Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James) novel Chapter 14

Sophie excused herself to the restroom during the event, but just as she rounded the corner, a hand shot out, pulling her into a hidden nook. Instinctively, she tried to scream, but the man behind her swiftly covered her mouth.

“Don’t move.” His voice was a low whisper.

Feeling the heat of his chest against her back, Sophie regained her composure and bit down hard on the webbing between his thumb and forefinger.

“Ouch!” The man sharply inhaled from the pain. “Did you really bite me?”

He let go of Sophie.

Immediately, Sophie stepped back, creating distance between them, and when she saw who it was, she stared in shock. “Colby?”

“Who else did you think it was?”

“What are you sneaking around for?”

“I snuck in. I didn’t want to be seen.”

“Are you joking? Lennon was your…” She stopped herself, closing her mouth abruptly.

Colby raised an eyebrow. “What about Lennon?”

Avoiding his gaze, Sophie shifted uncomfortably.

In the past, after Lennon’s death, all his wealth had gone to Colby, something she had only found out afterward. Currently, no one knew that Colby was Lennon’s grandson.

“I mean, Lennon was a kind man, and you, being a business magnate yourself, wouldn’t have anyone dare to question your presence here even if you sneaked in.”

“Perhaps, but I prefer to play it safe.”

Sophie said, “Don’t tell me you snuck in just to talk about this.” She couldn’t believe Colby would be that trivial.

“For you.” Colby handed her a contract.

Sophie glanced down and saw a contract for a loan of eight billion dollars. “All that for this?”

Colby nodded.

“How mundane.”

Sophie signed the contract swiftly and tossed it back to Colby.