Chapter 9 Giving Up
After she woke up from the miscarriage the other day, she asked for a divorce. Burke was irritated and
turned away. They had never met again since then.
If he really cared about her, why didn''t he show up for so many days? If he really cared about the child,
why did he say such ruthless words like that?
A smile of self-mockery appeared on Rose''s lips. She was a wife who had never been paid much
attention to. Probably in the eyes of Burke, she was just a partner on that contract.
She had no right to have his baby or his love. She should have known it.
"The Gu Group has encountered some difficult problems these days, and Burke is very busy every day.
I heard from his assistant that the wholepany is working overtime with him now. They are all on
call." Xavier looked at the face of Rose quietly, and guessed most of her thoughts. He then tried to
exin for Burke.
However, Rose didn''t want to hear that.
"Can you get me a ss of water? I''m thirsty. " As if not hearing what he said, Rose stared at the kettle
on the tea table in the corner of the ward and licked her dry and cracked lips.
Xavier was stunned for a moment. He knew that she didn''t want to talk about Burke. After a long time,
he nodded and turned to get some water for the cup.
After all, it was the ward where the daughter-inw of Gu Family stayed, and all the things were in it of
course. When Xavier poured water, he added some wolf-berry in the water. And he thought of some
online drama to make Rose happy.
"ording to the Inte, when a person reached a certain age, the fashion of health care is to add
more wolf-berry into the bottle when drinking beer, and put on the autumn pants when wearing pants
with holes in winter. "
Rose took a sip of the water in the ss to find that the temperature was just right. Listening to what
Xavier had said, she smiled with satisfaction.
"Oh, that''s right. Rose, you look beautiful when you smile. You should smile more." Seeing that Rose
was no longer as sickly and lifeless as she was before, Xavier felt rxed. He pulled up a chair nearby
and sat down, picked up the fruit from the fruit basket beside the bed, picked up a scalpel and began to
peel it, while muttering, "My mother said that apple is nutritious enough to nourish blood. I''ll peel one
for you. "
Seeing him peeling the apple, Rose covered herself with the quilt and reminded him, "Be careful. Don''t
cut your skin."
"Oh, you really care about me," said Xavier, grinning yfully. "Burke haven''t been so kind to me. The
evil capitalist will always oppress a person like me."
It was just a joke, but he just mentioned the name that Rose did not want to hear.
Xavier realized that he had made a mistake, so he became quiet. After a long time, he looked at Rose''s
face and said, "Rose, I can''t guarantee anything else, but I can guarantee that Burke really loves you.
Maybe he doesn''t even know himself, but I grew up with him. Being with him for so long, I can feel that
he is different from you, not to other women. Amanda..."
"You don''t have to exin for him." Rose interrupted him. Her eyes were calm. "Xavier, the problems
between us are far moreplicated than you think."
Xavier was about to defend for Burke. But when he saw Rose''s calm eyes, he sighed.
"Are you sure you won''t give a chance to Burke?"
"Xavier, I have flesh and blood too, and I can''t stand it anymore."
Rose turned her head and looked out of the ward, without continuing this topic.
Amanda told him that day that she had known Burke for ten years and was not an outsider.
However, nobody knew that Rose had been in love with Burke for twelve years, but he never knew or
intended to love her.
She had given him countless chances to tolerate and make concessions again and again, but what she
got was only a nominal Mrs. Gu.
She was a human being. She didn''t want to entangle with him any more. Divorce was probably their
best ending.
The road to the prison on the outskirts of the city was sparsely popted, and it was really difficult to
walk around the mountains. From day to night, they finally got close to the destination.
There used to be a tombstone there, and then was rebuilt into a prison. Not far away, there were two
tombs, and there were many deserted tombs near it.
Sitting in the back seat of a taxi with a thin nket wrapped on her body, Rose looked out of the
window and seemed to be in a trance.
The taxi driver on the front row constantly nced at the rear-view mirror, feeling scared. He charged
twice the normal price from Rose and then agreed to send her to the prison in the suburb. He had
never been here before, but he didn''t expect the ce to be so deste and gloomy. He suddenly
thought of the news that some of his peers were tricked to the deste mountain and were killed. He
suddenly felt creepy.
"Please wait for me outside for two hours. I''lle out soon. I''ll pay you twice the price once again."
After they arrived at the destination, Rose got out of the car and turned back to the driver.
"Okay." The driver fumbled for a cigarette and nodded ambiguously.
A solemn and cold atmosphere surrounded the towering grey walls of the prison on the outskirts of the
city.
Rose''s father was serving in this prison.
Although she had already made up her mind before she came, when she saw her fathere out in
prison uniform with handcuffs, Rose couldn''t help but cry.
Her father had grown old. He was once a high spirited and vigorous man. But now, he had gray
temples and looked dispirited. Seeing her, his face looked a little better. He smiled gently.
"Rosy." Behind the ss fence, he raised the phone to call her.
"Father." Hearing the familiar voice on the phone, Rose couldn''t help but shed tears.
When she met her dearest rtives, all her grieves and sorrows had gone in a sudden.
"Rosy, don''t cry. What''s wrong?" Looking at his daughter''s haggard and tearful face, Ray hurriedly
stood up, with his hand holding the iron fence, and looked distressed.
"Dad, I''m fine." Rose snuffled and forced a smile. She took out the tissue from her bag and turned
around to clean herself.
However, the forced smile made Ray more painful.
He had taken care of her daughter since she was a little girl. She didn''t need to force herself to smile
like this. Would those people not let them go in the end?
"Rosy, tell Dad. What happened to you? Tell me! " Ray clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. Are
those people meant to let him speak out the truth?
"No, dad. I just miss you all of a sudden, so Ie to see you." Rose shook her head. After she came
out of the hospital, she did not inform the Gu Family to pick her up. She just wanted to rx, and did
not want to go back to the so-called "home" that made her suffocate.
People always want to see the closest people when they are most vulnerable.
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And in this world, her father was the only person that was connected with her bloodline.
"Is Burke bullying you? "Ray didn''t know clearly about his daughter''s marriage with Burke after he was
put in jail. On one hand, he felt gratified that his daughter had a strong background so that she wouldn''t
be defeated by anyone in the family and be humiliated by others. On the other hand, he was worried
that Burke might be bad to Rose. He had been in the business for many years and was always
cautious about people.
"No, he didn''t." A hint of disappointment shed through Rose''s eyes, but she quickly disguised it. She
didn''t want her father to worry about her after all.
Ray sighed and said, "Burke visited me several times in the prison before."
"What?" Rose asked in disbelief.
"Well, that kid... He is keep trying."
There were two reasons for Burke''s visit: one was to take care of his son-inw, and the other was to
find out the truth.
However, Ray had seen too much darkness in the world, so he had to guard against Burke.
He didn''t dare to tell the truth, only meant to protect his only daughter, Rose.
"Dad, I''ll save you -"
"Rosy," Ray interrupted his daughter, "Dad is good here. Dad only needs you to be good."