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.

turned pale with terror as the realization hit. "It's Colby!

relentless storm. The bodyguards from Burke

place. Soon, a swarm of men poured out from the courtyard, while gunfire continued

window, Joseph watched the scene unfold. He knew that despite Colby's

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that Colby would enter, but not

head down," Joseph said, leading the way. Colby's attack was relentless, and nobody wanted to die, which led to a tense standoff. James stepped out

The bullet whizzed past Joseph's ear, narrowly missing his forehead. Admiring Colby's

Sophie?" Colby's

so farsighted, letting you slip through the cracks. Today, the four major families mean nothing

recognizing it instantly. It was the ring he had placed on Sophie's finger on their

was stained with blood,

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