Chapter 41  Michael’s head buzzed as he felt his blood pressure spike. He could not believe Andrew, whom he deemed a loser, was asking for such an outrageous amount. While Rhodes Corporation was rich, 15 million dollars was not pocket change.  “Fine, I’ll give you the 15 million,” Michael agreed unexpectedly. “But remember–if I find out that you breathed a word of this to Lauren, you’ll be dead.”  After that, Michael rushed back to his office and wrote a massive check, his heart bleeding at all those zeros.  Andrew accepted the check happily. Then, as if afraid that Michael would not believe him, Andrew even made an oath, saying, “Mr. Rhodes, you’re so generous. I swear on my life I won’t tell Ms. Rhodes. May all the poisons in the world strike me if I break this yow!”  As Andrew left grinning with the check, Michael sneered. “Idiot, you’re playing a game you can’t win.”  He immediately pulled out his phone and dialed a number. “Mr. Garner, it’s Michael. I need your men to take care of someone. I know your prices are steep, but money’s no object. I’m offering 3 million dollars, flat rate.”  Hanging up, he smirked and muttered, “You thought you could keep my 15 million that easily? I just needed to keep you quiet. Once Mr. Garner’s men finish the job, that money will be right back in my pocket.”  Meanwhile, Andrew had no intention of keeping his end of the deal. He immediately went to Lauren and said, “Ms. Rhodes, this check belongs to you.”  Lauren was dumbfounded. “A check from Rhodes Corporation? Dr. Lloyd, where did you get this?  Andrew chuckled and explained everything that had happened with Michael, including his suspicions about the poisoning plot.  “That bastard! I’m going to kill him!” Lauren fumed, shocked that her own family could be behind such a scheme. Just as she wanted to call for security to drag Michael in, Andrew stopped her.  Andrew stopped her. “Ms. Rhodes, confronting him now would be useless without concrete. evidence. If I were you, I’d wait and watch until we have proof to send him to prison.”  Lauren calmed down and agreed. “You’re right, Dr. Lloyd. I’m sorry for losing my composure. Michael has always wanted control of Rhodes Corporation and caused me trouble before. I should’ve known it was him.‘  She thought it over and asked anxiously, “Dr. Lloyd, since you’ve confronted Michael, are you going to be safe?”  +25 BONUS  Chapter 41  Andrew shrugged. “I’m fine. I even made a vow to stay silent, or all the poisons in the world strike me.”  Lauren gasped. “What? Dr. Lloyd, how could you do that? I swear, if anything happens to you. because of that bastard, I’ll make sure he suffers hundredfold!”  Francesca frowned at Lauren’s fierce protectiveness. She turned to Andrew and scolded, “As a medical professional, you should know better than to make such reckless vows.”  Andrew replied dismissively, “Honestly, I’m not worried. There’s no poison I can’t cure.”  Both women suddenly realized Andrew had cleverly tricked Michael. Nonetheless, that did not stop Francesca from mocking him.  She scoffed and said, “Yeah, right. Keep bragging”  Andrew did not bother explaining further. He could make such oaths all day long because his extraordinary medical skills truly made him immune to any poison.