There was room for improvement for Katy’s acting skills, as her eyes betrayed a frantic desperation.


    James frowned, “That’s her?”


    Colt responded, “Yes, Mr. Burke, it’s her.”


    James nced over at Katy, who was trembling all over.


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    “Don’t you know who I am?”


    “I don’t know you! Your people dragged me here. Is there now anymore? I’m going to


    “Fine, give her the phone. Let her call the police!”


    James‘ment instantly deted Katy’s bravado.


    all the police!”


    “And tell the cops who have been colluding with the kidnappers! Who kidnapped Sophie!”


    Hearing James‘ words, Katy lost all her fight. She copsed to the ground, speechless.


    Someone mentioned, “Mr. Burke, when we caught her, she was buying a train ticket to flee to


    Bloomsbury. Surely, it’s her hometown.


    “No, no, my hometown isn’t Bloomsbury! I have no ties to Bloomsbury! I was just traveling, not running


    away!” Katy was terrified, her whole body shaking.


    James coldly inquired, “Why did you kidnap Sophie? Who exactly are you?”


    He didn’t remember ever meeting the woman in front of him. Given his status, it was unlikely he’d


    crossed paths with her.


    Katy remained silent, and James‘ expression turned icy. “If you won’t talk, I can find out myself. But


    before I do, you’re going to jail!”


    The mention of jail didn’t scare Katy as much as it unsettled her. She could not admit guilt for now.


    Once Nichole became Mrs. Burke, she’d surely be rescued!


    James sensed something off in Katy’s reaction, his gaze sharpening.


    Colt ordered, “Take her to the police.”


    “Hold on.” James raised a hand, stopping Colt. “No need for the police.”


    Katy’s heart sank at this. What did he mean by not taking her to the station?


    James smirked, “What’s the point in a slow police investigation? My methods are faster.


    At this, Katy felt a foreboding chill.


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    James instructed Colt, “Put her in the dark room until she’s ready to talk.”


    Such tactics weremon in their line of f work, dealing with matters best kept from the light.


    Colt understood James‘ directive and acknowledged him, “Yes, Mr. Burke.”


    Trembling, Katy asked, “What’s the dark room?”


    “The dark room,” James described, is a pitch–ck space with no windows. It’s like being locked in a


    dog crate with no food and no water. You’ll be with whatever else is in there. What exactly? I can’t say.


    Maybe rats, maybe spiders, maybe snakes…


    “No! This is illegal! You can’t-”


    Before Katy could finish her plea, James kicked her squarely in the chest. “This is yourst chance. If


    you don’t talk, you’re better off dead. I assure you, itil be more agonizing than any death you can


    imagine.”