Vanessa's face turned ghostly pale at Odie's words. He clearly had no intention of killing Sophie.
"Then why'd you ask for my opinion earlier? How could you do this!" she blurted out, frustration boiling over.
Odie couldn't stand the incessant buzzing in his ears. He rubbed them, a look of irritation clouding his face. This
was exactly why he hated dealing with idiots. And especially airheaded heiresses like Vanessa. But, because of
her connection to Sandy, Odie decided to explain, "If | killed Sophie, wouldn't Colby just cand kill me?"
Vanessa was left completely dumbstruck. "So, you never planned to helpat all? You just wanted to use
Sophie to threaten Colby?"
Sophie chuckled, "Ms. Vanessa, you're mistaken again. If he wanted to capture me, he would've done it already.
Why bother having you negotiate withfirst? He just wanted to pull you into this mess. Now that you and Odie
have caught me, you're both in this together."
Vanessa's already pale face grew even whiter. She never imagined Odie had such plans!
"Why... why me?" she stammered.
Vanessa didn't mind Colby hating her, but she couldn't bear the thought of him discovering she was the one
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"Of course, because you're the White family's heiress. Your family is like a stubborn weed. Even after Colby spent
years rooting out the branches, many of your family's old supporters remain. By controlling you, Odie essentially
controls those who still want to oppose Colby. It's simple logic, really," Sophie explained, though she felt she had
said enough. She stretched out her hand towards Odie, who frowned and asked, "What do you want?"
"Geta bottle of water, I'm thirsty."
Odie kicked the front seat and barked, "Jonah, get her swater."
"Yes, boss."
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peace between Odie and Sophie. Sophie seemed less like a hostage and more like she was on a vacation.
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His subordinate's voice crackled through, "Boss, are you personally overseeing this?"
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