Penny again showed off her status and family background. Although it was on the phone, Winnie could
imagine how proud she was.
"So these powers can protect you. I'm curious how you can prove that? Did you kill someone? Or are
you behind my accident?"
Winnie's tone was not calm but questioning, with a strange air.
With respect to this, her tone angered the flustered Penny.
"Winnie, this is a framed accusation. Daniel and I do not know each other, with what you said I have
something to do with this matter. Winnie, I want to rip your mouth out now, you are the most insidious
person."
Penny clarified herself in a loud and furious voice, and she could not control her emotions when she
reached such a furious stage. But it also showed something.
"What did you say? Daniel? How do you know it was Daniel who did this? How can you say out
Daniel's name if you don't know him?"
Winnie was alerted by Penny's words.
Everyone said Penny had something to do with it, and she suspected it too. But it was just suspicion.
There was no evidence to link it to her.
According to Winnie’s understanding, Penny and Daniel had no connetion, but now Penny actually
called out his name, so it was obviously that she knew Daniel was the person who kidnapped her.
This time Winnie had to focus her suspicions on Penny.
"I..."
Penny realized that she said the wrong thing. Fluttered, she did not know how to explain.
"I heard it from others."
Penny could think of no better way.
"Brian has blocked the news. Who told you?"
Winnie continued. Penny was flustered and deliberately concealed it, which made her get serious.
"I... I heard it from Brian. We have a child. There is nothing he could not tell."
Penny got suddenly proud. Winnie reminded her, otherwise she really did not know how to answer.
"Oh, ok, go ahead. Even If Daniel's death is not investigated by his family, I will ask for a thorough
investigation. I want to see how long your father and Brian can protect you. I want to see if you can
hear anything about yourself from Brian."
Winnie suddenly said in a cold voice. No matter what Penny said was true or not, she must pay
attention to this matter.
Winnie directly hung up the phone, looked up and saw Luke standing in front of her with a sad
expression.
"Is that her call?"
Luke asked, referring to Penny. The fear for Penny could still be seen in his eyes.
"Yes, but it is not a big deal. Don’t worry, Luke."
Winnie pulled Luke to herside and comforted him softly.
"Auntie, don't let her bully you. I'm sick of her bullying you."
Luke said directly, with tone and eyes revealing hatred to Penny and guardian for Winnie.
"I won't, no one will bully me. Don't worry, Luke."
Winnie pacified Luke. Luke suddenly opened his arms to embrace Winnie.
"Auntie, I never want to leave you in my life. You can't go. You have to stay with me. I only feel safe
when you are by my side."
Luke was excited, as if he had known something.
"No, I will not leave you. I will by your side all your life."
Winnie heartache, she said. For the child's sudden excitement, she was worried.
"Luke, why do you say so?"
Winnie wanted to find the reason, in case he got ill because of what Luke repressed in his heart.
Luke first left Winnie's arms and then whispered.
"Auntie, when my father left that day, he said that I was a man and asked me to take good care of you
and Megan. I felt that you are going to separate. I felt that I would leave you. Auntie, don't separate
from Daddy. If he has done something wrong, I apologize to you for him."
Luke said in panic. He was afraid that Winnie was to leave.
Luke’s words made Winnie sad and she could not control her tears.
She once gain held Luke in arms, bust into tears when Luke could not see her.
At the moment she was uncertain. She did not dare to have any commitment to the child, since she
was afraid of making the child disappointed or hate her. She was more afraid of making the child get
sicker because of her leaving.
Luke was sensitive. Brian's words and look made him overthink and affected his mood. She did not feel
at ease if he grew up with others.
"Luke, think in a good way. If Mommy is not good to you, you still have Daddy. From now on Daddy will
double his love to you, he will protect you. Absolutely he will not allow anyone to bully you..."
Hearing this, Luke cried out loud.
"No, I want Daddy and you to protect me. I want you to be my Mommy. From now on I will not call
Penny Mommy."
Winnie’s comfort made Luke uneasy. She had never said so. Every time she asked him to rest
assured, but this time she encourage him, which made him afraid.
"Luke, do not cry, I will protect you, I will stay with you."
Winnie was distressed and cried out loud.
Now was the most difficult moment. What should she do? How she should do so that sh would not hurt
the child? But no matter what, it was not up to her.
The held together crying, which was seen by Rufus. And he had heard some of their conversation.
Rufus’s plain heart was disturbed by two people.
He frowned in confuse. He didn't understand what was going on between them, but he was sure they
were in trouble.
"Luke, don't cry, Auntie has not recovered. You will affect her recovery."
Rufus went to Luke and pulled away Luke.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, please help me, don't let Daddy and Auntie separate.I don't want to leave Auntie."
Luke seemed to cry more fiercely, and Winnie's tears had been flowing.
"I will help you, Luke. Do not cry, listen, Luke, don’t make Auntie sad.
Rufus did not know what Luke was afraid of, but he realized the child's helpless heart at the moment.
"I won’t cry, I won’t make Auntie sad. Auntie, don't cry."
With that, Luke went to help Winnie wipe her tears.
"I am not sad, I will protect Luke."
Winnie kept her emotions under control, but it did not seem to work.
The child's tears remained on his own face, but they hurt her heart. This time she really could do
nothing. This time she was going to break her word to the child.
"Luke, Megan has been looking for you. Go find her, I will talk to Auntie. Grandpa must know what's
going on before I can help you."
Rufus said seriously. He had to understand what was going do and help the child come up with the
best solution.
Hearing that his grandpa would help, he dried his tears and came to grandpa.
"Grandpa, help me, I will go to play with Megan now."
Luke ran away, leaving grandpa and auntie there, hoping to get a good result.
"Winwin, don't cry, it's bad for your health."
Rufus comforted Winnie, only her mood calmed down, they could have a chat.
"Sir, I'm all right."
Winnie controlled her mood. Rufus waited for a while before he asked.
"Winwin, talk to me. Tell me why Luke hates Penny so much. Tell me why you and Brian need to
separate."
"Sir, I didn't tell you before for fear that you would be worried. Now for the the sake of Luke, I hope
someone can help me."
"Here is the thing..."
Winnie told him that Luke got abused and depression.
Hearing this, Rufus could not control but broke down.
He got up in anger and banged on the wooden table in the arbor. He could not help howling.
"Penny is so inhuman How could she treat a child like that? She is inhuman, she's a beast. We are so
precious about Luke, but he got mistreated by her. I will not give up on this matter. I will talk to
Richard."
Rufus's mood was hard to control. Thinking of the scene that Luke was abused, he got furious.
"Don't be angry, Sir. Brian is trying to figure it out. He'll teach Penny in his way. Don't worry."
Seeing that Rufus be like this, Winnie regretted to say these, and she was afraid of Rufus’ interference
would destroy Brian's plan to make their relationship be worse, so she hurried to appease him.
"He, like his grandfather, only puts profits first, and only buys other people's companies as a way.
What's the use of that, the child still got hurt."
This thought made Rufus even angrier. If they had paid as much attention to their children as they did
to their business, all this could have been avoided. Brian and his grandfather's dedication to business
was also the reason why he did not want to stay in the old house.
Rufus was reasonable, and Winnie was speechless.
If it were not for the acquisition of the Burns Group, Brian would not have delayed the matter for so
long, and could not have hurt Luke. He put too much emphasis on the interests of the company.
"Don't worry, Winwin, I know what to do. I know what to do without making it hard for Brian."
Rufus’s tone was firm. He had to take care of this thing.
“But why do you want to part with Brian?”
Rufus continued to ask. He realized that things between Winnie and Brian were not
simple.
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