“Alright, I’ll give you three months‘


    Sophie, with her entourage in tow, turned and left flowena behind. In three months, she nned to take Burke international from James without a shred of mercy


    James watched Sophie walk away, falling into a deep silence.


    Bea stormed up to him and pped him hard. “How could the Burke family produce such a foolish wastrel like you? You’re not one of ust Go find Sophie now and tell her none of that counted! Go!”


    She shoved James, desperate to save the Burke family’s decades–old legacy But no matter how hard she pushed, James didn’t budge.


    Finally, when Bea hit him onest time, James grabbed her hand and said coldly, “Have you had enough?”


    Bea was taken aback; she never expected James to speak to her like that.


    James continued, his voice steady and firm, “I’ve lived my whole life by your rules. I owe the Burke family nothing, but I do owe Sophie. Rest assured, Grandma, I’ll make sure you live out your years infort as repayment for


    raising me.”


    Turning to Marian, who stood by the door, James ordered, “Pack Bea’s things and send her back to the family mansion.”


    His tone left no room for argument. Marian reluctantlyplied, guiding Bea


    back to her room.


    “James…


    Nichole, terrified, tried to throw herself into his arms, but James suddenly gripped the back of her neck.


    “Ab–1”


    Startled, Nichole’s face was filled with panic. Before she could understand what was happening, James roughly dragged her to the Burke mansion.


    Despite his reserved nature and distant demeanor, James had always been a


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    gentleman to women. Even with all the wrongs Nichole had done, he’d never been this harsh.


    The look in his eyes now sent a shiver down her spine.


    “James… where are you taking me… James!”


    He dragged her upstairs and mercilessly threw her into the master bedroom. Nichole had moved into the Burke mansion without even asking, leveraging her status as his fiancée.


    “So, you really like the title Mrs. Burke, huh?”


    Faced with James‘ cold question, Nichole frantically shook her head. “No… I’m not after that, James. You know I’ve always loved you… Everything I did was for you! That’s why I resisted Ricardo, that’s why I came back to you!”


    Her words sounded convincing even to herself, but James‘ eyes remained icy.


    “You want to be Mrs. Burke? Fine, I’ll make it official. From today, you are my wife.”


    He ced two marriage certificates in front of her. A glimmer of hope


    flickered in Nichole’s eyes, but before she could celebrate, James added, “You are Mrs. Burke, till death do us part.”


    His final words froze her smile.


    “James…”


    As he stepped closer, Nichole backed away in fear. When she stumbled onto the bed, James took off his suit jacket and adjusted his cuffs.Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.