Chapter 175


    Sophie ceased her struggles and looked up to meet Colby’s barely-there smirk.


    “Come with me.” Colby grasped Sophie’s hand, leading her towards a secluded hallway.


    The makeup artist had already set everything up. Colby pressed Sophie into a chair, and as she


    watched Colby’s exaggerated makeup in


    the mirror, she teased, “With that makeup, you wouldn’t need a mask for me to fail to recognize you.”


    Colby slowly respraded, “Even if you wore a mask and had even more dramatic makeup, I’d still know it


    was you.


    Sophie blushed at his words.


    The makeup artist quickly added a few touches to Sophie’s makeup, then pulled out the costume she


    had prepared earlier-a clown outfit as Sophie had described.


    “Has James arrived yet?” Sophie inquired.


    Colby’s mood soured at the mention of James. He replied indifferently, “I don’t know.”


    “You don’t know?” Tuming around in surprise, Sophie remarked, “If he doesn’t show up today, then this


    whole act would have been for nothing.”


    “Whether hees or not doesn’t matter. As long as he knows that tonight’s masquerade ball is fully


    booked, that’s enough.”


    Sophie sensed a strong hint of jealousy in Colby’s tone. That’s true…


    “But you just want to provoke him, right?”


    Sophie couldn’t deny it, though she wasn’t that childish.


    “If hees and sees that ke and I look nothing alike, he won’t suspect me anymore”


    She had gone to great lengths to craft ke’s identity. This time, she would wear t shoes and don


    the clown costume to appear before James, dispelling any doubts he might have about her


    “Sophie? Sophie? Are you ready yet?” Jenna’s voice whispered from outside the door.


    Sophie, now dressed as a clown, opened the door to see Jenna in a fabulous dress. Sophie nodded,


    “I’m ready.” N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    “James is here. You better go out now.”


    As expected, James had showed up.


    Dressed as a clown, Sophie stood out under the spotlight, throwing around small toys, creating a


    dazzling,ughter-filled atmosphere that peaked with the crowd’s cheers.


    “Hello everyone, I’m your clown, and also the person in charge of thepany, ke.” Sophie stood at


    the center of the stage, her voice) altered by a voice changer, sounding deep and powerful.


    As she spoke, the crowd realized that the person who had been amusing them was actually the


    company’s behind-the-scenes CEO. James, dressed in a gothic dark ensemble, quickly noticed the


    scene. He wanted to take a photo, but his phone had been confiscated upon entering the night club,


    indicating that ke had enforced strict confidentiality for this ball, including its contents.


    Colt, observing from the side,mented, “Mr. Burke, that’s ke. Looks just like a regr short guy,


    nothing special.” James frowned, asking, “Does he look familiar to you?”


    “He looks like a new face. I don’t think we’ve seen him before. Never heard of such a person around


    Devonport.”


    Hearing this, James left Colt and walked towards the center of the stage.


    Colt, unable to stop him in time, eximed in astonishment, “Mr. Burke!”