Sophie wished she was wrong.

She stared at the document in her hands, sinking into silence. PureColor hadn't even hit the market yet-how could James have gotten his hands on it? Unless... he did too? Snapping the folder shut, Sophie's first instinct was to call the front desk of Burke International.

A professional voice answered on the other end, "Hello, this is Burke International."

Sophie hesitated, listening to the voice.

"Hello?"

The receptionist sounded puzzled.

Sophie finally spoke up, "...Is Mr. Burke available today?"

Mr. Burke's appointments are completely booked for the next few days. You can leave your name and number, and we'll

to what Elodie had mentioned before. If Elodie could come back to life, it meant she wasn't an isolated case. So, what about James? If James had come back too,

'Ding-ding-'

Angelo's frantic voice on the other end, "Sophie! Sophie, you need to come back! It's an emergency!" "What's going

outside! They're all demanding you hand over Gordon's private

eyes darkened

Meanwhile, at Costello Corporation-

even if you're the old man's grandson, you've been out of the family business for years. Grandpa's been running the show all this time. We didn't make a fuss while he was

board members, veterans who had built the empire with Colby's father, sat across from

back in his chair, asking, "So, what do

"The leadership of Costello

yourself overseas, but this is Devonport. Devonport has its own way of doing things. When Lennon handed all his shares to you and named you president, we

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