At that moment, Colby stepped out from the Burke Estate, his gaze landing on Odie, who was about to drive off. "I'll only say this once," he said.

That simple sentence made Odie pause as he was opening the car door.

Colby's voice was low and steady. "I was wrong."

Odie looked at Colby, and Sophie, who had expected a heartwarming reconciliation between the brothers, was stunned when Odie coldly retorted, "Get lost." With that, Odie got into the car and sped away.

Sophie, taken aback by the scene, turned to Colby and asked, "Is this...what you call...making up?"

"I don't know. Whatever," Colby replied, his tone final.

He took Sophie's hand and said, "Let's go back inside."

...

Sophie followed Colby back to the lobby.

Elodie was dabbing Griffin's face with a cloth. Seeing Griffin silent, Elodie frowned and asked, "Doesn't it hurt? You were acting all tough just now."

...

silent,

ointment to Griffin, she said to Sophie, who had just

asked, "What could you possibly have to say

can be shared, and some can't. What I'm about to discuss is for Sophie's ears

seriousness on Elodie's face, Sophie said,

to sit tight and wait

and Sophie went

they reached the guest room, Elodie finally

Sophie furrowed her brows. "What do you

I said the first time we

said something that made Sophie

saying that you

mean is, the person working behind the scenes isn't Griffin, it's

wanted to say this, there was no need for privacy. I've known

as someone more important than

impossible for

to foster so many talents for

continued, "Since you've known all along, why didn't you ask

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