Chapter 13 6


    “Enough! If any of you speaks another word about this, you can leave the Russell family!” Perry roared,


    silencing everyone around him immediately.


    Though Perry was known to be kind and approachable in the past, no one dared to provoke him when


    he was truly enraged.


    “Thank you, Uncle Perry.” Sophie’s voice was low,


    She knew that divorcing James at this time would bring tough days for the Russell family, but she


    swore it wouldn’tst long.


    In the evening. Sophie stayed at the Russell family home. After sending off some distant rtives of


    the family, Perry called Sophie to his study.


    Perry had aged a lot over the years, and now his face was filled with concern for her. “Sophie, has


    Jarnes really been treating you poorly?”


    “It’s not that he’s been bad. It’s just that he doesn’t like me.”


    “And do you?”


    Sophie paused for a moment. She had loved James to the core but now, she had let go.


    Perry watched the expression on Sophie’s face and patted her shoulder, sighing. “Sophie, I’m sorry


    you’ve had to endure this.”


    Sophie shook her head. “Uncle Perry, there’s something I want to discuss with you.”


    “Is it about you and James?”


    “No, I want to take over managing Russell Enterprises for a while.”


    Perry looked puzzled at Sophie, then said, “Sophie, I know you’ve learned a lot at Eastwood College


    recently. If you want some experience, I can give you a few of the smallerpanies under the family.


    But taking over Russell Enterprises, I’m worried…


    “I know, Uncle Perry. You’re worried that the others won’t trust me, especially since I’ve just decided to


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    Perry nodded. “Yeah. That’s what I’m worried about.”


    Then please, Uncle Perry, let me manage a few of Russell Enterprises’ underperformingpanies.”


    “The underperforming ones?” Perry looked baffled.


    “Yes, the underperforming ones.”


    To earn the trust of the Russell family’s branches and take over, she needed to show some results and


    give them hope.


    After leaving the study, Sophie was suddenly hit hard on the back. She turned around and saw Isaac


    dressed casually Isaac was now seventeen and taller than her by a head. He was looking at her


    disdainfully. “Sophie, I warn you! Don’t think about taking my family’s wealth!”


    “Isaac, is this how your mother taught you manners? After all, I’m your cousin. You don’t even treat me


    with respect, and you speak to me with that tone?”


    “Ha! Don’t use our rtionship as cousins to lecture me! Our family raised you! You’re just a woman,


    and I am the sole heir of the Russell family! All the wealth of the Russell family will belong to me!”


    Sophie’s expression darkened. Isaac was saying such things at his age. His mother, Jessica, clearly


    influenced him.


    Jessica always eyed the Russell family’s wealth.


    Sophie scoffed, “Who taught you to speak like this?”


    A flicker of guilt passed through Isaac’s eyes. “No one taught me!”


    “Really?” Sophie said coldly. “Here’s some advice: if you don’t want to be thrown out, you’d better


    watch your mouth. If there is a next time, 111 teach you a lesson.”


    “Sophie! You think I’m afraid of you?” Isaac sneered. “You’re getting divorced from James soon. Who


    do you expect to protect you? If you had any sense, you’d go to the Burke family and beg James for


    mercy. Maybe then you could remain Mrs. Burke for a few more days!”