Hearing James‘ words, Nichole stopped sobbing and instead lifted her head, her eyes pitiful as she


    looked at him. “So, I can really stay


    at the Burke residence?”


    James gently ruffled Nichole’s hair and said, “I’ll have Lee go to your dormitory to collect your things.


    It’s not inconvenient for you to stay at the school while you’re healing. You’ll stay at my home.”


    Nichole sniffled and leaned into James‘ embrace, whispering, “Thank you, Mr. Burke.”


    Colt, standing nearby, frowned upon witnessing this scene.


    As the saying goes, the onlooker sees most of the game. Others could easily tell Nichole was feigning


    her distress, but James seemed oblivious to any deceit.


    That evening, Sophie called a movingpany to remove all her possessions from the Burke


    residence.


    By dusk, James, supporting an injured Nichole, arrived at the now sparsely furnished and somewhat


    deste Burke family home. Seeing this, James felt a pang of difort


    Nichole asked, “Mr. Burke, where will I be staying?”


    “There’s a guest room upstairs”


    Nichole nodded and then hesitated slightly. “My leg hurts. I can’t make it up on my own.”


    “I’ll help you,” James said tenderly, his voice soft.


    Nichole’s heart swelled with sweetness.


    Despite the perils of the recent car ident and the injury to her face, experiencing James‘ meticulous


    care felt worth it to Nichole, especially after that quarrel with Sophie.


    When they reached the second floor, Nichole immediately noticed the master bedroom and asked, “Is


    this the master bedroom?”


    Usually, it was Sophie’s room. James nodded, and Nichole said, “Could 1 perhaps stay a bit closer to


    you, Mr. Burke? I worry about navigating the stairs at night if I need something.”


    “Sure.” James was amodating to Nichole’s requests as long as they weren’t excessive.


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    Nichole cast a final greedy nce at the master bedroom. One day, she thought, she would move in


    here and be the truedy of the Burke family.


    The next day, the grand opening of Dennis Real Estate made headlines, and the news of James


    causing a scene at the party had already spread far and wide.


    Sophie was leisurely browsing the news on her phone, while Jenna was nearly bursting with frustration.


    “Damn, we’ve woken up to such troublesome news, and you’re not even upset?”


    “The bigger the scandal, the less I worry,” Sophie replied calmly.


    “Why?” Jenna looked puzzled.


    Sophie exined, “James making a scene at the party,pletely disregarding everyone present,


    meant the news would spread quickly. Bea will hear about it soon enough!Content held by N?velDrama.Org.


    Jenna was still confused. “So?”


    “Last night, I went to the hospital and deliberately said I was moving out and asked Nichole to stay at


    the Burke residence to heal. Nichole would surely seize this opportunity to move into the Burke


    residence. Do you think Bea would let her grandson behave so recklessly?”


    Jenna realized, “I see your point!”


    Sophie continued, “Moreover, James is acting so rashly for Nichole. Bea will see Nichole as nothing but


    a burden dragging her grandson down. She’ll never allow Nichole to stay by James‘ side.”