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?"

sorry, but Mr. Burke's appointments are completely booked for the next few days. You can leave

Elodie could come back to life, it meant she wasn't an isolated case.

'Ding-ding-'

voice on the other end, "Sophie!

up outside! They're all demanding you hand over

eyes darkened at

Meanwhile, at Costello Corporation-

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

veterans who had built the empire with Colby's father, sat across from him, their tone

chair, asking, "So,

"The leadership of Costello

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 let it slide out

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