Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Chapter 1811

James sat across from Sophie, his eyes seemingly piercing right through her. Sophie didn't like that look; it felt like he was peeling away her layers, leaving her completely exposed.

"Fine, I'll smoke," she said, grabbing the pack of cigarettes in front of her and randomly pulling one out. She placed it between her lips, but as she was about to light it, James interrupted, "You need to inhale while you light it."

Sophie tried to follow his instructions but found she couldn't even manage to light it properly. "So what if I can't smoke?" she said defiantly, setting the pack down. "Yeah, I'm faking it. Go ahead and tell on me."

With that, she slumped back in her chair, adopting a 'whatever, let it all fall apart' attitude. James said, "I never said I'd tell on you."

"You... won't tell on me?" Sophie looked at him suspiciously.

James replied, "You've been acting like a rebel at school, causing trouble just to keep people from hurting you."

"You're talking nonsense!" A flicker of panic crossed Sophie's eyes, as if he'd seen right through her. "Why would I be afraid of getting hurt? I'm the Russell family's heiress!"

the heiress, but you still live with your Uncle Perry," James pointed

your aunt might turn against you, and you can't be too foolish because you don't want to embarrass the Russell family. So you pretend

just your guess; you have no evidence. It's all your assumption." Sophie averted her gaze, saying, "I'm just not smart, sorry to disappoint

you admit it

softly. "If you become my fiancée, I can't promise much, but I can assure you that here i Devonport, you can be

fiancée has so many perks, why choose me? With your

loved me for a long

I ignored all that, and eventually, we

"And then what?"

she chose

man could be better than you? That woman must have been blind." Sophie couldn't believe there was anyone better than James-the most powerful man in