Sophie felt her head spinning as she asked, "Why are you telling me all this?"


    "Because we''re cut from the same cloth, even if we''re different in some ways. I still envy your life, Sophie. I know Griffin can''t beat Colby. If... I mean, if Griffin fails tonight, I''m asking you to show some mercy and spare him." Sophie shot back, "Griffin didn''t show any mercy when he hit me today. Why should I go easy on him?"


    "Look, we''re all in business here. Name your price, and as long as I can make it happen, I will. Just promise me you''ll spare Griffin''s life."


    "Alright, I''ll remember that. I can agree to spare Griffin, but I have to return the hit he gave me today."


    "Fine, as long as it doesn''t kill him, you can hit him however you like."Property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Out in the yard, Griffin opened a can of cat food and fed the stray cats that wandered around.


    The strays seemed quite familiar with Griffin, rubbing against his palm happily after their meal.


    A smile crept across Griffin''s face, but then he heard a noiseing from outside the yard.


    The stray cats arched their backs, baring their teeth and hissing at the disturbance outside.


    Griffin petted one of the cats on the head and said, "You better go, don''t get hurt."


    The cats seemed to understand him, licking their paws and sitting behind him, showing they didn''t want to leave.


    Griffin didn''t force them away, not until Colby and his men showed up.


    Griffin said, "Sophie is locked up. If I press this button, the basement will blow up, and Sophie will die. Think carefully, what''s more important to you twenty billion, or Sophie?"


    "I''ve never liked being threatened."


    Colby''s face was a mask: "It''s not that I can''t give you the money; it''s that my wife doesn''t want to. In this house, I don''t handle the finances." "So, you''re choosing money over life."


    Griffin had already pulled out the detonator but hesitated to press it, watching Colby''s face closely.


    At that moment, Colby, still poker-faced, watched Griffin. Despite his attempt at indifference, Griffin could see Colby''s eyes fixed on the detonator.


    "Think carefully, there''s only one Sophie. If she dies, she''s gone for good."


    Griffin continued, "It''s just twenty


    billion. That''s nothing for you, Colby. Either Sophie means nothing to you, not worth the money, or you think you can force your way in. Let me tell you, as long as I''m here, even if it costs me my life, I won''t let you in."


    Colby then took out a pack of cigarettes, lit one but didn''t smoke it. In a deep voice, he said, "Among the three of us, Odie is the least smart and the weakest fighter, so he could never be the White family''s sessor. Have you ever wondered why, even though you''re the most ruthless and kill without a second thought, you couldn''t be the heir to the White family?"