Sophie’s words were final, her eyes void of any affection.


    James stood frozen, fists clenched.


    Sophie scoffed, “What’s the matter? You’re not leaving? You want to stand here and be insulted by


    me?”


    Colt couldn’t stand it any longer and whispered, “Mr. Burke, it’s time to go.”


    Sophie averted her gaze, refusing to give James another look.


    James slowly backed away, his eyes still on Sophie until, with a heart full of reluctance, he turned and


    left.


    In the car, Colt caught a glimpse of James in the rearview mirror, silent and brooding. “Mr. Burke, she is


    just angry with you. She mighte around in a few days,” Colt couldn’t help saying.


    “I don’t understand why she won’t ept me,” James‘ voice was deep with emotion.


    “Maybe it’s because of the incident with Ms. Nichole. No woman wants her husband to have a child


    with another woman,” Colt suggested.


    “No, I’m not talking about that. It’s something earlier.”


    “What do you mean?”


    James looked up, frowning. “I mean, even before that.”


    Colt was confused, not following James‘ train of thought.


    But James knew. Sophie had been rejecting him for a long time, her eyes devoid of love. He still


    remembered how Sophie used to chase after him.


    Once someone stops loving another, the way they look at them changes significantly.


    “Mr. Burke…


    This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    “Do you remember what I did in the first month after Sophie and I got married?”


    “Mr. Burke, you didn’t do much except note home often and didn’t pay much attention to her,” Colt


    said tactfully.


    At that time, James still adored Nichole and took her everywhere. In contrast, he wasn’t as attentive to


    Sophie, his newlywed wife.


    “Was I just not attentive to her?”


    “Perhaps there was also some disdain.”


    Because Sophie always tried to imitate Nichole to win James‘ favor, which indeed irritated James. But


    that was it.


    “If that was all, then why do I always feel like her gaze was filled with hatred?”


    James vividly remembered Sophie’s look – fear, dread, disgust.


    Back then, he didn’t care about Sophie, so he didn’t ponder it much. But now, it all seemed so


    irrational.


    “Mr. Burke, don’t overthink it. Ms. Sophie used to love you so much. She wouldn’t easily divorce you.”


    Colt continued, “If you resolve the issue with Ms. Nichole, I believe Ms. Sophie would reconsider.”


    “Reconsider? Colby went as far as to engage the Costello family’s veterans for her.”


    The image of Sophie and Colby together surfaced in James‘ mind again, and then, restraining his inner


    fury, he said, “These next few days, I’ll put pressure on Russell Enterprises. I want to force her toe


    back.”


    “But Russell Enterprises has now been acquired by S Corporation. It won’t be easy to take action


    against it.”