Caelum couldn''t help but shake his head. The youngdy from the Russell family was indeed charming, but unfortunately, it seemed their own Aiden wasn''t lucky enough to win her favor.


    Meanwhile, Sandy and Angelo had to rush to the airport without any dy. Sophie always felt there was something fishy about Caelum''s sudden illness. He seemed perfectly healthy thest time they met. So, what went wrong so suddenly? "Sophie, either eat your food or don''t, but could you stop poking your rice with your fork? You''re turning perfectly good rice into mush!" Odie said, frowning deeply across the table.


    Snapping back to reality, Sophie noticed she had poked several holes in the rice in her bowl. While dishing out some vegetables for Sophie, Colby, without looking up, said to Odie, "Focus on your own meal and stop meddling." Feeling frustrated but unable to retort, Odie kept his silence.


    Jonah burst in through the door, eximing, "Boss, we found an underground passage beneath the Pearl Hotel. Following it, we discovered it leads straight to a church."Property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    "A church?" Colby asked.


    "Yeah, a big one on Chemical Road. There''s a priest who gives sermons there during the day," Jonah exined.


    "What kind of sermons? The Bible?" Colby inquired.


    Jonah shrugged, "I''m not sure about that."


    Sophie added, "I saw those people yesterday, all wearing masks. The atmosphere was creepy, like some cult. It felt like a ritual, and we were the intended offerings."


    Reying the scenes from the previous night in her mind, Sophie continued, "Vanessa mentioned she squandered her fortune to set me up in a death trap. I think that money didn''t go to Daniel but to the person behind all this."


    Odie frowned, "Squander her fortune? What fortune does the White family even have left? Isn''t all of the White family''s money in Colby''s hands?"


    Colby calmly responded, "I''ve returned it all."


    Odie wanted to call Colby a fool. To return such a vast fortune. But then, Odie''s gaze shifted towards Sophie and in aminstant, he understood everything. "It seems you truly love Sophie. To avoid Vanessa''s entanglements and not owe the White family any favors, you''ve returned all of their fortune."


    Hearing this, Sophie was also somewhat surprised, "You... when did you return it?" "I''ve said before, I''d clear all obstacles in our path. Besides, it''s not a big deal."


    Over the years abroad, Colby had been cultivating a clean force. The White family had long ceased to be of importance to him. Moreover, he'' still had the connections he''d made over the years. Only by returning the White family''s wealth to Vanessa could he free himself from owing them anything.


    Hearing this, Odie couldn''t help but sneer. To go to such lengths for a woman was indeed foolish. He would never do such a thing for a woman in the future.


    As dusk fell, Sandy and Angelo took


    a night flight back to the Pord


    family. Upon arrival, they saw lights shining in the Pord family''s half Dragging his suitcase, Angelo asked anxiously, "Where''s Dad? Take me to him!"


    "Your dad''s right here," came a voice from behind them. Turning around, Sandy and Angelo were each met with a tap on the head from Caelum''s walking stick. "You two rascals! Running away from home now, are you? I''ll have you know, you''re not going anywhere! Stay at home where I can keep an eye on you!"