Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1847

Early morning found Colby pedaling his bike to a breakfast café two miles away, all to fetch breakfast for Sophie. She had a soft spot for their croissants, so every morning, rain or shine, Colby made the trek.

Trailing behind him, trying to be inconspicuous, were Fiona and Alec. Colby, aware of his followers, adjusted the little mirror on his bike to catch a glimpse of them. He spotted their not-so-stealthy figures and couldn't help but grin. With a quick maneuver, he angled the mirror to reflect sunlight right into their eyes, and in a flash, he vanished around the corner.

"Where did Dad go?!" Fiona fumed, bewildered by his sudden disappearance.

Alec stayed quiet, calculating the angles and direction of that blinding light. "This way!" he said, pulling Fiona to the left.

"I've never seen a business tycoon who bikes to get breakfast every day," Fiona panted as they ran. "Maybe godfather exaggerated? Maybe Dad isn't as big a deal as the files suggest."

bodyguards, right? But looking at her dad, Fiona felt they were just a notch wealthier than the

His usual order was ready, and the owner's wife handed it over with a smile. "Back for your wife's

By the time Fiona

at the Aldridge Estate, Sophie was enjoying

and Alec were

Colby replied, shaking his

everyone can be as skilled as you. Our daughter's doing just fine," Sophie said, not

with her, not always pushing her to train..." Sophie started, but Colby was already wiping

all over your mouth?"