"Colby... It really is Colby..."


    Colby marched into the prison, his boots echoing with a heavy thud on the floor. The guards, caught off guard, stumbled back in panic.


    What was this grim reaper doing here out of the blue? They''d never heard a peep about his arrival before.


    His eyes, at this moment, were icy and unsettling. The guards exchanged uneasy nces, swallowing hard. In Summerfield, Odie was their biggest fear. The second was this Colby, whose reputation preceded him. Because of a pact between Odie and Colby, Colby never set foot on Odie''s turf. So, they''d never had the chance to meet this fabled figure. But now, seeing Colby in the flesh, they were too petrified to move. "Colby..."


    "Move."


    Colby uttered the word with a cold indifference, clearly not in the mood to waste time on the two guards. They scurried away, tripping over themselves. "Hold it!"


    The word froze them in their tracks.


    "Go, but leave the keys."


    Colby''s voice had a chill to it, and the guards hurriedly left the cell keys behind. Colby made his way to Sophie''s cell door, unlocking it with the keys. He rushed to check on her, anxiety etched on his face: "Sophie, are you hurt anywhere?"All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.


    Sophie looked at him, about to speak, when Gina''s voice came from outside: "Ms. Sophie, are you alright? Don''t worry, I''ve already sorted things out with the folks outside! We can leave now!"


    Sophie''s gazended on Gina, her expression turning frosty.


    Colby murmured, "The Spellman family has some pull in Summerfield. It''s all good now, I''ll get you out."


    He reached for Sophie''s hand, but Sophie didn''t budge. "Looks like you''re pretty tight with Ms. Gina." "Sophie, it''s not like that..."


    "No need to exin. I''m not irreceable to you."


    Sophie pulled her hand away, saying, "I find hands touched by others gross."


    Colby''s gaze dropped, as if wounded. Gina, watching from the sidelines, felt a shiver run down her spine.


    What was up with these two? Were they putting on a performance?


    If someone had told her this on the day Sophie had Colby on his knees, Gina might''ve bought it. But she was already under Colby''s thumb, thanks to some drugs. How could they still be acting?


    But soon, Gina noticed the prison was packed with surveince cameras. Realizing this was all for The Silent Shadows'' eyes, she stiffly said, "Ms. Sophie, you''ve got it all wrong, Mr. Colby and I are just friends..."


    "Innocent? I heard Ms. Gina''s been trailing you all the way to Devonport, joined at the hip."


    Sophie jeered, "But he''s just a toy I tossed aside. Giving him to Ms. Gina is no skin off my back. Besides, I don''t need him to save me."


    "Ms. Sophie! That''s harsh! How could you say that?"


    Gina stepped forward, initially


    reaching for Colby''s arm, but his piercing re stopped her cold. Trying to mask her fear, she said, "Mr. Colby, after everything she''s said, whye all this way to save her? Let''s get out of here!"