Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 506

Sophie and Colby circled the old ancestral hall twice, only to find it empty, devoid of any useful information, let alone anything of value.

"Don't waste your energy. If there were anything valuable, it probably would have been taken by your uncle a long time ago."

In the end, Colby placed the memorial plaque back in its original spot. They had even inspected the memorial plaque, short of turning the entire place upside down, but found nothing.

"Could it be... the so-called secret hidden within the family is a hoax?"

Sophie fell silent. If there truly was a treasure within the Devonport estate, many would have sought it relentlessly after all these years.

"The treasure isn't a hoax. Our ancestors just hid it well." Colby looked at the array of plaques and said, "Let's head back for today. We have the key, so we can come back anytime we wish."

"Colby, I feel uneasy."

Sophie looked troubled, and Colby held her in his arms, his voice low and comforting. "Don't overthink it. I'm here for you and won't let you get hurt."

Sophie leaned into Colby's embrace, her gaze falling onto the crimson column behind him, sparking a thought, "Colby, do you think there might be something beneath the column?"

Colby released Sophie and turned to look at the crimson column.

here, untouched for centuries. No one has ever renovated it. If there's nothing above, beneath, or behind the

had searched everywhere else in the ancestral hall, but no one had

the column, crouched down, and inspected its base. The century-old structure

tapped the ground and

adding, "If it's hollow, then there must be something inside. I'll

Colby stopped Sophie as she reached for her phone, frowning, "The fewer people know about this, the better. Let

"You? Are you sure?"

you

that I don't trust

Sophie could finish, Colby had already rolled up his sleeves and gently touched her head, saying, "Sweetheart, leave

then, I'll go get some

you," Colby said

turned and went back to the Russell family's main house to gather some tools she found that could be of use. Then, she returned to the ancestral hall and

tweezers, and some rusted shovels in the box. "Do you usually

I saw

these tools when playing hide and seek in the attic as a child. Sure enough, they were there when she

casually. "Not bad,

he looked up and noticed a folding chair in the box, he asked with a

a smile, Sophie took the folding chair out of the box, placing it beside Colby.