James noticed the fake things on Sophia, the wig, the nails, the makeup, the contact lenses, eyelashes, basically everything on her was fake, which just didn't make sense for him, like why she was doing all of that when they were in the Circle, when they had just met up… he noticed it every time too.
She always came in different, like personas and looks.
So while they were arguing, James took the chance to at least talk with her and said this to Sophia: "Why are you hiding beneath a mask?
He knew that Sophia was actually a gorgeous woman. It wasn't worth all of this bullshit on her, but for Sophia, it was something that hit her deep in the heart.
First, she just stared at James and asked back, "What do you mean?" But she knew what he meant by it.