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"Clang="

The sound of something shattering echoed through Odie's room again. Sophie halted mid-step.

When she opened the door, she found Odie sprawled on the bed. His complexion was noticeably better than the day before, and his demeanor had returned to normal. Dressed in a black button-down pajama shirt, a dart was now lodged in the television, shattering the previously intact screen.

"Mr. Odie, someone's in a bad mood," Sophie remarked.

Odie shot Sophie a sidelong glance before looking away, his voice icy. "Was it Colby's idea to make it seem like I was at death's door?"

"Yeah."

"Have you caught the mastermind yet?"

"Not yet."

been taken from me," Odie's voice grew even

did it to

have realized by now, the person behind this wants you dead to regain control of the Mintons. They think you're no longer under their thumb. If you weren't supposedly dead and still had the Minton family's power, they'd never leave you alone. You got lucky this

don't need

Odie's expression darkened further.

to tread carefully with Odie, so she softened her tone and stepped closer. "Colby might have overstepped, and

two are birds of a feather. Can

course! I gave

told him that Odie, as the CEO

Mintons, is not only

and resourceful. After surviving a near-death experience, you'd surely come up with a plan without his unnecessary

somewhat appeased and nodded. "So, what brings

and on his first day, he made a move

in Odie's hand. "Is this the Mintons' family crest? Could it be a fake?" Odie simply flipped

"Are you sure?"

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