With You For the Rest of My Life

Chapter 48 Anger

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.

been very dark. As maids, they were all very careful, for fear that they

Burke got up and left the table. He returned to the living room and continued to

the corner kept ticking and

to

called her just now, telling her that

Rose was back, his hanging heart was finally at

villa. From a distance, he saw that Austin's car was slowly walking towards the direction of the villa. His heart sank when he saw the familiar car

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 moment, but he didn't say what he had hidden in his heart. He turned around and looked at

understand why Austin would ask her such a private question, and didn't know how to answer

a long while, she said slowly, "Just

Was that the reason why she had

bitterly. He felt sorry for Rose, but at the same time he felt guilty and remorseful for not protecting her when she needed help

After hesitating for a

of Austin's words, and felt at a loss what to do. She had never had an improper wish for Austin. Since she met Burke twelve years

thanked Austin, Rose opened the door herself in an attempt to escape from

he quietly

that one day, Rose would accept his love, leave

saw Burke standing at the gate of the villa, looking at her direction with a cold

stopped subconsciously and looked at Burke.

were looking at each other from far. The flames of fury in Burke's eyes seemed to spurt out at any time, and

When he thought of what happened to

walked slowly towards Rose with a gloomy face. His strong

in his heart and asked in a low voice.

is nothing to explain.

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