Timothy hit the ground with a thud.

Sophie looked down at Timothy, then turned her gaze to the two elderly gentlemen from the Aldridge family. "Gentlemen, isn't this little show a bit much?"

Jenna and Angelo looked taken aback by her words.

A show? That whole scene was just a show?

Kevin, noticing Sophie's confident stance, saw a flash of the old Lord Shen in her. "Do you think we're messing around with you, young lady?" His voice was cold, making Jenna and Angelo's hearts skip a beat.

Sophie replied, "If you really wanted the private seal, you wouldn't need to come here and chat with me. You could've sent someone to snatch it. You've been out of the Aldridge family loop for years and traveled all this way just to put on a performance. You're either testing if I'll cave under pressure and hand over the seal, or someone tipped you off that I have it, right?"

The only person she could think of was Harold.

of the Aldridge family, leading him to figure out she had the seal. He'd then spread that info to the core members of the Aldridge family, hoping

family's core members, making sure she memorized their inner workings. She knew exactly who was who, especially since Gordon told her these elders could be trusted in a pinch. Knowing she could rely on them, their

bad she's not one of us," Kevin chuckled. "But she'd make a

Christian said with a smile. "Let's

realizing the elders

relaxed. "So, you were here to drop something off! You could've said that from the start! Almost gave

always talk in

say you're here to deliver something right away? Who'd try to compete with

exchanged glances, a bodyguard handed a

opened it to find a thick ledger. It was clearly old, dating back a century. "These accounts, I think you'll find

a lot

the Russell

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