Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1395

"What were you thinking?! It's Sophie's big coming-of-age party, and you bring a durian cake?" Jenna was fuming, practically ready to throttle Adler right then and there.

"What's the big deal? Let Ms. Sophie have a taste too," Adler said, nonchalantly handing out boxes of cake to everyone around.

Sophie glanced down at the box in her hands, utterly taken aback. Never in a million years did she expect to get a durian cake at her own party.

Just then, Adler checked his watch and announced, "Enjoy, folks! I've got to dash!"

"Hold on! Where do you think you're going?" Jenna snapped, clearly displeased. "Colby's back from his overseas studies! I'm off to pick him up," Adler replied.

The mention of Colby's name made Sophie freeze.

"Colby?" she echoed.

"Yeah, Colby! Didn't you two hang out when you were kids?" Adler asked, puzzled.

name rang

really do have a terrible memory," Jenna reminded her

seemed to fade away. Colby... Somehow, this name felt important, like he meant something to her. Why

are you daydreaming about?" Her parents' voices jolted her back to reality. She turned

there was a flicker of recognition. It was as if she'd met him before, but she couldn't quite place it.

James," Ruby said as she introduced him. "You're about

Sophie," James greeted, his eyes meeting hers as he extended a hand. "May

Sophie admitted, mostly because she wasn't used to dancing in

you," James

of the serious adult, chimed in, "Go on,

reluctantly

gracefully through some simple steps. She'd danced with others before, but there was something

we met somewhere

met somewhere