Chapter 16As I spoke, I laughed, the sound bubbling up from the depths of my soul. "Thank you, doctor," I said sincerely, gratitude swelling within me."You're welcome," the doctor replied with a warm smile, his eyes filled with kindness. "Oh, since you're pregnant now, you should be careful with medicine. I'll also prescribe some ointment to apply on your nose daily, which will take about a week."I touched my stomach gently, feeling a mix of emotions swirling inside me. "Right, the baby."But then, a heavy realization weighed down on me. It was Burgess’ and my child!It was eleven o'clock at night when we finally emerged from the hospital, the weight of the news settling in around us like a heavy fog.Burgess drove with a cautiousness I hadn't seen before, his eyes occasionally flickering to my belly, where our unborn child rested. I could sense his concern, his determination to protect this new life growing within me.But despite the warmth of his gaze, my heart was heavy with a di
Chapter 17 Locked in Burgess's private villa, I felt a surge of frustration as he led me to the bedroom and ordered, "Stay here and reflect on yourself!""I have nothing to reflect on," I retorted, attempting to open the door and escape his confinement.But Burgess was quick to thwart my efforts, sneering as he pulled me back and secured me to the head of the bed with a tie. His words were laced with resentment, "You went to have an abortion without telling me. Do you think I'm dead?"Pouting in defiance, I couldn't help but wonder aloud, "How did you know I was in that hospital?"Burgess's sneer only deepened, his tone cutting, "What do you think?"Suddenly, the realization hit me like a ton of bricks. "You sent someone to follow me? You are totally a bastard!" I accused him, my anger boiling over.But Burgess's reaction caught me off guard. He closed his eyes, his anger palpable, before regaining his composure and addressing me calmly, "Tell me, what makes you want to be willing to
Chapter 18“You’re so self-righteous!" Burgess looked at her as if she was a fool, "You don't need to meddle in my affairs."Zoey felt highly wronged.To please Burgess, she had fallen out with Oprah without hesitation. But in the end, Burgess blamed her.So, Zoey couldn’t help but think if Burgess must have fallen in love with another woman and she was upstairs now. Otherwise, he would not have treated her like this!Zoey stared at the upstairs with resentment, endured the grievance, and left the villa. “Just wait and see! I’ll find out who the bitch secretly kept at home by Burgess is.”One afternoon, when Oprah was going to take a nap, she vaguely heard the sound of flashing lights. She immediately opened her eyes and saw that the maid Emma had come in with a bowl of soup.Seeing Oprah wake up, Emma panicked, "Miss Oprah, did I wake you up? I… I will walk gently next time."Oprah clearly felt there was a flash shining on her earlier, but it turned out to be just the maids who opened
Chapter 19One night, Burgess came back before seven o'clock. When he returned, he went to the bedroom to see Oprah.He had thought that Oprah would throw away the dinner like last night, but as he opened the door, he saw her sitting at the table, drinking soup quietly.Seeing that scene, Burgess almost thought he saw it wrong. But then, he felt relieved and came to accompany her.When Oprah saw Burgess came near her, she looked at him calmly. There was no longer anger’s expression like before, since she had already used to it and decided to just accept it.Burgess asked gently, "Do you like the soup?"Oprah nodded and said, "Not bad.”There was a slight smile in Burgess’s indifferent eyes, "How about I ask the cook to make it again tomorrow?"Oprah nodded again vaguely.The smile in Burgess’s eyes deepened.Burgess specially hired the chef to cook for Oprah during her pregnancy. The chicken soup she made did not have such a strong meaty smell, and she was meticulous and patient. Burge
Chapter 20Then she quickly hung up the phone and urged the driver to drive faster, thinking she must arrive at the airport before the assistant could react. So, even if Burgess chased her by then, she would have already boarded the plane.It takes about twenty minutes to go from the hospital building to the garden downstairs. With so many people entering the hospital and everyone waiting for the elevator, the assistant should wait about ten minutes before she could arrive downstairs, so she decided to start taking the stairs.By the time the assistant finally arrived at the garden, more than twenty minutes had passed.The assistant called Oprah again, "Miss Oprah, tell me your position in the garden? I'll go find you."Oprah looked at the airport where she was about to arrive and said with a smile, "I'm on the bench beside the jasmine flowers."She didn't even know if the hospital had jasmine flowers or not, she was just saying it casually. But she hoped she could make the assistant t
Chapter 21Oprah was a little stunned by Burgess’s answer. But she decided to not argue anymore and let her hand being held by Burgess until they came to the study.He opened the drawer and took out a thick file bag. Then, Burgess handed the file bag to Oprah, "Open it and have a look."Oprah didn't know what was happening but somehow felt that Burgess looked... a little nervous and expectant, as if he was waiting for something.She opened the file bag, and inside was a thick stack of photos. The top one was somewhat familiar. After a closer look, she found that it was her photo from three years ago, when she was studying.Flipping down the other photos, she found all her photos, three years ago, two years ago, one year ago... Some were of her reading in the library, some were of her walking on the school road, and some were of her at work.Most of them were photos of her life three years ago. It seemed nothing special, but Oprah was shocked by these photos.It looked like someone had
Chapter 22"Yes. I have been very guilty and wanted to find an opportunity to apologize, but you didn't want to talk to me anymore. Oprah, can you forgive me? We can still be good friends like before...""Why do you think we can still be good friends?" Oprah sneered and interrupted Zoey, "You kicked me away after using me, and now you want to play the friendship card. Don’t you think it's ridiculous?"Zoey froze, and she became angry from embarrassment. If she hadn't thought about the relationship between Burgess and Oprah now, she wouldn't have come to see this bitch and apologize.Zoey cursed Oprah in her heart, but she had to keep smiling, "I know I was wrong. Oprah, I want to continue to be friends with you.""But I don't want to." Oprah stood up and raised her chin toward the door, "If you came to see Burgess, he hasn't come back, so you better go to the company instead of here. But if you came to apologize, I don't accept your apology, and you can leave now.""Oprah, are you not
Chapter 23The luxury car galloped wildly on the road.Burgess ran through more than a dozen red lights in one breath, while looking at the curled-up woman through the rearview mirror.His heart tightened. This was a feeling he had never had before."Oprah, it's okay. We'll be at the hospital soon..." Burgess whispered as if comforting himself and Oprah, but his voice was trembling.In the passenger seat, Oprah was in great pain, and she was sweating profusely. Even her clothes were soaked in cold sweat.Her consciousness became increasingly unclear, and she vaguely felt that someone was holding her tightly in his arms and running. Then there was an anxious, irritable, and hoarse voice screaming something in her ear."Doctor! Doctor! Come out!" Burgess rushed into the corridor and shouted.Seeing Oprah being put on the hospital bed and pushed into the emergency room, Burgess held her hand tightly and wanted to go in together, but was stopped by a nurse in the next second, "Sir, I can u
Chapter 98"Okay, don't worry. I have Angela here to help, and everything will be fine." Although Oprah didn't know what Alfred was doing, she knew the many dangers around him.After hanging up the phone, Alfred walked back to the room.The doctor immediately bandaged his bleeding arm.“It seems he is trying to kill you." The doctor looked at the bleeding wound on his arm, which was longer than a palm.Alfred looked calm and said with a pale face, "He thought I was still a pushover like in the past.""Mr. Alfred, will you tell your father?" the doctor asked.Alfred shook his head, "If he cared about me, he wouldn't have left me out there in Manhattan for many years.""Remember, we can't rely on anyone.The doctor nodded.But the more he treated Alfred's wound, the more shocked he became."Mr. Alfred, you can't appear in public during this time. It's too dangerous.""No. I need to go back to Manhattan." Alfred directly rejected him.The doctor knew that no one could change Alfred's deci
Chapter 97After he and his elder brother were born, Mommy had been taking care of them. How many times had they pooped and peed on her? He had just done it to their scumbag father once, and he couldn’t take it?Well, next time when his scumbag father came over, he would teach him a good lesson.With that in mind, Shaun didn't want to leave so soon.He couldn't have an operation right now, so he might as well take advantage of this time to rest at this scumbag’s expense and teach the latter a good lesson.Sitting in the car and thinking about the scene of being peed on just now, Burgess couldn't help rubbing his temples.He asked the bodyguard, "Where is Oprah now?""She’s still in the villa." The bodyguard replied.Burgess smelled himself and closed his eyes after confirming the smell was gone.After over an hour, the car drove slowly and stopped at the villa's entrance.Burgess got out of the car and went straight to the house. Soon, he heard the sound of playing the piano from insid
Chapter 96After returning from abroad, Oprah had done some homework. Men generally liked what they couldn't get quickly, and she thought she should play hard to get.Burgess looked at her sleepily.The woman hid under the quilt with her messy, long hair scattered on the bed. Her delicate face was hidden under her hair, making her look charming."What kind of fairness do you want?""When you come back, we'll write an agreement."Burgess choked.Agreement...What agreement did they need?Afraid that Oprah would not stay, he reluctantly said, "You write first."He would not accept what she wrote in the agreement if he did not like it.After Burgess changed his clothes, he got in the car and headed to W&G Manor.As soon as he arrived there, he saw Shaun lying on the bed with tears on his face."Uncle, you finally came to see me. Have you told my dad that you took me away?"How could he have told Alfred after taking his child away?Burgess raised his eyebrows, "He already knew this."The t
Chapter 95Thinking about this, she gradually fell asleep and didn't realize that Burgess had crossed the line and hugged her.At the same time, at Angela's home, after she hung up the phone, she didn't even know that all communications on her mobile phone were being monitored.In the room next to hers, Kaleb put down his earphones with worried eyes.No wonder Mommy had been in a bad mood recently. It turned out that Shaun was brought here by their scumbag father.The scumbag even asked Mommy to pay him so much money.10 billion! He was going to sell more news on the dark web...Thinking of this, Kaleb began to work hard to make money.W&G Manor was the private property of Burgess many years ago, hidden in the deep mountains and wild forests. Few people knew about this place.This place had the highest security equipment, and the entire manor and its surrounding area of two kilometers were monitored 24 hours a day.Without Burgess’s order, no one could go in or come out.Shaun was impr
Chapter 94It seemed that she hadn’t fully woken up from her drunkenness.Burgess glanced at her gently with dark eyes, took a sip of water, and then said, "10 billion."10 billion...Although Oprah has made some money over the years, the total amount might not be enough to reach 1 billion.She had invested in charity and donated 200 million.She decided that after that, she would write more songs, make more money, and no longer invest money in charity projects."That’s settled then. If I give you 10 billion, you will let me leave and stop interfering in my life."Facing such a talkative Oprah, Burgess was not happy at all. She was willing to spend a lot of money to leave him truly.Burgess thought of something and spoke again, "I’m telling you. You will stay here with me before you pay back all the money."“OK.”Half an hour later, Oprah returned to her room to rest.Burgess was still in the study.When Angela called Oprah, she was shocked to hear that Oprah would pay a sky-high price
Chapter 93She looked up drowsily and saw Burgess's handsome face."Why did you come?"When Oprah spoke, he could smell strong alcohol in her mouth.He frowned, "When did you learn to drink?"She had often gotten drunk after just one drink, but now he found many empty glasses on the bar counter.Oprah hadn't expected that he would ask about her drinking.She was stunned momentarily, then pretended to be careless, "Probably when I was in Denmark."Burgess’s throat tightened.At this moment, he realized that he had never understood her.He grabbed the wine glass from Oprah's hand and threw it aside."Let’s go home."Go home...Oprah's eyes were blurred.The evening wind was blowing on her, and it felt cold.She stood up staggeringly, ready to go out.But he picked her up with strong arms before she took a few steps. Her body was suspended, and she instinctively grabbed Burgess’s arm."Put me down. I can walk by myself." Oprah was a little flustered.Burgess didn't listen to her. He walke
Chapter 92The moment Roxanne saw her, she was stunned.Oprah hadn't known how to dress up in the past. Although she was pretty, she wasn't attractive enough. Now, she seemed to be different, and she looked so dazzling and beautiful... Was this her daughter?Oprah faced their strange gazes, ignored her mother, Roxanne, and went straight to Burgess and Zoey."Miss Zoey, I'm here to take Burgess home."Hearing her words, everyone present looked over."Isn't that Oprah, Mr. Burgess's wife?""She's Oprah? It's kind of interesting. She's his wife and even stepsister...""Even if the two are brother and sister, they are still husband and wife recognized by the pastor and the court. Now that Oprah is here, isn't Zoey the mistress?"Hearing the discussions, Zoey felt so embarrassed that her face flushed red.At this time, Burgess pulled her hand away, and his deep eyes fell on Oprah, "Why did you get down?"Oprah looked at him. It seemed the medicine hadn't kicked in yet."I saw that you drank
Chapter 91Oprah said nothing.Aaron had always been moody. She had already seen it through.She quickly applied the medicine, "Mr. Aaron, I finished it. Can I go now?"Facing her clear and alienated eyes, Aaron felt hurt."You just stay here. I promise I won't do anything to you, OK?" He tried his best to soften his voice.Oprah's eyes darkened momentarily, and she knew he wasn't a man of his word.But she had no choice. She was on his turf now, and he was Burgess's good friend. She definitely couldn't get away.Oprah didn't speak anymore and didn't ask to leave.Seeing that she was not going to leave, Aaron went to get some ointment, packed it, and handed it to her."After you return, remember to apply it three times a day, and there will be no scars."If it weren't for what he had done before, Oprah would think that he was a gentle, good doctor."Thank you." Oprah took the medicine.Aaron wanted to say something, but Burgess came over and interrupted their conversation."Let's go."
Chapter 90Burgess didn't take Oprah's words seriously.Oprah directly opened the car door and jumped out.At this time, the car was starting to move. She fell to the ground, and her hands and legs were scratched.But suddenly, a motorcycle rushed from behind, and it was too late to slow down. It was about to hit Oprah.Burgess almost didn't think much about it. He rushed out of the car and pulled her into his arms.The motorcycle went away. After he ensured the woman in his arms hadn't been hit, he angrily said, "Are you crazy?"Burgess's heart was pounding. When he found the bruises on her hands and legs, he dragged her back into the car and told the driver to go to the hospital.Sitting in the car, Oprah trembled with lingering fears. She had been too impulsive just now. She still had Kaleb and Shaun so she couldn't have an accident.Burgess said with a straight face, "Why are you angry?"Oprah felt a dull pain in her hands and legs and didn't answer.The car fell into dead silence