Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1406

Jonah, standing off to the side, didn't quite catch what Odie said and furrowed his brow in confusion. "Boss, something about a pretty boy?" he asked.

"It's 'pretty boy," Reece chimed in smoothly from nearby.

Realizing his boss had been bad-mouthing someone, Jonah quickly zipped his lips. Odie shot him a stern look, adding coldly, "If you can't say something smart, say nothing at all!"

"...Yes, Mr. Odie," Jonah replied, dropping his gaze to focus on the files in front of him.

Outside, Sophie turned to Julian and said, "We've got your brother under wraps. If you want to see him, go ahead."

With that, she handed Julian a key with an address dangling from it. Julian stared at the address, lost in thought.

a kid, his mom dreamed that their dad would bring them back to Duskhaven. She named him Julian, full of envy for

a Cloude family young master, destined to inherit his

if she had to sell her blood and rack up debt, she sent him to elite schools to refine his manners and poise. Before Sophie

hand, Julian returned it to Sophie, saying, "Some folks

tried to sabotage him, Julian had lost all faith in family ties with another

figured you'd say that, but I wanted to check with you anyway," Sophie said, pocketing the key. "Ricardo might've been a major villain, greedy and unscrupulous, but he never really hurt

you worried his creditors might

what you sow. Ricardo's greed brought this on himself; he's got to face the music for his debts. But since I'm the one he owes, I'm letting it slide, partly because of the past games I played. Plus, consider the money spent on dealing with Ricardo as my investment in your rise to power,

nodded, smiling at Sophie. "The Cloude family will always have

"Deal."

came Elodie's voice