Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Chapter 1718

When Sophie came to, it felt like she was waking up from a deep, dreamless slumber. Her eyes fluttered open, and she found herself in a hospital's intensive care unit. The sunlight pouring in through the window was almost blinding. Colby was right there beside her, "Where's Gordon?" Sophie's voice was thick with emotion, almost breaking.

having stayed up all night.

The room was filled with silence. Odie, Jenna, and Adler were there too, but no one dared to speak.

"Colby, please, tell me," Sophie pressed, her voice calm but quivering underneath.

Colby struggled to find the words.

Sophie turned her gaze to Jenna, her eyes brimming with a pain she couldn't hide anymore. Everyone could see how hard she was trying to keep it together. "Jenna, you have to tell me."

"I... I..." Jenna stammered, unable to say what needed to be said, her eyes meeting Sophie's.

Adler, flustered, offered, "Maybe... maybe you should rest a little more..."

"He's in the morgue. Do you want to see him?" Odie finally broke the heavy silence.

The air seemed to freeze with those words.

She turned her head stubbornly, fighting to keep her emotions in check. "I'm

continued gently, "He passed last night. They're taking him to the funeral home for cremation in an hour. If you

she pounded the bed with her fists, trying to release the tidal wave of grief inside her. Colby watched, aching to reach out and comfort her, but he knew Sophie

give her some room," Colby

face, then let Adler guide her out. Odie

as she was

down her

she sobbed and screamed,

swivel

let out her

was a

hugged her knees, feeling more alone

he saw the

either, his

from

He sat

I bed.

grief was just as deep as