Chapter 853

Sophie's sly remark was unmistakable: she was implying that Bea had come overseas with thoughts of a late-life fling.

Bea, who valued her reputation above all, turned pale with rage. "Of course, I'm going to go back home! If it weren't for some business I had to handle here, I never would have come!"

"Don't get mad, Bea. I didn't say anything that terrible, did I?"

Sophie leaned in close to Bea's ear and whispered, "Don't forget, I still have evidence of you hiring someone to kill me. If you don't want to provoke me, you'd better not cross me, or you'll spend the rest of your life behind bars."

Bea was fuming hearing Sophie's threat. It was this very threat that had forced James to hand over Burke International to Sophie!

no guarantee

Bea, constrained by the evidence Sophie held against her, could only muster a strained grin and said, "It's your first time here too, Sophie. Why don't you explore a bit? I'm feeling tired; I'll go rest for a

to leave, clearly having lost the confrontation with

much more, and Bea headed straight upstairs. Her demeanor was as if Bea herself was

the mirror, thinking back to Sophie's radiant and confident demeanor, feeling

was clearly meant to be

sudden visit. Mr. Caelum asked me to

"Sandy is here?"

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