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Sophie didn’t buy a word of Nichole’s bluster. “Sure, have Ms. Rowena come up with that billion first, then she can ask me for that box,” she retorted.

Turning to the security guard, she said, “Show her out.”

The guard approached Nichole, “Ms. Rowena, please leave.”

Nichole, seething with anger, slapped him hard. “Who do you think you are, telling me to leave?!”

Sophie’s eyes turned icy. She wasn’t keen on getting involved, considering her frail health, but Nichole was pushing her luck.

Just as Sophie was about to head downstairs to put Nichole in her place, Gordon’s voice cut through the tension, “Rick, shut her up.”

“Yes, sir.”

  • chance to fight back, and the bodyguards from Burke International trying to intervene were swiftly taken down by

    even more impressive

    back behind Gordon, who wheeled himself over to Nichole.

    remembered how he had once stepped in when she falsely accused Harold

    Nichole said, “Mr. Gordon…”

    “Ms. Rowena, by attacking a member of the Aldridge family, you’ve made

    just a security

    guard, he’s still part of the Aldridge family, and no one harms

    off, his tone icy. “You can leave on your own, Ms. Rowena, or my

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    Feeling the sting on her cheeks and a wave of

    despite being a wealthy heiress and the future Mrs. Burke International, couldn’t she command respect from these people? And

    left, Sophie descended from the second floor. “I could have handled it myself,

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