Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 867

Vanessa's face turned ghostly pale at Odie's words. He clearly had no intention of killing Sophie.

"Then why'd you ask for my opinion earlier? How could you do this!" she blurted out, frustration boiling over.

Odie couldn't stand the incessant buzzing in his ears. He rubbed them, a look of irritation clouding his face. This was exactly why he hated dealing with idiots. And especially airheaded heiresses like Vanessa.

But, because of her connection to Sandy, Odie decided to explain, "If I killed Sophie, wouldn't Colby just come and kill me?"

Vanessa was left completely dumbstruck. "So, you never planned to help me at all? You just wanted to use Sophie to threaten Colby?"

Sophie chuckled, "Ms. Vanessa, you're mistaken again. If he wanted to capture me, he would've done it already. Why bother having you negotiate with me first? He just wanted to pull you into this mess. Now that you and Odie have caught me, you're both in this together."

Vanessa's already pale face grew even whiter. She never imagined Odie had such plans!

why me?" she

she couldn't bear the thought

old supporters remain. By controlling you, Odie essentially controls those who still want to oppose Colby. It's simple logic, really," Sophie explained, though she felt she

a bottle of water, I'm

the front seat and barked, "Jonah, get her some

"Yes, boss."

the side to the back, and Odie unscrewed the cap, handing it to

the flood of information. As she processed everything, she noticed the surprising peace between Odie and Sophie. Sophie seemed less like a hostage and more like

Minton Estate, Colby sat in his car,

subordinate's voice crackled through, "Boss, are

"Yeah."

Ms. Sophie. We can handle

Why would I leave her to you?" Colby snapped. "Focus on monitoring the Minton and Pollard families' movements. Leave everything else