"What’s so good about Sophie Wilson?" Hayley Cole sneered, saying to the people around her, "Look at the Wilson Clan’s daughters, each one is ruthless."

"Not to mention others, take Ophelia Wilson as an example." Hayley Cole couldn’t stand Ophelia Wilson, and her friends naturally knew this, chiming in and cursing Ophelia Wilson together.

"James was so good to Ophelia Wilson, but Ophelia is just a viper!"

"Charles Seymour ended up with Sophie Wilson, he’ll be doomed in the future."

Hayley Cole listened to these words, feeling smug as she looked at James Reed beside her. She knew James hadn’t been happy these days, so she deliberately invited him out to relax.

"I’ll be right back." James Reed said to Hayley Cole, then got up and left the private room.

The few people in the room exchanged glances, a bit worried, saying, "Did we say something wrong?"

All of them were trying to flatter James Reed because Hayley Cole showed interest in him.

Currently, the internet is full of people cursing James Reed as a treacherous and deceitful heartbreaker.

Back when he was "deeply in love" with Ophelia Wilson, many people envied them. Now, just as many people are cursing him, calling him hypocritical, shameless, and greedy.

"It’s okay, I’ll go check on him." After saying this, Hayley Cole left the room.

One person opened the door slightly, making sure Hayley Cole and James had walked far away, and then said, "James Reed really thinks he’s something special, throwing a tantrum here!"

"Just now, when I was saying those flattering words, I felt utterly nauseated."

All of them were insincere in flattering James Reed. If it wasn’t for wanting to please Hayley Cole, would they go to such lengths?

"What is Hayley Cole thinking, anyway? How did she end up fancying James Reed?"

"Whatever she’s thinking, as long as we keep her happy, that’s all that matters."

After exchanging knowing glances, the people in the room laughed.

——

"James." Hayley Cole found James Reed on the balcony and asked worriedly, "Are you upset? Should we go somewhere else?"

"No... it’s just, hearing them talk like that about Ophelia, it made me uncomfortable." James Reed spoke with anguish, "She made some mistakes, maybe she misunderstood me a bit, but I believe she’s still a good girl."

"Yes, yes, she is a good girl." Hayley Cole mentally rolled her eyes in disdain, yet outwardly she agreed with James Reed, "Alright then, let’s go back and eat."

"Okay." James Reed nodded in response.

After dinner, James Reed drove Hayley Cole back.

"James, where shall we go tomorrow?" Hayley Cole asked jovially. Recently, since James doesn’t have to go to work, she could invite him out every day.

As long as she saw James Reed, she felt happy, a joy she’d never experienced in all these years.

"Tomorrow, I’m planning to go see if there’s anything I can do." James Reed said.

"Aren’t you taking a temporary break now?" Hayley Cole spoke to James Reed gently, not directly mentioning he had been kicked out of Seymour Corporation.

"But I can’t just idle around all day. I need to see if there’s any business I can start." James Reed said apologetically to Hayley Cole, "I might not be able to accompany you for a while."

"Well... okay..." Hayley Cole reluctantly got out of the car, looking back every few steps as she walked inside.

James Reed watched until she disappeared from view, then drove away.

His bait had been laid out for quite some time; it might finally start to show some results.