Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 843

"Vanessa, is this really true?" Johns asked, his eyes fixed on her.

Under the intense scrutiny of everyone in the room, Vanessa finally spoke, "The will is real, but there's a catch."

She turned to Colby, her gaze steady. "Dad's condition was that Colby marries me. Only then can he legitimately inherit the White family fortune."

As Vanessa's words hung in the air, every eye turned to Sophie. Colby had just declared Sophie as his wife, defying Mr. White's stipulation.

Sophie's fingers twitched, feeling Colby's grip tighten around her hand. Her heart sank.

"Colby," Vanessa continued, "when my father died, he entrusted me to you, asking you to take care of me for life, and you promised him. Everyone knows he always intended for you to marry me and become the White family's son-in-law."

someone chimed in. "Mr. Elwood always saw

family's wealth, you turned your back on us! It wasn't long before you married another woman. How is

directors seemed to pounce on Colby, pointing

Colby's brow furrowed slightly.

group of bodyguards in black suits stormed in, surrounding the board members. The same shareholders who had been so bold moments ago were swiftly subdued, their faces turning pale with fear. Colby's voice was ice-cold as he

"Right away, sir!"

a few swift motions, the shareholders' index fingers were severed, their screams

room.

never having witnessed such brutality. The

you refuse to listen to reason, I have no choice but to take action," Colby said, causing a ripple of fear to spread through the room. Over the past year, Colby had been more restrained, leading many to mistakenly believe he had changed his ways. But now he was making it clear: any further defiance would