Chapter 1360

Chapter 1360

Seeing the bullet wound from the day before, Joseph sighed, "Such a shame, she was a good kid."

With a heavy heart, Joseph gently covered Sophie's face with a blanket and turned to James. "Sophie's gone. The big families won't let this slide. You've got to handle it." "How should I handle it?" James asked.

"Burn her," Joseph replied, his voice cold and detached. "We need to keep Sophie's death under wraps for now. Make sure no one finds out tonight."

Taking Joseph's instructions to heart, James walked over to the bed, pulled out a lighter, and set the curtains ablaze. In moments, the whole bed was engulfed in fire.

As the flames surrounded the bed, Joseph finally turned away, feeling a grim sense of reassurance.

The next morning, as the first light of dawn crept over the horizon, Burke International's funeral procession was already in motion. A group of people carried the coffin out of the Burke family's gates. In the misty morning air, a sense of danger hung like a shadow. Before anyone could make sense of it, a bullet sliced through the chest of one of the pallbearers. Colby and his crew had already shown up.

terror as the

relentless storm. The bodyguards from Burke International tried to push forward, but they were

men poured out from the courtyard, while gunfire continued

the

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Colby would enter,

the way. Colby's attack was relentless,

and fired without hesitation. The bullet whizzed past Joseph's ear, narrowly missing his forehead. Admiring Colby's audacity, Joseph remarked, "You're impressive, but there's no need for you to go

Colby's voice was

would be so farsighted, letting you slip through the cracks. Today, the four major families mean nothing to me. I've already got what I wanted, so why leave a loose end?"

hit the ground with a clear, ringing sound. Colby stared at it, recognizing it instantly. It was the ring he had placed on Sophie's finger on their wedding

was stained with

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