Chapter 469 Le''s Badgering (Part Four)
"You... You are treating me in such a cold and harsh manner for her, aren''t you?" Le questioned him
as she raised her voice, being fully aware of where they stood. Noticing that more and more passers-by
gathered around them, Le tried to utilize this growing attention to embarrass Pam. With a hurt
expression, she stared at Burke and asked,"You changed your mind overnight because of her, didn''t
you? Just tell me the truth."
"It''s all between Burke and you. I had nothing to do with it. So why are you suddenly shifting the me
on me?" Pam snapped back in defense as she flushed pink with embarrassment. Pam was a shy
girl. Realizing that crowd was whispering to one another and casting her reproachful nces, she
basked in embarrassment. She exined and defended herself in a hurry to save face,"I just came
from abroad. I knew nothing about you. So how can you possibly me me for your failed rtionship?
This is not fair."
"Ohe on!" Le sarcastically led her on. "Burke and I were getting on perfectly before you
appeared in the scene, and he even proposed to me yesterday. But now suddenly things have changed
and turned sour in my favor. You are a self-righteous and entitled bitch. You must have spoken ill about
me in front of him, didn''t you?"
"You..." Pam was too infuriated at this point to even finish her sentence. Her good breeding and
demure stopped her from stooping down to her level and scolding her like Le did to her. She knitted
her brows and remarked,"You''re being too unreasonable, so there is no point to engage in a
conversation."
"I''ll teach you a lesson for what you did," Le pounced at Pam with a furious look. Burke dashed
forward and stood between Le and Pam. He seized Le''s hands while howling at her,"That''s
enough of this charade. Haven''t you done enough already that you had to create a public spectacle
over nothing and me this girl for your shorings?"
"Burke..." Le called his name affectionately with a pathetic look. She stared at Burke and begged for
mercy,"Please don''t leave me. Please just give me another chance. I know you still love me."
"That is impossible," Burke replied with a resolute expression. He realized that the only way to get rid of
Le was to leave the hospital premises. A doctor who was walking past Burke stopped and out of
good will, he turned to Burke and reminded as he whispered,"Burke, don''t let things get worse. After all,
this is a hospital."
"I understand," Burke replied, looking a bit guilty and awkward for the situation he was caught in.
''Fortunately I have resigned. I won''t bring shame to the hospital even if Le continues to stir up trouble
like this, '' he thought to himself.
He looked at the passers-by and said,"Just go back and mind your own business. There is nothing to
watch here!"
Le moved closer to Burke and said,"This isn''t over yet. You must make things clear to me today,
Burke. What are you going to do about us?"
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Burke was always getting on well with his colleagues thanks to his good temperament and humble
nature. The nurses too began to actively help him by dismissing the on-lookers while saying "It was just
a misunderstanding. Please go back to minding your own business."
Upon noticing that Le was about to speak yet again, Burke seized her arm in one strong swift
moment and warned her,"I have quit my job here. You can''t scare me even if you still stay here and
create a debacle like this."
Le nced at Burke with fear, growing fully aware that quarrel wouldn''t help her situation anymore.
She grabbed Burke''s hand and said in a soft tone,"I just want you to give me an answer, Burke. I..."
"Follow me!" Burke interrupted her with a stern expression. He dragged Le to her ward, and asked
impatiently,"Tell me, what is that you want from me? Tell me the truth."
"Nothing..." Le said casually, as she looked into Burke''s eyes hoping to seem sincere. "You have
loved me for over ten years. I finally realized that you are the one who treats me best, with love and
care. But why did you decide to dump me suddenly? Did you leave me because of that entitled bitch?"
"Just shut your mouth!" Burke shouted at her realizing there was no use of having a chat with her. At
this moment, he regretted loving and wasting his time on Le for ten years. With a sneer, he said
defensively,"Don''t call her bitch. She has a name. The reason I decided to break up with you has
nothing to do with her. Please shove that in your puny little brain."
"But you do still speak for and defend her... like she is your own," Le said in disdain. "How could you
let me believe that there is nothing going on with her?"
"Will you let me go once I exin the situation to you?" Burke offered her an exnation hoping that
she would leave after that. "You want to know why I am so resolute to break up with you, don''t you?
Well, fine then, I''ll tell you the reason."
Giving her a scornful look, he blurted out,"I thought you were a kind and innocent girl. ButI found out
that you''re nothing but a materialistic girl, a whore who is willing to sell herself just for some money. Did
you forget about how younded contracts when you were Charles'' secretary?"
He was so mad at Le, for the way she conducted herself, that he spoke out some mean words.
When he saw Le''s face turning pale with embarrassment, he gave augh of contempt.
She never expected that Madeline would air her dirtyundry in front of Burke.
"That''s... what my job required of me. Do you think I willingly did that, that I enjoyed doing that? It is
what I had to do." Le responded with a downcast face, knowing it wasn''t the best decision to admit
that, but she had no other choice in the matter. She smiled bitterly and went on,"If you must know, I
hated doing all of that. I hated being used as a pawn in the barter system. But... I didn''t have other
choices back then. If I had failed to get those contracts, by hook or by crook, I would have lost my job.
Besides, those men just took advantage of me and that''s all. It''s not a big deal..."
With a pitiful look, she stared at Burke and said,"I hope you can understand that I had no option and it
wasn''t what I wanted. Everyone has a dark past, something they are ashamed of and this is mine. If
you are going to judge me harshly on the worst thing I ever did then I can''t possibly influence your
mind."
After observing Burke remaining silent, she tugged on his sleeves and went on,"If you don''t want me to
do that, I''ll not do it again. I promise. You was born in a rich family of privilege, so you will never
understand how hard it is for poor girls like me to be recognized and stand out. We have to struggle
every day to just make it through the day.
Sometimes my pretty face mightnd me in trouble, but... sometimes it also helps me a lot. And I just
had to use it for my advantage."
"Now you''re just making excuses for your horrible conduct. No matter how dire the situation was, you
always had a choice Le," Burke returned coldly. He continued with a snort,"So many girls work hard
in this city. How do they remain unblemished and dignified but you couldn''t?"
With a repulsive face, he stated,"You really disgust me, Le. And I''m d I found out about all of this
after you rejected my proposal. It is a great relief."
"Please listen to me, Burke..." Le pleaded as she hugged Burke tightly just hoping that somehow he
woulde around to understanding her. "I realized I was wrong. Please give me one more chance. I
will do whatever... Anyway, I really like you. I really want to make this work. I will change for you in
whatever aspect you want but just give me another chance."
"There is no need for such drastic measures," Burke said in an adamant tone, as he looked at Le. He
then opened the door, and said to Pam who was waiting at the doorway,"Pleasee in now,
Pam. I''m sorry to keep you waiting. We will head for lunch right away."
"That is alright, I''m justing in," Pam entered the room. Pam was a sensible girl. She realized
Burke needed to bid farewell to his ten-year one-sided love, so she hadn''t followed Burke into the ward
until this moment.
"Here I am," Pam said meekly, not knowing what to do next. Burke smiled at her and then turned to
Le,"Didn''t you keep asking what Pam and my rtionship was?"
He moved closer to Pam, took her hand in his warmly and said to Le,"Well, Pam is my
girlfriend. Now I hope you can stop harassing me. We''d better cut off from each other. Things are over
here now."
"No, you''re lying," Le retorted in disbelief of this sudden revtion. ''Burke is mad at me, so he is
using Pam to force me to leave. But I won''t give up so easily, '' she was determined. She calmed
down and went on,"It''s not funny anymore, Burke. We''re going to get married, so how can you possibly
date her?"
Burke grasped Pam''s hand nervously, his palms wet with sweat. To get rid of Le, he had no
choice but to use Pam as a pawn. He was growing anxious that Pam might disapprove and be
hurt by his act.
Pam then tightened the grip, almost like a sign, which made Burke much relieved.
"I will not repeat myself twice. You and I are over. I will never get back with you. If possible, I even want
to forget our past. I strongly advise you to do the same."