Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1744

Seeing his wife get up, Colby got to his feet too, gently supporting Sophie's arm. "Take it easy, I'll help you upstairs," he murmured warmly.

Nearby, little Danny was on the brink of sleep. But when he saw the relentless reading machine-finally-packing up to leave, his eyes sparkled with relief. Even at his tender age, you could see gratitude shining through.

Upstairs, William took a look at the medical gear Harold had set up for Sophie and Jenna.

"Wow, this setup is top-notch. Isn't this better than some downtown hospitals?"

Those shiny, expensive machines were hard to resist. William felt an itch to fiddle with them. Ah, the perks of having money.

Harold cut in, "Stop gawking at the machines and check on Sophie's baby first."

"Oh, right!"

William stepped up, pulling out his stethoscope. After a quick listen, he announced, "I'll do an ultrasound."

Sophie was way more familiar with this routine than William was.

After the check-up, William squinted at the ultrasound image, nodding like he

was doing. "All looks

He didn't exactly radiate confidence like an obstetrician

you sure you know what you're

"Of course!"

you're holding it

to play it cool. "You don't get it, my skills are so top-tier, I can

against the doorframe, saw William fumbling and decided to step in, "Alright, as long as the baby's fine. It's

Harold grabbed the ultrasound from William. "Come on, I'll show you

it!" William protested as Harold dragged

lowering his voice. "Can you think before you act? You've had all this time to come up with a story,

looks at me, I just go

not

had asked him to check on Sophie's pregnancy, and he

a one-man

him for undercover work, gunshot wounds, and now

it, the

Gordon wasn't paying him so well,