Chapter 250

One of the CEOs stepped in to defuse the situation, but the meaning behind his words couldn’t be clearer. It was to drive Nichole away. After all, without James, they had no reason to show any courtesy to Nichole.

“Why has the mood turned so heavy just because I stepped away for a moment?” Sophie emerged from the restroom, her gaze immediately landing on Nichole.

Nichole turned around, and upon seeing Sophie, her expression soured instantly.

Sophie was dressed to the nines today, exuding grace and elegance with every move. In contrast, Nichole’s outfit seemed tacky, lacking the poise and the sophistication of a lady of high society, making her look more like a nightclub hostess out of her depth.

Sophie had doubted James‘ taste in the past, considering Nichole’s looks were not particularly striking. Her figure was nothing to write home about, merely passable in terms of innocence.

Now, Nichole’s attempt to dress more maturely only obscured her only advantage of innocence. She looked like nothing more than a vulgar nouveau riche.

Sophie smiled and said, “Ms. Nichole, you’re here too. What a coincidence.”

“Sophie…”

prefer if you called me Mrs. Burke.” Sophie cut

a mask of reluctance, clearly unwilling to acknowledge Sophie as Mrs. Burke in front of so many people. “What brings you here, Ms. Nichole? A dinner engagement, perhaps?” Sophie looked around and remarked, “It seems you’re

“I came with a colleague. She’s just gone to the

you went after Palm’s Jewels let you go. Which company had the pleasure of benefiting from your

at James, who was sitting unbothered on his chair,

eyebrow. “If I recall, that’s a

S Corporation and Burke International was no secret. Nichole’s admission made the surrounding executives look uncomfortable.

was suffering, and it was

I

Burke, it seems the support you’ve extended to Ms. Sophie over the years has ended up dressing someone else for their grand day.” “S Corporation really knows how to pick

were cold and mocking,

Corporation because James had ordered that no entity connected with Burke International was to employ her, leaving her with no

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