Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 912

Colby set down his newspaper and strolled over to the couch, carefully reading its contents. "Odie's in such a rush, probably because he's desperate to get his hands on overseas resources," he remarked.

"Is he in a hurry to go against you?" Sophie asked.

"Not necessarily," Colby replied with a shrug. "Could be something going on in Summerfield."

"Something happened in Summerfield?" Sophie frowned, trying to recall the last event there but couldn't pinpoint any signs of trouble.

Honestly, if Odie had just stayed put in Summerfield, he could have been the big fish in a small pond. There was no need for him to dive into the murky waters overseas, which led to the Pollard family calling off the engagement and nearly ruining his reputation. If it wasn't for Odie's thick skin, anyone else would have slunk away in disgrace long ago.

"I'm not sure. Summerfield is Odie's turf, and I promised not to interfere there," Colby said. He noticed a flicker of disappointment cross Sophie's face, likely from not hearing any juicy gossip.

he ruffled her hair. "But I've got my sources. If something big happens, I'll be the first

embrace and asked, "I remember you saying you and Odie were like brothers. What happened between

thinks I

"How so?"

both in, and we often worked on assignments together. But Odie was more ruthless and

was without an heir. So Odie wasn't his real grandson, but an adopted

son; he wanted to stay overseas because he saw that Mr. White was on his deathbed. It

I didn't go. He felt I had betrayed our brotherhood, thinking I wanted to stay in Devonport to monopolize the White

you sent him away to protect him?"

is, by sending him away,