Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1350

He gestured to the photos around them, saying, "Is this the kind of reunion you were hoping for? Joseph, let me jog your memory-you've been dead to the world for twenty years! Burke International doesn't recognize you, and frankly, neither do I!"

In James's recollection, his father was always a stern, detached, emotionless figure—a machine more than a man. Over the past two decades, Joseph had faded into little more than a ghostly silhouette in his mind. And now, of all times, he decides to make a comeback, bringing a whirlwind of chaos with him!

James vividly recalled how, two decades ago, the sudden death of Joseph, the head of the Burke family, plunged everything into turmoil. At the funeral, Bea had remarked, "The head of Burke International is gone. The Burke family will no longer acknowledge his existence." In that moment, James vowed to surpass his father, to breathe new life into the Burke legacy. Even if Joseph were to stand before him now, he was resolute he would never acknowledge him as his father.

much you've grown," Joseph said. "I've watched you

a father, the Burke family doesn't need you

I didn't come back for Burke International. It's always been yours. You're my son, and I know you'll

you want to know why that girl from the Russell family suddenly

secret of Devonport is the power

stop in his tracks. Joseph, as if worried James wouldn't believe him, added, "You've seen it, haven't