"Alright, everything you say is perfect."


    James had nothing but adoration in his eyes for her. Nichole''s cheeks flushed with color.


    At that moment, Colt happened to open the door of the changing room. Seeing the scene inside, he instinctively stepped back. James asked indifferently, "What''s so urgent that you don''t even knock on the door?"


    "It''s nothing major, just a little issue at the engagement party of the Costello family next door."


    Nichole couldn''t help but ask, "What happened next door?"


    "It seems that Mr. Colby and Ms. Sophie have both disappeared."


    "Disappeared? How could that happen?"


    As Nichole asked, she looked towards James, trying to read any emotion on his face.


    James'' expression remained indifferent, as if he didn''t care at all. "If they''re gone, then so be it. It has nothing to do with us."


    "... Yes, Mr. Burke."


    "Leave us."


    "...Yes."


    Colt hesitated before leaving.


    Nichole tentatively asked, "James, Sophie is in trouble, and you... really don''t care at all?"This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    "Why should I worry about people who are irrelevant to us?"


    Nichole''s eyes filled with joy, and she happily leaned on James'' shoulder, saying, "I knew it. You''re the best!"


    Nichole leaned against James,pletely missing the fleeting moment when the deep affection in James'' eyes turned icy cold.


    Meanwhile


    The airport in Devonport waspletely blockaded, and Colby''s people had already started a thorough search.


    Above Devonport, Sophie was tightly


    bound on a private jet, and Odie


    watched her with satisfaction,


    saying, "What do you think Colby''s


    expression would be if he knew you were captured by me?" S


    Sophie''s mouth was sealed with tape, but she red at Odie with eyes full of resentment.


    "Don''t look at me like that. You were the first to lie."


    If he had known earlier about Sophie''s connection with Colby, he would never have spared Sophie''s life. Just thinking about the look on Colby''s face as he realized he had lost his beloved was thrilling.


    "Boss, we willnd in four hours."


    "Alright, great news."


    "This woman is too unruly. Should we increase the dosage?"


    Odie slightly curled his lips, saying, "Yes, we should increase it. That way, she''ll be morepliant."


    "Mmph!"


    Sophie struggled to speak, but Odie didn''t give her the chance this time. Instead, he pulled out the syringe and injected its contents into Sophie''s body.


    Soon, Sophie realized she was hallucinating.


    This wasn''t ether neither was it a sedative!


    This was...


    Odie raised an eyebrow, saying, "Let''s see how tough Colby''s girl really is."


    Sophie''s pupils suddenly contracted, and then she slumped in her chair, unable to move.


    Scene after scene of hallucinations


    appeared before her eyes, as if she


    was back in that cold operating


    room, like amb waiting to be


    ughtered. The surgeon


    approached her with a cold scalpel.


    In her ear, a voice that seemed both far and near echoed. "What''s the matter? Scared?"


    "If you beg for mercy now, I''ll let you go."


    "Sophie, beg me for mercy. Come on, beg me."