Winnie’s sudden words pulled back Laura’s thoughts. Because Winnie asked suddenly, Laura was
flustered.
“Oh, no. I met her in the elevator and she asked me if I was new, and I told her I don’t work for this
company. But I hardly recognized her, she didn’t look like a person at all the last time I met her in the
president’s office.”
Laura explained, but then she felt she said too much.
In some cases, too many words made people suspicious.
“Well, I was surprised by her outfit today. But it’s pretty.”
Winnie did not care about Laura’s explanation, but thought of Wendy’s dress.
Though she had never seen Wendy wore that, she felt familiar with that style.
“Well, it’s time for me to go out to work.”
Laura was to leave. She had different attitude to Winnie today and held less hatred to her, but she did
not know why, maybe it was what she had just said touched her heart.
Winnie had been busy had forgotten that she was in the Bennet Group and that the man she loved was
in the next room.
It was not until noon that Winnie put together a preliminary plan. It was before Brian took a rest, so
Winnie took materials to report work.
After greeting the secretary in a formal way, she knocked on the door of the president’s office. Hearing
his permission, she opened the door and went in.
“Mr. Bennet, please confirm this, if it is OK, we will proceed.”
As Winnie walked along, she went to Brian’s desk and put the documents in front of him.
“Does the burn on your back still hurt?”
Brian did not deal with the work, but cared about Winnie.
“If it is not touched, it won’t hurt. Don’t worry about me. Work is important. If you don’t confirm it soon,
we won’t be able to get on with our work this afternoon.”
Winnie stressed the work. Now it was working time, and it must be given priority to work.
But Brian did not look at the documents. Instead, he got up and walked around the desk to Winnie. He
took her hand and walked to the break room.
“Why, work, work...”
Winnie stressed the work but Brian did not look back and directly took Winnie to the break room.
“Take off your clothes.”
Brian ordered.
However, his words made Winnie look puzzled.
“What do you want? Why take off my clothes?”
Winnie asked with doubts, at this time, Brian gave a rare smile.
“Apply medicine on you. Don you have a disorderly thought?”
Brian said evilly and thought Winnie must misunderstand him.
“You......You didn’t say to apply medicine. You just asked me to take off clothes, sure I will have
disorderly thought.”
Winnie was blushed, embarrassed and wanted to run out.
“Well, I will watch my words. Take off your clothes, apply the medicine and I’ll go to work.”
Brian urged her, in fact, he was not in a hurry to work, but wanted to see if Winnie’s burn was better.
Winnie obeyed and began to take off her clothes. Then she lay on the bed and Brian began to apply
medicine to her.
Winnie did not say a word during the whole process of applying the medicine. Brian also closed his
mouth and made no sound at all.
Winnie did not speak because she was waiting for Brian to talk about Wendy, and Brian did not know
what to say.
More than once, he had guaranteed Winnie that he would talk to Wendy, but he did not say anything.
Winnie must be curious about it, but she did not say anything.
“Now, get dressed. Be careful not to break it.”
Brian put away the ointment and Winnie began to put on her clothes. Winnie still did not speak and
Brian was embarrassed.
“Hurry up to read my document, or we’ll go back to our company if we get nothing to do this afternoon.”
Winnie got out of bed and saw that Brian had something on his mind, so she had to put forward the
work.
As Winnie said that, she walked toward the door. Just as her hand touched the door handle, Brian
stopped her.
“Winwin...”
“Yes?”
Winnie turned to Brian.
“I...”
Brian hesitated, but finally he could not speak.
“Talk another day. Work first.”
“Ok, I’ll go out. Ask your secretary to inform me the result.”
Winnie opened the door and went out, but after two steps, she came back.
“Thank you for applying the medicine on me.”
After expressing her gratitude, Winnie left.
Winnie had no expectations at all, because their future could not be determined. It was not even clear
that if the partnership would be completed.
Winnie’s gratitude and Brian’s apology had the same effect, which was a sign of alienation.
Every time Winnie said thanks, Brian had the feeling that they were strangers.
Winnie did not go home after work in the evening or go to the suburbs but to Daenerys’ home. Because
she was alone if she went home and there were so many people in the suburbs, she didn’t know where
she was, so the best choice was Daenerys’ home.
In Daenerys’ bedroom.
“Doctor Burns is still on duty?”
Winnie held Jelly Bean in her arms and asked softly.
“He said there is an operation and it seems that he can’t come home tonight.”
“Winwin, please put the baby down, it is tired to hold her.”
Daenerys persuaded Winnie. Since she entered the room, she had been holding the baby.
“It is not tired, holding Jelly Bean makes me have sense of achievement.”
As Winnie said that, she bent her head and kissed the forehead of Jelly Bean happily. When she
bowed her head, the clothes hurt the burn on her back, and Winnie could not help twisting her face.
“What’s wrong?”
Daenerys noticed Winnie’s discomfort.
“It’s a long story.”
Winnie gave Jelly Bean to the matron.
“What’s the matter? Tell me exactly what’s wrong.”
Originally Daenerys was lying down. Seeing that Winnie did not look well, she sat up.
“I got scalded on my back, and Megan got scalded on her foot.”
...
Winnie said what happened last night, Daenerys was angry to hear that.
“Winwin, what do you think? Why do you forgive her? Do you want to make her into Penny? Are you
willing to be bullied all the time and get hurt for no reason?”
“You should tell Brian and let Brian handle it. Penny targeted Luke, now Wendy hurt Megan. The two
children got involved all the time.”
Daenerys said angrily and pulled out her mobile phone.
“If you don’t tell him, I’ll call Brian right now. I want to see who is more important to him, the children or
Wendy.”
Winnie came forward to stop her and grabbed her phone.
“We are fine, I’ve taught her a lesson. She was afraid and had apologized to me.”
“Unlike Penny, Wendy is at least sober.”
“I warned her that it would be the last time, and that if it happens again, I will not spare her.”
“Don’t be angry, it is not good for health.”
Winnie appeased Daenerys, which made Daenerys speechless.
“Winwin, you can’t be so merciful. No one remembers your goodness, and she is taking advantage of
your goodness. You will end up hurting the children.”
“Winwin, sit down and we’ll have a talk.”
When Daenerys thought about it, she remembered that Penny had gone to the abyss little by little. She
had to help Winnie with advice.
“Why are you suddenly so serious?”
Winnie asked, but she still sat next to Daenerys.
“Winwin, it must never happen again. You and Brian can’t go on like that, it’s too dangerous for you.”
“Fight for Brian. Fight to be his wife, so that the children and you can be safe.”
Daenerys thought it was the best way.
“Why do you change your mind so suddenly? You were always against my being with him. And it’s
impossible that I can be his wife. Brian can’t even decide his own marriage.”
Winnie had never dared to think of such an unrealistic question. She felt she was able to marry into the
Bennet family.
“Winwin, because Brian couldn’t control his marriage, I asked you to fight for it. Penny went to prison,
and now there is Wendy. If Wendy is not in line with the conditions of the Bennet family, there will be
other women. It goes on and on. Can you bear it?”
“The relationship between you and Brian is not clear, and there are two children. If a woman becomes
Brian’s wife, she will not feel at ease and will try to make you and the children disappear.”
“You said Wendy is not as vicious as Penny, but people change. If she had been kind, she wouldn’t
have said those things to the children in your presence.”
“Winwin, that’s it. But everything was an obstacle in face of power and status.”
Daenerys not felt the most suitable for Winnie was to marry Brian.
Winnie did not speak, and Daenerys continued to say.
“You always say you want to go away with the children, but it isn’t feasible. The Bennet family won’t let
you do that.”
“If you leave the children here, the woman married with Brian will have her own children and then your
two children would become obstacles, it is dangerous.”
“That’s the way it is in a rich family. No one is pure in heart. They all want to fight for power and gain.
What is more, Luke and Megan will be in trouble because of your problem and they can’t have a
peaceful life.”
Daenerys tried to persuade Winnie, and regretted her opposition before. If she had thought it through
earlier and encouraged Winnie earlier, perhaps these things would not have happened.
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