Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Chapter 221

The evening had already set in by the time Sophie drove back to the Burke mansion. As expected, Bea was sitting on the sofa, looking rather displeased.

“Grandma Bea, where’s James?”

Sophie thought Bea would call James back home, but it seemed like Bea wanted to have a one–on–one talk with her.

“He is still in a meeting. I asked him to come back later.”

Sophie remained silent beside her.

Bea said, “I heard from Marian that lately, you’ve hardly been at home, and even when you are, you leave after just a short while. What is it? Have you found somewhere else to live?” There was a hint of accusation in Bea’s tone.

Sophie smiled and replied, “I thought I shouldn’t stay idle, so I went out and found a job.”

“Ridiculous!”

How can you just show yourself in public like this? If you go out to work and others find out, what will they think of the Burke family? It would disgrace

angry. Bea was bom into high society and had never worked a day in her life, but she already had enough money to last several generations. How could she ever fear running out of money?

life, believing that with the backing of the Russell family and marrying James, she would have a

rely on the Russell family, and

desperation of poverty, she would never allow

up a chair and sat opposite Bea, who was taken aback that Sophie

“Bea, please don’t be angry. I’m only working in our family business and managing our company. There’s nothing shameful about it. What you should be worried about is not me but James. After all, S Corporation has squeezed Burke International out of several projects, leading to significant losses. I’m working

frowned. “What do you mean by that? S Corporation? I’ve lived more than half my life and never heard of it! How could it possibly push the Burke family out of several projects? Even if this

smiled slightly and said, “Of course, I know Burke International is a major enterprise. A few hundred million in losses

you say? A few hundred million?” Bea thought she

be nonchalant and said, “Yes, a

said that S Corporation opened a commercial street, disrupting Burke International’s new commercial mall plan and leading to its opening without any visitors. Moreover, James had cut off several companies that had partnerships