NovelEnglish"It looks like I seriously underestimated you, Mr. Odie," Sophie remarked, her voice laced with a mix of grudging respect and frustration. "Turns out, when it counts, you're actually pretty sharp." "Why, thank you," Mr. Odie replied with a smug grin.
"I wasn't complimenting you," Sophie shot back.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAt her retort, Odie's smile vanished. He glanced at Colby, who was holding Sophie's hand, and said, "I have to hand it to you, Colby. If Sophie had gone upstairs with Polly, she'd be my hostage right now. I thought you'd gotten rusty after being away for so long, but nope, you're still just as infuriating as ever." "Let's not flatter ourselves. Even after all these years, I still can't match your level of deceit," Colby replied, his tone steady and calm.
Odie perched himself on the arm of a nearby sofa. "Let's cut the small talk. I'm not a fan of traitors. So, Colby, if you hadn't shown up, I might've toyed with them a bit longer. But now that you're here, you're not leaving." Outside the Minton Estate, Odie's men had already blocked Colby's backup from entering. Colby, unfazed, suddenly said, "You seem to have forgotten something important." "Oh? And what might that be?" Odie asked, a hint of curiosity in his voice.
"You're on my turf, Odie, not yours," Colby declared coolly, just as the sound of car horns blared outside. Odie's unease grew with each honk. "Boss...," Jonah began, concern etched on his face.
"In my territory, I can call in as many people as I need to counter any move you make. And to make sure you didn't have any brilliant ideas, I made quite a few preparations," Colby continued, his voice calm and collected. Odie's smugness evaporated. The sounds of chaos outside made it clear his men were failing to hold back the crowd Colby had summoned.
"Colby! Are you serious?" Odie cursed, his face darkening as his men inside the estate grew visibly nervous. Witnessing the scene, Sophie concluded that while Odie might be clever, he wasn't clever enough. "Boss, maybe we should let it go," Jonah finally suggested, understanding that further conflict could lead to a massive scandal.
"Colby, this might be your domain, and you've got the upper hand, but and rough. Without my supply, think it Sophie's going to struggle with her withdrawal," Odie tried to threaten. en.swhovelsThe mention of drugs immediately darkened Colby's mood. He remembered all too well the suffering Sophie had endured because of Odie, and even after seeking revenge, it felt insufficient.
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Sophie smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry about the withdrawal, Mr. Odie.
I'm in perfect health now shoe.
NO actually thank you for being so 'considerate' when you druggedI'm completely fine now." Odie's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Completely fine?" "Yep, I've quit," Sophie stated.
"You quit?"
"Mr. Odie, when did you beca parrot?" Sophie teased the content • Sophie isomnovelenglish.net!
Odie couldn't believe it. After all, addiction wasn't something you could just shake off like a bad habit. X
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