"Would you ever hurt Sophie?"


    "Never."


    Hearing this, Colby''s tone softened. "Alright, just remember you said that."


    He left Gordon''s study and headed downstairs, where Sophie and Jenna were chatting with Adler. Seeing Colby descend, Adler called out, "What took you so long? Odie''s already gone!"


    "Uh-huh," Colby replied, clearly indifferent about Odie''s departure.


    Sophie asked, "Did the talk not go well?"


    "Seriously? Even you couldn''t get Mr. Gordon to talk? That guy''s got a vault for a mouth!" Jenna eximed, nudging Adler.


    "Cut the useless chatter! We''ve been chasing this Devonport treasure forever, and we still don''t know what it is!" Jenna scolded.


    "At least we know Mr. Gordon''s in on it. Right?" Sophie looked at Colby, searching for answers in his eyes.


    Colby sighed. "If he doesn''t want to talk, not even the Grim Reaper could make him."


    "The Grim Reaper? Gordon would make the Grim Reaper take a detour!" Adler marveled. "Is there anyone more tight-lipped than Gordon? No wonder he''s in intelligence. A couple hundred years ago, he''d be the top spy master around!" "Will you ever shut up with your nonsense?" Jenna snapped.


    "I''m just telling the truth! Don''t believe me? Ask Colby."


    Colby walked up to Sophie and said, "His mouth is tight, but it''s not as annoying as Adler''s."


    "Hey! You!"


    As Adler was about to retort, Colby turned to Sophie. "I have to handle something with Odie. I might be backte tonight."


    "What''s going on? Work stuff?" Sophie remembered Colby and Odie''s previous private conversation, which she still knew nothing about.


    "I''ll tell you when I get back, okay?"


    "Okay, go ahead. I''ll wait for you."


    Seeing Sophie let Colby go so easily, Jenna couldn''t help butment, "Sophie, you''re too easy-going. If it were me, I''d dig until I found out what''s so important that he couldn''t tell me first!"


    Adler chimed in, "You just don''t get it. Us men, we keep things quiet until we''ve aplished them. Only then do we brag to the women we love! Those who yap before getting anything done are losers!" N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    "Alright, alright, no one''s calling you a loser! Just keep it down," Jenna snapped.


    "I''m saying, Colby and I are real men!"


    Listening to Jenna and Adler bicker, Sophie couldn''t help but shake her head andugh.


    Days like these were actually pretty nice. Gathering with a few good friends,ughing and talking every day. And having the one you love always by your side. But...


    Why did there have to be so much scheming and rivalry...


    And what was most unsettling was that she seemed to have gradually gotten used to this life, even though it was exhausting. Meanwhile, at Burke International...


    Bea slowly woke up, with Marian by


    her side, taking care of her. Seeing Bea awake, Marian quickly said, "Bea, you''re awake! This is wonderful, I''ll call the doctor@ight away!" en FindNovel


    "Let Colte in," Bea murmured.