Chapter 45Kaleb chimed in, "And me too, Mommy. I'll protect you and Shaun."Oprah and Angela exchanged a smile."Okay."They finished the meal.Angela spoke, "I'll take Kaleb with me for now. Since I think you will often meet Burgess in your residence, he will be safe if he stays with me at my private residence. Whenever you want to see him, just come over."For now, it seemed like the only option.Oprah told Kaleb, "You must listen to Angela and behave well. No wandering around on your own, okay?"Kaleb nodded firmly, relieved that he wouldn't be sent back.Although he couldn't live with his mom, he felt secure knowing they were in the same city.***At Angela's private villa.Kaleb opened his suitcase. It was filled with clothes, toiletries, a laptop, and more.Angela was curious. How this little guy carried such a big suitcase onto the plane, so she asked, "Kaleb, this suitcase weighs at least twenty pounds. How did you manage to get it on the plane? And you even brought a laptop.
Chapter 46Kaleb frowned. He couldn't believe his terrible father, Burgess, was attracted to such a woman. What a disgrace!He initially considered exposing these pieces of information, but after some thought, he thought it would be too easy on his awful father.After all, a woman like Zoey should be kept around to make Burgess regret his choices of life.***The next day.Since Angela came from the Johnson family, she had her work to attend to during this visit.To be precise, her father had asked her to manage a subsidiary company to help her gain experience.Therefore, she couldn't always stay at the villa, but they had a nanny there to take care of Kaleb. After all, Kaleb was like an adult, making it very easy to take care of him.Angela said over the phone as she got ready in the morning, "Oprah, don't worry. Kaleb is very well-behaved. He's now sound asleep in his room.""That's good." Oprah thought momentarily before adding, "When we were in Denmark, I had planned to enroll him
Chapter 47Oprah's words were cut short as Burgess's large hand landed on her shoulder, trailing slowly until he reached her chest.His hand felt warm, yet his words were chilling. "By doing what? Using this?"Oprah stared at Burgess in disbelief. Her throat tightened, her hand by her side clenched into a tight fist, fingers digging deep into her palm. "What are you talking about, Mr. Burgess?"Burgess leaned in close to her ear. "How much money did Alfred give you? Name your price, and I'll double it for you!"His fingers kept caressing her skin as if he wanted to imprison her forever in his embrace."Tell me, how much do you want? Just name your price. Don't play tricks with me. If you stay with me, I'll give you whatever you request."As soon as he finished speaking, Oprah raised her hand and slapped him fiercely. "You bastard!"Burgess's face got slightly red and swollen. But he didn't seem to feel the pain.Instead, he grabbed Oprah's wrist tightly, then lowered his head, his icy
Chapter 48In the private room in a restaurant.Zoey and Oprah sat facing each other quietly, before Zoey started the conversation, "I heard you lost your memory."Zoey continued with a hint of a smile, "I hope you haven't forgotten your parents and loved ones."Oprah took a sip of coffee and then looked at her. "What's your point?"Zoey pressed her red lips together, her gaze becoming somewhat sharp."Oprah, I know you're not happy I took Burgess from you, but you should have read the news, right? Burgess and I are about to get married. Didn't your parents tell you not to be a homewrecker? Remember, Burgess is your brother."Oprah chuckled.Zoey was confused. "What's so funny?""Nothing, I just find you quite amusing," Oprah replied calmly.Zoey's face turned sour. Dealing with Oprah now seemed more challenging than six years ago.Then Oprah said, "I’ve seen the news, but you two are still unmarried, how can you say I am a homewrecker? And do you have any evidence for that?"In the pa
Chapter 49“So, he come to Manhattan with you. But why I've never seen him before?"Kaleb explained, "Uncle Eric's identity is very mysterious. He won't show up unless Mommy is in danger.""No wonder when I was abroad, I only heard about you having bodyguards around but never saw them," Angela said as she enjoyed eating the turkey.Angela also had specialized bodyguards, which usually remained in plain sight within ten meters of her.Due to Alfred Jeffery's special status abroad, everyone around him would be affected, so people were sent to protect Oprah and her family.Ten minutes later, Eric appeared at the door, dressed in a crisp suit, emanating an aura that warned strangers to stay away.Angela's eyes lit up when she saw him."He's so hot," she exclaimed.Kaleb considerately handed her a tissue and said, "Wipe your mouth."Angela swallowed.Oprah knew what kind of person her best friend was. Angela seemed infatuated on the surface, but deep down; she harbored a secret.Despite bei
Chapter 50“Thanks. Alright, it’s already late. Your son will get angry if he knew we sleep too late, right? So, we better sleep right now.”“Yeah.” With a heavy heart, Oprah retired to the guest room, failing to get some sleep.All the time, she couldn't help but feel envious of Angela's reciprocated love.Reflecting on her own life, she realized that she had never truly experienced love in the past twenty-some years.In daze, Burgess' earlier words resonated in Oprah's mind. He had mentioned taking her somewhere the following day.In response, Oprah messaged him. "Mr. Burgess, I have something to do tomorrow morning, so I can only meet you in the afternoon."She then set her phone to silent mode and placed it aside.Unbeknownst to Oprah, Burgess was still awake.He stared blankly at her text message. Frustrated, he threw his phone aside without replying.***Meanwhile, at the Harrison mansion, the family received news of Oprah's survival.Roxanne couldn't believe her ears, but simult
Chapter 51The receptionist glanced at Oprah and informed her, "Miss Angela, your appointment is scheduled for nine o'clock. It's currently 8:47, so you'll have to wait until Miss Cathy finishes her blind date before entering."At that moment, Oprah grasped the concept of this blind date. Turned out, it was for the man to choose. Furthermore, the entire Italian restaurant had been reserved exclusively for this occasion.However, it was quite strange for her. The Johnson family was known for their influence and prestige in the city. But the date the man arranged for Angela required her to wait in line.So, how influential was that man actually?However, while initially taken aback, Oprah was aware such practices were commonplace among the powerful and influential in Manhattan who discreetly moved to this city.Good! The way suited her, as she could swiftly complete the blind date and depart later.Within ten minutes, another rejected socialite emerged, and her heart shattered.With an a
Chapter 52Smith also wanted to confront Eric, but Eric's previous kick prevented him from standing up. After all, he had been pampered since he was young and had never experienced such grievances.He got up and cursed under his breath, "I'll bring my men and make sure they won't leave unscathed."Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, Aaron slowly approached him. His sharp eyes were filled with coldness. "What did you do to her just now?"Since Smith was too dumb to understand the situation, he still dared to answer, "That bitch..."But before he could finish his sentence, several bodyguards didn't hesitate to throw punches at him, and soon he was knocked to the floor, spitting blood.Unfortunately, Smith didn't even know what mistake he had made.These men around fell silent as well.Aaron looked down at him coldly and asked his assistant, "What did he do?"The assistant truthfully reported the man's attempt to humiliate Oprah."Then he can say goodbye to his hands." Aaron no
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