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."

wasn't a fluke but part of Lennon's long-term plan. You were too young to know back then, but Colby was the most talented and mature among us. When the Costello family caught wind of the White family's operations, Colby volunteered to go undercover abroad. He stayed hidden for years until he got his chance to get close to Mr.

silent, lost

returning from abroad, he immediately became James'

dramatically. In less than two years, S Corporation emerged to challenge the Burke family. Thinking back, if she hadn't bought that plot of land at the auction, things

Her intervention had just thrown a wrench

to the present. She shook

Gordon said. "These past few days, he's been holed up in the lab for you. If he keeps this up, his health might fail. He might collapse before

but he always