Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Chapter 1845

Colby kept quiet.

You can't really hide the way your eyes light up when you like someone. But since Fiona was his daughter, he wasn't going to make things easy for Alec. If Alec was serious about winning her over, he'd have to go through Colby first.

Fast forward half an hour.

Fiona tagged along with James into the Burke estate. The place hadn't changed much since she was little. The maids had already spruced up the rooms. But instead of heading straight to her room, she made a beeline for James's study.

Spotting James on the couch, popping an aspirin, Fiona got straight to the point: "Godfather, I wanted to ask..."

"About your dad's legendary tales, right?" James cut in.

Fiona nodded eagerly, like a little chick pecking at feed. James massaged his temples, feeling the effects of a bit too much booze from earlier. He pointed at a nearby bookshelf, saying, "Third shelf, left side, third book. That's your dad's file. Go ahead, take a look."

With that, James downed a glass of water and added, "I've got a meeting tomorrow, so remember to put it back when you're done."

He let Fiona dig through the files as he headed back to his room. Alec was lingering at the door.

glance at Alec as he left, his eyes carrying that

up! Get in here, quick!" Fiona called out, bursting with excitement as she opened a dusty old file folder. It looked like

the first page. You could tell James had gone through it many times; the pages

was a bit over her head. She tugged on Alec's arm, asking, "What

experiences. You really can't

what's it say?"

degree

or

Gontent belongs to

It says your dad got

puzzled. "Why would my dad study

He's your dad!"

of them bickered away in

over at the

Sophie, a bit tipsy, leaned

will find out