Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1455

Colby led Sophie to a room tucked away at the back on the left side. As the door swung open, he instinctively shielded Sophie from the dust clinging to the

doorway.

It took Sophie a moment to fully absorb the room's appearance. It was a cramped space, barely 100 square feet, with three bunk beds whose metal frames were badly rusted. The room was bare, save for a simple stand holding a copper basin. Colby's description of the place as 'modest' was definitely putting it mildly.

"There's nothing worth seeing here; it's filthy. Let's head out," Colby murmured, gently pulling on Sophie's arm. But instead of leaving, she grew curious and asked, "Which bed is yours?"

"Right there," Colby pointed to the bottom bunk in the corner.

"So, you share this room with Griffin and Odie?" she inquired.

"Yeah," he nodded.

other

the last ones to arrive, so it's just the three of us here,"

with the White

"That's right," Colby replied.

was still neat, but the whole room

not even a ceiling fan to stir the air. In the summer, it was suffocating; in the winter, it was as chilly as a cellar. Spring and autumn were the worst, with the damp, sticky air making it unbearable to linger even for

friends had called this place home for over a

stepped closer, took her hand, and said, "The past is behind us. Aren't

forehead gently. "Let's go. You'll start feeling uncomfortable

Sophie lowered her gaze.

could start all over again, maybe you wouldn't have had to go

her hand a bit tighter. "Don't talk like

that beautiful dream, she often found herself wishing for a world