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.

No one has ever renovated it. If

in the ancestral hall, but no one had

The century-old structure had never been renovated,

the ground and

crouched down, adding, "If it's hollow, then there must be something inside.

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

"You? Are you sure?"

you trust your

I

his sleeves and gently touched her head, saying, "Sweetheart, leave the

raised an eyebrow. "Alright then, I'll go

Colby

could be of use. Then, she returned to the ancestral hall and placed

and some rusted

I saw them

playing hide and seek in the

the tools casually.

he asked with a

thought I might get tired of waiting, so I got a chair for myself." With a smile, Sophie took the folding