Chapter 986
Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James)
Watching Sophie, who had clearly pieced everything together, Colby sighed and said, "Babe, can I lie?"
"No."
Getting a firm no from Sophie, Colby pulled out his phone. The screen showed a series of calls from an unknown number from the night before. But to Sophie, this number was all too familiar.
"James... really put on quite the show," Sophie said, her voice calm.
Later, at the Burke Estate...
Rick walked into Gordon's room, unable to hold back his words. "Sir, you need to step in."
"Step in for what? He brought this on himself," Gordon replied, his face expressionless. "I didn't force him."
"But if this keeps up, Colbyâs going to bring down the entire Aldridge family!"
Gordon rubbed his temples, feeling a headache brewing. He really shouldnât have let all these people move in.
"Go check on him."
"Yes, sir."
Rick pushed Gordonâs wheelchair into the hallway, where they could see Colby sitting in the living room, expertly throwing darts at a vase worth a small fortune. The next second, the vase shattered.
Colby then picked up a paring knife from the table, and Rick, fearing the worst, rushed over. "Colby! You canât throw that!"
"Who said I was gonna throw it?" Colby replied coolly, picking up an apple. "Just peeling an apple."
"..."
Rick glanced at the mess in the living room, where a maid was nervously cleaning up.
"If you wanna break stuff, do it at your own place, not mine," Gordon said.
Colby, clearly in a foul mood, didnât respond. Gordon added, "You brought this on yourself. Who else can you blame?"
Hearing this, Colbyâs knife slipped, the apple peel breaking off suddenly. He shot Gordon a cold look. "Wanted to lie, didnât dare."
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"Whereâs Sophie?" Gordon asked, then realized. "Oh, right, she mustâve gone to look for James. Otherwise, you wouldnât be here smashing up someone elseâs house."
No sooner had Gordon finished speaking, Colby drove the paring knife into the apple on the fruit platter with such force that it shattered the plate.
"Oh, my bad, it slipped."
Colby stood up and headed for the stairs without a backward glance. It might have been an accident, but at that moment, he almost wished he couldâve aimed for Gordonâs mouth.
Rick immediately checked the fruit platter. The paring knife had nearly embedded itself into the table. "Sir... the tableâs ruined."
Gordon said indifferently, "Put it on the tab. Sophie can pay for it when she gets back."
Rick hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Sir, Mrs. Costello probably went to find Mr. Burke. If she actually finds him..."
"She wonât," Gordon replied. He knew James wouldnât show himself, which is why he hadnât tried to silence Colby. This whole act wasnât meant to fool Sophie but to shape public opinion. Now that the public had seen James wielding a knife and knew Colby had been hospitalized from a stab wound, it didnât matter whether Sophie knew the truth.
Once the three-month period was up, James Burke would no longer be the CEO of Burke International.