Bea looked as fragile as a wisp of smoke, a faint trace of weakness etched on her face.

"Colt's been waiting at the door. I'll bring him in now," Marian said as she stepped out to fetch Colt.

Colt entered and stood beside Bea. "Bea, what do you need?"

"I've decided... to use all my savings to buy the ten percent of Burke International shares that Sophie holds." "Bea..." Colt frowned, troubled.

Wouldn't this leave Bea with nothing? It seemed like a losing deal.

"I've made up my mind. Help me up first."

"...Alright." Colt helped Bea to her feet. She moved slowly to the safe and used her fingerprint to unlock it.

Inside the safe, there was only a key and a card, nothing more.

"Go wait for me downstairs. In half an hour,

the wealthy stored their treasured possessions, from jewelry to property deeds, as long as they paid the hefty yearly fee. The Vault's security was said to rival that of a national treasury-impossible to steal from. "Is Bea

Burke International's shares to end

life, ruined by Sophie. If she

it was too

now.

"...Yes, Bea."

wait, Colt saw Bea, dressed impeccably in an elegant white cheongsam. She looked regal, though her face bore the inevitable marks of time. "Bea, let's

car, and Colt drove them to

over her card. The receptionist, recognizing

retrieve items,"

the receptionist maintained her polite demeanor. "I'll have

"Okay."

the Vault, taking the elevator down. The staff remembered how Bea used

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