Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1543

Even though Sophie had seen her fair share of high-stakes situations, the presence of Kiran had knocked the wind out of her sails. Those overseas whispers about Kiran were no exaggeration.

"So, how'd you figure out the butterfly necklace was bugged?" Sophie asked, turning to Sandy.

Sandy sheepishly scratched her head. “Isn't there a saying, 'You are the company you keep'? Hanging out with you all has sharpened my instincts. My brother never wanted me mingling with you, but suddenly, he sent me your way. I figured he wanted to confirm if there was really a rift between you guys."

"Smart move," Sophie said, flashing Sandy a rare smile of approval.

After all this time, Sandy had finally started catching on.

"You all are brainy; I had to step up my game!" Sandy leaned in closer to Sophie. "So, what's next? Give me a task, and I'll nail it!"

put her at risk. "Kiran's got his fingers

possible? My brother doesn't have any business in Summerfield, so how could he have

but The Silent Shadows do. With your brother being a

"So, what's the plan?"

could be dicey, or it might be a walk

"I'm a Pollard, after all. With my dad in the picture, no one can

stress enough how

Shadows are made up of power players from the past century. Your brother's one of them, and the others only get tougher. Even as a Pollard, I can't promise you'll be completely

yourself, if it gets hairy, you'll save me. Plus, my brother and dad won't sit on their hands. I've gotten sharper, too—if things go south, I'll be out of there in