Odie scowled, his face a thundercloud.

"Babe, I think we've had enough drama for one night. I'm gonna go start the car."

"Alright," she replied.

As Colby made his way out, he threw a glance at Angelo. It was just a fleeting look, but it sent chills down Angelo's spine. Colby had a presence that was hard to ignore.

How on earth could anyone think the Pollards could stand up to Colby? Even the boldest member of the Pollard family felt a shiver in his presence. What chance did anyone else have?

"Mr. Pollard, you remember the deal where I forked out fifty million for you to work for me, right?" Sophie asked.

"Of course," Angelo replied nonchalantly.

Sophie looked puzzled for a moment, prompting Angelo to quickly add, "At Emerging News, I definitely remember."

"Good to know," Sophie said, turning on her heel and walking away.

Angelo stood there, scratching his head. She asked just that and left?

cleaned up. We're outta here," Odie commanded, clearly losing interest in the event. Just as he was about to leave, he stopped and turned to Vanessa. "Ms. Vanessa, since the engagement party's a bust, let's call off the

had lost her best friend Sandy and

wanted to call it off

arm. "You promised me!

"I did promise, but only if

under Odie's hostile gaze, trying

Pollards, not

willing to work with your family dares to side with me now. So, the engagement doesn't really matter anymore,"

"But I-"

your behalf. I've done more than enough. Ms. Vanessa, we're done. And unlike Colby, I hate dealing with trouble. If you come looking for

hall

and immediately looked at

From now on, you're not my friend!"

to Angelo, she said,

nodded, and with a wave of his hand, the Pollards all filed out of the hall, leaving Vanessa alone

had all

Colby noticed his Bentley was missing its rear

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