Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James) novel Chapter 696

Sophie glanced at the chaotic mess of the wine cellar, realizing that even with ten cleaners, tidying it up in a single night wouldn't be possible.

It was clear that Odie was deliberately making things difficult for her.

If she wanted Odie to personally take her to the casino, she would need to devise a new strategy.

Seizing the moment before Jonah returned, Sophie hurried to the ground floor.

The maid there frowned upon seeing Sophie, asking, “Ms. Sophie, why are you out here? The boss ordered that you can't leave tonight if you don't finish cleaning up.”

“I was just too scared being down there alone. Have you seen Jonah? He was just downstairs, and then when I turned around, he vanished.”

When Sophie mentioned Jonah, the maid then said, “I think I saw Jonah come up a while ago. He should be going back down soon. Ms. Sophie, if you're scared, I can help you clean.”

Sophie replied with some difficulty, “But Mr. Odie said no one but Jonah can watch over me. Actually, I just noticed we’re out of detergent downstairs. Could you perhaps get me a bottle of detergent? I’ll wait for you down there.”

“Alright, you go down first. I’ll bring it to you in a bit.”

“Thank you.”

After watching the maid leave, Sophie returned to the basement wine cellar.

A moment later, Jonah came back with a bottle of detergent, only to find the maid who was supposed to be watching the first floor missing. His brow furrowed slightly. The basement was eerily quiet, devoid of any presence.

“Ms. Sophie?” Jonah’s voice echoed through the cellar. He was met only by his own echo, with no reply from anyone else.

“Ms. Sophie, stop hiding.”

Jonah walked towards the back of the wine cellar, which was in disarray, but Sophie was nowhere to be seen.

Jonah said coldly, “Come out now, or I won’t be gentle!”

Jonah’s voice grew colder as he was about to force the issue, causing Sophie to drop what was in her hand.

It was just a wine bottle that fell to the floor.

Jonah frowned, but just then, Sophie heard footsteps in the cellar, and the maid shouted, “Ms. Sophie, here’s the detergent…”

The maid’s voice drew Jonah’s attention.

Seizing her chance, Sophie quickly picked up the now-broken wine bottle and pointed it at Jonah, “Don’t come any closer! Help...help me!”

“Jonah...Jonah…”

The maid entered just in time to witness the scene, stepping back in fear. “I-I didn’t see anything!”

Just as the maid was about to run, Jonah coldly commanded, “Stay right there!”