James Reed looked at Hayley Cole for a moment, then shook his head under her expectant gaze, "No."

"Why not?" Hayley Cole asked in shock.

"Miss Cole and I are just ordinary friends, this... is too much trouble for Miss Cole." As soon as James finished speaking, Hayley Cole was almost driven mad with anger, "We’re just ordinary friends?" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

James was bewildered, "Could it be... that I’m not worthy of Miss Cole?"

After speaking, a fleeting sadness flashed across James’s face, as he tried to maintain a composed smile, "Sorry, Miss Cole..."

"James Reed, you bastard!" Hayley Cole grabbed James’s collar, her eyes red with anger, "I like you, so why are you pretending to be oblivious?"

Panic flashed in James’s eyes, and he waved his hands frantically, "Miss Cole, I am divo..."

"You’re divorced!" Hayley Cole forcefully interrupted James, shouting angrily, "A person like Ophelia Wilson isn’t worth your affection at all, look at me, I’m much better than her!"

"If you can love her so much, why can’t you love me?"

Confronted with Hayley Cole’s aggression, James didn’t know how to respond and sighed, "Miss Cole, I’ve loved Ophelia for so many years, I can’t just let it go."

"But, there’s no possible future between you two anymore!" Hayley Cole ruthlessly spoke the truth, determined to make James abandon his hope for Ophelia Wilson.

"Do you really think Ophelia still loves you? When you decided to act against her, she had already started to hate you." Hayley Cole knew she was being harsh, especially as she saw the color drain from James’s face, her own heart tightened.

But, she needed James to face reality, and stop being lost in false dreams.

There’s truly no chance for him and Ophelia Wilson anymore.

James struggled for a while before forcing a sad and awkward smile, "I..."

When James started speaking, his voice was so hoarse and unpleasant that even he was startled.

He quickly cleared his throat and tried again, sounding a bit better, "I know there’s no chance with Ophelia, but I still love her..."

"Are you saying you’ll never like, love, or marry another woman for the rest of your life because of her?" Hayley Cole was stunned, unwillingly asking in anger.

"I don’t know, maybe in the future I will, but for now..." James’s eyes shifted, avoiding Hayley Cole’s passionate gaze.

"James Reed, I’m telling you, I’ve fallen for you and I will definitely win you over!" Hayley Cole declared forcefully.

James stared at Hayley Cole in disbelief, his eyes full of astonishment.

Hayley Cole smiled confidently, "James Reed, you are mine, and I will never give up!"

After saying this, she released James and then walked out of the private room.

She needed to think carefully about how to win over James Reed. Since James had been busy recently with bidding matters,... perhaps she could help him.

Thinking about James’s grateful and admiring gaze after he won the bid, Hayley Cole felt her heart racing uncontrollably.

As long as James realized her goodness, he’d forget the harm Ophelia Wilson caused him.

She could heal James’s sorrow with her love. With her help, James could certainly be invited back to Seymour Corporation. What Ophelia Wilson couldn’t do, she could achieve.