Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 589

Sophie stood with her back to the ocean, her mouth moving silently as if she were saying something. Then, with her eyes closed, she fell backward.

James' pupils dilated rapidly, panic surging in his heart like a tide. He struggled, stumbling forward, but all he saw was Sophie disappearing into the depths of the

sea.

"Sophie!" James cried out, his voice breaking. In that brief moment, it felt as if his heart had been torn apart.

The two mercenaries watched the scene indifferently, then turned away bored. One of them spoke into the radio with a cold detachment, "Boss, the job's done."

James collapsed to the ground, his vision blurring into a sea of red. He hadn't forgotten the words Sophie had mouthed to him just before jumping.

"Avenge me."

mercenaries and said icily, "Tell

looked at James, smirking in disbelief at his

a gunshot suddenly echoed from outside the cave. The mercenaries turned towards the sound, hearing

spotted the disheveled

James, "Where's Sophie? Where

replied, his

his answer,

do you mean 'down there?' What's down

down there," James repeated, his

cliff edge. The vast, tumultuous ocean lay

didn't you protect her!" Colby grabbed James by

Calm down!" Adler attempted to intervene, but James was already devoid of strength, questioning how he had failed to

jumped from the cliff. What had become of the composed and collected James of