At this moment, inside the Burke family's ancestral home-

With a loud crash, Bea swept everything off the table onto the floor. "Sophie! How dare she?! Get the public opinion under control now! We can't let this get any worse!"

"Bea, I'm afraid it's too late," Colt said, his face pale. "The news is all over the place thanks to Emerging News. We've tried contacting them multiple times, but they have no intention of taking down the story." "Emerging News? What kind of media outlet is that? Do they not fear crossing the Burke family?"

Bea was fuming. She'd been in Devonport for years and had never heard of Emerging News!

"Bea, the news is causing a massive uproar. This is very dangerous for Mr. Burke. Our priority should be to find him and get the full story. If it's a setup, we need to hold a press conference to clear things up." Bea snapped, "Then what are you waiting for? Go now!"

"Yes, Bea."

Colt quickly left the room. Bea sat down, her mind in turmoil. She had guarded the Burke family's legacy for most of her life; she couldn't let it fall apart now!

"Marian, call the Reeves family. If something's happened to James, the Burke family cannot fall apart...!"

"But the Reeves family..."

"Go now!"

determination, Marian had no choice

Meanwhile

arrived at what used to be her and James's home in

of her car, a police officer stopped her. "This area

Sophie could speak, another officer who recognized her stepped forward. "This is Mrs.

that the visitor was

officer paused. "Oh, Mrs. Costello. We're still clearing the area. It's

won't. I just wanted to ask, has James been

hearing Sophie mention James, the two

"We've been here for many days and haven't seen Mr.

"James hasn't come

shook

you determined the cause of

the scene,

doused the surrounding rooms

and the fire

Swoo

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