After a long beep, a sweet female voice came from the receiver, "Sorry, the number you dialed is not answer at the moment, please redial later..."

Then he hung up and dialed again.

Burke did it over and over again and only got the sweet mechanical female voice.

Burke's face darkened.

As time passed, the hot air in the coffee cup kept rising in mist and finally disappeared.

The clock in the corner of the living room knocked twelve times, but Rose hadn't come back yet.

Sitting on the couch, Burke looked through the files sent by Mike.

"Mr. Gu, it's time for lunch." Sophie prepared the lunch and went to the living room to remind James.

Burke nodded, put down the documents, and went to the table to eat.

Though he had ate the lunch, he did not get much taste for he had been worrying.

"Is there still no news about Rose?" Burke put down his chopsticks and looked up at Sophie.

"No." Sophie shook her head helplessly.

"Where's the driver? Have you got in touch with him?" Burke asked again.

"No, I haven't..." Sophie answered in a low voice.

As maids, they were all very careful, for

got up and left the table. He returned to the living

corner kept ticking and the sky went dark

to Jean in

The doorman at the gate of the manor called her just now, telling her that Rose had come

was back, his hanging heart was finally at ease for the whole day. And his gloomy face was somewhat softened.

towards the direction of the villa. His heart

near the villa, distracted by the mess in his mind. He didn't notice that Burke was standing at the gate of the villa and looking at them. Austin turned around and looked into Rose's eyes. He hesitated for a

She didn't understand why Austin would ask her such a private

a long while, she said slowly, "Just

It means not bad? Was that the reason why she had

he felt guilty and remorseful for not protecting

can come to me." After hesitating for a long

words, and felt at a loss what to do. She had never had an improper

on the way back." As she thanked Austin, Rose opened the

Holding the steering wheel, he quietly watched Rose get off the car.

his love, leave Burke and come to

saw Burke standing at the gate of the villa, looking at her direction with a cold face. The anger in his eyes seemed to burn

stopped subconsciously and

the car, he saw Rose and Burke were looking at each other from far. The flames

of what happened

Rose with a gloomy face. His strong aura seemed to devour her in an instant. Without fear,

explain?" Burke repressed the anger in his heart

nothing to explain.

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