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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.”

  • butler, Rick, stepped forward and delivered two crisp slaps to Nichole’s face. She didn’t even have a chance to fight back, and the bodyguards from Burke International trying to intervene were swiftly taken down by

    were even more impressive than Jonah’s, Odie’s right–hand

    who wheeled himself

    a flicker of fear crossed Nichole’s face. She remembered how he had once stepped in when she falsely accused Harold of misconduct. Gordon was known as one of the

    a smile, Nichole said,

    unforgiving, “Ms. Rowena, by attacking a member of the Aldridge family,

    he’s just

    guard, he’s still part of the Aldridge

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

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    sting on her cheeks and a wave of humiliation, she stormed

    the future Mrs. Burke International, couldn’t she command respect from these people? And why did Sophie, who was bankrupt, still have so many loyal supporters? It was so

    left, Sophie descended from the second floor. “I could have handled it myself, Mr. Gordon. You didn’t need to come down.”

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