Winnie returned to the company and continued to work. Since Brian promised to divorce Penny and to
avenge Luke, she didn't have to deal with Penny in person.
However, should the transaction with Brian be over?
After Vanessa came back from school and passed the parking lot, she happened to meet Leo. She had
known Leo before under the introduction of her sister.
Although her sister told her about the complicated relationship between them, Vanessa still thought that
Leo was a good person.
He was sunny, handsome, gentle, steady and humorous. He was a good guy. Vanessa thought that this
kind of man was suitable for her sister. Only this kind of man could give her sister happiness.
"Leo!"
Vanessa stopped Leo who was walking in front of her, and catch up with Leo.
"You just came back from get out of class?"
Leo asked with a smile.
"Yes. Why did you get off work so early?"
Vanessa found the topic casually.
"Well, it's not busy today. So I come back early. How are you? How about your study?"
Leo was very willing to chat with Vanessa. He liked Vanessa very much, just because he loved Winnie.
During this period of time, he was very busy. He even didn't have time to come back. After seeing
Winnie, he always kept the distance deliberately.
Since the last time he confessed to Winnie and was rejected, he did feel sad for a few days and
persuaded himself to give up. But he found that it was easy to love someone, but it was hard to forget
someone.
Therefore, he decided to let nature take its course. He didn’t want to embarrass himself. Maybe Winnie
would fall in love with him one day.
"Go to our house for dinner. You’re alone. Let's eat together. I'll go home to help with my sister to cook."
Without waiting for Leo to answer, Vanessa hurriedly ran home. Leo smiled.
Vanessa ran home, but saw that Brian was also there. She was a little disappointed for an instant, but
she didn't show it out.
"Brian, you are here. You miss Luke, right?"
Vanessa said hello. Even if Brian didn't come for Luke, she insisted that he came for Luke. She didn't
want Brian to have anything to do with her sister.
"Yes, I come to see Luke."
Brian had no other way to answer. He could only say that he had come to see Luke.
Vanessa went straight to the kitchen without speaking. But she deliberately spoke loudly.
"Sister, I just met Leo. He is alone, so I invited him to come to our house for dinner. Make more food.
He will come over in a while. I’m going to change clothes and come down to help you cook."
Vanessa ran upstairs without waiting for Winnie to react. In the living room, Brian happened to hear
what Vanessa said.
Brian frowned, not understanding why Vanessa suddenly changed her attitude.
In this way, Leo and Brian sat at the same table for dinner again.
Brian came here. Leo also appeared suddenly. Although the food was good, the atmosphere was not
very good.
After Leo came in, Brian's face sank. They didn’t talk more. Even the voice of greeting was cold.
"I didn't prepare wine today. So just eat some food."
Winnie was embarrassed. But she couldn't show her embarrassment out. If her face was covered with
clouds, both children would not eat well. What she could do was smile, no matter who was on this
table.
"This is already very rich. I'm embarrassed to always come over to trouble you."
Leo said softly. The smile on his face was kind. Compared with Brian, it could only be said they were
different. One was like an angel and one was like to come from the hell.
"Leo, enjoy yourself. We are all neighbors. We have to help each other. Maybe someday, we have to
ask you for help."
Before Winnie could speak, Vanessa responded enthusiastically.
However, that Vanessa showed her favor to Leo made Brian very uncomfortable. It seemed that he
needed to have a good talk with Vanessa, or she would give her sister as a gift to Leo one day.
Winnie belonged to him. No one could take her away from him.
"I hope you can trouble me. I will try my best to help."
Leo was so happy. He also saw Vanessa's preference for him. It seemed that he was not hopeless.
Winnie was getting more and more embarrassed. Looking at Brian's dark face, Winnie felt that her fake
smile was a little embarrassing.
When Leo and Brian met, even if they didn't speak, they didn’t like each other, not to mention that there
was someone showing her obvious supporting, which could only make the atmosphere more tense.
"Okay, let’s eat quickly. If you don't eat it, it will be cold."
Winnie could only tactfully interrupt the conversation between Vanessa and Leo. She was really
worried that if Vanessa continued to talk, Brian would be mad.
The meal was a bit weird. Although Winnie was not full, it was finally over.
After the meal, Leo went home to rest. Brian also drove away. Winnie finally found a chance to chat
with Vanessa alone.
Winnie came to Vanessa's room on the second floor.
"Are you studying? Can we talk for a sec?"
"Sister, what’s up?"
Vanessa answered with a smile.
"Vanessa, don't invite Leo over in the future. It's no longer possible between me and Leo. Last time,
when he confessed to me, I already refused."
Winnie leaned on Vanessa's desk and told Vanessa about this, hoping that things like today wouldn't
happen again in the future.
She didn't want to give Leo hope, and didn't want to disappoint him in the end. Disappointment was the
most painful injury.
"Why? Sister, are you stupid? Leo is such a good person. He is rich and powerful. The most important
thing is that he likes you. He must have realized that he was wrong before so he would confess to you
again. Why did you refuse him?"
Vanessa felt it was a pity. It was an opportunity but her sister could not grasp it.
"Vanessa, love is not as simple as you think. He and I are over. I have been hurt. Although the wound
will heal, it will still leave scars."
"Do you know who snatched Leo from me? Do you know when she snatched Leo?"
Winnie sighed. It still hurt to talk about the scars of the past. But if she didn’t make it clear, Vanessa
would be persistent.
Vanessa didn't speak, waiting for Winnie to continue speaking.
"Penny, the girl you treat her as sister. She took Leo away when our family needed help the most.
Vanessa, you don't realize how painful that kind of injury is. I will never forget it in my life. "
Winnie said sadly, with a bitter helplessness on her face.
"Penny?"
Vanessa asked.
When her sister was in college, the three of them were best friends. How could her sister be betrayed
by her best friends?
Last time, Winnie only said that Leo was robbed by her friend, but Vanessa did not expect it to be
Penny.
"Yes, it's her. If it wasn't for her to snatch Leo away at that time, Leo would help me with that difficulty,
then I wouldn't end up with a surrogacy."
"I've never coveted Leo's money. As long as he helps me, I will definitely make money back to him. But
when I was in a difficult time, Leo chose Penny. This is a scar in my heart that can’t be healed. So it's
impossible for Leo and I to get back."
Although Winnie no longer hated Leo, and understood that no one had the obligation to help her, in that
special situation, how much she expected that Leo could help her!
However, the greater the expectation, the greater the hurt. Even if she thought about it at the moment
of death, she would still feel hurt.
"Sister……"
Vanessa felt it was a pity. She wanted to persuade her sister to forget the past, but seeing her sister’s
injured look, she didn't go on. She just felt it was a pity for her sister to give up Leo in this way. If her
sister let go of Leo, Brian would have the big chance to get her sister.
"Sister, it's okay not to be with Leo, but you must stay away from Brian. Aunt said that even if you are
single, you can’t be someone else's mistress."
In the end, Vanessa did not forget to remind Winnie to avoid future troubles.
"Don't worry. There is nothing between Brian and I."
Winnie had to lie, but she was certain of one thing, which was there was no ending between her and
Brian.
Brian finally ended the morning meeting and returned to his office. He sat on the sofa wearily, and saw
the time inadvertently. It was already noon.
He got up and went to the desk to press the call.
"Order some lunch. Call Miss Winnie over."
After Brian ordered, he went directly to the lounge. Now he never hided his feelings to Winnie in front of
Klara. He thought that it was a good thing to let Klara know his relationship with Winnie, so that Klara
could give up. Then she could work with peace of mind.
Thinking of that Winnie got wronged because of his defending for Klara before, Brian felt that he was a
bastard. Brian was lying on the bed in the lounge, recalling the past. Winnie knocked on the door and
walked in.
"What can I do for you? Do you have to convey the spirit of the meeting in person?"
Winnie asked, neither teasing nor particularly serious. But there seemed to be something in her eyes.
"Can’t I ask you to come for lunch?"
Brian said while tapping his side with his hand, motioning Winnie to sit next to him.
Winnie looked down. After thinking for a moment, she walked to the bed and sat down, but she didn’t
sit close to Brian.
"Since the meal has not been delivered, I want to talk something with you."
Winnie said in a low voice.
"Since you already know what happened to Luke, you can't let Luke be abused anymore. Luke's life will
get better in the future. I..."
Winnie was a little hesitant. She thought a lot last night, but she found that she was reluctant to end the
twisted relationship between them.
"The point is?"
Brian asked in a deep voice. He noticed Winnie was a little weird today.
"Our relationship should also end."
Winnie, who was enduring the pain, said it out.
It was Brian who was silent this time.
He suddenly became cold and frowned. He knew Winnie was weird today. He thought that she would
warn him not to go to her house again. But he didn’t expect that she would end this relationship.
He also thought about the two should break up, but it was not now. He didn’t expect that it would be so
fast. He disagreed. He would not want Winnie to say break up. Even if they had to separate, it could
only be him who proposed first.
"You mean I will take Luke home?"
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