Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1288

"Are you doubting me?"

"It's not about doubting, Mr. Wesley. It's just that you're the only one who knows the secrets of the Four Great Families. We're at our wit's end here, so we came to ask you... You wouldn't keep us in the dark, would you?"

Wesley could tell Sophie and Colby weren't planning to leave without some answers. Sighing deeply, he said, "Alright, have a seat."

Sophie and Colby exchanged a quick glance before sitting opposite Wesley.

Wesley motioned for someone to pour tea for them and said, "The reason the Tredgold family has been safe all these years is because we stay out of the Four Great Families' affairs. My advice? Don't get tangled up with the Four Great Families or build them up too much in your mind. They were just four passionate young men a hundred years ago who made a name for themselves with their enthusiasm. Devonport holds no treasure, so you can stop your search."

"If the Four Great Families really had no secrets and Devonport had no treasure, then the person behind all this wouldn't have spent years plotting, causing so many deaths, and setting such an elaborate trap," Sophie countered.

"Mr. Wesley, we're not naive. The secrets of the Four Great Families and Devonport matter a lot to us."

With that, Sophie pulled out a gemstone. "Does this look familiar to you, Mr. Wesley?"

slightly at the sight of

originally had

One from Bea.

Another from Colby.

last

Sophie's theory, the Four Great Families

she only had

crucial one should be with the Tredgold

a

"Lost?"

"How could

In any case, the Tredgold family no longer has it. Perhaps that's why we've been spared all

and wanted to press further, but Colby gently squeezed her arm, signaling her

a beautiful middle-aged woman came down