Only one week remained until July 28th.
But why would Damien leave Sophia a message like that?
Lucas couldn't make sense of it—no matter how many times he turned it over in his mind.
...
Meanwhile, Vivian sat in her car, furiously spraying mouth freshener into her mouth.
Her face twisted in disgust. God, it still stinks!
"What the hell happened?" she muttered, gripping the steering wheel.
Her mind replayed the humiliation in Lucas's office over and over again.
Could those kids have done it on purpose?
"Damn it," she hissed, slamming her hand against the wheel. "Of course—they're Sophia's kids!"
It hit her like lightning.
Those children weren't innocent—they were Sophia's radar, her little spies, sent to scope her out.
Every one of them was a pair of Sophia's eyes planted in Lucas's life.
Vivian clenched her jaw, thinking of Lucas's distant, uneasy expression earlier.
