Chapter 78Beside him, Burgess opened his eyes and asked, "It still hurts?"Shaun didn't expect Burgess to be awakened by him so easily."No, it doesn't hurt anymore. Thank you, Uncle."Uncle! Uncle!Burgess didn't feel so great hearing that.He looked deeply at the child before him and asked, "What's your name?"Shaun didn't hesitate."Shaun Jeffery."Shaun Jeffery...The surname Jeffery...Burgess's expression darkened even more.Shaun knew that Burgess had likely found some information about him and his mom when he kidnapped him.But he was sure that Burgess hadn't managed to uncover all the information so quickly.Otherwise, why would he be asking for his name?Alfred had hidden their identities – his, his brother's, and his Mommy's – very well.Seeing him silent, Shaun innocently asked, "Uncle, isn't my name nice? My dad gave it to me, you know.""The surname Jeffery sounds cool, doesn't it?"Cool?Burgess found that whenever this little guy felt better, he'd find ways to annoy hi
Chapter 79She also understood that Angela got arrested because of her."No need to apologize. It's not your fault.""Burgess is such a scumbag. I posted so much evidence online. Is he blind? Why does he still protect that bitch?""I don't understand. What's so good about her? Why did all those men defend her so unthinkingly?"Oprah gently hugged her, not knowing what to say.Because whether it was in the past when she married Burgess or now, he was always on Zoey's side.Even when Zoey was in the wrong.Angela knew that Oprah was the one hurting the most now."Oprah, don't be sad. He's just a jerk. He doesn't deserve you."Oprah felt a lump in her throat."I'm not sad. I am over him.""Angela, don't worry. I'll come pick you up tomorrow."Angela knew that Oprah was probably going to see Burgess. She held onto her hand, "Oprah, you don't have to do that for me. It's just staying here for seven days. I'm not afraid.""Don't worry."After Oprah left, she took a taxi, and when she opened
Chapter 80Seeing Burgess remain silent, Oprah felt a lump in her throat."I'm apologizing not because the rumors online are false but because I must. If you're unwilling to let it go, that's fine too. As long as you are okay with it."She finished her words and was ready to leave, preparing to find another solution.Enduring the dizziness, Burgess grabbed Oprah's wrist."I didn't say I wouldn't help you."Oprah suddenly felt a lump in her throat and looked up at him without saying a word.Burgess felt like she was almost driving him to madness."I didn't know she was your friend. I'll contact the legal department."He tightened his grip on Oprah's hand. "Did you come here for this matter?"Oprah was puzzled. What else could it be?If it weren't for Angela, she wouldn't have come here.Burgess chuckled self-deprecatingly. A moment ago, he wondered if Oprah had had a change of heart. He thought maybe she found out about the child and came to care for him out of guilt.But he didn't expe
Chapter 81When she hung up the phone, her body was still trembling.Oprah stood in the rain for a long time before calming herself.She walked back to the villa.Tall and lean, Burgess stood not far away, holding a glass of wine in his hand."I said only five minutes."He looked at Oprah and noticed that she was drenched, looking like she had lost her soul.Alfred must have told her about the child.Burgess downed the contents of the glass and set it down casually. Then, he picked up a towel and approached Oprah."You don't know how to take cover from the rain? How did you survive abroad for the last six years?"As he spoke, he wiped her hair with the towel.Even he couldn't believe he was acting this way.Oprah's face was pale, and she clenched her fists slightly. "Where is my child?"Burgess said, "A very safe place."In her breakdown, Oprah said with red eyes, "Give him back to me!"Burgess's hand paused."Before I give him back, I have a question."He felt a lump in his throat, an
Chapter 82After a prolonged silence, Burgess came to the balcony alone and lit a cigarette again.He couldn't suppress his coughing in the cold wind, and his eyes had turned red without him noticing.He didn't know why he chose to keep Oprah in this way.Perhaps it was because he didn't want to give up.He couldn't believe she was dead. He couldn't accept that he had spent six years searching for her, only to find out she was with another man.He couldn't accept that the girl he had loved for over a decade was choosing to leave him.Thinking about all this, Burgess extinguished his cigarette and walked back into the ward, his body emanating a cold aura."Let's go back home."Home...Oprah felt somewhat bewildered. Did she even have a home anymore?They got into the car.As Burgess drove, he couldn't stop coughing.Oprah paid no attention and stared out the window as raindrops slid down.Perhaps genuine indifference is what it feels like now when you don't love.Burgess looked at the r
Chapter 83As he spoke, Burgess's gaze fell on Oprah inside the room.Hardy couldn't help but offer a reminder, "Mr. Burgess, if you like Miss Oprah, you should let her know and do things that make her happy. Otherwise, she might drift further away from you.""That's none of your business."Hardy knew he had overstepped, and his eyes beneath the gold-rimmed glasses dimmed slightly."I apologize."Hardy always had a sense of decency. He had reminded Burgess because he didn't want him to regret it later.He knew best about Burgess's changes during the six years Oprah was absent.Burgess didn't blame him. After he left, Burgess returned to the room.At this moment, Oprah had just received a call from Angela, telling her she had been released late last night."Oprah, did you go to find Burgess?" Angela felt something was off. She had called Oprah last night, but no one answered."Yes, I told him about it yesterday." Oprah didn't hide anything."Did he give you a hard time?" Angela sounded
Chapter 84"Yes, she said she would come to pick me up. She wants to play up to the Harrison family and my great-grandfather. What an annoying woman!"Jimmy rolled up his sleeves and said, "Great! She bullied my aunt yesterday. I want to teach her a lesson.""I'll help you."Elvis had become good friends with the two other kids. And he did not like Zoey either.It might be because his mother often told him Zoey wanted to give birth to Burgess’s child, who would compete with him for the head of the Harrison family.Kaleb put down the book in his hand and looked over with his beautiful eyes, asking, "What are you going to do?"Hearing this, the two kids looked at each other in confusion.Elvis approached him, pouted, and asked, "Kaleb, what do you think we should do?"Kaleb knew they had no plans. However, he had long had one. So, he secretly told them his plan.The other two kids became excited to hear it.A little girl came over and asked, "Kaleb, what are you talking about?"Elvis pus
Chapter 85Oprah felt a little worried.Kaleb immediately said, "You turned out to refer to this matter. She came to pick up a boy in our class. We were cleaning the classroom just now. She was wearing high heels, so she slipped and accidentally knocked over the bucket."Angela asked, "Really?"She secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, her nephew had not offended the fake woman.Kaleb nodded, "Really! What else do you think happened to her?"He had fully prepared, so Zoey would not have any clue.After she had slipped by herself, they had pretended to knock the bucket over accidentally. And their acting skills were even better than hers.Angela remained silent for a while and said, "OK! Forget about my question. But I’m happy to see her make a show of herself."When the assistant carefully wiped Zoey's face and treated the wound on her leg, the latter's phone suddenly rang.As soon as Zoey answered the call, Roxanne cursed, "What's the matter with you? You said you wanted to