Thomas drove away and went to the tea-house where Wendy and he had an appointment.
Seeing Wendy, Thomas still looked gloomy, but Wendy was a little timid.
"Uncle Thomas, you are here."
Thomas frowned and did not respond.
He sat opposite Wendy. His gloomy look made Wendy nervous.
"Uncle Thomas, what do you want me to do?"
Wendy spoke again.
"What is going on with you and Penny? You shouldn't know each other."
Thomas must confirm it. He couldn't just believe Penny alone.
"I...actually, I wanted to ask her if she had a better way to deal with Winnie. Uncle Thomas, my purpose
was still Brian, and I didn't mean to target anyone. When she asked me to investigate you, I didn't know
it was you. If I didn't tell her, she wouldn't help me."
Wendy thought that Thomas had come to her for this matter, so she didn't dare to lie and could only tell
the truth.
Thomas heard the same statement as Penny from Wendy, and then he took Penny’s words with a grain
of salt.
"What advice did Penny give you?"
Thomas' tone was still indifferent. Wendy's value to him was not very high, so he didn't have to treat
her politely.
"She asked me to check the dope on Winnie. She said that Winnie was of unknown origin. If some dirty
on her was found out, she would have to leave Brian."
"And Penny taught me a very old-fashioned way, which was to let them misunderstand each other. She
didn't say anything else."
Wendy might have been frightened by Thomas's cold attitude, telling him everything without
concealment.
When Thomas heard this, he also understood that Penny did not know Winnie's true identity. If she
knew it, this matter would have been exposed long ago, and he would have been left no chance.
"Don't contact Penny this frequently. Penny is the person Brian hates most. If Brian knows that you
have contact with Penny, even if you figure out a way to deal with Winnie, he will not accept you."
Thomas warned Wendy not because he cared about her, but because he was afraid that she would say
something against him to Penny.
If what he just said was considered as a warning, then the following should be a threat.
"You'd better act like you don't know about my meeting with Penny. If you tell Brian about it, I'm afraid
your plan will not be implemented."
Thomas had to threaten Wendy. Once she let the cat out of the bag, his plan would not be completed
so smoothly.
This time he wanted to catch Brian unprepared, and never show up until the moment he succeeded.
"Uncle Thomas, you can rest assured. I only want Brian, and I don't care about other things. I have
been with Brian for so many years, and I am resentful that Winnie took him away. My prey is Winnie,
and I won't get too close to Penny."
Wendy made a quick promise. She was also afraid that Thomas would leak her meeting with Penny.
Since both of them were afraid of things, they could be regarded as restricting each other.
After listening to Wendy's assurance, Thomas suddenly snorted sarcastically.
"Well...you have to work harder to deal with Winnie. My father has given Winnie the custody of the
children, and he has agreed that Winnie and Brian live together."
Having said that, Thomas stopped and saw the shocked look on Wendy's face, he thought Wendy was
a joke.
Such news could perturb her. How could she compete with Winnie in the long game?
Thomas continued, giving Wendy a little hope.
"Fortunately, my father does not accept Winnie as Brian's wife. So you still have a chance. But there's
only one chance. You have to seize it."
After Thomas finished speaking, he got up and left.
He couldn't talk too much with Wendy. Given her muddle-headedness, she might let it out otherwise.
Thomas left, and Wendy was still in a daze in the tea-house.
Winnie had taken an important step, and it became more difficult to deal with her. It seemed that she
had to speed up, or she would really miss the opportunity.
But then again, how could she speed up? She did use Penny's method before, but it didn't work. The
investigation had been going on for days, and there was no result yet.
What could she rely on to speed up the progress?
Wendy was stumped by herself again and didn't know what to do.
Winnie finally moved to the outskirts of the city to live with Brian and her children. Everyone except her
was happy and excited.
Especially the two children.
"Grandpa, grandpa. Now I have a family, with my dad and mommy. From now on, no classmate will
dare to say that we are wild kids."
Megan danced with excitement and ran to Rufus to show off.
"Well, congratulations, Megan, congratulations, Luke. Finally you can live with your Mom and Dad.
From now on, you are also the happiest children in the world."
Rufus responded to Megan happily. Looking at Megan who couldn't be more excited, he thought of the
sadness and pain of Megan several times, and felt heartache.
Children were children. They were easy to feel satisfied. They didn't have any requirements. As long as
daddy and Mommy were around, they were happy.
Megan ran to Stella's side happily again, just like her aunt didn't know the news, she showed off again.
"Auntie, you're happy for me, right? I finally have a family. Dad loves me, Mommy loves me, my brother
loves me, and my aunt and grandpa love me. I will never be lonely anymore. I can also be self-willed
and fractious."
"If there are classmates who dare to bully my brother and me, I dare to confront them. Because I have
a dad, and my dad is my big tree, I am not afraid of anything with his support."
What Megan said were things she had long wanted to do, the things she admired most, and the things
she couldn't do. Because she knew she couldn't make her mommy worry, or cause trouble to her busy
mommy. As long as she was better-behaved, her mommy would be less worried.
"Okay, Megan is the most sensible. You can't be too ostentatious in the future, but your daddy must be
the one who protects you when bad things happen."
Although Megan said very happy, Stella was a little sad.
Only children themselves could understand what kind of inner torment they had experienced.
"I am also happy, happy to have mommy by my side and a complete home."
Luke was a little bit reserved, but he was as happy as Megan.
He had been snuggling in Winnie's arms, feeling the different atmosphere today, feeling the warmth of
a complete home.
For today’s happiness, he and Megan cried together, made trouble together, and worked hard together.
But he didn't expect to succeed.
Now he realized that not only the suffering came suddenly, but also happiness would appear in front of
him unexpectedly.
Winnie looked at the two extremely happy children, and Brian, who had been silent but had a smile on
his face. She felt that her helpless choice finally got a touch of comfort.
No matter what difficulties she would encounter in the future, it was worthwhile to give her children a
chance to feel warmth and happiness.
No matter how long this happiness would last, at least they would have a complete home in their
memories, and they experienced the happiness themselves.
"Since Winnie is here and the children are taken care of, I should go home too."
Stella's words brought back Winnie's thoughts.
"Stella, I'll be upset if you leave as soon as I come. Live here, more people, more excitement."
Winnie thought that her arrival made Stella leave, and she blamed herself.
"It's because of you that I have the opportunity to leave. I should also go back to my own home to
accompany my parents-in-law. My husband is not here, I have to take care of his parents for him
anyway."
"I have to thank you for coming, otherwise I will not leave at ease. It's a deal. I'll go back after dinner."
Stella paused for a moment, then spoke to Winnie again.
"Winnie, here will be your home from now on. Don't feel stressed out. Don't treat yourself as an
outsider. Don't carry anything on your own. Brian and daddy will share it with you."
"Don't think too much about your relationship with Brian. Grandpa doesn't accept you now, but our
family admits that you are Brian's wife. You don't need to take Grandpa's opinion to heart. Brian will
solve it and persuade Grandpa."
What Stella said was what Brian and Rufus wanted to say. They were afraid that Winnie would be
stressful and be wronged, so they had to say some comforting words in advance.
And these words made Winnie feel warm.
Although she was familiar with living here, she still had a sense of strangeness and restraint. This
might have something to do with her identity.
But Stella's words moved her especially and made her grateful. It was like she was standing in a very
cold place and suddenly came a bunch of warm sunshine descending on her like hope.
"Thank you, Stella. I will treat here as my home and love everyone here."
That's all Winnie said. As for what she would encounter in the future, she didn't know whether she
would ask others to help her solve it.
Maybe those difficulties and obstacles were given to her by Brian, so she could only face them by
herself.
"You're too welcome. We are now a family. By the way, should we meet your aunt again? You have
come to our family, we should express our gratitude to her."
Stalla mentioned Winnie's aunt suddenly. In her opinion, this was a kind of etiquette, which must be
done.
But Rufus was nervous when he heard it. Finally Isobel was mentioned, was it the time they had to face
it?
Rufus put his uncertain gaze on Winnie's face to see what answer Winnie could give.
Winnie was also surprised by this topic, and then became a little embarrassed.
She looked back at Brian, and finally decided to tell the truth.
"My aunt said that she didn't want to meet you in this kind of relationship and it would not be late to
have a meeting when I get married to Brian."
As soon as Winnie finished speaking, the original lively atmosphere instantly calmed down.
Stalla looked sideways at his father, not knowing what to say. It might be that Winnie's aunt was not
satisfied with the current relationship between Winnie and Brian, and couldn't bear to disappoint the
two children.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Winnie quickly explained.
"My aunt didn't mean to force Brian to marry me. She is very traditional, and she has always opposed
my association with Brian. But for the children, she would not have allowed me to come here."
"It's okay, just according to your aunt's wishes, we won't go to visit her for the time being. I must meet
her satisfaction before I see her, and I will definitely give you an upright identity."
Brian comforted Winnie, holding Winnie's hand tightly.
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