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?"

the third floor," Timothy explained. "But... it was

someone had deliberately

coolly, "Alright, from now on, don't go above the second floor without

"... Yes, Ms. Sophie."

Timothy headed downstairs.

to the staircase leading to the third

turned her gaze to Gordon's

Gordon's bedroom was firmly shut, with no one standing guard

would

door, but the hand

over a decade ago must be a

dig up those

turned away and went

Inside Gordon's room.

wheelchair, facing the door, Gordon slowly unclenched his hand as

had knocked and come in,

have hidden everything

she didn't