The Double ( or More ?) Life of The Fake Heiress

Chapter 1388

Nikolai jumped up to greet James as soon as he saw him walk in, his face lighting up with a barely contained joy. "James!" he exclaimed.

"Hey, Nikolai," James replied with a polite nod, noting that Nikolai seemed to be in good spirits-not at all like someone who was under the weather.

As Nikolai motioned for James to take a seat, he said, "I really should have been the one to visit you at your place. I feel bad that you had to come all this way to see me."

After speaking, he paused for a moment, then turned to ask Dane to check if dinner was ready in the kitchen.

Dane, maintaining a neutral expression that gave nothing away, glanced at James before heading to the dining room. In the past, he might have used this chance to chat and build rapport with someone from the Shepherd family, but now, after spending so much time with Presley, he figured the Shepherds weren't all that special.

Once Dane was out of the room, Nikolai turned back to James, lowering his voice. "By the way, James, are you feeling any better now?"

you for asking," James

him feeling a bit unsettled. He'd been wanting to catch up with James privately, but Dane had been keeping a close watch on

that James had gone out of his

again. "With Mirabella around, I'm sure everything's fine. By the way, have you ever dealt with someone named Presley from the pharmaceutical

shaking his head. "Doesn't ring a

a vice president at the pharmaceutical association; maybe he just slipped under

with a shrug, then casually asked, "What's up

"He seems to have some

dinner's ready. Let's eat and chat," Dane called out, cutting Nikolai off as

up, and signaled to

James nodded in agreement.

Nikolai's mention of Presley. While James might not have recognized the name, Wyatt had come across it while digging into Mr. Boyd's affairs. He'd O discovered

deeply into it at