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.

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

table. He returned to the living room and continued to read the papers.

kept ticking and the sky went dark

to Jean in excitement.

manor called her just now, telling her that Rose had come back. Then, she

at ease for

a distance, he saw that Austin's car was slowly walking towards the direction

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 moment, but he didn't say what he had hidden in his heart. He turned around and looked at the windshield aimlessly. "Burke... Didn't he treat you well?" He asked in

help but froze. She didn't understand why Austin would ask her such a private question, and

while, she said

fine? It means not bad? Was that the

He felt sorry for Rose, but at the same time he felt guilty and remorseful for not protecting her

he doesn't treat you well, you can come to me." After hesitating for a long time, Austin finally

loss what to do. She had never had an improper wish for Austin.

me back. Drive carefully on the way back." As she thanked Austin,

didn't stop her. Holding the steering wheel, he quietly watched Rose get off the car.

accept his love, leave Burke and come

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

and

he got off the car, he saw Rose and Burke were looking at each other from far. The flames of fury in Burke's eyes seemed to spurt out at any time, and

what happened to

a long time, Burke raised one of his legs and walked slowly towards Rose with a gloomy face. His strong

Burke repressed the anger in his heart and asked in

is nothing to explain. " Said Rose.

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