Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Chapter 14

Sophie excused herself to the restroom during the event, but just as she rounded the corner, a hand shot out, pulling her into a hidden nook. Instinctively, she tried to scream, but the man behind her swiftly. covered her mouth.

“Don’t move.” His voice was a low whisper.

Feeling the heat of his chest against her back, Sophie regained her composure and bit down hard on the webbing between his thumb and forefinger.

“Ouch!” The man sharply inhaled from the pain. “Did you really bite me?”

He let go of Sophie..

Immediately, Sophie stepped back, creating distance between them, and when she saw who it was; she stared in shock. “Colby?”

“Who else did you think it was?”

“What are you sneaking around for?”

“I snuck in. I didn’t want to be seen.”

“Are you joking? Lennon was your…” She stopped herself, closing her mouth abruptly.

Colby raised an eyebrow. “What about Lennon?”

his gaze, Sophie shifted

Colby, something she had only found out afterward. Currently, no one knew

yourself, wouldn’t have, anyone dare to question your presence here even if you sneaked

but I prefer

me you snuck in just to talk about this.”

handed her a

and saw a contract for a

Colby nodded.

“How mundane.”

contract swiftly and tossed

come all this way at night just to have her sign a contract, and right outside the ladies” room,

may I ask you

“Go ahead.”

of land?” Colby’s

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that compelled an answer.

“I can’t tell you

“What if I insist?”

plans for the land. Yet, he couldn’t see what on the land could possibly be worth

a losing deal, but through Sophie’s eyes, he felt the land’s future value