Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 376

"In the heat of a scuffle, I got this by accident. If you dislike it, I'll undergo scar removal surgery so it won't pain your heart to see."

Hearing this, Sophie frowned and pushed Colby away. "I don't care about that!"

"Ah!"

Colby sharply inhaled, and Sophie, mistaking it for having hurt him, immediately stepped forward to check on the wound. "What's wrong? I didn't push that hard."

A faint smile finally broke across Colby's face.

Realizing she'd been played, Sophie glared at Colby, annoyed. "I'm worried about you, and you're making a fool of me!"

As Sophie turned to leave, Colby quickly wrapped his arms around her, whispering, "I'm sorry. Forgive me."

The atmosphere in the bedroom turned charged with an unspoken tension. Sophie's cheeks burned with heat. She wanted to push Colby away, but fearing to aggravate his injuries, the room fell into a serene quiet, their heartbeats almost audible to each other.

"Hey, don't push me, don't push me!"

from Colby's lap, just as Adler and Jenna stumbled in through the doorway. Adler looked embarrassed. "I... I just

Adler a glare. "See what

is this my fault? How could I have

defense was cut short under Colby's sharp gaze. He swallowed his words. "I just came to change my clothes. I didn't know you two were, uh, busy. We'll just leave. Carry

leaving Sophie and Colby alone in the quiet

a moment of awkward silence, Colby was the first to speak, addressing

taken care

added, "I heard from

"That's the idea."

you're

to promote only one star,

Devonport with more mature operations than Russell Entertainment's. Without Sophie's previous connection to Reece, he might have

aware of this. If she wanted to debut, expanding S Corporation's entertainment ventures was a

you, but I can handle

warm, causing her to look away. "I have

her against the wall. Sophie's breath hitched, and the