Chapter 24 Innocence

"It's not the same thing! Monk and his friends bullied me quite often at that time. If you did not protect
me from that, I would have been the victim for many times.

Monk was one of the playboys, who grew up together with Burke and Xavier. He was a naughty man
and always bullied Xavier who looked like a sissy-pants.

"My parents were busy with their work at that time. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been neglected."
Xavier joked.

Speaking of the past, the tension between them was much relaxed, sweeping away the previous
unhappiness caused by the relationship between Rose and Amanda.

"Do you remember that Monk and other kids in the courtyard named me 'little girl'? After school, I
carried my schoolbag and wandered on the street every day, unwilling to go home. My parents were on
a mission in Xinjiang, having no time to stay at home. So there was only one nanny at home. There
was a time when it was 10 p.m., but I hadn't come back home yet. The nanny called you to ask if you
know where I have been, and you went out to find me without saying a word. "

"Of course I remember." As he thought of Xavier at that time, he chuckled, "It's not their fault. You were
like a timid little girl at that time, unlike now."

Burke looked meaningfully at Xavier, who was devouring his beer.

Xavier naturally knew what Burke referred to was the day he went to Burke's office and asked him
about Rose's miscarriage. And this morning, he took Rose to the warehouse and sneered at him.

"I haven't finished my words just now," said Xavier, keeping silent, "That time, nobody knows where I
went, except you. You went to the train station to take me who curled up at the ticket stop back, and
took me home with your bike. You didn't ask or blame me for that. On the next day, you beat up Monk



and his friends. Since then, nobody dares to laugh at me as 'little girl'. Since then, I really regard you as
my brother. "

Burke was silent. The reason why he knew his position was that he knew that he wanted to find his
parents in Xinjiang.

It was just a casual mention of it, but Burke kept that in mind.

People like them were elites, bright and outstanding before people, but only themselves knew how
much pain they had to go through to achieve today's achievements.

It was just like a mother hawk, who was about to teach her son how to fly, brought her son to the edge
of a cliff and pushed him right down to practice his flying. A person like them had to go through much
more difficulties than the ordinary people before he had become the envious one.

Their parents were strict and wouldn't give them any chance to feel the warmth.

Their childhood was not active at all.

Burke was older than Xavier, and had the same experience as Xavier, so he knew him.

Sometimes, Burke would even feel that his cold nature was all because of the strict education from his
parents in his childhood.

Being too sober might as well take away his warmth.

Just like how he treated Rose.

"Burke, I never called you brother. Do you know why? I don't think it's proper. After all, I am the eldest
son of Yang Family. Yang loves his reputation and he doesn't want me to do that. But I call Rose sister-
in-law because I think she is good enough for you and deserves my calling. "



In the spacious parking lot, Burke rolled down the window and looked at the street lights shining not far
away.

"Xavier, the relationship between Rose and I were far more complicated than you imagined."

"Well," Xavier sneered and shook his head. "Why do you act in the same way? Last time when Rose
was still in the hospital. I chat with her and she also said to me that her relationship with you is more
complicated than I imagined. I don't understand how complicated the relationship between a couple
can be. Just like what my old lady said, 'Living affairs, all of them can have different tastes."

Burke was silent and there was only a sound of Xavier in the car, gulping down the wine.

After a while, the voice of Burke came out, "If you drink too much, I am not responsible to send you
back."

"Okay, I'll sleep here." Xavier said casually. He shook his head and thought of one thing. "By the way,
how is the thing about Amanda Zhao today?"

"I paid the ransom and her mother was released. The kidnappers were also investigated. They are the
creditor of Amy's mother."

"You paid the ransom for her?" Asked Xavier.

Burke did not speak.

"It's obvious that Amanda couldn't afford that much money." Xavier sneered. "If she hadn't met you, she
might be too poor to have dinner. Meeting you seems to have made her life much better."

"Xavier." Burke interrupted unpleasantly.



"Okay, okay. I won't say it again. Is that okay?" Xavier touched his nose and said, "But Burke, I'll have
to remind you that it's easy to raise Amanda, but her mother who likes gambling is a bottomless pit. To
be honest, you have no obligation to fill the hole. Of course, if you want, I have no right to stop you. "

"I have my own discretion." Replied Burke.

"By the way, I have one more question. What does the kidnap have to do with my sister-in-law? Why
should they write ten million ransom and otherwise ask Amanda to write some promise not to contact
you? " Xavier frowned. "Obviously, they are trying to frame my sister-in-law."

"I've had someone look into it," he said, his face getting more and more serious

"By the way, do you know who attacked Rose that day?" Xavier raised his head and took a gulp of
beer. Then he said casually, "The other day when I listened to the phone recorder of my sister-in-law,
there was a man who said to be Rocky Chen. I think if you investigate him, you may be surprised. I
couldn't figure it out anyway. Amanda could come to us sooner or later. But she just jumped out when
we are about to catch that man."

Burke frowned deeply. He understood what Xavier meant, but Mandy... He had guessed in his mind,
but he was unwilling to admit.

"Do you need any help? I know many people in the system. "

"Xavier, don't interfere in this matter. Let me." Burke refused.

"No, Burke, it's not like that. I'm afraid that if you go to investigate it, my sister-in-law will be proved
innocent." Xavier said after thinking for a while.


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