"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?"

his tone remained steady, and his face showed no signs

him clenching his fists and the veins popping

Lawler, I've manipulated

valuable than they

his shoulder. "Originally, I did it to help you release your frustration. As long as

my efforts aren't

Fat Lawler gestured.

turned and blinked, gradually sitting up in bed inside

to have a private conversation

Lawler hesitated for a

pushed open

direction of the door. Her body instinctively leaned back. When

person entering was Daniel, she

she

to address him. Should she just call him

could also call him "Uncle". But now... it seemed he was

Finally, she settled

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