Sophie instinctively nced towards the kitchen, where Colby was leisurely frying eggs d in a ck


    apron.


    Noticing Sophie’s gaze, Colby looked up, their eyes meeting directly. Sophie quickly averted her gaze,


    but it was a moment toote. *Food’s ready!”


    Adler shouted, then came out carrying tes for three while Colby ced a te in front of Sophie.


    Seeing this, Adler couldn’t help but sigh, “Ah, when will you ever be this considerate towards your


    friend here?”


    Jenna teased from the side, “Towards you? Maybe in your next life.”


    Sophie lowered her head to eat Her phone buzzed with a message from James.


    Sophie nced at Colby subconsciously. She noticed that he wasn’t looking her way and opened the


    message.”


    James: [Meet me at the Regent Hotel at 8 PM.]


    Sophie hesitated for a moment, then thought of the dream she had and sent a message back.


    Sophie: [I’lle to Burke International to find you now.]


    After sending the message, Sophie ced her phone face down on the table. “I’m done eating. I need


    to step out for a bit,” she said, putting down her fork.


    “Do you want me toe with you?” Jenna asked.Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    “No, I just have a small matter to attend to.”


    Sophie went back to her room and changed into a simple outfit.


    In the living room, Adler said, “Bro, this is your chance to shine. Since you’re free anyway, why not y


    chauffeur and give Ms. Sophie a ride?”


    “She doesn’t want me to go.”


    Colby just nced at Sophie’s phone lying on the table and knew she was going to see James.


    Adler didn’t understand, “How do you know she doesn’t want you to drive her? Maybe she does.”


    ‘ck‘


    Colby pressed


    down on the te, then stood up and left.


    Adler looked down at the te, now split in two. How much frustration must one have to break a te


    with a fork?


    When Sophie came out, Colby was nowhere to be seen in the living room.


    “Where’s Colby?” Sophie asked.


    “He went back to his room, probably to catch up on some sleep,” Jenna lied.


    Sophie paused for a moment, then took her phone, saying, “Then I’ll be going. Don’t wait for me for


    lunch. I’ll head straight back to the Russells after I’m done.”


    Jenna was taken aback. “So, you’re not staying here anymore?”


    Sophie nced at Colby’s firmly shut bedroom door, gave a faint ‘hmm‘ in affirmation, then left the


    Costello residence.


    “Colby is throwing a tantrum over who knows what! Now look, his girl’s gone.“,


    Adler was frustrated, yet Jenna sensed something amiss, “Do you think Colby thought Sophie was


    going to meet James?”


    “Meet James? Their rivalry is so intense! What could they possibly have to meet about!”


    Jenna said, “Matters of the heart areplicated. Maybe Sophie went to finally put an end to things


    with James.”


    “Yeah, right. As if Sophie could divorce without James‘ signature. That’s James we’re talking about, not


    just any man off the street!”


    Adler was astounded, “I don’t get what James is thinking, unting a mistress when his wife was


    around. Now, he does not want to let go of his wife. Compared to James, Colby really is one in a


    million.”


    Jenna rolled her eyes. “Seems to me they’re cut from the same cloth. Has the issue with Vanessa been


    resolved yet?”