"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?"

When Fat Lawler said that, his tone remained steady, and his face showed no signs of an emotional ripple. However, Daniel noticed him clenching his fists and the veins popping out

brief silence, "Fat Lawler, I've manipulated the price of Cumulus City's mineral mines,

to help you release your frustration. As long as you've found your release, my

Fat Lawler gestured.

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

to have a private conversation

Lawler hesitated for a

carefully pushed open the

the direction of the door. Her body instinctively leaned back. When she saw the person entering was

a long pause, she softly called

call him by his name? That might seem disrespectful. He was Pammy's uncle. In

bit her lip awkwardly. Finally, she settled on

casually took a seat in a

a significant age gap between us. Besides, my mindset is relatively youthful, so you can

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