Hearing this, Colby hurried to explain, "That was because..."

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"How could I ever think of killing you? Jonah's reflexes are top-notch. He wouldn't let you die."

"So you're just going to leave my life in a stranger's hands? What if he didn't react in time?"

"Jonah would've dodged. I aimed a bit higher, just enough that it wouldn't hurt you even if he failed to dodge it."

Colby explained patiently, and Sophie felt a sourness at the tip of her nose. She threw herself into Colby's arms, pouring out all the grievances she had accumulated over the past few days.

"Do you know Odie is a heartless devil! He's a monster!"

As Sophie sobbed uncontrollably in Colby's arms, Adler discreetly gestured to the others in the room, signaling them to be quiet and tread lightly. Then, the group quietly slipped out of the room, and Adler made sure to gently close the door behind them.

know, I know everything. Don't be

comforting embrace, Sophie's emotions began to

used to be... like

with James this afternoon, so he prepared a sedative for me. He wanted to use me to threaten

not important to me would he leave you behind and flee Duskhaven. After all, carrying a woman drugged with a sedative isn't conducive to his

"Did he really not

had everything under control. Anyone would think Odie had other people set up in

"Odie always likes playing mind games,

That meant Odie

scenes without making any overt moves, even knowing that Ricardo intentionally left him and me in

Even Odie can't be powerful wherever

going to

in

Ricardo was in Duskhaven, the two families were in a partnership, and Ricardo wouldn't want to strain their relationship too much. Only by going to Duskhaven could Odie find a

through so much trouble to come to Devonport. He doesn't he know it's easy to come

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