"I don't care! He can't even afford a mansion? There's no way I'm marrying such a loser!"
Sandy glared at Odie with disdain before turning to Vanessa. "Come on, let's go shopping. My dad just bought me a mall. Pick whatever you like."
With that, Sandy dragged Vanessa away, completely ignoring Odie.
Odie smiled as he watched them leave, but the moment they were out of sight, his expression darkened.
Once he used the Pollard family's influence to take down Colby, he'd make sure Sandy paid dearly.
Meanwhile—
The plane from Devonport had already touched down.
Sophie slipped on her sunglasses and a baseball cap, linking arms with Colby as they exited the airport.
Having been a public figure before, Sophie was worried her face might attract attention. They hadn't disclosed their overseas trip, hoping to avoid unwanted attention and not be recognized.
Outside the airport, a mix of people bustled about amidst medieval-looking architecture, complete with tall towers and evident commercialization.
Sophie remarked casually, "This truly is the city of romance."
Colby responded lightly, "But also the city of sin."
Unlike the grimy, polluted vibe of Summerfield, the filth here wasn't as obvious.
Though the city center outside the airport was bustling, just a street away lay a slum where people could barely afford food and lacked blankets in winter, living day-to-day by begging on the streets.
The taxi stopped at the boundary between the two areas.
Sophie studied the beggars in the slum. There were elderly folks in their seventies and eighties and children as young as five or six. Yet, these children had eyes as old as the adults, creating a dissonance that made one instinctively uncomfortable.
Colby said, "The kids here learn early. They know how to use people's sympathy to beg for their dinner money."
Sophie looked around. There were fourteen-year-old girls forced into marriage by their parents, boys diligently shining shoes for the working class. The rich dripped in wealth, while the poor couldn't afford dinner.
Sophie asked, "Were you like this too?"
Colby raised an eyebrow, "Feeling sorry for me?"
Sophie replied with a hint of annoyance, "You know the answer."
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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...