Sophia was at a loss for words. She wanted to snap back at William but managed to calm herself down.

‘He's still the boss,’ she thought. ‘I shouldn't go too far.’

She let out a frustrated grunt and went back to typing.

William could tell she was genuinely angry, so he thoughtfully backed off, leaning back in his chair and pretending to doze.

As darkness slowly fell, Blake called to say the kid who fell in the water had been taken to ...