Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James) novel Chapter 1217

Inside the Burke Estate.

Sophie sat by the bedroom window, staring out at the view. She'd been there for a good hour.

Colby walked in, noticing Sophie lost in thought, and wrapped his arms around her from behind.

"Thinking about James?" he whispered.

Sophie snapped back to reality and playfully poked Colby’s head. "James? No way! I'm thinking about the mastermind behind all this!"

"Isn’t that just another way of thinking about James?" Colby teased, a hint of jealousy barely detectable in his voice.

"I can think without mixing personal feelings!" Sophie leaned back into Colby’s embrace. "Colby, do you think the person behind this is someone we know?"

"I don’t know," he replied.

"They know us so well, and they've never slipped up. No one’s ever seen them, not even their own people."

"Overthinking won’t help," Colby said, holding her tighter. "I won’t let them hurt you."

Suddenly, a loud commotion erupted outside.

"I saw him go into Sophie’s room! And Timothy was nowhere to be seen all day! It had to be him!"

"I didn’t! It wasn’t me!"

"It was you! Definitely you!"

Sophie and Colby exchanged glances and headed downstairs.

Jenna added, "People can be deceptive. If what Mr. Angelo said is true, then Timothy, you’ve been fooling us all along."

Timothy stood alone, opposed by everyone.

Odie pulled out a small knife and walked downstairs, his pale face showing a hint of ferocity. "Want to know if it’s true or false? One stab will tell us."

"Hey, hey, hey! That’s not cool! No knives at Burke Estate!" Adler quickly intervened.

The ruckus grew louder, even reaching Gordon in his study.

Rick asked, "Sir, it’s getting pretty intense downstairs. Should we check it out?"

Gordon, playing chess alone, replied indifferently, "Let them be."