Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1281

"Come on, can we talk about something positive for once?"

Jenna smacked Adler on the back of his head. "The elders from the Aldridge family were here earlier. They want Sophie's private seal back. I've called you a million times, why didn't you pick up?"

Adler rubbed the back of his head. "It's not like I didn't want to. It was Colby..." He glanced at Colby and then sheepishly corrected himself. "It was the Costello family meeting. I had my phone on silent. I didn't mean to ignore your calls."

"Next time you don't answer, you're dead meat!"

"Alright, alright! It won't happen again!" Adler quickly agreed.

Colby chimed in, "Looks like everything's sorted out."

"Sorted out? Then what's with this guy?" Adler pointed to Timothy, who was lying on the ground. "Why's this guy napping here in the middle of the day?"

"I knocked him out," Sophie said. "I was worried he might overhear something he shouldn't, so I used a bit of force."

like 'a bit' of force." Adler looked at the bruises on Timothy's neck.

this nosy? How about you handle it next

have that kind of strength. Handling fights is something Sophie

"How did things go

to take over the Costello family's power, but look what happened to him?

"Just to be safe, I bought back all the shares of

safest to keep the

Sophie, what's that you're holding?" Adler just noticed the box in Sophie's hands. It looked like an aged mahogany box, and judging by the family crest carved

accounts from back in the day.

you saw at the Russell family chapel? How

shook her head. "I haven't looked at

box and took out all the account books inside. The pages were yellowed, showing they hadn't

"I'll go get the Russell