“No, no, please! I’ll talk, I’ll talk!”


    Katy’s heart raced as she heard James‘ words. She wasn’t ready to die, and she didn’t want to diel


    Katy trembled and stammered, “You, you need to promise, if I tell you everything, you’ll let me go. Then


    I’ll tell you everything!”


    Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    “I can’t be sure of that,” James replied, his tone slightly softer. “But if you do tell me, I’ll be rtively


    more lenient toward you.”


    Hearing this, Katy’s face tumed pale. This meant that no matter what she said today, he wouldn’t easily


    let her go.


    Looking down at Katy, who had copsed on the floor, James said, “Go to the police or face the dark


    room. It’s your choice.”


    With a determined heart, Katy looked up into James‘ cold eyes and said, “It was all…


    Before Katy could finish, the office phone suddenly rang. Colt answered the call, and after a brief


    conversation, he hung up and turned to James, saying, “Mr. Burke, Ms. Nichole is here.”


    “What does she want? I don’t want to see her!” James” voice turned cold,


    Katy’s expression stiffened upon hearing Nichole was here.


    James‘ gaze returned to Katy. “You may continue now.”


    “It was all my idea! I was in gambling debt. I was so scared, and I had no choice but to kidnap Mrs.


    Burke! I beg you, I know I made a mistake now. Please don’t put me in the dark room. I’m willing to go


    to jail! I really am!”


    Katy pleaded, her head bowing repeatedly.


    James‘ eyes narrowed dangerously. “You kidnapped Sophie because of gambling debts?”


    “Yes! I owed eighty million. I couldn’t pay it back! I had no choice but…”


    “Lies!” James‘ voice grew even colder, sending shivers down Katy’s spine. “How could you possibly


    know my phone number and the Burke family’s address?”


    He stepped closer to Katy. “I’ll give you onest chance, and if you don’t tell the truth, I have someone


    cripple your limbs, so you can never gamble again in your life.”


    For a gambler, losing the use of their limbs was a fate worse than death, and Katy panicked. “You, you


    can’t do this! It’s illegal…”


    “When you kidnapped Sophie, did you not realize that was illegal?” James‘ gaze was icy.


    Katy felt all her strength drain away. She now realized that James had no intention of letting her go.


    Outside, Nichole had already reached the CEO’s office door. The security guards tried to stop her, but


    she kept peeking inside. “I need to see Mr. Burke! Let me in! Let me in!”


    Nichole had once been very close to James, so when she struggled to barge in, they hesitated to stop


    her. They tried not to be too forceful, fearing they might hurt her.


    Inside the office, James‘ voice was ice cold. “I said let her leave. Did you not hear me?”


    As soon as he finished speaking. Nichole pushed the door open.


    Nichole was wearing a simple dress, looking exactly how James had always liked her too.