Leo continued to be earnest.
“Emily, perhaps you think I said those words for Winwin, but I didn’t, I was serious.”
“I can say it again if you don’t believe me, I...”
“Leo, it doesn’t matter. Are you willing to marry a person you don’t love? Even if you are, I don’t want to
hurt myself for that.”
Emily interrupted him. Even if he was serious, his purpose was not simple and his words hurt her.
She continued.
“Don’t stay it again no matter it is joke or not. If you want to say it, don’t say it in front of me.”
“But I never said that to any woman, not even years ago when I was in love with Winwin, not even
when I wanted to start over with her.”
“Emily, I know you don’t trust me now, and I know I’ve hurt you, but I still want you to give me a chance.
Can we just start again, like the first day of our blind date?”
Leo was restless and painful in heart. He was afraid that Emily would not give him a chance again.
“Do you like me?”
Emily asked suddenly.
“I...I don’t know how I feel about you, but I don’t want you to leave.”
Leo did not admit that because now he was not sure what his feeling was for Emily.
“Then stop, we will start over when you like me.”
Emily knew that Leo did not like her and that he had his own reasons for not wanting her to leave.
However, Leo’s first words really made her move, where she found back her self-esteem.
“Will you wait for me?”
Leo asked seriously.
“I can’t wait. If you don’t like me when you’re eighty, I’ll have waited for you all my life in vain. Leo, I
have had blind date, so don’t force yourself. If we still have the chance if we are destined to be
together, if not, don’t insist.”
Emily really could not wait, because waiting was the saddest and most painful. It was the most
miserable thing.
She would rather marry another man, rather than to wait for a no unknown future. She liked Leo and
could not forget him, but she did not want to fall into such a rugged love trap.
Leo was upset, but did not continue to ask. All this was caused by his misjudgment. He could not
blame that Emily did not give him a chance, nor did she wait for him.
If he really could not decide what kind of feelings he had for Emily all his life, he would waste Emily’s
time.
However, Leo would not give up, he would use his own way to prove his feelings for Emily.
Brian and Winnie drove to the suburbs, but accidentally saw Wendy standing outside the villa. Winnie
was immediately embarrassed.
“She hasn’t seen me yet, turn the car around and don’t let her see me, or you’ll be in dilemma again.”
Winnie did not want to make Brian in a dilemma and did not want to mess with Wendy.
Brian looked at Winnie and then followed her instructions and turned the car around.
In fact, he thought that he was to tell the truth to Wendy and Winnie had no need to avoid Wendy. But
Winnie must have her reason, Brian could only do as she said.
After parking the car, Brian got out of the car and walked to Wendy, while Winnie, sitting in the car,
unconsciously looked in the rearview mirror.
She saw the surprise that Wendy showed on the face when she saw Brian and that she naturally held
Brian’s arm.
It was simple and sweet, but she had no right to do such simple things.
Every time she saw Brian, she could not show her happiness and surprise. She loved Brian, and Brian
loved her, but they could not walk in front of people holding each other’s arms like lovers.
This was shady love and she had to humble.
“Brian, you come back. I’ve been waiting here for you for quite a while.”
Wendy held Brian’s arm happily, but Brian stretched out his hand to move her hand away in the next
moment.
“I told you not to come here, why are you here?”
Brian frowned. He wanted to be quiet for a few days, but Wendy bothered him.
He was happy with Winnie together, but this moment it was destroyed by Wendy.
“I knew your father didn’t like me, and I didn’t dare go in for fear of upsetting him. But now it is the New
Year, we cannot meet in a hurry. Brian, I won’t go in since your father doesn’t like me. Why don’t you
come with me, and we have a talk?”
Wendy put forward a request, for Wendy, for Brian, it was not too much, but Brian did not want to give
himself the opportunity to hesitate. He was afraid that he softened if Wendy shed tears.
“Wendy, I said we will talk when it is time for work. These days I really want to have a good rest and
accompany the children.”
“Brian, I’m not your employee, so why wait till work? Why don’t you bring the kids out and we’ll hang
out.”
Wendy was sour to face Brian’s refusal, but she had to keep fighting.
Because she wanted to use an opportunity to get along with Brian and try to get some information, only
know what Brian wanted to say, she could be prepared.
“The children are good at home. Megan is sick and can’t go out. Wendy, go back.”
Brian refused her at last, because he did not want to be alone with Wendy, and did not want to
remember those years of waiting.
Regardless of Wendy’s request, Brian strode toward the yard.
Wendy was heartbroken looking at Brian’s leaving.
She was serious about this relationship, but why didn’t she get a response? What on earth could she
do to make Brian look at her again?
After Wendy drove away, Winnie walked into the villa.
After that, she did not say anything but began to wash the children’s clothes and got busy, so that she
could feel steadfast, so that she would not think she had disappointed Wendy.
She always felt that she was a sinner and shouldn’t be in Brian’s life. Although it was hurtful, but she
neglected she had brought change to Brian.
Without her, Brian would have married and had children. Without her, Brian and Wendy would still be in
love.
What to do? She didn’t want to be a burden to others. She didn’t want to embarrass others because of
her. She didn’t want anything, but just a car, a house and two clever sensible children.
After finishing her work, Winnie helped to cook dinner. She did not have time to relax until very late.
“Let me go home, I go back to change clothes, take a bath, dress up myself, so that I can meet Stella
tomorrow.”
Winnie almost begged Brian. She wanted to go home, want to be alone quietly, want to seriously
consider what to do.
But Brian forced her to stay there and locked the door and Winnie could not open it.
“Take a bath here.”
As she said this, Brian took Winnie’s hand and walked toward the bathroom.
“Brian.”
Winnie called Brian seriously, but her hand was still held in Brian’s hand.
“A bath cannot solve the problem. I’m going back to change.”
“Well, I’ll go back with you.”
Brian gave in.
“What difference does it make?”
Winnie wanted to be alone, because she did not know what was in Brian’s mind. She had no idea what
she had done was right or wrong.
“You’re trying to avoid me?”
Brian was not joking, but looking at Winnie seriously.
Winnie did not answer but looked into Brian’s eyes. Seeing that, she could not say yes.
Brian did not ask again, because Winnie’s eyes had answered him. He held her directly in his arms,
feeling her body temperature and the rhythm of her heart.
“Winwin, I understand your current mood, I also know you have something on your mind, but also know
that these days your heart is suffering. But we only have two days, just stay with me. I don’t know what
will happen after these two days, if we will ever see each other again.”
“In these two days, put all your concerns aside, think nothing, and just be with me and the children.”
What Brian said was sad and sensational. He embraced Winnie’s arms more tightly.
In fact, from today on, he was restless, not because the holidays were coming to an end, but that they
were beginning to face Grandpa.
After facing Grandpa, there was no telling what would happen. Brian prepared a hundred ways to deal
with the problem, but there might be the 101st way to deal with Grandpa.
When he thought of his grandfather and of Wendy, he would feel uneasy, and the cure for this
uneasiness was Winnie.
“Are you worried about me? Afraid I’ll disappear from your world?”
Winnie asked uncertainly. She thought of Megan’s identity. It was agreed to confess to Felix after the
New Year.
It was not only Megan, but also Luke. She was a Bennet, so she was the only one who had to sacrifice.
This possibility occurred to Winnie, and she was likely a victim. She was ready for it, but she would
work hard to fight for one percent of the possibility.
But feeling Brian’s tense embrace, Winnie knew he had no confidence. Even though he had promised
her he would not embarrass her.
It looked as if he was going to break his promise, as if half of one percent hope had been lost.
“Yes, I’m afraid I’ll never see you again.”
Brian did not hide that he was so worried. He had been worried ever since he decided to reveal
Megan’s identity. He could not imagine how he should face the future life in this woman left him.
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