Rising from the Ashes (Andrew and Lauren)

Elon roared at the top of his lungs. "And another thing, you lying bitch! You're pregnant, but I had to hear it for the first time in this damn room, during a standoff with Andrew?

"Not a single word these past few weeks. If today hadn't gone down the way it did, I'd still be in the dark, wouldn't I?"

Sherilyn sobbed through her tears. "Elon, please just listen to me, okay? Just hear me out! It's not what you think! I-I just wanted to surprise you. That's why I didn't say anything!"

Andrew clicked his tongue. "Wow. What a surprise, alright. Sherilyn, I'm guessing the moment you found out you were pregnant, you realized the baby wasn't Elon's and that's when the panic set in.

"You kept your mouth shut, hoping to cover it up. And today, in front of everyone, you got cocky and slipped up. You thought carrying a Goldings' baby gave you prestige. Instead, you just tripped over your own lie.

"But hey, no need to drag this out, Fatty. Just go to the hospital and get a paternity test done-one check, and we'll know the truth."

Elon snapped his head up, eyes flashing. "Guards, take Kenny and his daughter into custody! If the test confirms this whore betrayed me, then execute them both -right on the spot!"

Kenny went pale, cold sweat pouring down his back as he turned to stare at Sherilyn. "Did you really cheat? Did you really betray Elon like that?"

Sherilyn did not answer and just kept crying harder.

Kenny felt his heart drop like a stone. He knew exactly what kind of woman his daughter was her silence said everything.

Sherilyn finally cried out, "I'm sorry, Elon... I'm so sorry! We don't need to go to the hospital. I admit it—I did something I shouldn't have."

With nowhere left to run and no lies left to hide behind, Sherilyn dropped to her knees and confessed.

Elon's massive body trembled. "So, it's true. You really cheated on me?"

Sherilyn wailed, "I didn't mean to! Elon, I swear-it wasn't intentional! It just... It just happened!"

Elon's face twisted with rage. He was not even bothered by her explanation and started beating her down in a violent fit of rage.

Within seconds, Sherilyn was covered in blood, barely conscious on the ground.

Kenny stumbled forward, begging, "Elon, please spare her! She's stil your wife. Just forgive her once, just this one time! I swear, if she ever does this again, I'll hand her over to you myself!" noveldrama

"Forgive her? You filthy old bastard!" Elon screamed, completely losing control.

He turned and kicked Kenny straight in the gut, knocking him to the floor and bruising his face.

Still not satisfied, Elon grabbed Sherilyn by the hair, yanked her upright, and snarled, "Tell me-who's the bastard that knocked you up? Who the hell did you cheat with? Spilkit, or I'll end you right now-both you and that damn baby!"

The Goldings' guards looked at each other, uneasy and unsure. This was not something they could intervene in.

Sherilyn had betrayed Elon-publicly, shamefully. She was digging her own grave.

As for Andrew? No one even cared about him anymore. With Elon's world

collapsing, Andrew might as well have disappeared.

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On the Rhodes side, Jameson, Tiana, and the rest of the family stood in dead silence, each wearing a strange expression, too entertained to interrupt.

Sherilyn shrieked through her sobs. "Stop hitting me! Please-stop! I'll talk! I'll tell

you everything—just stop hitting me!"

Elon panted heavily, sweat pouring down his face. "Then talk. Spill it all before I send you straight to hell."

Sherilyn trembled and choked out, "I-I don't know exactly who the father is..."