Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1340

The upcoming trip to the mountains tomorrow didn't promise to be a walk in the park.

Colby noticed that Sophie seemed a bit on edge, so he stepped up, took her hand, and reassured her, "Hey, don't worry. I'll make sure we've got enough people with us to keep everyone safe."

"Alright," Sophie replied without a second thought.

It was clear they needed to be fully prepared for anything.

Later that evening, Sophie knocked on Gordon's door.

"Come on in," Gordon replied in a flat tone.

Sophie walked in and found Gordon deep in a game of chess, the room dimly lit, casting all sorts of eerie shadows.

"Mr. Gordon," she began.

"I know what you're about to ask," Gordon looked up and said. "You're curious about who's pulling the strings here, right?"

brow and asked, "Is there really treasure in that

honestly don't know," Gordon admitted, making

been sitting there, neglected and overgrown. It's

that the mountain might hide a treasure?" Sophie challenged. "You know so many secrets, yet you keep so much to yourself. Mr. Gordon, seventy percent of what you say seems to be smoke and mirrors. I can't figure out what's real and what's

Gordon

pawn. I don't want to be

room.

at the chess piece in his

went through his heart, leaving him

the piece back on the

manipulated...

was up with

drive from there to the outskirts would take a good

behind the wheel, was worn out, but everyone else was buzzing with

am I always the one

time he was driving a minivan, with Jenna

back, followed by