1 know is Christie got hurt because of him. He’s useless!”
As Francesca tried to argue further, Andrew stopped her and addressed Irene. “Tony hurt Christie, so I took revenge for her. I’ll also make sure all her injuries are fully healed.”
“You took revenge?” Irene laughed coldly. “Who are you trying to fool? I know it was South City’s Mr. Garner and Mr. Yates who took down Tony.”
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“You could say that,” Andrew replied calmly. “But Marvin and Dylan work for me. I ordered them to make East Side disappear.”
Irene looked at him with contempt. “Wow, Andrew, you’ve gotten good at telling tall tales. Do you think I’m stupid enough to believe that?”
“Whether you believe me or not isn’t my concert” Andrew said. “I do what needs to be done, answering only to my own conscience.”
