Lost in thought, Harold was caught off guard when Sophie suddenly dumped a heap of The Silent Shadows badges from her bag onto the table. The sight left him speechless.


    "Is this enough? If not, I''ve got more," Sophie teased.


    "You..."


    Harold just gawked at the pile, wordspletely failing him.


    Sophie carried on, "These are from overseas, and some from Summerfield. Which ones catch your fancy?"


    "Wait a second, I can see you having the overseas ones, but how on earth did you snag ones from Summerfield?"


    "I don''t have them just yet, but if you want them, I can make it happen," Sophie replied with a sly smile. She then pulled out a USB drive. "This has all the juicy secrets the Mintons have gathered on Summerfield''s entrepreneurs over the years. Summerfield''s quite the mixed bag, and we suspect it''s crawling with members of The Silent Shadows. With this dirt, we can get them to y nice and cooperate with our investigation."


    "Odie gave this to you?" Harold asked, raising an eyebrow.


    "Who else could it be?" Sophie shrugged. "The Mintons'' evidence is reallying in handy. I used to think these tactics were a bit underhanded, but now I see them as the only way to deal with those types. Fight fire with fire, right?"


    Harold paused, then asked, "Sophie, don''t you think Odie is being a bit too generous with you?"


    After saying it, he felt it was unnecessary, so he switched gears, "But this makes things a lot easier. You''ve only scoped out overseas, and while The Silent Shadows might keep a tight leash on their ounts, Summerfield should be a bit more rxed. I''ll head there when I have a chance."


    "No, you can''t go," Sophie insisted, frowning. "Devonport needs you. If anyone''s going, it''s me."


    "Have you thought this through? What excuse will you use to get into Summerfield?" Harold inquired.


    "The excuse is simple," Sophie smirked. "You just told me about Gina Spellman from the Spellman family in Summerfield, who''s been hanging around my husband. Obviously, I need to pay the Spellman family a little visit


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    Harold caught on, "You and your husband are really ying a clever game."


    Sophie''s impromptu trip to Summerfield was set for that very day.


    By the time she arrived, the night was deep, and the air around the Spellman family''s mansion was filled with screams and chaos.


    The bodyguards of the Spellman family didn''t stand a chance against the team Sophie had borrowed from Harold.


    Mr. Donny was clueless until he stepped outside and found Sophie, dressed in sleek ck leather, storming his mansion with her entourage.


    "Ms. Sophie! This seems a bit excessive, don''t you think? Summerfield has its own rules, what are you up to?" Mr. Donny''s face turned sour.


    In terms of corporate clout, the Spellman family, despite its rising status, was nowhere near the level of the S Corporation and the big four families. Especially since Sophie''s entourage included bodyguards from Devonport''s Aldridge family, which spoke volumes of their influence. Mr. Donny wasn''t about to stir up trouble, so he put on a brave front.


    Sophie, with an icy tone, said, "Mr. Donny, you''re quite the sport, letting your daughter chase someone all the way to Devonport. Do you really have the audacity to question my presence here? You''ve got some nerve."


    Hearing her words, Mr. Donny finally grasped Sophie''s motive.


    He chuckled dryly, saying, "I thought


    Ms. Sophie came for something major, but it''s just this! It''s normal for a young woman to have a crush! Young folks should chase their hearts As an adult, I can''t really''s


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