Upon hearing this, Colby paused for a moment before speaking, "I was away from Devonport during those years, so I didn''t know what was going on." Sophie looked puzzled.


    Noticing her confusion, Colby''s eyes darkened just a bit. "Let''s head home first, alright?"


    "Alright."


    Half an hourter, at the Burke Estate.


    "What?! You''re not the daughter of the Russell family?" Angelo was taken aback, jaw practically hitting the floor.


    Sandy, clearly frustrated, gave Angelo a light smack and said, "Seriously, bro, were you even listening? She said some girl named ire is iming to be the real heiress of the Russell family! No one ever said Sophie wasn''t the heiress." "Oh..."


    How could Sophie not be the Russell family''s daughter?


    Angelo breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "So, you''re saying this ire is just pretending, right?"


    "She''s definitely a fake."


    Sophie was sure of it, while Sandy asked, a bit skeptical, "How can you be so sure? What if she''s telling the truth?"


    "Ms. Sandy, you shouldn''t tease your brother when you''re just as gullible," Jenna chimed in. "It''s such an obvious impersonation, no one would believe it, not even outsiders."


    Sandy pouted, "Then why would she go around saying she''s the Russell family heiress? If no one buys it, isn''t she just making a fool of herself?"


    Sophie replied slowly, "Whether it''s true or not isn''t the point. She ims to be the Russell family heiress, not for the inheritance, but for the status." "Why?"


    Sandy still didn''t get it.


    Everyone knows ire''s a fake, so why would she bother?


    "She wants the status of the Russell


    family heiress because of the treasure linked to the four great families, Sophie exined. "She showed up wearing the heirloom gem of the four great families." N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


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    Hearing this, Jenna was surprised, "So, the fourth gem we''ve been searching for is with her?"


    Adler, confused, asked, "Where did this ire get that gem?"


    "It''s clear that James brought ire, and he''s working with someone behind the scenes. So... that person gave te the gem, allowing herto impersonate the Russell family heiress. If I fall, she can easily im everything from the Russell family."


    After Sophie finished, Colby added, "Plus, with the title of Russell family heiress, they have a valid reason to go after the treasure and build a reputation."


    Sophie continued, "I think their next


    move is to use ire to gather support. They''ll demand the Russell family heiress title for ire. She''ll even use it to settle in Devonport and make connections. This will definitely cause a buzz in Devonport. Business folks who used to work with my parents might also, due to ire''s ''legitimate heiress'' status, partner with ire... or rather, with the Burke family."


    Jenna said, "The Russell family orphan, lost abroad for years, returns to im her rightful ce... It''s quite the drama."


    Watching Sophie and the others getting into the discussion, Angelo suddenly felt a pang of regret.


    Regretting why, when James was teaching him, he only learned how to do a handstand!


    Because now, he was listening but not really getting it, feelingpletely lost.


    "But... if ire''s a fraud, why would those business partners work with her?"