"Alright."


    Sophie got up from the bed.


    Out of nowhere, James said, "Hand me your ring."


    Sophie nced down at the ring in her hand. Without questioning him, she slipped it off and ced it in James''s hand.


    James assured, "I''ll return it to you sooner orter."


    Sophie didn''t say anything more. She just turned and walked out of the bedroom.


    Deep down, she knew.


    James had long since settled his debts with her.


    The night was thick and dark.


    James sat in Sophie''s bedroom, staring at the dim tablemp.


    In that moment, memories started ying back like a film reel to the night before.


    He had arranged to meet ire here first thing in the morning.


    As soon as Sophie left, ire showed up just as nned.


    Walking in and seeing the empty room, ire frowned, "Why did you ask me toe here?"


    Looking at ire''s face, eerily simr to Sophie''s, James felt a wave of revulsion.


    No one could rece Sophie, and surely no one deserved to wear that face.


    "You''ve always wanted to step into Sophie''s shoes, haven''t you? Well, here''s your shot."


    James tossed a set of clothes he''d prepared in advance in front of ire, saying, "Dress as her, you know how to pull off the Sophie look." "What... What are you nning?"


    ire hesitated, staring at James, trying to grasp his intentions.


    James said, "I''ve killed Sophie. From today, you''re her."


    Hearing this, ire''s face lit up, "Are you for real?"


    "Absolutely."


    ire was over the moon. After all the hardships, she could finally be Sophie!


    With that, ire eagerly changed into Sophie''s clothes. Just as she sat at the vanity to do her makeup,


    James''s reflection appear, sheet.


    mirror.


    ire turned, ready to ask James if she looked like Sophie.


    in the


    But instead, she saw James pull out a silenced pistol and shoot her in the shoulder.


    ire screamed from the pain.


    In the next heartbeat, James stabbed ire with a knife.


    Blood soaked her white nightgown as ire stared at James, disbelief written all over her face.


    But James, cold as ice, tossed her onto the bed.


    After wiping the blood off the vanity, ire tried to gather enough strength to crawl off the bed.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    But the knife had pierced her deeply; there was no escape.


    As time ticked by, James finished cleaning up the ce.


    He made sure ire was now just a lifeless body.


    James wrapped a bandage around ire''s shoulder, mimicking an


    ring onto ire''s bloodied finger.


    injury like Sophie''s, then So


    He Salf of ire''s face with


    a knife until blood blurred it beyond ition, then said tly,"


    nothing to


    like her." Content?


    With everything done, he left the bedroom.


    This was the best solution he coulde up with.


    The memory was snapped back by the rumble of thunder outside.


    James took off the ne he always wore around his neck.


    On it was a ring, its diamond long gone.


    From this day forward, he and Sophie had no ties, no debts.


    Finally, James pulled out the only photo of him and Sophie from the drawer.


    In it, Sophie was enjoying a piece of cake, while he, with just half his face showing, had secretly captured the moment with her.