Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

"Vanessa, is this really true?" Johns asked, his eyes fixed on her.

Under the intense scrutiny of everyone in the room, Vanessa finally spoke, "The will is real, but there's a catch."

She turned to Colby, her gaze steady. "Dad's condition was that Colby marries me. Only then can he legitimately inherit the White family fortune."

As Vanessa's words hung in the air, every eye turned to Sophie. Colby had just declared Sophie as his wife, defying Mr. White's stipulation.

Sophie's fingers twitched, feeling Colby's grip tighten around her hand. Her heart sank.

"Colby," Vanessa continued, "when my father died, he entrusted me to you, asking you to take care of me for life, and you promised him. Everyone knows he always intended for you to marry me and become the White family's son-in-law."

"That's right," someone chimed in. "Mr. Elwood always saw Colby as the ideal son-in-law."

After securing the White family's wealth, you turned your back on us! It wasn't long before you married another woman. How is that fair to the late Mr.

to pounce on

Colby's brow furrowed slightly.

had been so bold moments ago were swiftly subdued, their faces turning pale with fear. Colby's voice was ice-cold as he commanded, "Cut off their fingers and feed them to the

"Right away, sir!"

small knives, and in a few swift motions, the shareholders' index fingers were severed, their screams echoing through the room. Vanessa paled, never having witnessed such brutality. The previously

you refuse to listen to

action," Colby said, causing a ripple of fear to spread through

lave pore

mistakenly believe he had changed his ways. But now he was making it clear: any further defiance would be met with severe

how could you harm these uncles? They are the elders

making her shudder. The shareholders, sensing Vanessa's clear disadvantage, kept their heads down,