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.

put my faith

all else. Handing her the cross, he wrapped his hand around hers and asked softly, "Marry someone like

a silly thing to ask," Sophie said, giving his nose a playful tweak. "Marrying you was the best decision

would have chosen her with such unwavering certainty. After twenty years together, they were as much a part of each other as their own skin.

the sun dipped below the horizon, Sophie and Colby lay 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 wasn't about

welcomed their first grandson. They

by years of weather, looked just the same as it did back then. Over the years, they'd sometimes escape there for a