Why didn’t Sophie look at him the way she used to?


    The more James thought about it, the crazier he felt


    Meanwhile, Sophie, who was still working overtime at the corporation that evening, suddenly sneezed.


    “Are you alright?” Colby frowned.


    It was just the two of them in the office at the moment.


    Adler and Jenna had gone out. Sophie had been interning at Palm’s Jewels during the day, so she only


    managed the various corporate projects in the evenings.


    “I might have caught a cold.”


    Sophie sipped her hot tea. She had been really overworkedtely, with no time to rx


    “If you’re feeling unwell, you should skip the family dinner tomorrow”


    Sophie had been using the excuse of injuries from a car ident to avoid attending the monthly


    Russell family dinners for the past three months, but this time, she had to go.


    Sophie shook her head. “I still need to go. I don’t feel too bad. It might just have been a chill. Don’t


    worry about me.”


    Colby raised an eyebrow. “You know I’m womed?”


    Sophie blushed.


    “I thought you didn’t realize. I sent you that ginger tea, but Jenna told me you haven’t touched it.”N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    “I don’t like ginger tea… Sophie murmured softly


    “The weather is getting cooler. Ginger tea is good for your health”


    While saying that, Colby pulled out a packet of ginger tea from his office drawer and began to make


    some for Sophie


    “Let me do it.” Sophie reached out to take it, but the ginger tea was so hot that she withdrew her hand


    Colby saw her reaction and showed a small smile. Tve got it”


    “After t


    the Russell family dinner tomorrow, I’lle pick you up.”


    “Okay” Sophie agreed almost without thinking


    Colby hadn’t expected Sophie to agree so quickly. “Aren’t you afraid I’ll whisk you away?”


    “Nah. I know my way.”


    Sophie could not look into Colby’s eyes. She remembered clearly rejecting him before, but each time, it


    seemed like Colby hadn’t heard her.


    Eventually, Colby didn’t seem to pursue her in any obvious way, and their interactions remained


    normal–sometimes even less frequent than her chats w


    However, Colby v


    she stopped minding


    ing to pick her up definitely meant something.


    If Colby didn’t say much, she wouldn’t ask more.


    At the family dinner the next day, Sophie arrived early


    Perry saw Sophie and immediately greeted her with a smile. “Sophie, you’re finally back. How’s your


    injury?”


    Sophie nced at Isaac, who was sitting not far away on a sofa and smiled, saying, “It’s all healed


    now, Uncle Perry. Thank you for your