Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 315

"Rules? What rules! Do you even know who you've arrested? Do you want to lose your job as the Chief?"

Bea's outburst left Chief Derick looking quite embarrassed in front of his subordinates.

His demeanor became stern in an instant. He slammed his fist on the desk and bellowed, "Mind your language. My position as the Chief is not up for discussion. Do you think the Burke family can do whatever they please? We follow the law here, and if you cause any more trouble, I'll have you escorted out."

Bea hadn't expected Chief Derick to stand up to her like that and glared at him with wide eyes, "You!"

"Chief Derick, there's no need to get angry."

Colby, standing by, spoke calmly, "James is a prominent figure. Arresting him like this does look bad. I think, if there's nothing incriminating after the statement is taken, we should just let him go."

Chief Derick quickly added, "We will, of course, proceed according to the law."

face turned sour

shifted his tone and said, "However, Bea lacks manners, and

run up

said, "Mr. Colby, Bea is aged. Don't you think

Derick stepped forward and said, "And who might you be? If Bea is acting rudely,

"I..."

and said, "Calla is going to be James' wife, the future daughter-in-law of our family. Chief Derick, you better watch your

somewhat wary of James, and when he heard Bea say that Calla was the future Mrs. Burke, he was momentarily at a loss for words and found

"Bea, it seems really easy to become a daughter-in-law of the Burke family. How come it changes every few days? Just a while ago, Ms. Nichole, claiming to be pregnant, said she was going to marry into the Burke family. Does that mean James is planning to marry two girls into the

our family's business, not something you need

room, his gaze landing on Sophie

as if she had backing and

of kidnapping and rape