"I'm not scared of him," Dylan defended himself.
"Then, why can't we sneak back?"
"Mom would be unhappy."
"So, that means you're afraid of Daddy beating you up!"
"I'm not going to keep this up."
"Well, if you're not going to take me back, I'll sneak back on my own!" Dora said angrily with her hands on her hips.
"Dyl, Dora, I've bought the tickets. Let's go in and play." After purchasing the tickets, Tiffany returned to take them to the entrance of the playground.
Although there was a trampoline that Dora always enjoyed jumping on in the playground, she wasn't the slightest bit interested at that moment. Instead, she was plotting her escape as soon as Tiffany was distracted.
Suddenly, a group of men in black appeared at the playground, seemingly searching for someone. As they were dressed in black suits and sunglasses, they stood out among the group of children.
"Mr. Copley!" Dora noticed Douglas leading the group and happily skipped toward him. "Mr. Copley, what are you doing here?"
Douglas had been searching for Dylan and Dora when Dora showed up of her own accord. "Dora, where's your brother?"
Dora recalled how Dylan refused to take her back, so she wasn't in the mood to talk about him. Instead, she hopefully asked, "Mr. Copley, are you here to bring us back?"
Reluctance crossed Douglas' face as he took in Dora's adorable and innocent expression. However, he still nodded and said, "Yes."
Dora was delighted to hear that. For a moment, she forgot that she had been angry earlier. She turned to wave at Dylan and Tiffany.
"Ms. Yarrow, Dyl! Mommy asked Mr. Copley to pick us up."
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