Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1316

"It's not..."

"But you really should think long and hard about what I just said. Colby's tricks are way more cunning than you'd expect."

Odie remarked, "There were definitely newspaper stories about the Aldridge family kidnapping, and the one involving your family, the Russells. They all kept it from you. Why do you think that is?"

With that, Odie headed straight back to his room.

Sophie stood there, pondering.

Why indeed? Just a kidnapping case. Even if it were true, why would Colby keep it from her?

Just then, Sophie spotted Timothy coming downstairs. Seeing him, she frowned and said, "I thought I told you not to clean anything above the second floor. What were you doing up there?"

Timothy's face showed a flicker of panic. He quickly replied, "I'm sorry, Ms.

Sophie... I just heard that the attic hadn't been cleaned in years, so I thought I'd help out."

"What attic?"

one above the third floor," Timothy explained. "But... it was locked, so I came back

the locked attic, Sophie realized someone had deliberately let Timothy drop

said coolly, "Alright, from now on, don't go

"... Yes, Ms. Sophie."

Timothy headed downstairs.

the staircase leading to

turned her gaze

door to Gordon's bedroom was firmly shut,

Gordon would shed some light

Gordon's door, but the hand she raised to knock fell

through over a decade ago must be a

dig up those old wounds in front of

turned away and went back

Inside Gordon's room.

the door, Gordon slowly unclenched his hand as

knocked and

have

she