"I need you to go back with Ricardo."


    "What?" Nichole''s face turned pale. "Go back... to Ricardo?"


    Ricardo was a madman! She didn''t want to go back to a madman!


    "Since he wants to target Sophie, I have to deal with him."


    "James, this is unfair to me... I lost a child for you, yet you want to use me to take revenge on Sophie! Why should I?" Nichole clenched her teeth, tears of humiliation in her eyes.


    "It''s because Sophie is the woman I love."


    James'' answer made Nichole''s heart tremble. She had told herself more than once that she had a ce in James'' heart, but James shattered her illusions again.


    Nichole gritted her teeth and said, "If Sophie is the woman you love, then why were you so nice to me? Why were you so considerate at first? Why did you give me hope? And make me feel like you loved me?''


    "I was nice to you only because you could be useful to Burke International in the future. I was wrong before, thinking you were just a kind and gentle girl, but you turned out to be more vicious than I imagined. You even cruelly killed your own child! Sophie never provoked you, but you opposed her at every turn, Nichole. I know exactly who you are! Not exposing you has already been my greatest tolerance!" James'' eyes had no love in them. They were gradually filling with disgust.


    Nichole was familiar with this look; James had once looked at Sophie in the same way. James was now looking at her with such revulsion.


    "James, no matter how many bad things I''ve done in the past, I really like you... After all, we had made love. Please, help me, alright? I really can''t go back to Ricardo. He will definitely kill me!" Nichole''s eyes were filled with tears.


    Over the years, she had been obedient and gentle by James'' side. James'' previous doting had lifted her to the skies, making her feel like she had the whole world. But then James cruelly took away those affections that were exclusive to her!


    "That night, you know best what happened."


    James clenched his fists. The one thing he regretted was being merciful to Nichole that night. Because of a moment''s folly, he fell into Nichole''s trap, forever losing Sophie.


    Sophie could never forgive him, never ept him again!


    "James, you used to care for me the most. When I said I was tired from studying, you would take me out to rx even if you were busy. When said I was hungry, you would have Colt take me to dine out. You introduced me to various business tycoons and taught me how to


    ''ve been by your side. I''ve known you longer than Sophie has! But why... why do you treat me like this?"


    behave... Over the year o


    Nichole''s tears flowed like broken pearls.


    James'' eyes turned colder at the mention of the past. "If it wasn''t for the sake of our past, do you think you would still be lying here safely as the Freeman family''s daughter?"


    "I know I made a mistake, James.


    I''m willing to do everything you ask me to... I will change for the better. My knowledge is still here, and I can still help the Burke family make money I don''t have to be the


    Freeman family''s work can


    stay by your side and work as a junior secretary at Burke


    International!"


    Nichole looked into James'' eyes, begging for a trace of mercy.


    Over the years, she had followed James and clearly knew that he was only outwardly cold and ruthless, but inside, he was very soft-hearted. she hadn''t impulsively drugged James and thrown herself at him, James wouldn''t havepletely drawn the line with her.


    Nichole clutched James'' sleeve, whispering, "James, you won''t just watch me die, right?"


    Ricardo, on the surface, was respectable, but at his core, he was a ruthless person. This time, her scheme against Sophie failed, resulting in her own disgrace and loss of her biggest bargaining chip. Without James'' protection, Ricardo would surely kill her!


    James seemed to see Sophie begging him to stay in the past.


    That was when they had just gotten married. He hardly ever came home, and the times Sophie saw him were few and far between. That night, Sophie also stretched out her hand and clutched his sleeve, pleadingly looking at him, saying, "James, stay tonight, okay?"Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    At that time, his eyes only held indifference towards Sophie. He ruthlessly shook off Sophie''s hand and left the room. The only response to Sophie was the cold sound of the door closing.


    Suddenly, James'' mind shed with the image of kiss marks on Sophie''s neck. Sophie showed him the same cold eyes as before. "James, I don''t love you anymore."


    That sentence struck his heart anew.