Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James) novel Chapter 493

Sophie glanced at James, who lay unconscious on the hospital bed, and said indifferently, "No, I'll come back when he's better."

Without a second look, Sophie walked out of the room. At that moment, James, who had been lying on the bed, opened his eyes.

Colt was taken aback. "Mr. Burke? You…"

"Help me up." James' voice was hoarse.

Colt hurried to help James up. He was unable to stop himself from asking, "Mr. Burke, was this intentional?"

James remained silent. He had sensed something was off early on. The security system's alarm had already sounded, and he knew the only person capable of breaching the Burke estate was Colby.

When the intruders burst in, he could have easily dodged the knife aimed at him, but he chose to face it head-on. He just wanted to see if Sophie would be upset or worried for him.

A bitter smile played on James' lips as he said, "Colt, she must still have feelings for me, right?"

"Mr. Burke…" After a pause, Colt said, "After all, she used to love you. She cared when you got hurt…"

"Did she care?" James murmured. "If she did, she wouldn't have left."

James looked pale. He had been awake for a while, but his injury was real.

Sophie, clever as she was, must have picked up on the situation from his earlier conversation with Colt, prompting her to leave.

"I'm tired. Start the discharge process."

"But Mr. Burke…"

"Do as I say."

"…Yes."

In the hospital corridor, Sophie was about to enter the elevator when a shadowy figure grabbed her arm.

She frowned, and before she could speak, the person pushed her against the hospital wall.

"Colby…" In a low voice, Sophie asked, "Is that you?"

The figure stiffened, clearly caught by surprise.

In her past life, Sophie knew well that Colby had other motives for coming to Devonport. His target had always been James. Even though she still didn’t know why, one thing was certain. Colby aimed to become the master of Devonport, and James was the first obstacle.

She hadn’t expected so many changes in this life. Future paths had altered, but Colby's goal remained the same. He even harbored such dangerous forces.

If any of those criminals were captured, Colby could be doomed.

Sophie didn’t dare to ponder the future and stared at Colby, waiting for him to explain.

When Colby remained silent, Sophie spoke bluntly, "You have other business in Devonport, don’t you?"

"…Yes."

"You already dominated abroad, yet you chose to expand to Devonport. Ricardo had it all in Bloomsbury, yet he eyed Devonport years ago. What is it about Devonport? Wealth or status?"

Faced with Sophie's questions, Colby fell silent again.

"If you don’t want to talk, I won't press further. I don’t share your ambition for ruling Devonport. I just want peace for the Russell family and me and to protect my father’s legacy."