Miles’ face immediately darkened. He turned to Liliana and demanded, “Is what Mr. Lloyd said true?”

Liliana felt her chest tighten and snapped at Andrew, “You seriously ran off and ratted on me?”

Andrew chuckled coldly. “Nope. I said it right to your face. Didn’t hide a thing.”

Liliana choked on her words. “You…”

Miles’ voice dropped, razor-sharp. “Liliana, pack your things and get your ass home. Then, go straight to Dad and tell him what you did. And after that, you’ll buy something decent and take it to Mr. Lloyd’s house to formally apologize.”

Liliana felt utterly humiliated and screamed, “Miles, I won’t do it! Even if this guy is some kind of chairman, I’m still the heiress of the Peck family. Who is he to demand an apology from me?”

Miles flew into a rage and slapped her hard across the face. “Shut up, you stupid brat. If you insult Mr. Lloyd again, I swear I’ll stop treating you like a sister and beat some sense into you right now.”

Holding her stinging cheek, Liliana was completely in disbelief as tears poured from her eyes. “You hit me? Even Dad couldn’t bear to hit me, but you actually hit me? Miles, you might be afraid of him, but I’m not. Just wait and see!”

Sobbing hysterically, Liliana turned and ran back into the club, tears pouring down her face.

Miles looked utterly miserable as he turned to Andrew. He apologized, “I’m sorry, Mr. Lloyd. It’s the Peck family’s fault for failing to raise her properly. I’ll apologize on her behalf.”

Andrew gave a faint, dismissive smile. “No need. I’m not the type to get worked up over a clueless girl.”

And with that, he ignored Miles’ embarrassed grin, flagged down a car, and left without another word.

Miles instinctively moved to walk him out, but Andrew did not even glance back.

Left standing there awkwardly, Miles clenched his jaw. He thought, “Liliana, you dumb girl… Do you really think I wanted to hit you? But you’re so damn clueless, and you have no idea what kind of man Andrew is now.

Just his role as Chairman of the Gabo Creek Chamber of Commerce puts him on equal footing with the Peck family. Plus, he has connections with Governor McCormick and the Keller family, not to mention his rapidly expanding business empire.

In the future, this person will definitely become a major power player in Gabo Creek Province! By provoking him like this, you’re creating future problems for our family!”

With a heavy heart and mixed emotions, Miles stood dazed by the roadside for a long time. After snapping back to reality, he immediately got in his car and sped toward the Peck residence.

He needed to find his father, the head of the Peck family, and report today’s events. Although Andrew might not really hold a grudge against Liliana, the Peck family needed to apologize where appropriate and show the right attitude.

They could not be careless about this.

When Andrew returned to Serenity Villa, he was surprised to find that even the usually cold Chantelle was there.

“Andrew, you’re finally back! Are you okay?” She breathed a huge sigh of relief, and her full chest visibly rose and fell twice.

Andrew smiled. “I’m fine, thanks for your concern, Ms. Garcia!”

Lauren, Francesca, and Aspen were all equally anxious and worried.

Aspen asked, “Andrew, Ms. Garcia said you went to meet Joe from the Driscoll family. You two didn’t fight, did you?”

Andrew ruffled her hair and smiled warmly. “If we had fought, do you think I could have come back safe and sound?”

Lauren’s expression turned somewhat cold. “Joe actually arranged a private meeting with you… I won’t let this slide. I’ll be speaking to him myself. He better have a good excuse for this.”