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?"

explained. "But... it was locked, so I came back

deliberately let Timothy drop

coolly, "Alright, from now on, don't go above the second floor

"... Yes, Ms. Sophie."

Timothy headed downstairs.

drifted to the staircase leading to

she turned her

bedroom was firmly shut, with

would

door, but the hand she raised

family went through over a decade ago must be a chapter Gordon

those old wounds in front of

Sophie turned away and went back to her own

Inside Gordon's room.

facing the door, Gordon slowly unclenched his hand as he heard the

Sophie had knocked and come in, asking

he couldn't have hidden everything

she didn't come