Angelo trailed behind Sophie, looking less like a boyfriend and more like a kid being dragged along by his mom.

Sophie shot Angelo a glance. Back at the Pollard estate, he had this commanding presence. So why did he seem so timid here in Devonport, barely daring to lift his head?

"Cough, cough," Angelo cleared his throat and straightened up. "What's that in the back?"

The employee leading them replied, "The machine back there isn't for public display. The ones out here might get you some stuffed toys, but the ones inside? They pay out in cash. Isn't that way more exciting than fishing?"

Angelo's curiosity piqued at the mention of cash. "But I heard games like that are banned."

"Well, we're just keeping it on the down-low. Not something I tell just anyone."

"So, you work here, huh?"

bringing in customers for

the machines in the back, they really pay out in cash, right then

"Of course!"

chops. I'm in business too, and this seems pretty lucrative. Maybe you could show

boss. If he gives

was a bit clueless, but he was surprisingly adept at getting information. Looks like his

those machines.

me your's boss is Mr. Odie? I've bumped into

and quickly stepped in. "Honey, stop exaggerating. We're nobodies. How could

us, let alone

with people like us."

What? Odie was almost his brother-in-law! Even if

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