Chapter 37

Watching the empty palm of his hand, James suddenly felt uneasy.

After a while, Sophie spoke up. “How did you get here?”

“You’d be treated poorly coming alone, so why did you still come by yourself?”

Sophie paused before responding. “I asked you first.”

James pursed his lips, Today is Nichole’s birthday. I still need to make it there”

“Nichole’s birthday?” Sophie looked stunned, “Then why are you here?”

James always cared more about Nichole than others.

James frowned slightly at Sophie’s tone, “The Russell family’s dinner party is crucial for maintaining the relationship between the Burke and Russell families, I had to come.”

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don’t mean that.” Sophie

it clearly,

her, leaving her to deal with the difficult Jessica and other distant

said, isn’t it more appropriate for you to spend

“I don’t need reminding.”

Nichole softened James” tone, “Nichole has been parentless since childhood, very obedient and sensible. As soon as she heard about the Russell family’s dinner, she called me to handle things first, and I

dinner.”

moment he finished speaking, James realized

felt a twinge in her heart and chuckled self-deprecatingly. Nichole had been parentless since

yourself. I’m going home.” Sophie turned her

James grabbed Sophie’s arm firmly, saying in a deep voice, “Nichole takes these things to heart. For the past few years, I’ve been the adult who’s celebrated her birthday with her. If I miss it this

emphasized the

has nothing to do with me, go and be with Nichole. She’s always been alone, and on such an important day like

hearing that she geniuely wanted him to go to

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