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