“Yes, Mr. Burke.”


    The bodyguard also left.


    James was alone in the office, sitting tiredly in his chair. He pulled out the only photo he had of Sophie


    from a drawer, a bitter smile forming in his heart.


    It was from the first time he had apanied Sophie shopping. While she was eating, he had sneakily


    taken a selfie of them with his


    phone.


    Only half of his face was in the frame, and Sophie looked down, enjoying a pastry.


    He had never let Sophie know about this photo.


    He was surprised when he pressed the shutter button, as at that time, he clearly didn’t like Sophie and


    was always cold to her.


    James rubbed his temples and leaned back in his office chair.


    “Sophie, you’re not dead, right? Why won’t youe back?


    The sky was dim, and the living room was airing the news about the wife of the CEO of Burke


    International being kidnapped and thrown


    into the sea.


    Sophie was sitting on the sofa, quietly watching the news report on the incident.


    Colby ced a cup of herbal tea in front of her, saying, “Still running around with a cold?”


    Sophie looked up, saw Colby, and held the cup in her hands. “It’s been three days. Seems like


    choosing to fake my death wasn’t the best n. Making a video to deceive James would have been


    much simpler.”


    She and the kidnappers had agreed on the n. They just needed to fake her death in return for a


    hundred million dors afterward. Naturally, they were happy to ept more money and agreed


    gleefully.


    After falling into the water, she was supposed to return on a lifeboat, but Colby and Adler suddenly


    appeared. She followed them to avoid the approaching search and rescue team and headed back to


    Colby’s house first.


    The incident was sudden, and she hadn’t expected Colby to find her location so urately.


    Colby said indifferently. “James has issued quite a few rewards these past few days. Anyone who can


    find you will get ten million dors. It seems he doesn’t believe you’re dead.”


    Sophie drank the herbal tea in one gulp.


    James was cunning, and she didn’t know what he was thinking. However, now that she had faked her


    death, her rtionship with James would also bepletely over.


    She just needed some more time.


    Colby said, “Think it through. Faking your death is temporary. Sooner orter, you have to return to the


    Burke family and end things with himpletely


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    “Tve thought it through. Being James‘ wife is too troublesome and has always been holding me back.


    With so many eyes on me, I had to do this to keep him from finding out,” Sophie said with augh.


    “Speaking of which, those kidnappers indirectly did me a favor. I just havent figured out who hired


    them.”


    The three kidnappers were clearly professionals, at least in the business of murder for hire. Not many


    could have ess to such people, certainly not someone like Ca, who was ady of high society


    While Sophie was lost in thought, Colby reached out and touched her forehead


    Sophie was startled, and Colby said in a deep voice, “You’re still a bit feverish. Go back to rest. Adler


    will look into the rest.


    Hearing this, Sophie fell silent for a moment, then asked, “What have you been doing abroad for so


    many days?”


    She knew that Colby’s business was overseas, and ording to the timeline of her past life, Colby


    hadn’t yet dominated the city or


    contended with James.


    However, since her rebirth, everything was happening too quickly, and she wasn’t sure if the future


    would unfold as it had in her past At least for now, Colby didn’t seem to have any major moves nned


    for the city.


    Colby watched Sophie’s serious expression, and smiled slightly. He tapped her forehead, “To arrange


    the wedding gifts.”


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