Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James)
Chapter 272

"Yes, Mr. Burke."

The bodyguard also left.

James was alone in the office, sitting tiredly in his chair. He pulled out the only photo he had of Sophie from a drawer, a bitter smile forming in his heart.

It was from the first time he had accompanied Sophie shopping. While she was eating, he had sneakily taken a selfie of them with his phone. Only half of his face was in the frame, and Sophie looked down, enjoying a pastry.

He had never let Sophie know about this photo.

He was surprised when he pressed the shutter button, as at that time, he clearly didn't like Sophie and was always cold to her.

James rubbed his temples and leaned back in his office chair.

'Sophie, you're not dead, right? Why won't you come back?'

The sky was dim, and the living room was airing the news about the wife of the CEO of Burke International being kidnapped and thrown into the sea.

Sophie was sitting on the sofa, quietly watching the news report on the incident.

Colby placed a cup of herbal tea in front of her, saying, "Still running around with a cold?"

Sophie looked up, saw Colby, and held the cup in her hands. "It's been three days. Seems like choosing to fake my death wasn't the best plan. Making a video to deceive James would have been much simpler."

She and the kidnappers had agreed on the plan. They just needed to fake her death in return for a hundred million dollars afterward. Naturally, they were happy to accept more money and agreed gleefully. After falling into the water, she was supposed to return on a lifeboat, but Colby and Adler suddenly appeared. She followed them to avoid the approaching search and rescue team and headed back to Colby's house first.

The incident was sudden, and she hadn't expected Colby to replace her location so accurately.

Colby said indifferently, "James has issued quite a few rewards these past few days. Anyone who can replace you will get ten million dollars. It seems he doesn't believe you're dead." Sophie drank the herbal tea in one gulp.

James was cunning, and she didn't know what he was thinking. However, now that she had faked her death, her relationship with James would also be completely over.

She just needed some more time.

Colby said, "Think it through. Faking your death is temporary. Sooner or later, you have to return to the Burke family and end things with him completely."

"I've thought it through. Being James' wife is too troublesome and has always been holding me back. With so many eyes on me, I had to do this to keep him from replaceing out," Sophie said with a laugh. "Speaking of which, those kidnappers indirectly did me a favor. I just haven't figured out who hired them."

The three kidnappers were clearly professionals, at least in the business of murder for hire. Not many could have access to such people, certainly not someone like Calla, who was a lady of high society. While Sophie was lost in thought, Colby reached out and touched her forehead.

Sophie was startled, and Colby said in a deep voice, "You're still a bit feverish. Go back to rest. Adler will look into the rest."

Hearing this, Sophie fell silent for a moment, then asked, "What have you been doing abroad for so many days?"

She knew that Colby's business was overseas, and according to the timeline of her past life, Colby hadn't yet dominated the city or contended with James.

However, since her rebirth, everything was happening too quickly, and she wasn't sure if the future would unfold as it had in her past life.

At least for now, Colby didn't seem to have any major moves planned for the city.

Colby watched Sophie's serious expression, and smiled slightly. He tapped her forehead, "To arrange the wedding gifts."