Chapter 17

“Do you have something urgent to take care of soon?”

“Nothing really important.”

“You don’t need to drop me off. I can get back on my own.”

“Devonport may seem calm, but it’s dangerous, especially since you’re James’ wife.”

Sophie raised an eyebrow. “Colby, James isn’t like you. He’s a legitimate businessman.”

Colby said indifferently, “In a place mixed with all sorts of business, even James might not be clean.”

Sophie didn’t argue against Colby’s words,

In her past life, she had been married to James for many years, and James never involved her in the Burke family’s affairs.

On the surface, James was a legitimate businessman, but how could a man wielding absolute power in Devonport be entirely clean?

Perhaps James hid it deeper, and Colby didn’t bother to hide. After all, rumors had it that Colby had no weaknesses.

“Ms. Sophie, we’ve arrived.”

Adler parked the car in front of the grand entrance of the Burke family mansion. The lights of the Burke residence were still off, meaning that James hadn’t returned yet.

“Thank you, Colby, and thank you, Adler.”

Sophie got out of the car.

Colby watched as Sophie entered the gates of the Burke family mansion before rolling up the window, saying to Adler, “Let’s go.”

“Did you finally remember we had to leave now? Did you forget you had a deal with Ryan at midnight?”

Adler glanced at the time. “And you’re already late!”

replied coldly. “If that b s t a r d doesn’t bring the goods, I’ll chop off one of

hands.”

door to the house,

would leave a light on in the

“James? Are you back?”

response for a long

wrong, Sophie was about to leave when suddenly a

you bit

tried to break free, but the man was too strong. In her struggle, she managed to pull out

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Chapter 17

and set it on the

pain, stumbling back several steps, and Sophie ediately dashed for

kept calling

took out her phone and dialed James’

“Hello?”

you? You need to come home!

Sophie could finish, her phone was knocked to the ground. A van stopped in front of Sophie, its headlights blinding

other end of the phone, James

save your wife,

cold as the caller hung

Burke, is everything

by James’ side and noticed

almost grinding his teeth as he

Mr. Burke, we’re almost at the

you to drive

“Yes, Mr. Burke!”

never seen James so

“Something happened to Sophie”

happened to

felt the

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