Rocco immediately backed down, gritting his teeth. "Mr. Garner, I've never offended you. Isn't this a bit extreme?"

"If you'd offended me personally, we could talk this out for Tony's sake," Dylan said coldly. "But you idiots actually threaten Mr. Lloyd, and I'm not okay with that."

With that, Dylan kicked Rocco hard in the chest, sending him reeling back as he coughed blood.

"Get the hell out of here!" Dylan barked, his gaze murderous.

Rocco shuddered, completely baffled by why this notorious Dylan would defend some pretty boy. However, the situation was clear—hurting Andrew was no longer an option.

"Let's go!" Rocco commanded, quickly retreating with his East Side crew.

Meanwhile, Juan blended into the crowd, shrinking down as he tried to make himself invisible, not daring to make a sound.

"Wait!" Andrew called out.

Juan trembled and nearly broke into tears. "W-What do you want? My dad is—"

Andrew slapped him twice across the face, cutting him off. "Yeah, yeah. Yo