Chapter 1400

He slipped to the ground, the last flicker of life leaving him.

The next morning.

Sophie had been out cold for a whole day after her surgery. When she finally blinked awake, the first thing she saw was Colby, snoozing right beside her.

She tried to sit up, but a sharp pain in her shoulder kept her pinned down. Colby must've sensed she was awake because he opened his eyes almost immediately. Seeing Sophie awake brought an undeniable joy to Colby's face. "Are you alright? Do you need me to get the doctor?"

Sophie gently shook her head. "I'm okay."

"The anesthesia should have worn off by now. Does it hurt?"

"No, it doesn't."

"I'll grab you some water."

Sophie held his hand. "I'm not

wanted to sit there and

I'll stay right here with you.

back beside

Mr. Gordon and everyone else?

mention of Gordon made Colby's eyes cloud over for a

Adler and Jenna burst into the room, tears streaming down their faces. "Sophie, how are you? Feeling any better? This jerk Colby wouldn't let us visit!" Jenna exclaimed as she rushed to Sophie's side. Sophie smiled. "See, I'm

you say that? It was so dangerous! If we hadn't shown up when we did, who knows what could've happened

was in a real state. He had a bad feeling about something. Good thing Harold got in touch with us, so we headed back early. But we couldn't find you at first Luckily, Harold's guys had already taken

you end up

was the elevator on the underground second floor we hadn't checked. Without the passcode, Colby had to shoot the door

those gunshots in her

Mr. Gordon? And

"Mr. Gordon, he..."

dead. We don't know where James went. When we got there, you were all on the ground. After we got you to the hospital, Kiran took off in the middle of the night. We're worried he

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