"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?"

that, his tone remained steady,

the veins popping out

Lawler, I've manipulated the price of Cumulus City's mineral

two mines less valuable than

did it to help you release your frustration. As long

my efforts aren't

Fat Lawler gestured.

Arya turned and blinked, gradually sitting up

"I'd like to

Lawler hesitated for a moment and then

carefully pushed

cautious, her wide eyes locked on the direction of the door. Her body instinctively

was Daniel, she appeared somewhat

long pause, she softly called

call him by his name?

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

Finally, she settled on "Mr.

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