"Could it be..."

"Sophia!" the two of them exclaimed simultaneously.

After uttering that name, they shared a knowing smile.

"It's really her!" Daniel took out a cigarette. With a quick nod from Fat Lawler, one of his subordinates handed him a

lighter.

The smell of tobacco filled the room as Daniel contemplated and then flicked off the ash.

"I guess... by now, both of us are blamed for kidnapping the Bayer heiress, right?"

"What else!" Fat Lawler snorted. "She acted all friendly with me on the surface, but then she pulled off this stunt,

spreading rumors everywhere that I abducted Arya!"

"We're pretty tight, so naturally, others would suspect me," Daniel said with a grin. "This way, more people are

implicated. My brother-in-law is Nicholas, so it affects the relationship between the Bayer and Thompson families."

Fat Lawler scoffed. "She really thinks she can manipulate us like this?"

"What do you think?"

tone remained steady, and his face showed

and the

whispered after a brief silence, "Fat Lawler, I've manipulated the price of

valuable than they

Fat Lawler patted his shoulder. "Originally, I did it

my

Fat Lawler gestured.

moment, Arya turned and blinked, gradually sitting up in

said softly, "I'd like to have

for a moment and then

pushed open the

the direction of the door. Her body instinctively leaned

Daniel, she appeared somewhat surprised and

a long pause, she softly called out,

sure how to address him. Should she just call him

In theory, she could also call him "Uncle". But now... it

Finally, she settled on

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