Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 823

"He gave me a diluted version?" Sophie was taken aback, clearly not expecting Odie to still have a conscience.

But soon, another question popped into her mind. "Mr. Gordon, how do you know all this?"

Gordon leaned back, his voice steady. "Colby did a lot for the White family back in the day. They were involved in both legit and shady dealings, especially overseas where their dirty work was rampant. Colby went through hell for them, even got hooked on drugs. Every doctor thought he was a goner, but he pulled through. It took him a year of sheer determination to kick the habit."

"How is that possible? Wasn't Mr. Elwood, the late head of the White family, kind to Colby?"

"Kind? In our world, what does kindness even mean? Mr. Elwood saw Colby's potential and kept him close. To gain his trust, Colby had to take some extreme measures."

young to know back then, but Colby was the most talented and mature among us. When the Costello family caught wind of the

fell silent, lost in

from abroad, he immediately became James' rival. Within a few short years, they were both vying for control of

family. Thinking back, if she

with James. Her intervention had just thrown a

her back to the present. She shook off

yet. You should tell him yourself," Gordon said. "These past few days, he's been holed up in the lab

had been worried. She had tried talking to Colby, but he always reassured her,