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.

Burke's face had already been very dark. As maids, they were all very careful, for fear that

more, Burke got up and left the table. He returned to

the corner kept ticking

over to

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

was finally at ease for the whole

was slowly walking towards the direction of

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 a

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

long while, she

means not bad? Was that

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

you well, you can come to me." After hesitating for a

to do. She had never had an improper wish for Austin. Since she met Burke twelve years

carefully on the way back." As she thanked Austin, Rose opened the door herself in an

he quietly watched Rose

believed that one day, Rose would accept his love, leave Burke and come

she saw Burke standing at the gate of the villa, looking at her

stopped subconsciously and

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

When he thought of what happened

legs and walked slowly towards Rose with a gloomy face. His strong aura seemed to devour her in an instant. Without fear, Rose looked

in his heart and asked in a low

to explain. "

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