"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 face showed no signs of an emotional ripple.

the price of Cumulus City's mineral mines, making those two mines less valuable than they used

shoulder. "Originally, I did it to help you release

Fat Lawler gestured.

turned and blinked, gradually

softly, "I'd like to have a

hesitated for a moment

pushed open the

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

pause, she softly called out,

might seem disrespectful. He was

bit her lip awkwardly. Finally,

smiled and casually took a seat

he said mildly. "Even though I'm Linda's younger brother, there's a significant age gap between us. Besides, my mindset is

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