Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1866

The River Thames ran deep, and Colby had no plans to let the White family continue their shady dealings. He spent a long time overseas, reshuffling the White family's influence from the ground up.

To most, Colby was a formidable figure, respected and feared in both the legitimate and underworld circles. But the ones he took down were all deserving of their fate-irredeemable villains to the core.

"Those days were rough, but they're in the past now," Colby said, holding Sophie close. "Every moment with you is what I treasure most."

Living in the moment was what truly mattered to him. Maybe it was by some stroke of luck or divine mercy that he'd ended up with the life he had now. He always felt like he was living on borrowed time. But even if in the next life he found himself in hell, just one lifetime with Sophie would be Heaven's greatest gift.

time, I put my faith in God, but now... I believe we make our own

She was the one person he truly valued above all else. Handing her the cross, he wrapped his hand around hers and

Sophie said, giving his nose a playful tweak. "Marrying you

certainty. After twenty years together, they were as much a part of each other as their own skin. To Sophie, Colby was her love, her family. They didn't just plan to grow old together; they intended to find each other in the next life

entwined on the beach, the sound of the waves as familiar as the first time they saw that stretch of sea two decades ago. It

hitched. Twelve years later, they welcomed their first grandson. They watched the S Corporation flourish

to the mountain cabin where Colby had once proposed. The cabin, worn by years of weather, looked just the same as it did back then. Over the years, they'd sometimes escape there for a break from the world. In their middle years, they had their share of squabbles. But through the mundane and