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"I need you to tell me everything, don't hold back anything," Allen said without hesitation when they all took their seats in the living room.

"I heard everything in the hospital." Stephanie began but Allen was already confused.

"What do you mean by you heard everything?"

"Sophie and her stepmother. But then it seemed like they knew that I could hear them so they moved out of the room to continue their conversation."

"I still don't understand a word of what you just said. Can you at least try to break it down?"

"Sophie and her mother are planning something against you!"

"Hold up," Allen said, putting up a hand. "What were they even doing in your room in the first place."

"They had followed Dad over to the hospital. The hospital where I was transferred belonged to Mr Jay."

"Mr Jay, that's Dad's close friend," Allen said.

"Yes, he is." Stephanie nodded her head as she concurred. "He had phoned Dad and made him come to the hospital when Mr Jay thought that I was going to die." St