The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 468

"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 Leila'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 place 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 Pamela entered the cabin. Startled, Burke asked her,"What are you doing here, Pamela?"

"I..." Pamela 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 available now?" Pamela asked and waited for his response.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Burke finally accepted her request. "Okay. There is a good Western restaurant nearby. I will take you there. I hope you will like it."

"A Western restaurant?" Pamela smiled and then said,"I have been living abroad for so many years now and I am tired of the same bland 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,"Pamela, please wait for me. I will just take a moment. Excuse me, I have to answer nature's call first."

Pamela 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, Pamela soon blushed after she heard this story from Burke.

Leila still lay 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 and compelling. 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."

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

"Yes, I am certain." The nurse nodded slightly and then persuaded Leila,"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, Leila felt like that she was hit by the thunder and her face turned pale. She felt weak with grief.