Chapter 779
Sophie asked, “Mr. Gordon, is Colby coming back tonight?”
“Are you still hung up on that? Do you realize if you can’t kick this habit, your life is over?”
“I can get through this.”
Gordon let out a bitter chuckle. “Minton International has been dealing drugs for years, making a fortune off it. So many lives destroyed. What makes you think you’ll be any different?”
“If I didn’t have the determination, I wouldn’t have come back to Devonport. I could’ve just stayed by Odie’s side, right?”
Sophie lowered her gaze. “Besides, I knew from the start he injected something into my arm.”
From the night Odie kidnapped her, Sophie knew she had been injected with drugs. Odie kept her close, betting she wouldn’t dare leave him.
“Odie has always underestimated women. He thought he could control me with drugs, that I’d be obedient and not dare to leave him. But he never considered that I could beat this addiction.”
Even Gordon doubted whether she could overcome her addiction, so Odie definitely wouldn’t think she could.
Sensing the determination in Sophie’s eyes, Gordon finally looked away. “Aldridge Global will provide you with the best medical facilities. You’ll stay here for a while and go nowhere.”
“Okay.”
Sophie agreed immediately, then tentatively asked, “And Colby…”
“I’ll handle Colby.”
Gordon knew Colby’s temperament–protective and volatile. He’d go ballistic if he found out.
Hearing this, Sophie breathed a sigh of relief. The drug Odie had injected her with was diluted, and it took about a week to take effect, possibly triggered by
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the coffee she had that morning. As long as she could endure the next few months, she’d be fine.
“Mr. Gordon, I need another favor.”
“Go on.”
“I want you to use my name and bank card to buy cocaine from Minton International.”
She couldn’t let Odie find out about her detoxing. Her only option was to deceive him, making him believe she was satisfying her addiction by buying from Summerfield.
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Gordon quickly understood her plan. “Don’t worry about that. I’ve got it covered.”
It was the afternoon, inside the Pollard family’s mansion. Sandy handed Vanessa the newspaper, saying, “Sophie really does have nine lives, coming back alive like that!”
Vanessa’s face turned pale at the sight of Sophie in the newspaper. Sandy was even more infuriated. “How on earth does Odie handle things? I’m calling Daddy to have him ask Odie!”
“Sandy, there must be a mistake in the newspaper. How could Sophie possibly survive after being taken to Summerfield?” Vanessa gripped Sandy’s arm. “Shan Shan, if Sophie really came back… If she knows I conspired with Odie to kidnap her, will she tell Colby? Will Colby hate me even more?”
Seeing Vanessa panic, Sandy disdainfully said, “Colby promised to take care of you for life! What is Sophie compared to that? How could Colby possibly turn against you for her?”