Chapter 1267

Before Angelo could even voice his concerns, the heavy thud of footsteps echoed from outside the door.

Sophie spun around to see Colby striding in from the Burke Estate, covered in dust and looking pretty rough. She rushed over, anxiety written all over her face, "What happened?" "It's nothing," Colby brushed off, shaking his head.

Adler, not buying it, chimed in, "You look like you've been through a war zone, and you've been MIA all night. Where the heck were you?"

Colby glanced at Rick, who had just come down from the second floor, and finally said, "I got ambushed on my way back from the office."

Adler's eyes widened, "How many did they send to hold you up? I need to know how big a deal this is!"

It was the first time Adler had seen Colby delayed for so long without even a check-in.

Colby, still looking towards Rick upstairs, replied, "Four vans. About a hundred and eighty people."

Adler sucked in a breath, "They must really want you out of the picture! Only you could fight your way out of such a crowd; I'm seriously impressed." Colby stayed silent.

Sophie frowned, "They just came after us not long ago, and now another attack? And... a hundred and eighty people? How did

eighty?

"I'm a bit

"I'll help you up."

as they made their way to the second

too!" Adler shouted at Colby's back, but Colby and Sophie were already halfway up

door behind them and immediately

and Colby was unscathed, Sophie had been skeptical from the start. But since Colby hadn't spilled the beans in front of everyone, she hadn't pressed

lie would've been busted

Colby sighed and finally said,

Gordon's name, Sophie's

"Sophie!"

the next second, she flung the door open

watched, stunned, as

the silence, "Did she... go to the

chessboard, and she laughed a laugh dripping with anger, "Mr. Gordon,

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