Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

"Explain yourself! What's James up to, sending you to spy on Sophie?"

Jenna shoved Angelo onto the living room couch, sweat already starting to drip from his forehead under the intense questioning from the three of them.

"Oh dear God! Just kill me now!" Angelo muttered.

He tried to defend himself, "You've got it all wrong. James? I barely know the guy."

Adler wasn't buying it. "We're not deaf, Angelo. We heard you loud and clear. Don't even think about denying it!"

"I" Angelo stammered. Faced with Jenna and Adler's piercing gazes, he gritted his teeth and confessed, "Alright! Since you already know, I won't hide it. Truth be told... I've always suspected James had ulterior motives with Sophie! As your friend, I felt I had to do something. So, I got close to him to figure out what he's really up to!"

Jenna seemed half-convinced. "Really?"

think I am? I'm the CEO of Pollard Enterprises! If I wanted to stay in touch with

still looked skeptical. "So, you're saying you haven't been working

Enterprises. What's James in comparison? He's lost control of Burke International. Why would I listen to him or run errands for

couldn't deny that Angelo's

know, that does sound quite reasonable," Jenna said, exchanging

quickly refocused, asking. "Then, what were you discussing with James just now?

broke out in a cold sweat

every twenty-four

really screwed me over this

you can't look," Angelo said as he subtly started deleting his chat history. "But let's not forget I'm the CEO of the Pollard family's enterprise. What if you stumble

look at your recent chat with

and picked up his