Odie scowled, his face a thundercloud.


    "Babe, I think we''ve had enough drama for one night. I''m gonna go start the car."


    "Alright," she replied.


    As Colby made his way out, he threw a nce at Angelo. It was just a fleeting look, but it sent chills down Angelo''s spine. Colby had a presence that was hard to ignore.


    How on earth could anyone think the Pords could stand up to Colby? Even the boldest member of the Pord family felt a shiver in his presence. What chance did anyone else have?


    "Mr. Pord, you remember the deal where I forked out fifty million for you to work for me, right?" Sophie asked.


    "Of course," Angelo replied nonchntly.


    Sophie looked puzzled for a moment, prompting Angelo to quickly add, "At Emerging News, I definitely remember."


    "Good to know," Sophie said, turning on her heel and walking away.


    Angelo stood there, scratching his head. She asked just that and left?


    "Jonah, get this ce cleaned up. We''re outta here," Odiemanded, clearly losing interest in the event. Just as he was about to leave, he stopped and turned to Vanessa. "Ms. Vanessa, since the engagement party''s a bust, let''s call off the wedding too."


    "What did you say?" Vanessa stared at Odie in disbelief. She had lost her best friend Sandy and tarnished her reputation abroad for this engagement!Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.


    And now Odie wanted to call it off just like that?


    Vanessa grabbed Odie''s arm. "You promised me! You can''t just back out!"


    Odie shrugged, his tone indifferent. "I did promise, but only if our engagement was beneficial to me."


    He then nced at Angelo, who straightened up under Odie''s hostile gaze, trying to maintain hisposure.


    "Thanks to the Pords, not a single


    business willing to work with your family dares to side with me now. So, the engagement doesn''t really matter anymore," Odie continued. en.swhovels


    "But I-"


    "I''ve alreadypensated Sophie ten million on your behalf. I''ve done more than enough. Ms. Vanessa, we''re done. And unlike Colby, I hate dealing with trouble. If youe looking for me like you did for him, I might have someone-or maybe a dog-chase you away."


    Then, Odie left the hall without a backward nce.


    Vanessa turned pale and immediately looked at Sandy. "Sandy..."


    "Don''t call my name! From now on, you''re not my friend!" Sandy snapped, her brows furrowed.


    Turning to Angelo, she said, "Bro, let''s go."


    Angelo nodded, and with a wave of his hand, the Pords all filed out of the hall, leaving Vanessa alone in the empty space.


    What had all this been for?


    Outside the Dragonvein Hotel, Colby noticed his Bentley was missing its rear wheel and frowned.


    Sophie looked puzzled. "Who did this?"


    "Odie," Colby replied.


    Sophie''s eyes widened in realization. "No wonder he wasn''t upset when


    the rds were putting an B."


    squeeze on him. He had


    "Honey, give me a sec."


    "What are you going to do?"


    "Take the wheels off his Ferrari."