“What?”


    “She already knows about me and Nichole…”


    James‘ voice was barely a whisper. He had thought that by cutting all ties But now, it seemed like what


    had been done couldn’t be undone.


    “Mr. Burke, perhaps we should leave…” Colt looked on with sympathy.


    ith Nichole, he could forget about what happened that night.


    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 med 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 shed 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.


    Colby whispered with a low chuckle, “It’s a good thing you pushed him away. Otherwise, I would have


    had toe down and teach him a lesson.”


    “Colby, technically, he’s my husband. What right do you have to hit him?”


    “Are you


    “No but…”


    ng him?”


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    Then you’re implying I should steal you away.”


    “Colby!” Sophie, with a flushed face, pushed Colby away.


    Colby’s eyes were tender and unabashedly doting. “Just kidding, don’t be mad.”


    “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 ept 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 ced 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.”