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.

his heels, grabbed Adler by the ear, her voice

at Alec, saying, "You! You must be a spy sent by The Silent Shadows! Why are you talking such nonsense? You don't look

was their looks or their height, there

staring at Adler like he'd grown

look... quite

the silence, "Ma'am!

the pier, Alec and I exchanged glances. The pier was Costello family turf, and I'd

us. She rallied the

the empty floor,

we go check it out?" I

this strange dreamscape, tailing our parents seemed like

them, cheekily slipping into the

squeezed in, the

dumbfounded. I quickly

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