Although this was an undeveloped area, it was surrounded by the sea on all sides. They probably had already reached the boundary. Sure enough, James heard the sound of waves crashing against the rocks.


    "We can''t go on like this; we''re only getting further away from the film crew."


    Worry filled Sophie''s eyes, but James reached out to touch her ankle. Sophie instinctively pulled her foot back. "What are you doing?"


    "Let me see your foot."


    "It''s not necessary..."


    "We don''t have much time to rest. If the hitmen catch up with us, and I don''t know your condition, we''re both done for."


    Sophie fell silent. She no longer resisted, and James took off her shoe and examined it briefly. Her ankle was a bit swollen and needed immediate attention.


    James took out a bottle of arnica oil from his backpack. Sophie frowned, "That doesn''t look like something from the crew."


    "I brought it myself."


    "How did you know it would be needed?"


    "You think I''m as inexperienced as you?"Têxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    James rubbed the arnica oil on his hands and said in a deep voice, "This might hurt a bit."


    "I know. Go ahead."


    "Okay."


    James quickly massaged and applied the oil to Sophie''s ankle. She bit her lip but didn''t make a sound of pain.


    "If it hurts, just say it."


    "It doesn''t hurt..."


    James looked up at Sophie, who was clearly trying to hide her pain, and secretly applied more pressure.


    This time, Sophie inhaled sharply from the pain. "James, are you doing this on purpose?"


    "I thought it was numb from the pain. It''s good you can still feel it."


    "You..."


    James withdrew his hand and put Sophie''s shoe back on, then turned his attention outside. It seemed like the hitman hadn''t found them yet. "You can tell me who you''ve angered now."


    It wasn''t him they were after. It had to be Sophie.


    Knowing she couldn''t hide it from James, she said, "I had a falling out with Ricardo before."


    "He doesn''t have the means." James shut down Sophie''s attempt to exin further.


    Sophie blurted out, "That''s not necessarily true. He''s had dealings with Minton International in private."


    "Minton International?"


    Realizing she had misspoken,


    Sophie quickly changed the subject.


    "You''ve made enemies in Devonport. Why couldn''t it be someone after you?"


    "Go on, tell me, who have I angered?"


    "You''ve angered plenty. You tricked Mr. Briggs into proposing to Nichole, angering the Freeman family."


    "He doesn''t have the guts."


    "Or the Drennon family in real estate.


    The Marlow family? The re


    Richards family at the docks, perhaps the Schrock family from River City..."


    Sophie''s mind raced, but she ended up listing off too much in her feverish state.


    Before she could finish, James coldly interrupted, "The Schrock family from River City? Where did you hear that?"


    At his words, Sophie''s heart skipped a beat. She looked up to meet James'' probing eyes.


    This was bad...


    The matter with the Schrock family from River City was something that happened in her past life, three years after she and James were married. After her rebirth, the Burke and Schrock families'' rtionship was still good. They didn''t have a fallout.


    How could she blurt out something like that in her feverish confusion?


    "I... just said something off the top of my head."


    Sophie nced away guiltily, but James said, "Speaking of which, I do have something I want to ask you." Sophie watched him warily, "What do you want to ask?"