Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1472

When Sophie and Colby walked back in, Reece quickly found an excuse to end his call.

Sophie asked, "Did you head out without letting Ada know?"

"It's work-related this time. Ada was just briefing me on tomorrow's schedule."

Reece shut his laptop, noticing Sophie looking a bit frazzled. He remarked, "You two are back already? Seems like the investigation hit some bumps."

"It's not that it was bumpy, just a bit of a wild ride. Colby can fill you in on the details."

With that, Sophie plopped down onto the couch. Colby, as was his routine, warmed up a cup of milk for Sophie and fetched a slice of cake from the fridge he'd prepped earlier. He didn't stick around but instead headed to the kitchen to

boil some eggs.

to chat, Reece raised an eyebrow, "Sophie, your

call Sophie that again, Colby's grip on the egg

in at the

all family here. Asking you to leave wouldn't be right. Plus, you're our company's biggest star. Hotels are crawling with cameras, and any drama involving

realize I meant

stay, even if it's

landed on Colby, his tone laced with a subtle challenge. Picking up on the vibe, Colby's icy stare met Reece's. Most

"Hmm?"

glanced at Colby, who had already turned his focus to cleaning the

can settle in," she said, then

"I sent it ahead."

got me lined up with tasks, so I can't stick around. I was just messing with you earlier. Tonight, I'll crash at the hotel the event

looked over at Colby, who was still fidgety in the kitchen, and added, "I'm practically family to Sophie. I was there at the main table for her wedding.