Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 683

Sophie's ties with James were limited to business competition, with no personal connection left between them. Whether or not James showed up at his

engagement party was none of her concern.

As Sophie prepared to turn around with Jenna, she bumped into a firm chest.

The man was dressed in an unremarkable black suit devoid of any excess adornment. When Sophie looked up, she saw a silver masquerade mask covering his face.

Instinctively, Sophie took a step back, and Jenna quickly pulled her away from the

man.

Sophie offered a strained smile. "I'm sorry. Did I bump into you?"

"It's okay."

and unpleasant, as

curiously, finding him odd. She held Sophie's arm and

on the man. As they passed him, she heard him murmur,

that only she could hear it. Sophie stopped in her tracks, but when she turned to look, the man

man's outfit suggests he's just a bodyguard for a businessman. You're the star of tonight's event. It's best not to mingle with them." Jenna whispered, "And I caught a whiff of something awful on him... like rotting

and the raspy voice suggested the man had severe facial burns or had been in

often hired highly paid bodyguards for protection, offering salaries ten times

why would such a person warn her to leave

her, "Don't think too much about it. Not everyone at the engagement party is clean. If we see someone suspicious, we should avoid them. We don't

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