Sophie''s voice regained its coolness. "If I choose to be with you, I could face too many unknown dangers. I think... we should just let it go."


    As Sophie uttered the second half of her sentence, Colby''s grip on her arm tightened progressively. "Give me some time, and I will sort everything out."


    "I''ve given you too much time. Do you remember? You told me before that you had already drawn a clear line with past dangers and would give me a stable future, but you broke your promise." Sophie''s expression was indifferent. Having lived once more, she clearly knew what she wanted, and Colby couldn''t give her what she wanted.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Sophie stepped into the elevator, suddenly feeling extremely tired.


    ''Ding ding-''


    A call from an unknown number came through on her phone. Sophie hesitated before answering, only to hear Gordon''s voice. "Walk out of the hospital''s main entrance, then look to your left." Sophie was puzzled. She stepped out of the elevator and, sure enough, saw a ck Maybach to the left as she reached the hospital''s entrance.


    The rear car window rolled down, revealing Gordon''s pale, bloodless face.


    "Mr. Gordon, how many phone numbers do you have?"


    Sophie couldn''t even recall how many of Gordon''s phone numbers she had saved. Gordon smiled faintly, speaking in his usual gentle and refined voice. "Get in."


    Sophie took a deep breath, then got into Gordon''s car.


    The streets were extremely quiette at night. Sophie looked out of the car window, saying, "Just drop me off at the entrance to my apartment."


    "I didn''t say I was here to take you home."


    "Huh?"


    Sophie, btedly realizing, found she had gotten into Gordon''s car without asking anything.


    Gordon said to the chauffeur driving the car, "John, pull over."


    "Yes, sir."


    "


    The chauffeur pulled over. The night air was cold, and Sophie couldn''t help but sneeze as she got out of the car. Gordon took off his overcoat and draped it over Sophie''s shoulders, saying, "Come with me." Before them stood a rather in vi located in what could be considered the best area. The simplest vi here would cost a fortune, indicating that its residents were undoubtedly wealthy or noble. This ce didn''t look like it was often inhabited.


    "I didn''t know you had such a unique vi here, Mr. Gordon."


    "This isn''t mine."


    Gordon''s tone was indifferent, and before Sophie could react, Gordon took out a key. He coughed lightly, and hisplexion did not look great, as he opened the vi''s door.


    Sophie stepped forward, asking, "If this isn''t your house, why do you have the keys?"


    "A friend gave them to me."


    The people Gordon would call friends were few in Devonport, and Sophie immediately thought of Colby.


    Gordon opened the main door, and Sophie followed him inside. The vi looked modest from the outside, but its interior decoration was exquisite and considered top-notch even by today''s standards.


    Gordon turned on the light, and


    Sophie looked around. The ce


    seemed well-maintained as if someone had cleaned it regrly. Gordon obviously wasn''t here for the first time. He took in Sophie''s puzzled expression and said, "I have e clean here every so often.


    It''s still the same as it used to be. Nothing has changed."


    "This... Was this where Colby used to live?"


    Sophie had never heard Colby mention it. When she and Colby spent time on the yacht, he had briefly shared some details, but she knew very little else.


    Gordon invited Sophie to sit on the living room sofa. Sophie noticed a wedding photo hanging in the room, featuring a pregnant woman with a gentle look. Standing beside her was the many years deceased eldest son of the Costello family, the previous head of the Costello family,


    Alexander Costello. Contént


    "This..."


    "This was Alexander and Gwen''s wedding house back in the day."


    It seemed Gordon was reminiscing, but he was quite young at that time and only remembered that the Costello family head and his wife were deeply in love.


    Unlike the couples in the business world who only showed affection in public, Alexander looked at his wife with intense affection, which couldn''t be faked.


    Gordon continued, "The Costello


    family initially had a military


    foundation, tracing back to Lennon''s generation. Later, as the country prospered, the Costello family


    gradually moved away from thel


    center of power to engage in business in Devonport, thus bing the renowned Costello


    family of today."


    "I know this, but I don''t understand why Colby suffered abroad from a young age. Why didn''t the Costello family bring him back when they had the means?"


    With the Costello family''s extensive reach, finding the sole bloodline of the Costello family wouldn''t have been a difficult task.


    Gordon then said, "Alexander and Gwen died in a carefully nned car ident. Can you make any connection?"


    "A car ident?" Sophie''s mind inadvertently shed to her own parents, who also died in a car ident, a chill running down her spine. "What do you mean by saying that?"