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,

after Lennon’s death, all his wealth had gone to Colby, something she had only found out afterward. Currently, no one knew

magnate yourself, wouldn’t have,

prefer to play it

just to talk about this.” She couldn’t believe

you.” Colby handed

down and saw a contract for a

Colby nodded.

“How mundane.”

swiftly and tossed it

think he had come all this way at night just to have her sign a

your creditor, may I ask

“Go ahead.”

land?” Colby’s voice was deep, always carrying a

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that compelled an answer.

“I can’t

“What if I insist?”

other plans for the land. Yet, he couldn’t see what on

but through Sophie’s eyes, he felt the land’s future value far exceeded