Listening to his grandmother lay it all out, James responded with a cool detachment, "So, even you think I'd go easy on her, Grandma?" "Isn't that so?"

Bea took a deep breath. "That woman's nothing but trouble, bound to bring disaster to the Burke family sooner or later! You've done foolish things for her over and over, and now you've seen what it's like to be on the run. You should realize how lucky you are to lead Burke International!" She handed him ten percent of the company shares. "I spent all my savings buying these shares from that woman, Sophie. Keep them close, because now you're the largest shareholder of Burke International. No one can topple you from your position anymore." James looked at the shares in his hands and let out a sardonic chuckle.

Bea had held onto these shares for most of her life, never once thinking to pass them on to him. And now, she handed them over so easily.

Things must have been tough for her lately.

James's voice turned cold. "Don't worry, Grandma. I won't give them any chance to escape. Colby will die, and Sophie... she won't be spared either." Bea was stunned. "What?"

"What? Weren't you the one who wanted Sophie dead so badly you even hired someone to do it?"

James shot Bea a puzzled look.

forced a smile. "It's true

Burke, my loyalty lies with the Burkes." James's voice had a chilling amusement. "Grandma, everything for the family's benefit, right? That's what you taught me.

version of James,

From learning how to manage the Burke family to mastering the art of concealing his true self, James had always excelled. But excelling didn't mean

dominance,

his father, when James loved, he loved

that ever harm the one they

James made Bea

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