Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Chapter 1367

James set the photo frame on the table and placed the ring right in front of it. From here on out, it was something best not seen.

It was late at night at the Burke Estate. Sophie was curled up at the edge of the bed, while Colby woke up in the early hours. He felt a hand holding his and was startled. Seeing Sophie beside him, he thought he was still dreaming. "Sophie?" His voice was low and a bit choked.

Sophie blinked sleepily, and when she saw Colby awake, she gave him her usual sweet smile. "Awake now?"

Hearing this, Colby realized he wasn't dreaming and pulled Sophie into a hug. But this movement tugged at Sophie's wound, making her gasp, "Colby! You're hurting me!"

Colby immediately realized his mistake and gently released her, looking concerned. "Did your wound open up? Let me see."

He carefully began to unbutton her shirt. Sure enough, there was a bit of blood seeping through on her shoulder. Kiran's bullet had left a nasty wound. Even though it was just a flesh wound, it couldn't handle rough movements. Seeing Colby so worried, Sophie teased, "I thought you weren't scared of anything, Colby. Aren't you worried about getting laughed at for this?"

He frowned seriously, "Laughing with injuries like that? Let me treat your wound."

to her skin, and Sophie broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing her discomfort, Colby popped a candy into her mouth. "Here, have some

"Colby, what century are you from? You have anesthetics and you give me candy

the gauze, dashed to the door, and shouted down

sleep until Colby's shout jolted him awake. "Coming, coming! Your

being on call 24/7 was part of the job. Miss a call once, lose a grand; twice,

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demanding clients before. He skipped a Hawaii vacation to come here and earn this stress-inducing paycheck.

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