"The Burke family can cover your ne ticket."


    "I''m not going anywhere!"


    Sandy dered, "I see the Burke family''s ce is quite nice, so I''m staying here from today. Tell my brother toe see me, or else I''ll..."


    Just as Sandy was about to throw a fit, Joseph''s voice floated down from upstairs, "Or else what?"


    There was a calm yet mysteriously authoritative tone in Joseph''s voice.


    Hearing him speak sent an involuntary chill down Sandy''s spine. She nced up to find Joseph standing on the second-floornding, looking at her with amanding presence.


    Sandy had met Joseph before, down in a basement, but back then, she hadn''t thought much of him. Now, though, his aura left her nearly speechless. The pressure in the air made it hard for her to breathe.


    Joseph said, "James, since Sandy is Mr. Angelo''s sister, we, the Burke family, should take good care of her. Give Kiran a call and have him check on his sister. We wouldn''t want anything to go wrong." With that, Joseph turned and walked away.


    James nodded and instructed the maid downstairs, "Prepare a room for Ms. Sandy."


    "Yes, sir."


    The maid promptly went to get the room ready, and Sandy, her initial arrogance tempered by Joseph''smanding presence, quickly followed to settle into the Burke household.


    Late at night, the silence in the Burke family''s living room was broken by the sound of footsteps.


    Sandy was tossing and turning in her room, unable to sleep, without even a bottle of water at hand.


    As she opened her door, she heard noisesing from downstairs. Her heart raced with fear.


    This was the Burke family''s house not the Burke Estate. What if the sound came from some deranged


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    With that thought, Sandy quickly hid in her room.


    But as she closed the door, it


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    might have gone unnoticed, but in


    the dead of night, it was jarring.


    Sure enough, the footsteps downstairs came to a halt.


    Sandy sped her hands together and whispered, "Please, God, please!"


    Soon, footsteps in the hallway seemed to grow closer. Sandy''s heart was pounding in her chest.


    As her door opened, she grabbed an ashtray from the table, ready to defend herself, when suddenly, a hand appeared, stopping her arm. "Ah!!"


    Sandy screamed, only to realize the person in front of her was Kiran.


    "It''s me."


    Kiran''s voice was low, carrying a hint of sternness.


    "Brother!"


    Recognizing Kiran, Sandy burst into tears and threw herself into his arms.


    Unlike Angelo, Kiran favored dark suits and always had a woody scent about him. Right then, Kiran let Sandy hold him, frowning as he asked, "Did someone hurt you?"


    Sandy shook her head frantically, but when she saw James slowly appear behind Kiran, she quickly changed her tune and said, "Yes! It was Joseph who bullied me! Brother, go teach him a lesson!"