"I know your family went bankrupt, and you''re short on money. Actually, if you begged us, we could give you some, at least enough for you to get by." Sna thought her words would sway Sophie, but Sophie simply replied nonchntly, "Sorry, I can''t understand what you''re saying."


    "You..." Sna red at Sophie, then said, "Sophie, you''re forcing my hand here!"


    Sophie remained silent, prompting Sna to signal her bodyguards with a nce. Several guards immediately rushed upstairs.


    Sophie frowned as Sna made herselffortable on the couch, leisurely waiting for the bodyguards to finish searching the house.


    The guards carelessly threw things around, their actions more reminiscent of raiding a house than searching for a person.


    Sna lounged on the couch and asked, "How''s the search going?"


    "Madam, we haven''t spotted Mr. Burke."


    Sna''s brow furrowed, and she turned to Sophie. "I didn''t expect you to be so cunning. Tell me, where have you hidden him?"


    "Sna, I''ve made myself very clear. He''s not here. Your people have searched already. Isn''t it time for you to leave?"


    If it weren''t for her being off her game, she wouldn''t have let Sna off so easily.


    Facing Sophie''s somewhat polite response, Sna said, "I could not ignore my aunt''s words. Since James hasn''t returned, I''ll wait here until he does." Sna told the four bodyguards, "You guys can sit wherever."


    Sophie coldly said, "This is my ce now. Aren''t you being a bit too presumptuous?"


    "Your ce is James'' ce, isn''t it? Without James, would you be able to live in such a nice estate? Would the show crew invite a down-and-out girl to participate in a reality show? You''re basking in James'' glory now. What can you do about me being a bit presumptuous?"


    Sna truly believed James gave Sophie everything she had, so she acted without mercy.


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    "Didn''t James tell you? This ce is rented by the show crew."


    "So what? It''s just a small estate. James can buy it if he wants to. Besides, the show crew begged James to participate. Can''t I sit here for a while?"


    Sophieughed, "This is someone


    else''s property. The show crew has an agreement with the owner of the estate. You can''t juste here and wreck the ce. Everything you''ve broken belongs to the owner, and ording to the agreement, the show crew has topensate at market value. But since you''re the ones who caused the damage, please find the show crew andpensate them. I estimate it''s not much, just seven million."


    "What? Seven million? Are you joking?"


    Sna couldn''t believe the junk they''d smashed was worth seven million!


    Sophie casually said, "The owner of this estate is a renowned collector. His ancestors have quite a legacy and he''s a well-known figure in the industry. Didn''t you think to check who the owner was before you came?"


    Sna''s face turned sour. She only knew this was an estate rented by the show crew. How could she have anticipated who the owner might be?