Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1356

"I'm convinced Bea had a part to play, but without Mr. James nodding it through, how on earth could Bea have hurt Ruby so precisely and kept her confined at home so easily?" Sophie said slowly, "Mr. James, you know better than anyone why all this happened. You're the head of the Burke family. If you had stood up for your wife, she might still be here today."

With a sharp crack, Joseph lost his cool and slapped Sophie across the face. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. Sophie shot Joseph a cold glare, and for a moment, Joseph was taken aback, seeing Ruby's disdain and chill in her eyes.

"You're spouting nonsense, just nonsense! What do you know? You're just making it all up!" Joseph shouted, stepping back.

"If it's nonsense, Mr. James, why don't you just check online?" Sophie replied coolly. "In Devonport, everyone knows the tale of the former head of Burke International and his wife, Ruby. A top actress who left the spotlight for her family -how did she spend those years in the mansion? No makeup, doing laundry and cooking, just a numb housewife, like a puppet, not even allowed to dance."

of mockery, "Are you going to pin all this on Bea too? A man who lets his mother treat his wife like that and does nothing-well, he's

hand again, but just then, the

Joseph's hand, his

son standing up for Sophie, Joseph's anger quickly subsided. Years ago, he had protected Rose the same way. But no matter what he did, she

icy. "James, I've given her a day to rest, but that doesn't mean she can push my limits." James didn't say a word, just stood

her. If she reveals the treasure's location, I'll let her go." With that, Joseph

As he reached for her cheek, Sophie instinctively pulled away,

waste your time. You won't get the treasure's location out of