Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Chapter 1409

drive.

Inside the grand, albeit empty, halls of Aldridge Manor, the silence was almost deafening. Odie had navigated the car into the underground parking, Jonah by his side, while Sophie sat quietly in the back, lost in her thoughts. She hadn't uttered a word during the entire Once they parked, Odie broke the silence, saying, "I'll give you half an hour. Can you get everything ready by then?"

"My things are already packed, thanks," Sophie replied softly. Her voice was so low it was almost drowned out by the ambient silence. Odie, either not hearing or choosing to ignore, continued, "Be downstairs in half an hour. Don't waste my time." He stayed in the car, making it clear he was giving Sophie space. She stepped out and headed upstairs, into the heart of the manor.

Aldridge Manor was as imposing and stately as ever, yet it felt different-hollow and lifeless. Since Gordon had left a month ago, the once-bustling home had become eerily silent. No more footsteps on the stairs, no more doctors or specialists. Just a shell of what it once

was.

In her dreams, the manor was alive, filled with laughter and smiles. Sophie vividly remembered running from the backyard to the living room, where warmth and joy filled the air. Everyone was smiling, herself included.

she reached the second floor and stood at the door of Gordon's study, she hesitated. In a fleeting moment, she imagined him there, standing by the window, bathed in sunlight, smiling warmly at her. It was a comforting vision, but

the Aldridge

and untouched. It seemed dreams held their mysteries, never to be fully unraveled. With a sigh, she left the study, unaware of the photograph tucked away in the top drawer-a snapshot of her on the Aldridge family swing, a memory Gordon chose not to carry

liveliness of the Aldridge family had faded into a

in the

against the car, lighting

cigarette. Jonah, curious, asked,

we going to pack our

replied casually, exhaling smoke. "We're here so she can face reality

didn't know what

wasn't a mere

perhaps a little clearer. Jonah opened the car door for her and