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Chapter Two Hundred and Forty-Five
Author: Elvis Brown
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“Well, don’t worry, Mr. Parker. Please, go ahead and sit for a while. I’ll have my granddaughter and her husband return as quickly as possible!” Andrew responded, his voice trembling with a mix of anxiety and urgency.

“Okay.” Tristan nodded briefly, his expression calm, as he followed Andrew and the others into the restaurant, not needing to stand on ceremony.

The members of the Andrews Family, now fully aware of the shift in the atmosphere, moved with tact and humility. They immediately made space for the powerful figures entering the room. Each of them, a giant in their own right, was a far cry from the ordinary folk the Andrews family had once been accustomed to. They knew exactly where they stood in the pecking order.

Through the events of the day, it was becoming painfully clear: the true power in the Andrews family had shifted. No longer was the Parker family the one to be reckoned with; it was the Andrews family that now found itself in the shadow of something much bigger.

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