Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

"Dummy."

Sophie lifted her hand and pinched Colby's cheek, feeling a slight prickling sensation on her fingers. She frowned and asked, "Since when did you start growing a beard?"

Colby grabbed the hand Sophie was using to pinch his cheek. "Who did you think was standing guard outside the Minton estate these past few days?"

"You didn't leave at all?"

"Not for a moment."

"What about when you had to use the bathroom?"

Faced with Sophie's question, Colby made a shushing gesture. "Men have their ways."

Sophie couldn't help but chuckle at Colby's serious expression. She threw herself into his arms, feeling extremely sleepy. "Now I know why I've been sleeping so well these last few days. It's because you were keeping watch over me."

Sophie buried her head in Colby's chest, her hair soft and tickling his chest a little.

Colby's throat bobbed unconsciously, his voice a bit husky. "Given how well I've performed, shouldn't I get a reward?"

estate, there was talk of taking someone

could finish her sentence, Colby had already scooped her up and was striding towards the

"Colby!"

Looking at

"For bedtime prep?"

forehead lightly, saying seriously, "Who's being more improper

it for bedtime

estate," Colby said with concern. "Odie locked you up in a room, didn't he? Did you suffer a

"Suffer?"

thought for a

a presidential suite, and she even found some amusement with Odie

Colby's sympathetic gaze, Sophie pretended to be aggrieved. "Yes, I've suffered a lot. Look, I've

go give him a

was already standing up, looking as though he was about to teach

was just kidding!

Colby, saying, "How dare Odie mistreat me? He's been pampering me with delicious food and drinks