Aspen asked, “Should we give Ms. Garcia a heads up about this?”
Andrew shook his head. “She has government agents protecting her, and she’s not some naive young woman like Hannah, so she’ll be fine. We don’t need to tell her right now, in case it tips Hank off.”
Just then, fog started rolling in ahead of them, making visibility on the road much worse.
Seeing Zachary’s car slow down, Andrew reduced his speed as well
Aspen warned him, “Winter roads are slippery, and the fog makes it worse. These are the kind of stretches where accidents happen. Please be careful, honey!”
Andrew said calmly, “Don’t worry.”
No sooner had he spoken than Zachary’s car screeched to a halt up ahead. Thankfully, he was prepared and braked smoothly to a stop as well.
Rolling down his window, he could see Zachary getting out of his car ahead, swearing up a storm.
Andrew frowned. “You three stay in the car. I’ll go check it out. It looks like there’s been an accident.”
The dozen or so cars behind them also slowed down and stopped. Soon, the entire highway was completely blocked.
When Andrew reached the front, he thought Zachary had hit someone or another car. Instead, there was a crash scene ahead of Zachary’s vehicle with about eight cars scattered throughout the thick fog at
The fog had been so dense that even Andrew had not seen it clearly befd angles.
hazard lights flashing chaotically.
Now, up close, he could hear car alarms blaring and
Zachary and Ruth were already helping rescue people. Andrew stepped forward and helped pry open the door of an overturned luxury car, and a balding, overweight man with cuts on his face crawled out awkwardly, cursing profusely.
Andrew took a look and was surprised to find that it was Calvin, the head of the Peck family.
Calvin, who had just crawled from under the car, spotted Andrew and immediately froze. He scoffed. “It’s you! Move. Get out of
my way!”
Even after Andrew had helped save him, Calvin showed no gratitude.
He shoved past Andrew with a snort.
Andrew did not take it personally and asked calmly, “Mr. Feck Senior, what exactly happened here?”
With one of his aides supporting him, Calvin wiped the blood from his forehead and snapped, “What do you think happened? Are you blind? My family’s convoy got into a wreck. What more do you need to know? Damn it!”
Zachary walked over, his face cold. “Mr. Peck Senior, maybe tone it down a bit. Your convoy’s crashing had nothing to do h us. In fact, Andrew and I were helping rescue your people, and this is the thanks we get?”
Calvin snarled, then retorted, “And what kind of thanks do you expect, huh? Zachary, quit acting like a damn saint in front of me! I never asked you to save us, did I? That was your choice, not mine!”
Zachary’s face darkened. “Mr. Peck Senior, you…”
Andrew raised a hand to stop him and said flatly, “Forget it. Let’s just get back in the car and move on.”
He looked at Calvin and gave him one last reminder. “Mr. Peck Senior, you should consider getting your convoy moving, too. We’re on a highway, and this fog makes it dangerous. Another crash could happen at any moment.”
Calvin looked impatient. “I don’t need your fake concern! My ride is totaled, so of course, I need the Peck family to send another car over. Do you expect me to ride in an ordinary car to Goldridge? Don’t I have any dignity or reputation to maintain?”
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Zachary let out a snort. “What an Idiot. Andrew, let’s go. Guy flips s car and still wants to show off. His brain must be damaged!
Andrew had reached the end of his patience. He had shown Calvin Kindness only out of respect for Victoria, but this man clearly had no sense of gratitude.
That being the case, Andrew had no reason to bother anymore. He had done his part arid fulfilled his duty to her. Hence, the rest was Calvin’s problem.
Once back in the car, they saw that the wreckage up aliead had been cleared enough to reopen the road.
Andrew hit the gas and continued the drive toward Goldridge.
