The sky in Berlin was slowly brightening. Lucas had been out all night searching for Amanda. When he returned, his eyes were bloodshot and filled with guilt. Emily quickly called his assistant and helped Lucas into a room, laying him on the bed. "I'll get him some water, Emily. Can you keep an eye on him?" the assistant said. Emily nodded. Judging by Lucas's appearance, he hadn't found Amanda. He lay on the bed with his arm over his face, lips tightly shut, not saying a word. "Lucas..." "Emily... I failed Amanda..." When Lucas spoke, Emily almost didn't recognize his voice. Lucas's voice used to be loud, deep, and slightly raspy, perfect for rock music. Now, it was rough and hoarse, barely coherent. "I failed her..." Emily handed him some tissues. "Lucas, calm down. We need to stay strong to save Amanda." Lucas sniffled and wiped his face with his arm. "Did you call the police?" "I did, but I don’t speak German. I got someone to help me report it, and the police are searching." Lucas seemed slightly comforted. "You called your boyfriend, right? Or rather, your fiancé now. Anyway, Emily, thank you." "Amanda has been good to me too. It is partly my fault." The assistant returned with two cups of water. "Here, drink up. You both need to rest; you've been up all night." But with Amanda's fate still unknown, neither could drink. Lucas set his water aside, anxiously running his hands through his hair, on the verge of breaking down.Just then, Emily’s phone rang. It was Mr. Satan. Emily quickly answered. "Hello?" "Emily," Mr. Satan’s voice was calm as usual. "Don’t worry, we found Amanda." Emily was overjoyed. "You found Amanda? Really?" Lucas immediately looked up at Emily. She put the phone on speaker. "Where is Amanda? How is she? Is she hurt?" Lucas grabbed Emily’s hand holding the phone, veins bulging on his neck. "Where is Amanda? I’ll go get her right now!" Mr. Satan hesitated. "Are you Lucas?" "Yes, it's me. Thank you for your help, but I’m really worried about Amanda. Please tell me where she is..." Mr. Satan reassured him. "Amanda is fine. She should be back at the hotel soon." "Is she hurt?" Mr. Satan's tone wavered. "Well, that depends on how Amanda defines being hurt. But I can assure you, her situation wasn’t as bad as you feared. She’ll be there soon." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. The assistant rushed to open it. Emily and Lucas ran over— "Why are you all staring at me like that?" Amanda stretched wearily, flopping onto the sofa with a big yawn. "Relax, I'm fine. I didn’t pay them a dime. Everything's settled." Emily scrutinized Amanda. She was still wearing the black business dress and heels from the day before. Her hair, once neatly up, was now down and appeared freshly washed. Apart from looking tired, she seemed uninjured. Lucas was equally surprised. "Amanda..." "Yeah?" Amanda was startled by Lucas’s appearance. "My God, what happened to you? You've got several concerts coming up. You need to rest! Don’t think Emily’s makeup skills can always save you. You've worn yourself out so much even she can't help." Lucas: ??? Noticing the strange looks from everyone, Amanda frowned. "Why are you all staring at me like that?" They wanted to know if Amanda had been assaulted, but Lucas, being a man, found it inappropriate to ask. He gave Emily a look, signaling her to talk. "Amanda, have a chat with Emily. I’m going to rest." "You better get some sleep! You're an adult and you still make me worry..." Amanda kept grumbling, showing her usual self. Lucas felt slightly relieved and left with the assistant. With just Emily and Amanda in the room, Emily wanted to ask about what happened but didn’t know where to start. Amanda spoke first. "Emily, your cousin is really a piece of work!" Emily was puzzled. "Sophia?" "Yeah, it's her!" Amanda rolled her eyes. "I didn’t want to say it with Lucas around. Do you know who that thug on the phone was yesterday?" Emily shook her head. "Sophia's ex-boyfriend!" Emily's eyes widened in shock. So this wasn’t just a case of a thug demanding protection money; it was Sophia's scheme. Emily was furious. "She sure has a lot of boyfriends." Amanda laughed sarcastically. "If I'm right, she wanted to use her ex to get back at you. But since he couldn’t reach you, he called me. Luckily, it was me who went. If it were you, Sophia's plan might have worked." Emily was confused. Amanda patted her hand. "I know that guy." Emily remained silent, letting Amanda continue. "He used to live in the States. When I first graduated and became an agent, we met through work. He pursued me. I was quite a looker, like a movie star. We dated for a while before breaking up. He was heartbroken for a long time, then returned to Germany and met Sophia. They dated for over a month." Emily nodded. "So... he sees Sophia as a substitute for you?" "That's right, but why do I feel so annoyed? I’m way prettier than Sophia, aren’t I?"