Chapter 468 Le''s Badgering (Part Three)


    "Are you going to resign?" Anthony was shocked by Burke''s words and then asked again in


    disbelief,"Why? What happened for you to quit so abruptly?"


    "No, nothing happened per se. But my personal affairs necessitate my attention right now, so I had to


    do this." With a faint smile Burke then went on to add,"Even though we will no longer be colleagues as I


    wind up my work here, we will always remain friends and I will invite you to dine with me or have a


    drink together more often than not."


    "Well, I would like that very much." It was obvious to tell that Burke was in a low spirit and perhaps it


    had something to do with the woman lying in the sickbed. Burke seemed to do everything to distract


    himself from Le''s hoovering presence in the hospital. However, Anthony asked nothing but smiled to


    assure him,"Burke, please do tell me if you need help at any time. Well, I still have some work to attend


    to, so I gotta go now."


    "Okay. Thank you, Anthony, for your kind words," replied Burke. After finishing his sentence, he went


    back to his office to pack up his belongings. Indeed, he had great attachment for this ce since he


    had been working here for a long time. All of a sudden, a tap on the door interrupted his flow of


    thoughts and Pam entered the cabin. Startled, Burke asked her,"What are you doing here, Pam?"


    "I..." Pam mumbled in fear. In fact, she came to meet Burke casually. But she happened to hear that


    Burke was going to resign from the nurses outside, so she didn''t know whether she came here at the


    right time or the worst.


    "Burke, I was passing by here, and it is lunch time, so I came here to check if you have time to dine


    with me. So are you avable now?" Pam asked and waited for his response.


    After hesitating for a few seconds, Burke finally epted her request. "Okay. There is a good Western


    restaurant nearby. I will take you there. I hope you will like it."


    "A Western restaurant?" Pam smiled and then said,"I have been living abroad for so many years


    now and I am tired of the same nd taste of the Western food. Burke, I want to try something new. Do


    you know any good Chinese restaurant around here? Please let''s grab some Chinese food today."


    "Well, as you wish." Burke grinned and added,"Pam, please wait for me. I will just take a moment.


    Excuse me, I have to answer nature''s call first."


    Pam was waiting at the door of his office. She passed a warm smile to the doctors and nurses


    passing by. As Burke left the restroom, some doctors asked him,"Burke, is she your girlfriend? When


    are you getting married? You have to invite us for the grand ceremony please." They joked with Burke


    and pulled his leg.


    "Of course I will," replied Burke with a sly smile. However, Pam soon blushed after she heard this


    story from Burke.


    Le stilly on her back in the ward alone retrospecting how things could have gone in the other


    direction had she not turned down Burke''s proposal. Her fever had remitted since she was put on a


    drip. She wanted to take a walk outside since she had been on bed for a long time. As she got out of


    the room, she happened to hear about Burke''s resignation from the nurses. "I really didn''t expect Burke


    to submit his resignation letter so suddenly," said one of the nurses at their station.


    "Yes, I am also stunned by this sudden news," replied another nurse in disbelief.


    "I think he is going to get married soon. I heard that his girlfriend came to meet him just now. Everyone


    said that they made a charmingly beautiful couple."


    "Wow, is that so? Does Burke have a girlfriend already?"


    "I heard him mention earlier that he might have a girlfriend. The girl looks so beautiful with fair skin. Her


    eyes are her best feature, wide-set andpelling. What''s more, her temperament seems so


    remarkable. It is easy to tell that she is not an ordinary girl. She is poised, attractive and well nothing


    short of perfect."


    "s! It seems that the God is unfair. Someone is born in a notable family while others..." After a small


    pause, the nurse continued,"Others can''t live like that even for a day even if they struggle for their


    entire life."


    "Excuse me. You said that Burke had a girlfriend?" Le asked them anxiously as she interjected their


    chat. She stepped forward and stopped the two nurses who were about to leave. "Where did you hear


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    this news? Are you positively sure he has a girlfriend?"


    "Yes, I am certain." The nurse nodded slightly and then persuaded Le,"You are sick. Please don''t


    concentrate on such trivial matters and go back to your ward for some rest. Don''t hang around here."


    After hearing the shocking words from the nurse, Le felt like that she was hit by the thunder and her


    face turned pale. She felt weak with grief.


    Compared with the girl called Pam who she metst night, she was in the dry tree.


    But she was not going to yield to the situation.


    Le bit her lips anxiously, as she ignored the nurse''s words and turned towards Burke''s office quickly.


    As she arrived there, Burke was just about to go out with Pam.


    "Burke, wait a moment." She stopped him immediately.


    "Why have youe here again?" Burke was unable to hide his impatience and anger now.


    "You... Are you really going to resign to avoid confronting me?" Le finally asked him upfront. She


    knew that he was trying to avoid her or else he definitely would not have resigned so abruptly.


    "Of course. I have made up my mind," replied Burke in a cold harsh tone. He smirked and then


    said,"But it is none of your business as it is my private affair. I don''t need your unnecessaryment


    on how I conduct my life."


    "You..." Le''s face turned pale out of irritation. She was too furious to utter a single word in defense.


    "Burke, have you reallye to hate me so much overnight? You are even willing to quit your present


    job so as to avoid meeting me. It just seems so ridiculous," Le said in a shaky voice.


    "Miss Zhang, it is Burke''s decision and it has nothing to do with you. So you don''t have fret over it,"


    Pam said all of a sudden after remaining silent for a while. Though it seemed that Pam was trying


    to assure Le, but in actuality Pam was telling her that she shouldn''t poke her nose in Burke''s affair


    anymore.


    "Miss He, I am not talking with you, so you may excuse yourself," Le snapped at her in a loud voice.


    Le red at Pam and went on to add,"It is also none of your business. And I am talking with


    Burke, so please give us some privacy."


    Saying this, Le burst into sneer and slyly said,"It is not polite to eavesdrop our conversation and


    interrupt it as you see fit."


    "I..." Pam frowned slightly but said nothing in defense. She then turned to Burke for some reaction


    who too remained silent there and said,"Burke, it seems that Miss Zhang has something to talk with


    you. I will wait for you over there."


    "No. There is certainly no need for that." Taking a nce at Le, Burke looked so impatient and his


    eyes were filled with anger. "I have nothing to talk to her. We should get going now. I am quite hungry."


    After he finished speaking, Burke urged Pam to leave. Seeing this, Le rushed to him and blocked


    his way by standing right in front of him. "Burke, you have to clear things with me. I am your girlfriend,


    and you said that you wanted to marry mest night. But now you have gone back on your words


    because of this bitch! How could you betray me like this?" Le wailed, as her eyes filled with tears and


    resentment.


    She pointed at Pam furiously and waited for Burke''s response hoping for some relief.


    "Don''t utter nonsense here and create a scene, Le!" Burke pushed her hands away and said,"I have


    made everything crystal clear to youst night. This has nothing to do with Pam. Don''t get her


    involved in this pile of dirt."


    "Wow, you have already started defending her." Le sneered and said to Burke sarcastically,"Well,


    then please exin why you decide to break up with me so abruptly."


    "Are you serious, Le? You are unbelievable. It is you who decided to break up with mest night after


    I proposed. So how did youe around to me me now?" He felt like exploding owing to the


    growing anger.


    "I..." Hearing this, Le hesitated but then added,"But I regret what I said now." Saying this, Le


    stepped to Burke and said,"Burke, I know I was wrong to dismiss your feelings the way I didst night. I


    don''t want to break up with you. Could you please give me a chance to mend the situation? I promise I


    won''t let you down..."


    Pam felt an ufortable knot in heart when she found Le behaving like a spoiled kid in front of


    Burke, but she just remained silent there as she knew that if Burke hade round, he would handle


    the situation properly. She trusted himpletely.


    "Le, don''t create a scene here." Burke shook off her hands again and replied,"We have broken up


    and can''t possibly reconcile anymore. You know that we should have ended our rtionship


    earlier."