"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?"

Fat Lawler said that, his tone remained steady, and his face showed no

However, Daniel noticed him clenching his fists and the veins popping out on

a brief silence, "Fat Lawler, I've manipulated

mines less valuable than they used

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

your release, my efforts

Fat Lawler gestured.

that moment, Arya turned and blinked, gradually sitting up in bed inside the

"I'd like to

for a

pushed open the

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

Daniel,

pause, she softly called

address him. Should she just call him by his name? That

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

lip awkwardly. Finally, she settled on "Mr.

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