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 vow!"

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