Chapter 1267

Before Angelo could even voice his concerns, the heavy thud of footsteps echoed from outside the door.

Sophie spun around to see Colby striding in from the Burke Estate, covered in dust and looking pretty rough. She rushed over, anxiety written all over her face, "What happened?"

"It's nothing," Colby brushed off, shaking his head.

Adler, not buying it, chimed in, "You look like you've been through a war zone, and you've been MIA all night. Where the heck were you?"

Colby glanced at Rick, who had just come down from the second floor, and finally said, "I got ambushed on my way back from the office."

Adler's eyes widened, "How many did they send to hold you up? I need to know how big a deal this is!"

It was the first time Adler had seen Colby delayed for so long without even a check-in.

Colby, still looking towards Rick upstairs, replied, "Four vans. About a hundred and eighty people."

"They must really want you out of the picture! Only you could fight your way out of such a crowd; I'm seriously

Colby stayed silent.

just came after us not long ago, and now another attack?

twenty people was

and eighty? That

softly, "I'm a bit tired now,

"I'll help you up."

way to

Colby's

Sophie locked the door behind them and immediately asked,

that a hundred and eighty people were involved and Colby was unscathed, Sophie had been skeptical from the start. But since Colby hadn't spilled the beans in front of everyone, she hadn't

Colby's lie would've been busted in a

Colby sighed and finally said, "It was Gordon." Hearing Gordon's name, Sophie's smile

"Sophie!"

the door open and stormed

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