Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

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Chapter 506

Sophie and Colby circled the old ancestral hall twice, only to find it empty, devoid of any useful Information, let alone anything of value “Don’t waste your energy. If there were anything valuable, it probably would have been taken by your uncle a long time ago.”

In the end, Colby placed the memorial plaque back in its original spot. They had even inspected the memorial plaque, short of turning the entire place upside down, but found nothing.

“Could it be… the so–called secret hidden within the family is a hoax?”

Sophie fell silent. If there truly was a treasure within the Devonport estate, many would have sought it relentlessly after all these years.

“The treasure isn’t a hoax. Our ancestors just hid it well.” Colby looked at the array of plaques and said, “Let’s head back for today. We have the key, so we can come back anytime we wish”

“Colby, I feel uneasy”

Sophie looked troubled, and Colby held her in his arms, his voice low and comforting. “Don’t overthink it. I’m here for you and won’t let you get hurt.”

Sophie leaned into Colby’s embrace, her gaze falling onto the crimson column behind him, sparking a thought, “Colby, do you think there might be something beneath the column?”

Colby released Sophie and turned to look at the crimson column.

Sophie continued, “I remember the Russell family ancestral hall. It has always been here untouched for centuries. No one has ever renovated it. If there’s nothing above, beneath, or behind the walls, could it be… something is hidden under this column?”

had searched everywhere else in the ancestral hall, but no

approached the column, crouched down, and inspected its base. The century–old structure had

ground and said,

down, adding, “If it’s hollow, then there must be

frowning. “The fewer people know about this, the better. Let me handle it.”

you

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trust your man?”

not that I don’t

Sophie could finish, Colby had already rolled up his sleeves and gently touched her head, saying. “Sweetheart, leave the heavy lifting to me.”

eyebrow. “Alright then, I go

Colby said affectionately.

to gather some tools she found that could be of use. Then, she returned to the ancestral hall and placed a box

shovels in

guess so. I saw them in

and seek in the attic as a child. Sure enough, they

inspected the tools casually. “Not bad, these should work.

he asked with a smile, “Excuse me, what’s the purpose of this chair?”

With a smile, Sophie

pinched her cheek affectionately. “Alright, I try not to keep my wife waiting