After being driven out by Winnie several times overtly and secretly, Brian just pretended not to hear,
and endured it with patience. Because he didn't want to leave at all.
Brian said nothing with a serious look, staring at Winnie's oversized hospital bed.
"Is this bed comfortable?"
Brian suddenly said such an inexplicable word, which made Winnie confused and look up at Brian.
"..."
Winnie didn't know what kind of emotion Brian was expressing in his eyes. She only knew that when
she met those deep dark eyes, her heart jumped again, and she could only shut her mouth tightly
without saying a word.
"Finally, you are willing to face me squarely."
Brian said coldly, but his eyes were full of anger.
Since he came back, he found that Winnie was not strange. She always avoided his gaze deliberately.
She didn't dare to look at him once and kept driving him away.
Brian was puzzled by Winnie's performance and felt uncomfortable. He just wanted to figure it out and
solve it.
Winnie knew only that Brian said this just to make her look up at him after hearing Brian's words.
"Mr. Bennet, I don't understand what you said."
Winnie didn't know how to reply Brian's words. She could only look away and pretend to be deaf and
dumb.
"It's okay if you don't understand, we'll talk about this later. Answer my question just now. Don't you
care about anything about me?"
Brian asked coldly, but there was expectation in his eyes.
"No, I don't care."
Winnie gave a decisive answer. She told herself that she should be so decisive to give up the illusions
that shouldn't be there and to not hurt herself.
However, Winnie's answer made the anticipation in Brian's eyes vanish in an instant, followed by bitter
anger.
"Since you said that, you don't need to answer my question just now."
Brian couldn't bear Winnie's indifference to him anymore, and Winnie turned a blind eye to him. He left
after said the angry words.
Winnie saw Brian leaving angrily, feeling incomprehensible.
Why was he so angry, she was just telling the truth? What was he expecting, expecting her to say that
she cared about everything about him, expecting she, the woman he called a liar, would fall in love with
him, and then he would have the opportunity to trample on her feelings wantonly?
If she got hurt because of this kind of thing, Winnie thought it would be another suffering for her.
Forget it. There would be nothing between them at all. Just let him leave. Only his leaving could keep
the distance between them, and let her calm down.
It was just that Luke's affairs may be more troublesome. However, whether Penny was really hiring a
murderer, these two things could only be done by her herself.
After Brian left, Winnie couldn't fall asleep. She got dressed and got ready to sneak out, because the
ward had become so dull after Brian left that she can't breathe.
However, when Winnie pushed open the door of the ward lightly, Winnie found that she was too
worried. The bodyguard outside had been evacuated by Brian, and the ward was empty.
Winnie felt bitter again. This was the signal that Brian allowed her to leave the hospital. This was the
message that Brian was not taking care of her. She was free, no one was restraining her, but she felt
extremely empty in her heart.
The next day.
Winnie came to the police station and asked to re-investigate the incident. At her request, the police
had to investigate again.
Now she could only pin her hopes on the police, and no one could help her.
Winnie walked out of the police station and received a call from Leo.
"Where are you? Why are you not in the hospital?"
Leo's voice clearly showed his anxiety, and it was inevitable that he was anxious not to see Winnie and
didn't know what was going on.
"I was discharged from the hospital last night, and I didn't tell you because it was too late."
Winnie's tone was low and she didn't dare to speak loudly. Because she didn't sleep all night last night,
her head started to feel uncomfortable again.
"Discharged? Are you at home?"
Leo asked, but he was puzzled.
"Outside, I am going home now."
While talking, Winnie walked forward. She walked to the side of the road and stopped a taxi and got
into the car.
"Wait for me, I will pick you up."
Leo also walked out of the ward and quickly walked into the elevator.
"No, I'm already in the taxi. It's late, you go to work."
Winnie rejected Leo's kindness, but it still made her feel warm.
When Winnie came home, Leo was already waiting for her at her door.
"Why did you come?"
Winnie asked in surprise.
"I worry about you. I just come and have a look."
Leo said softly, but when he saw Winnie's face looked pale, he was worried.
"Nothing to worry about, it's all right. Otherwise, the hospital won't let me out of the hospital."
Winnie pressed the password while talking.
Both of them sat on the sofa.
"Are you all well? You look bad."
Leo broke the silence first. His tone was still gentle and his eyes were full of worry.
"Okay, I'm all right long ago. I look pale because I didn't sleep well last night."
Leo's worry made Winnie feel at ease, but there was no reason to accept it unconditionally. After all,
they were just friends.
"Since you didn't sleep well, why didn't you have a rest at home? Why did you go out?"
Leo didn't believe Winnie's answer. Now Winnie not only looked pale, but was also in bad mood. Leo
guessed there must be something troubled her.
"I went to the police station. There are some things that must be confirmed by me."
Winnie downplayed, not wanting to say anything about suspecting Penny.
"I can drive you there. You are weak just after you left the hospital. Why did you go there alone?"
Winnie's visit to the police station had nothing to do with her depression, but she avoided answering,
and Leo couldn't help it. At this moment, besides worrying, he had no other feelings.
"You are so busy. I can do such a little thing myself."
Winnie raised the corners of her mouth, showing a thankful smile.
No matter if it was in the past or now, Leo had always been a warm man, the kind of man who made
women feel safe and allowed women to live unscrupulously. But the relationship between her and Leo
was only a pity.
Leo was silent. He felt that Winnie still had a certain sense of distance from him, like a friend he had
just met, with a tentative presence in her heart. Or what happened four years ago hurt her too deeply,
although the heart knot was open, but the pain had not been erased.
Leo stopped talking about this matter. It would take time to let Winnie to open up to him little by little.
"Dare you drive?"
Leo changed the subject.
"Yes, there is nothing to be afraid of."
Winnie didn't want to answer directly.
"My car is reserved for you. It's easier to drive if you go out."
Leo put the car key on the coffee table as he said, then got up.
"I have nothing to do, I don't need it. You still have to go to work, which will affect your work..."
Winnie tried to refuse, but Leo interrupted her before she was finished.
"I still have a car. It won't affect my work. You use it first, and you can return it when your car is
repaired."
Leo left as he said, Winnie could only accept Leo's kindness.
The fact that Winnie went to the police station to request a re-investigation was soon discovered by
Brian.
Brian came to Winnie's house angrily, which Winnie expected.
Seeing Brian who was so domineering without speaking before, Winnie felt bitter and cold. She didn't
understand why she fell in love with such a man who was colder than ice.
"It seems that you came to criticize me. Do you also suspect Penny, or do you already know the truth?"
Winnie asked indifferently, no matter what the possibility, she could understand Brian's attitude towards
her. After all, Penny was his wife, while she was just a trivial liar.
"Winnie, you are too much."
Brian scolded loudly, with his eyebrows furrowed. He was inwardly furious.
"Am I too much? I almost lost my life when I was hit. Is it not too much? I just want to find out the truth
of the matter. Is this request too much?"
Winnie asked in a deep voice, not understanding why she was too much.
"You need evidence to suspect others. If there is no evidence, you are framing, do you know?"
The flames of anger in Brian's eyes kept rising. It wasn't that he didn't want Winnie to find out the truth,
it was just that Winnie would make the murderer be aware by doing so.
Brian had sent someone to investigate this matter. If Winnie interfered in this way, the clue was likely to
be interrupted.
"Who have I framed? I didn't tell the police that Penny did it. Why are you doing so excited? Even if I
frame someone, it is the driver. Does it have anything to do with you?"
Winnie asked Brian, the stubbornness in her eyes appeared again.
"Mr. Bennet, this is my business. I can do whatever I want. Even if I frame someone else, it is me who
bears the responsibility."
Winnie's voice was cold, and the man let her down.
"Winnie..."
"Mr. Bennet, I am not feeling well and I need to rest now, please help yourself, Mr. Bennet."
Winnie interrupted Brian nonchalantly, then turned around and went straight back to the bedroom.
She was disappointed in Brian. If they kept talking, the disappointment would turn into despair.
Brian watched Winnie disappear in the crack of the door, and his anger was even stronger.
But he held it back, because of Winnie's embarrassed look and Winnie's disappointed and sad eyes.
He realized that his attitude was really not good enough.
But the anger was not only because Winnie broke his plan, but also because she was really
disobedient and discharged.
The next day was the weekend.
Winnie drove the car Leo left for her, and came to Felix's villa that she only found out after she inquired.
This villa was also a hilltop villa, but it was not on the same mountain as Brian's.
Standing in front of the unopened door of the villa, Winnie was nervous, wondering what the result
would be waiting for her.
When she came to the living room of the Johnson's villa, Winnie became nervous when she saw
Megan alone.
"Chairman, I'm here to pick up the two children. Thank you for helping me take care of them for so
many days."
Winnie said calmly, restraining her inner tension. But she emphasized the words "two children".
"It is all right. It is reasonable to help take care of your children so that you can work well in the
company."
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