Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

A goon from the Gibbs family had the audacity to block their path like that. Normally, the boss wouldn't let that slide.

"Isn't Sophie inside? If I stick my nose in, she might blame me for messing up her plan."

Odie glanced at his watch-it was precisely eight o'clock. They had three hours; by eleven, the dinner should be over.

"Keep a sharp eye on things," Odie ordered. "If there's any trouble inside, rush in! Any suspicious characters? Rush in! And if nobody's out by eleven, trash the hotel!" "Got it, boss!"

Outside the dinner venue, the socialites not only strutted down the red carpet but also attracted a flurry of photographers from numerous media outlets. These events always made it to the papers and magazines, sometimes even grabbing international headlines. Sophie, in her stunning white mermaid dress, was the star of the show, making Sandy realize that everyone else was in black gowns. Sophie truly stood out.

"Looks like you're the lucky one, the queen bee of our socialite hive," Sandy whispered to Sophie.

"Queen bee? Ms. Sandy, isn't that a bit of a stretch?"

get my drift. You're the star

she'd agreed to swap dresses when Sophie

wonder who designed this dress. It's quite different from the usual style

Sandy said, but her eyes never

and darkness," Sophie mused. "Clearly, light's on the losing

the only one in white, standing out like a

had entered the

all directions, clearly

cloaks. Their hidden faces added a creepy,

or something? What's

discontent spread among the socialites; they were used to being revered, not scrutinized