Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Chapter 9

Nichole’s smile froze on her face for a moment. “Why?”

“Mr. Burke is taking his wife tonight, so Ms. Nichole, it would be inconvenient for you to attend.”

Nichole forced a smile. “Oh, he’s taking his wife. That’s wonderful! I actually didn’t want to go anyway…”

“That’s good then.”

As she held the disconnected phone, Nichole bit her lip.

Her roommates exchanged glances behind her.

“Nichole, did your boyfriend just stand you up?”

“I heard it was an international gala. Didn’t you say your boyfriend organized it to introduce you to some

international businessmen?”

skeptical looks from her friends, Nichole managed a weak smile. “He has to accompany a very important client. I shouldn’t add to his

looked down at the gown she was holding, her

never liked Sophie, so why

gown in her hands. She had been looking forward to tonight’s gala for a long time. She couldn’t just give

had his secretary deliver a sophisticated black evening gown to

been waiting downstairs for a while, and when he saw Sophie descending the grand staircase, he was

burgundy gown before, this outfit still took his breath away. He hadn’t realized before

“I’m ready.”

pursed his lips. “I’ll have

unconcerned, opened the door and

saw Sophie in her gown and was also taken aback. “Madam, you look wonderful in that dress,

gave him a sharp

mistake, Colt quickly shut his

once she was in the car, James glared at Colt and said sternly, “You’ve just lost your bonus for

dared not speak further. It was his own fault for speaking out of

the venue, and James helped

them