Nicole sneered as she stepped forward and pped Sophie across the face. The p was swift and


    decisive, leaving Jenna stunned When Jenna reacted, she immediately tried to retaliate against Nicole


    but was stopped by Nicole’s bodyguards


    “Nicole! Have you lost your mind? How dare youy a hand on Sophie?”


    Blood linged theers of Sophie’s mouth, and a ringing echoed in her ears from the force of the p.


    It was clear Nicole had used all her strength


    Nicole scoffed, “Russell Enterprises is bankrupt, and their precious heimss is nothing but an empty title


    now. Why couldn’t I strike her?”


    Nicole stood tall, radiating arrogance.


    Jenna replied icily, “Russell Enthprises might be bankrupt, but I’m still hem. You just pped Sophie


    today. I’ll make sure you pay back a hundredfold tomorrow!”


    “I doubt you could, Nicole’s lips curled into a smirk.


    “Really?” Jenna was unimpressed. Not only was she the head of the Dennis family, but she was also


    closely rted to the Costellos. In Devonport no one dared to cross Jenna.


    Jenna stepped forward, but before she could make a move, ten more bodyguards suddenly barged in,


    surrounding the dinerpletely.


    Jenna noticed that these men bore the crest of the Cloude family from Bloomsbury


    Why would the Cloude family suddenly show up in Devonport?


    Jenna’s brow furrowed in confusion.


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    A smug smile spread across Nicole’s face.


    Sophie had sensed something amiss from the start. Even with the leverage of her unborn child, Nichole


    wouldn’t be able to mobilize so many bodyguards from the Burke family.


    If Bea knew Nicole hade to provoke Sophie, she wouldn’t have supported her either.


    Clearly, these men weren’t part of the Burke family’s security.


    At that moment, a tall man with sharp features dressed in a suit slowly entered. His voice was deep,


    tinged with indifference. “1 apologize for my tardiness.”


    Upon seeing this unfamiliar face, Jenna’s expression turned wary. “Who are you?”


    “Ricardo, you’ve arrived,” Nicole took Ricardo’s am.


    Hearing this name, Sophie was taken aback.


    Ricardo?


    In her past life, she had vaguely heard of this name. Ricardo Cloude held a dominion as significant in


    Bloomsbury as James did in Devonport.


    There was a shocking incident that had once racked Devonport – Ricardo Cloude, the head of the


    Cloude family, had searched for his fiancée for ten years. Although he eventually found her she had


    been imprisoned for prostitution and endured great suffering in jail. She had already passed away by


    the time he got to her,


    Ricardo then publicly announced he would never marry, earning the Cloude family significant public


    sympathy and benefits through this tragic love story.


    However, Ricardo’s fiancée was a woman named Rowena Freeman, the long–lost daughter of the


    Freeman family from Devonport. What connection did she have with Nicole?