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.

the key and card, then said, "Go wait for me downstairs. In half an hour,

the hefty yearly fee. The Vault's security was said to rival that of a national treasury-impossible to steal from. "Is Bea planning to give all her money

do? Do you want Burke International's shares

of this made Bea's frustration surge. Her grandson, whom she had raised for most of her life, ruined by Sophie.

But it was too late for

now.

"...Yes, Bea."

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

into the car, and Colt drove

her card. The receptionist, recognizing Bea, smiled warmly. "Bea, here to

retrieve items," Bea

polite demeanor. "I'll have

"Okay."

the innermost part of the Vault, taking the elevator down. The staff remembered how Bea used to chat with them about her collectibles, their origins,

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