Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James) novel Chapter 206

"What?"

"She already knows about me and Nichole..."

James' voice was barely a whisper. He had thought that by cutting all ties with Nichole, he could forget about what happened that night. But now, it seemed like what had been done couldn't be undone.

"Mr. Burke, perhaps we should leave..." Colt looked on with sympathy.

James' expression was dark. "Why was Nichole at Palm's Jewels? Find out for me."

"Mr. Burke, maybe we should ask Ms. Nichole first?"

"I don't want to have anything to do with that woman anymore!"

He blamed himself for impulsively helping Nichole in the past. At the time, he simply thought Nichole was pitiful. Moreover, Nichole did have some talent, so he took extra care of her. But unexpectedly, it led Nichole to develop other intentions.

Sophie had just pushed the door to enter the CEO's office when she was suddenly forcibly pulled into an embrace.

Startled, Sophie looked up to see Colby. Her mind instantly flashed back to the moment she had thrown herself into Colby’s arms after being drugged.

Sophie's face flushed red, and she tried to struggle free, but Colby held her even tighter. "Was James holding you like this downstairs just now?"

Sophie was taken aback. "You saw?"

She had looked all around but failed to notice Colby, who had been watching everything from the office window above.

"You can't joke like that anymore!"

"Stealing you away is no joke." Colby paused, then added seriously, "I mean, that was sincere."

After realizing Colby was not joking, Sophie tried to calm herself down and said, "Even if you want to steal me, you should ask for my opinion. I haven't agreed to it yet."

"So, I am formally asking for your opinion now." Colby leaned in, their breaths mingling, and the surrounding silence so profound it seemed like they could hear each other's heartbeat. "Miss Sophie, would you be willing to accept me?"

Sophie's heart raced. She had been married to James, and had never been seriously proposed to like this.

Colby took off the family crest pinned on his chest and placed it in Sophie's palm, saying with a smile, "This is the crest of the Costello family, and now I'm giving it to you, which means I'm entrusting my life to you."