Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1000

Jenna said seriously, "You know, Mr. Gordon doesn't even keep up with Harbor City's local news."

II

"..."

Sophie had thought there was some deep, unspeakable reason, but it turned out he just hadn't noticed.

"You have no idea. The story spread all over Harbor City, even folks in Devonport heard about it. But Mr. Gordon? He hardly ever steps out of his estate, and he doesn't care for the news! Sure, the Aldridge family likes to stay informed, but he can't be bothered with brainpower on gossip. Somehow, the story just grew and grew."

tongue and continued, "A few years back, Ms. Elodie visited Devonport for a couple of days. She met Mr. Gordon, and they exchanged a few polite words, probably at some dinner party-just a 'hello, how are you, he's fine too' sort of thing. But then some tabloid journalists snapped pictures! Rumors started flying that they had a thing going

that, they barely knew each

her head with a sigh. "I honestly thought I might see Gordon, this century-old iron tree, finally bloom. But instead of peach blossoms, it was all trumpet flowers! The high-society romance I looked forward to didn't even have a

help but feel a bit disappointed

what it would be like if Gordon ever fell for

woman.

Gordon never liked

I know

gave Sophie a pretty certain answer. "Since Gordon was born, he was groomed to be the Aldridge family's leader. I remember playing at the Aldridge estate a few times as a kid, and Gordon was always on the balcony in a lounge chair, reading. When we played, he read; when we ate, he was still reading. Back then, I thought Gordon was a bookworm. But later, I realized he was way quicker- witted than us. Sometimes, adults would say something, and he'd know what they'd say next. By ten, he could grasp the stock market

Mr. Gordon's legs,