Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

James paused, took a breath, and said, "I'm not around to watch over Sophie. Can you keep an eye on Timothy for me?" "Sure! No problem!"

"Sophie's sharp, but she trusts people too easily and isn't ruthless enough. She's going to get burned sooner or later."

"Not ruthless enough? Where'd you get that idea?"

Angelo had been with Sophie for quite a while, and everyone always said Colby was the cutthroat one. Yet, he thought Colby wasn't half as fierce as his own wife!

Of course, Colby was ruthless to others.

Sophie was ruthless to herself.

But if a woman who's already so hard on herself became even more ruthless, wouldn't that be terrifying?

James fell silent for a moment before speaking again. "With Colby by her side, I'm not too worried. Devonport's about to get chaotic; Caelum made the right call keeping you overseas. If you want to come back, take your sister and leave as soon as possible." "Um, just curious, when you say 'chaotic'... how bad are we talking?"

"Bloodshed."

The next day, inside the Regent Hotel.

straightened his suit. "How do

Jonah, who

"Good."

my succession ceremony today, and I don't want it feeling like

then, noise erupted from outside the

"Boss! Danger!"

door was kicked

and in the next second, blood splattered as Jonah, gritting through the pain, pulled out his gun and fired twice at the door. The attackers dodged the shots, and the gunfire quickly drew attention from downstairs. Odie's men rushed up, but

"Jonah!"

press down on Jonah's wound-clearly, the attackers were out for

Jonah hadn't stepped in,

"Boss... chase them... chase!"

bit down against the

he barked at the people by the door, "Call a doctor!

mind was

of breaking glass came from behind, and Odie felt a sharp pain in his back. He turned around to see a shadowy figure at the window, holding a gun in