Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James) novel 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.