Upon hearing this, Sophie finally felt a wave of relief wash over her.
"The doctor said you need to stay in the hospital for observation. For the next few days, you'll be here, and I'll take care of you," she said, her voice softening.
She paused for a moment and then added with a hint of a smile, "Actually, it's not just me. We've got some extra help lined up."
"Oh?" Colby raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
Before Sophie could explain further, there was a knock on the door. A group of nervous-looking male orderlies shuffled in, clearly intimidated by Colby’s presence. They stood there, barely daring to breathe.
"Colby, we're the hospital orderlies, assigned to take care of your daily needs during your stay," one of them stammered out.
"Orderlies, huh?" Sophie raised an eyebrow skeptically. "You guys look awfully familiar. Haven't we met somewhere before?"
"Ms. Sophie, you must be mistaken! We're just regular hospital orderlies!" they insisted in unison, their voices shaky.
Sophie walked up to them, her gaze piercing. "You guys have been hanging around Odie a lot. Did you really think I wouldn't recognize you?"
The men exchanged nervous glances before one of them pleaded, "Ms. Sophie, we're just following orders. If we don't do our job, we'll get punished! Please, have mercy on us and don't expose us!"
Sophie sighed, deciding to let it go. As long as Odie wasn't trying to cause trouble for Colby, she was fine with having extra hands on deck.
"Have any of you ever worked as orderlies before?" she asked, crossing her arms.
The men quickly shook their heads.
"So, what did you do before? Were you just Odie's muscle?" she pressed.
They nodded vigorously.
Turning back to Colby, Sophie said, "Well, that saves on the cost of hiring real orderlies. If you need anything, just ask them. Don't be shy. Consider it a little payback for Odie's meddling."
"But I don't want them to take care of me," Colby said, his eyes filled with a mix of annoyance and affection as he looked at Sophie.
He couldn't help but think it was an unlucky day chosen by the old man, making their very first day of marriage almost end in disaster.
"Colby, Sophie!" Jenna and Adler called from the doorway, holding bags of food. "We brought dinner!"
Sophie greeted them with a smile, taking the food they brought. The table was soon laid out with a variety of dishes. As Adler and Jenna started digging in, Colby looked at Sophie with hopeful eyes.
"Honey, my hand hurts," he said, his voice a soft plea.
Sophie chuckled, her heart warming at his endearing expression.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James)
why do you keep delaying updates:(...
please post new chapters.. why are they delayed...
Awaiting new chapters plzzz...
when will new chapters release??...
Enjoying the story, to much victimising Sophie, they could at least try to target others. Hope at some point Sophie comes clean and forgives James and explain her view of loving the boy James was. Just so they both learn and move on. Really needs to be some consequences for the instigators instead of being let go. Sandy needs to see Vanessa is using her as a cover, and Sandy needs to wake up to herself, or be held responsible by her father for alienating the people she was supposed to make contact with. Hope the reporter brother is keeping an eye on what Vanessa and Odie are up to, and that he has he’s own justice in store. Hope he becomes like Reese a good partner. Hope James lives and finds he’s HEA. Need to put Nicole in prison , no release and several lifetimes , with all the evidence on the crimes she’s committed just to get her out of the way guilt free. More about what’s up with Gordon....
Excellent novel!...
When will you upload the next chapter...