Watching Sophie, who had clearly pieced everything together, Colby sighed and said, "Babe, can I lie?"

"No."

Getting a firm no from Sophie, Colby pulled out his phone. The screen showed a series of calls from an unknown number from the night before. But to Sophie, this number was all too familiar. "James... really put on quite the show," Sophie said, her voice calm.

Later, at the Burke Estate....

Rick walked into Gordon's room, unable to hold back his words. "Sir, you need to step in."

"Step in for what? He brought this on himself," Gordon replied, his face expressionless. "I didn't force him."

"But if this keeps up, Colby's going to bring down the entire Aldridge family!"

Gordon rubbed his temples, feeling a headache brewing. He really shouldn't have let all these people move in.

"Go check on him."

"Yes, sir."

sitting in the living room, expertly throwing darts at a vase worth

the table, and Rick, fearing the worst, rushed over.

gonna throw it?" Colby replied coolly, picking up an apple. "Just peeling

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the mess in the living room, where

at

in a foul mood, didn't respond. Gordon added, "You

peel breaking off suddenly. He

a mix

then realized. "Oh, right, she must've gone to look for James. Otherwise, you wouldn't

knife into the apple on the

bad,

glance. It might have been an accident, but at that

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