"No wonder..." Sophie murmured, her eyes dropping to the floor before lifting again. "When your mom saw me earlier, she called me Sophie, like she remembered me. But why did she call Colby "Lynn''?" Colby and Gordon didn''t even look alike.


    Confusion swirled in Sophie''s mind. Adler nced at Colby in the rearview mirror, his voice muffled and unclear. "My mom''s just getting a bit mixed up. She probably had Gordon''s cousin on her mind and just blurted it out. It''s nothing to worry about." Jenna turned to Sophie, curiosity piqued. "It''s kinda odd though. That kidnapping case with the Aldridge family was a big deal. Sophie, you don''t remember?"


    Sophie shook her head. "I really don''t. I was probably too young then. Anything before I was seven or eight is pretty fuzzy. Might have something to do with that high fever I had as a kid."


    Colby chimed in nonchntly, "Talking about this isn''t going to solve anything. Did you get the item?"


    "Got it!" Jenna dered, pulling out a ledger she''d been hiding. "How about that? Impressive, right?"


    Adler nodded, genuinely impressed. "Very impressive, Jenna. Climbing walls and picking locks-I really admire that about you."


    Jenna gave Adler a yful p. "Without me, you''d be lost!"


    "Absolutely!" Adler agreed quickly. "If I ever forget my keys, I''ll definitely need my wife''s help to get in."N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    Listening to Adler and Jenna''s banter, Sophie couldn''t help butugh.


    Before long, the car pulled up in front of Burke Estate.


    As Sophie and the others walked into the Aldridge family''s hall, they were met with a troubling sight-two men in ck holding Angelo by the arms. "No! I won''t leave! I won''t go


    no matter what!"


    "Let him go!" Jenna demanded, stepping forward, ready for action. But Sophie intervened. "Gentlemen, let''s talk this out. Please release your young master first."


    Seeing Sophie had them pegged, the


    two men in ck exchanged a look


    but didn''t let go of Angelo. One of them spoke up. "Ms. Sophie, please don''t make this hard for us. We''re just following orders, and we did get Mr Gordon''s approval beforeing here."


    "Mr. Gordon''s approval?" Sophie said coolly. "Mr. Gordon is ill right now. Howe we didn''t know you had consulted him?"


    "Ms. Sophie, the young master is the


    heir to the Pord family. Our master allowed him to gain some


    experience outside these past few days, and that''s enough. If you release him, our master has brought a generous gift for you all,"


    With that, the men in ck stepped out. After a moment, they returned with someone in tow, pushing him in front of Sophie.


    For a moment, none of them recognized the person standing before them.