Sophie's pov : At two o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Ava arrived at my house. I went downstairs to meet her, and as soon as I saw her, she called out, "Sophie!" I was a little surprised when I noticed Christopher, her brother, standing nearby. "Christopher is here too," I said, trying to hide my confusion. Ava explained, "My brother was worried and insisted on bringing me here himself." She seemed just as puzzled as I was. Since when did Christopher care so much about her? It wasn’t like she was going somewhere dangerous—she was just coming to my house for a visit. What could possibly go wrong? Christopher politely excused himself, saying, "You two go ahead upstairs. I have some business to attend to at the company. I won’t keep you any longer." I nodded and too

