"Colt, please."


    Rick was practically pushing Colt out the door, leaving him no choice but to give in. "Alright, I''ll talk to Bea. Ms. Sophie, Mr. Colby, could you pleasee with me?" Meanwhile, at the Burke family estate-


    "What? Colby ising too?"


    Bea''s face turned dark as soon as she got the call.


    Colby had always been a thorn in the side of the Burke family, even marrying Sophie, whom they considered damaged goods, making them the butt of jokes!


    Now, she was dead set against letting Colby step foot in their home.


    "Bea, please, let''s keep our cool."


    If Colby couldn''te in, they wouldn''t get anywhere with Sophie.


    Hearing this, Bea took a deep breath. "Fine, Sophie is ruthless! I''ll let him in!"


    After hanging up, Bea swallowed her pride. If it meant getting Burke International back under family control, what was a little humiliation?


    "Bea..."


    Marian stepped forward with a cup of tea, trying to calm her. "Please, rx, ma''am... It''s good that Ms. Sophie is willing toe back. We can''t let thepany slip into outsiders'' hands."


    "One Elodie took off with ten percent of Burke International''s shares. Her disobedience is the least of our worries-I should''ve demanded another grandson back then! It would''ve been better than this mess!"


    The more Bea thought about it, the angrier she got. Not only did Sophie oust Elodie today, but Bea also lost shares in Burke International. It felt like losing both a battle and a war.


    Marian suggested, "Bea, if Ms. Sophie hadn''t divorced Mr. Burke back then..."


    "Are you saying we should''ve let that flirtatious woman stay as thedy of Burke International? Over my dead body!"


    Even in her fury, Bea knew Sophie was no longer thepliant girl she used to be.


    Getting Sophie to give up her forty-five percent share wasn''t going to be easy. Soon enough, Colt arrived with Sophie and Colby at the Burke family home. Coming back to the Burke estate after such a long time felt surreal to Sophie.


    She remembered moving into a new house when she married James, but as a daughter-inw of the Burke family, she wasn''t even allowed into the estate. Now, that house


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    burned down, while the Burmily


    home remained unchanged.


    Now, she wasn''t thedy of Burke International but the CEO of S Corporation and daughter-inw of the Costello family.


    "Mr. Colby, Ms. Sophie, pleasee in."


    Colt led them inside, where Bea was seated on the living room sofa with hot tea already prepared on the table.


    Marian, seeing Sophie after a long time, couldn''t hide her tears of joy.


    She was genuinely happy for Sophie''s new marriage!


    Sophie also smiled at Marian, who had always been sincerely kind to her in the Burke family.


    "Ms. Sophie, Mr. Colby, please take a seat."


    Bea sat up straight on the sofa, saying, "Ms. Sophie, your


    performance at Burke International today was truly impressive. I have to hand it to you."


    Sophie responded, "I''m sure you didn''t invite me over just to say that."


    "I have a box of treasures at your disposal, Ms. Sophie. Do you remember? Bea straightened up, as if offering a grand favor, "I''m willing to exchange that box of treasures for the forty-five percent of Barke International shares you hold."