Chapter 53
Who could it be?
At that moment, Colby called her again, and Sophie answered it, trying to steady her voice, “Are you calling me about the news too?”
Tve already sent Adler to look into this ID. I believe we’ll have results noon”
Colby’s voice was calm providing Sophie with a bit of reassurance, “Any quesses on who might be behind this?”
Sophie massaged her temples, images of numerous people flashed through her mind, all ending without a clue. “I don’t know, but it definitely wasn’t Harold”
Colby chuckled, “So, the person you met secretly was Harold.”
“Not the time for jokes.”
“If it was Harold, then it would be easier to handle,”
Sophie fell silent.
Indeed, the trending news only mentioned her secret rendezvous with a man at a nightclub, but it didn’t disclose who the man was.
This meant the person either didn’t want to reveal Harold’s identity or simply didn’t know who he was, guessing she was meeting a man based on her coat
The latter seemed more likely. Nobody would dare do this knowing the man was Harold.
Sophie asked, “Will the Aldridge family step in?”
“Knowing Gordon, he will take action.”
Her own brother meddled in the affairs of a married woman, and Gordon would certainly press down on this news.
“So, I don’t need to bother?”
*TII handle the investigation, and James must have already planned the PR strategy. The Aldridge family will handle the news. This won’t cause much trouble for you, just relax.”
With Colby’s assurance, Sophie indeed felt relieved.
That aftemoon, the news indeed sank like a stone. Colt came to pick her up personally, and obediently, Sophie returned to the Burke residence.
The good news was, this incident hadn’t reached Bea’s ears yet.
The bad news was, her attending Eastwood College couldn’t be hidden much longer.
After all, in their circle, explosive news spread fast
James was now sitting on the sofa, seemingly untroubled on the surface, but Sophie could see the stormy anger in his expression. James was angry, but he just didn’t show his emotions easily.
“Give me a reasonable explanation.”
“After school, my classmate Nina invited me out, considering the Shepherd family has a reputable standing. I didn’t want to offend, so I
went
“And then?”
Sophie sat opposite James, honestly recounting the events, “Harold might have been holding a grudge over a past incident, so he wanted to play a prank on me, but in the end, we made up.”
Hearing this, James looked up.
Sophie felt uneasy under his gaze,
aze. “What’s with that look?”
“You went to a nightclub?”
Sophie hadn’t expected James to focus on that, “It’s socializing, I don’t believe you’ve never been.”
James‘ gaze was
ze was as cold as if it could kill.
Sophie quickly softened her stance, “The news about me secretly meeting a man is pure nonsense. If this affects the company’s image, Il cooperate with your PR unconditionally”
“Ch?”
Seeing James reaction, Sophie suddenly felt like she had been played.
