Inside the Burke Estate.

Sophie sat by the bedroom window, staring out at the view. She'd been there for a good hour.

Colby walked in, noticing Sophie lost in thought, and wrapped his arms around her from behind.

"Thinking about James?" he whispered.

Sophie snapped back to reality and playfully poked Colby's head. "James? No way! I'm thinking about the mastermind behind all this!"

"Isn't that just another way of thinking about James?" Colby teased, a hint of jealousy barely detectable in his voice.

"I can think without mixing personal feelings!" Sophie leaned back into Colby's embrace. "Colby, do you think the person behind this is someone we know?"

"I don't know," he replied.

"They know us so well, and they've never slipped up. No one's ever seen them, not even their own people."

"Overthinking won't help," Colby said, holding her tighter. "I won't let them hurt you."

Suddenly, a loud commotion erupted outside.

Timothy was nowhere to be seen all day! It had to be

It wasn't

was you!

Colby exchanged

found Angelo confronting Timothy, the earlier commotion having knocked

on here?" Sophie called from

pointed at

with

this morning, when Odie

home! It must

looked up calmly. "Ms. Sophie,

saw you sneaking out of Burke Estate alone today.

nonchalantly, chimed in, "Bro, why are you so obsessed with a

him suspicious!

boy looks, opting to be a nanny in Devonport instead

else, he's definitely up to something!"

OUMS

of his

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