"Odie! Why'd you have to spill the beans like that?"

Jenna shot a fiery glare at Odie, clearly frustrated.

Odie shrugged it off with a cool, "Hey, I'm not one of your crew. I can say whatever I want, and you can't stop me."

"You!"

Sophie's brows knitted together as she heard Odie's words. "So, you've been brainstorming a way to handle this all along?"

Jenna quickly chimed in, "Sophie, you're under the weather. Let us deal with it. You shouldn't stress about it."

"Exactly, Sophie. Just kick back and relax. We've got it covered!" Adler added, backing Jenna.

Colby leaned in and whispered softly, "You just rest up now, leave the rest to me, alright?"

Sophie, touched by his concern, placed Colby's hand on her forehead. "Look, I'm all rested up. Fever's gone. I can't just snooze while you all are doing the heavy lifting. This involves me too."

grin, Sophie continued, "And honestly, seeing Claire prance around

brows furrowed with worry, seeing Sophie

didn't want Sophie getting

if

"...Alright."

Colby agreed, albeit reluctantly.

the lowdown from Jenna and Adler

out, James had been parading Claire around, hitting up two fancy parties in just as many days, dabbling in various

to fame in what seemed

but chuckle

and his knack for using her to hype up

like him was at the helm of Burke International, keeping the

they're playing this game, we can't just sit on the sidelines. They want to stir things up? Two can

gonna jump in too?"

that off? Are we going to start proving you're

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