Chapter 32The black Rolls-Royce Phantom raced along the road, while the atmosphere inside the car was heavy and tense.Burgess tightly gripped the steering wheel and pressed hard on the accelerator. He didn't look at Oprah, and Oprah remained silent without causing a scene, just sitting quietly in the passenger seat.After more than ten minutes, Burgess suddenly slammed on the brakes, stopping the car. Oprah instinctively leaned forward but was pulled back by her seatbelt, feeling her belly was getting pressed.“Burgess, what do you want? You endangered the baby!” Oprah said unhappily.Since the car had already stopped, she planned to get out of the car, but Burgess held her wrist, held her head, and pressed his lips against hers. His tongue forcefully prying open her teeth."Mmm..." Oprah was annoyed and tried to push Burgess away.Instead of stopping, Burgess became even more passionate and rough. He sucked on her tongue vigorously and nibbled on her soft lips.Suddenly, Oprah felt
Chapter 33Oprah had never felt so terrified before, but she should try to save the baby, so with all of her strength, she growled, "Burgess, you'll regret this later. Don’t do it, don’t!"She struggled with all her strength and tears streaming down her face. But Burgess remained composed and said, "I will never regret it.""Fine, fine. I lied, I lied to you!" Oprah's face was streaked with tears. She gave up struggling and gasped for breath, "This is your child. You can do a fetal DNA test right now if you don't believe me. Please don’t harm the baby."A crack finally appeared in Burgess's calm facade, and he walked up to Oprah, asking sharply, "Repeat it! Whose child is this?""Yours!" Oprah stared back at him firmly, her eyes filled with resentment. "Burgess, I haven't slept with any other man but you, you should believe me.""But those things you said before...""I was just angry that time since you don't believe me and carried away by the gossip outside. If you force me to have an
Chapter 34Narrowing his eyes through the car window, he appreciated the city's night view. But h his mind filled with her face, and her voice seemed to echo in his ears."That's enough. I'm fed up with you!""Burgess, let me make it clear to you right now, I don't like you, not even a bit. From now on, stop pestering me and looking for me. All of our agreement has been done, nothing left between us!""Burgess, you'll regret it!"“I hate you for the rest of my life!”A sharp pain suddenly gripped Burgess's throat, and his eyes turned red. Right, he did regret it.Yet, no matter how much he regretted it, there was no way he could bring Oprah back to life.Seeing Oprah's ashes was being brought back by Burgess, everyone in the villa who knew Oprah believed she was truly gone. They also pitied Burgess for it.Since that day, he even slept cradling the urn every night. It seemed he still couldn’t accept that Oprah had indeed left this world.Until one night, Burgess couldn't sleep anymore;
Chapter 35Manhattan hadn't changed much over the past six years, except for the prominent Zoey Nicholas posters on buildings everywhere.In these six years, Zoey had been living a high life. She wasn't just a pop star; she had become a top-tier actress in the entertainment industry.Oprah's gaze shifted away from the posters.An hour later, The car stopped in a villa complex called "Rose Mansion."The villa complex was peaceful, and the surroundings were picturesque even at night.After arriving at her residence, Oprah immediately called Sunny to check in her two sons."Sunny, where's Kaleb?" Oprah didn't see Kaleb and found it a bit strange.Sunny smiled and replied, "He's in his room reading. I'll go open the door."While most children his age struggled with reading, Kaleb was exceptionally bright and could understand books from various genres. Sometimes, he also talked about things like an adult.Oprah had heard Burgess's father, Old Mr. Harrison, mention that Burgess had been the
Chapter 36Before Oprah arrived, she had noticed the most luxurious and best-positioned private room for the auction upstairs.The room was designed with one-way glass – people outside couldn't see inside, but those inside could see the outside. That was why she had purposely chosen a seat in a spot visible from the room.Then, as if by chance, she looked up and gazed at the room upstairs. It was a fleeting glance, and her eyes remained calm and undisturbed.Inside the room, Burgess's assistant, Hardy, was dumbfounded. "Miss Oprah!"Hardy had always been Burgess's right-hand man and was naturally familiar with Oprah. He also knew how obsessed his boss, Burgess, had been with her over these six years.Suppressing the urge to rush down, Burgess gave instructions to Hardy, "Withdraw the bid.""Yes."Following the instructions from upstairs, the secretary below stopped bidding.The audience had initially expected to witness a lavish bidding war today but was shocked to see Burgess giving u
Chapter 37She only remembered that Burgess had confined her to his home, where he had protected her well. She felt like she liked this so-called older brother.So, disregarding her pregnancy, she repurchased a plane ticket to Manhattan to find Burgess.That day, she almost returned to Manhattan. Fortunately, at the airport, she saw a picture of Burgess and Zoey together at a banquet, which reminded her that they had broken up.The confusion of memories seemed to giving her hope again and again. But actually, it was only to be followed by disappointment time and time again. It was a painful feeling that only those who had experienced it could understand.She knew Burgess might enjoy playing with her as his "brother." He might find it exciting and didn't care about her feelings.However, it hurt her so much, until Oprah couldn’t know in what reality she had at that moment.On the one hand, she still couldn't accept Burgess's terrible treatment to her in the past. Where she used to be hi
Chapter 38Since she was planning to get close to Burgess, it was better that he was having her monitored.After breakfast, Oprah headed out and had the driver take her to the Harrison Group headquarters.***Meanwhile, in the President's office of Harrison Group.Burgess held the check, lost in thought. Because it was not thirty million, but fifty. It seemed that she had been doing well these past six years.Hardy had also worked overnight to gather information about Oprah. Then he reported to Burgess as soon as he got some information, "We checked the surveillance, and we only know that Miss Oprah appeared in the public area last night."Hardy gave Burgess some proves also, before continuing his report, "We checked the airport, high-speed rail, and other places, but there's no record of her entering or leaving. Just like before, it seems her tracks have been deliberately erased, Sir."Burgess pressed his thin lips tightly together.Oprah had been away for six years from his side, the
Chapter 39Oprah continued, "For your information, patients with depression often have brain cells in a near-stagnant state. Various functions of the brain diminish, leading to delayed reactions and reduced memory capacity. And there is also intermittent amnesia. Doctors explained that my inability to remember certain people and events might be a protective mechanism of the brain. It prevents me from recalling individuals or incidents that could cause distress."Burgess had reviewed Oprah's past medical reports and knew about her severe depression. He had also researched the illness, which could lead to memory decline, but not to the extent of forgetting someone.After all, they had known each other for over a decade. She shouldn’t forget him that easy.Seeing Burgess remain silent, Oprah looked at him and asked, "Lastly, I’ll tell you if my brain asked me to forget the person who had hurt me before. If we really knew each other but I forgot about you, perhaps you’re is on the list of