Chapter 1920

Hearing what the bodyguard said, Sophie was suddenly at a loss for words. She

gave him a swift kick in the backside, exclaiming, "So you just nabbed a couple of high school kids without even asking questions? What if you got the wrong people?"

The bodyguard, rubbing his sore behind, replied, "Ma'am, these two rascals were brawling like pros. I thought they seemed suspicious, so I brought them in for a little chat."

"Chatting with them here? You think this is some foreign land? You've been running wild overseas with Colby too long. You want to interrogate anyone who crosses your path."

Adler came down from the executive office upstairs, looking like he'd been

burning the midnight oil for days. His face was etched with exhaustion, those dark circles under his eyes telling the tale.

The moment Alec laid eyes on Adler, he blurted out, "Dad?"

"Dad?" Adler was caught off guard.

Adler by the ear, her voice dripping with skepticism,

even know this person!" Adler pointed wildly at Alec, saying, "You! You must be a spy sent by The Silent Shadows! Why are you talking such nonsense?

was their looks or

a moment, the entire floor was dead silent. Everyone was staring at Adler like he'd grown a second head.

did look... quite

Corporation shattered the silence, "Ma'am! There's trouble at the west pier! You need to come and

there was trouble at the pier, Alec and I exchanged glances. The pier was Costello family turf, and I'd never heard of any trouble there ever since I was a

to deal with us. She rallied the crew

the empty floor, suddenly

pier... should we go check it out?" I asked Alec, already knowing the answer deep

strange dreamscape, tailing our

slipping into the van with

we squeezed in, the

dumbfounded. I quickly

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