Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1172

"But honestly, knowing my dad, if there was a family heirloom, he'd probably stash it away himself."

"Why?" Sophie asked, puzzled.

Adler shook his head. "Not every family ends up like Uncle Alex and Gwen, where lovers find their happy ending."

Sophie was taken aback by this.

Jenna leaned in and whispered to Sophie, "Adler's parents had a business marriage. Before they married, Adler's dad was in love with another woman, and I've heard Ms. May had someone she loved too."

"Wow... that must have been tough," Sophie murmured, thinking how a family like that could still raise someone as genuine as Adler.

Adler chimed in, "How about this? I'll go home and ask my dad about the gem. If we can find it, then the Burke family's piece is definitely part of the Russell family's legacy."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Grandpa, you mentioned these four rings are symbols of the

treasure is just a legend. My father's generation came to Devonport during the chaos of the last century. The four great families each had their role in guarding the peace, so they were well-respected here. As the new country stabilized and

myth. If it really existed, my father would've told me

his reasoning

so-called treasure probably just

invade Devonport for the

Cloude family in Bloomsbury for years, all

no treasure in Devonport, what had

added, "I don't know for sure, but if the treasure was something valuable,

mind raced. Lennon's words

safe. If the Devonport treasure was truly valuable, why didn't anyone from the four great families know what it

the treasure was just a rumor blown out