Winnie analyzed it seriously.
"In my opinion, it's right for Chairman to care about Rufus. It's also right for him to want to find
someone to accompany Rufus. After all, that thing happened more than 20 years ago. To punish
himself, Rufus has been single for more than 20 years. Not everyone can do that."
Winnie paid attention to the reaction of Brian while persuading him. When she said these words, Brian
didn't retort, but he turned his head and didn't look at her.
Winnie continued to speak.
"Brian, I want to know if you have really forgiven Rufus so far."
Winnie's question was to the point. Brian lowered his head and then raised his head. He repeated it
two times, but never gave an answer.
"I'll answer it for you. You didn't forgive Rufus. If you had forgiven him, you would naturally call him dad
instead of never calling him dad."
Winnie was to the point again. It was true.
In her view, Brian even couldn't call his father dad. How was it possible that he could accept his father's
marrying a new wife? He wouldn't be able to find a wife for his father in person before he really forgave
his father.
"I can't. I haven't called in that way for more than 20 years. I feel that it has nothing to do with me."
Brian finally spoke. However, he was emotional. It could be told that he somewhat resisted this topic.
Although he resisted it, he was not angry. Therefore, Winnie continued to talk over this topic.
"A long time has passed since then. Why do you still care about it?" How many things do you have in
your mind? Aren't you tired?"
"It's normal for people to call his or her father dad. Even if people who have lost their father when
they're born and people who have never called anyone dad could say this word easily."
"The problem is that you don't want to call him dad. Brian, the past things have gone, and you can't let
them affect your mood. Anyway, however much you resist it, he's still your father."
Winnie tried her best to persuade Brian. Compared with forcing him to do something, it would be better
to make him be willing to do that. Moreover, not everyone could force Brian to do something.
"I understand it. I've thought about it myself. However, every time I remember how my mother died in
front of me, I couldn't help hating him."
When Brian mentioned her mother, he remembered what happened at that time. Winnie clearly saw
that he had unconsciously clenched his hands.
Feeling worried, Winnie took Brian's hands that had been tortured by him for many years.
"Brian, in this respect, you should learn from Vanessa. Her experience is more painful than yours. But
she has got over it. When my parents died in front of her, their bodies were mangled. Although..."
Then, Winnie's eyes were red. She found it hard to go on talking about it. However, to persuade Brian,
she still went on speaking.
"These two things are different in nature. But what she saw at that time was more horrible than that of
yours. Vanessa, as a girl, has got over it. Why don't you let it go?"
As Winnie spoke, she couldn't help shedding her tears. She was trying to persuade Brian, but she cried
herself. She was not acting. She reacted in this way because she had suffered great pain.
Realizing that there was something wrong with Winnie, Brian turned his head and found that Winnie
was weeping.
He held Winnie into his arms. Winnie didn't persuade him by giving examples, but by telling him her
painful experience. Vanessa had witnessed the tragedy of her parents. And Winnie must have also
seen it.
In other words, Winnie and Vanessa had always been tortured by the tragedy like him. And Winnie and
Vanessa have always had psychological shadow.
"I'm sorry to let you feel sad for me. Don't cry. I'll definitely learn from Vanessa, try to forget the past
and forgive him as soon as possible."
Brian patted Winnie on the back gently to comfort her.
"That scene has been imprinted on your mind. And it's impossible for you to forget it. You should learn
not to care about it and don't let it affect your life."
Winnie was crying, but she still tried to persuade Brian. It was just that she spoke between sobs.
"Well, I'll listen to you."
Winnie had done this for him. How could Brian continue to hate Rufus?
"Don't cry anymore. I won't interfere in his affairs. As long as he likes, he can marry anyone."
Brian made one compromise after another willingly for Winnie.
Winnie got rid of his arms, wiped her tears and went on speaking.
"You should let Rufus know that you love him. Go to tell him yourself."
She was not persuading him. Instead, she was requesting Brian to do so. If he made it, it meant that he
had forgiven Rufus.
"Must I go? You can do it for me."
Brian flinched from doing it. He had never taken the initiative to talk to his father. It was another thing
he resisted. He really didn't know how to begin the conversation.
"I can't do that for you. You're his son, and you're the most important person for him. Even Stella is not
as important as you."
Winnie didn't meant to flatter him. In fact, she was just telling the truth. She found that Rufus cared
about Brian most.
"I..."
Brian hesitated.
"I'll go with you."
As Winnie spoke, she got up.
Seeing that Brian was still hesitant, she pulled him up.
As a result, Brian was forced to get out of bed and decided to talk to Rufus in person.
After making the decision, he found that he was suddenly relieved. He didn't feel it physically. Instead,
he felt it mentally.
"Let's go to him later. There's still tears on your face. He would think that I've bullied you. Now, in his
opinion, Vanessa and you are more important than me."
Brian finally spoke in a relaxed tone. As he spoke, he wiped tears for Winnie.
They went downstairs together. Rufus and the two kids were still playing happily there. Seeing that,
Brian became nervous again. He was afraid that the atmosphere would disappear after he talked to
Rufus over that topic.
"Luke, BY, go upstairs to play now. Mommy and daddy want to talk to grandpa."
Winnie came close to the kids. She didn't want the kids to know about this kind of thing, so she asked
them to go away.
The kids were sweet and clever, going upstairs without asking anything.
At this time, Brian had sat on the sofa. Winnie approached him and sat beside him. Rufus was puzzled.
"What's the matter?"
Rufus asked.
After that, it was quiet in the living room. Winnie didn't speak, and waited for Brian to speak. And Brian
appeared embarrassed.
After being silent for a moment, Brian finally spoke.
"Grandpa talked to me today. He wants you to remarry. He asked me to get a new wife for you, but I
can't do that. And I don't know what kind of person I should find. If you want to remarry, just get a wife
yourself."
Brian spoke without a pause. After that, he got up and added.
"After you find the right person, I'll move out of here with my kids and Winwin. I won't stop you from
marrying someone, but I can't accept another woman to take the place of mom."
Brian still couldn't completely accept it. He couldn't accept another woman to be his mom, but he didn't
want to stop it. The only thing he could do was not to live with them.
After finished speaking, Brian was about to leave. At this moment, Winnie stopped him.
"Brian."
Winnie reminded him just by calling him by his name. That was because what Brian said was a little
different from what they had agreed upon.
She knew Brian's feeling. She also knew that it was already his bottom line. However, after he said so,
Rufus couldn't remarry even if he wanted to.
Compared with letting Brian, Winnie and their kids move out, he would rather be single for the rest of
his life.
Brian stood there with his back to Rufus. He knew that it was inappropriate for him to say so, so he
added.
"When I accept it, I'll move back."
After finished speaking, Brian took a step forward and was ready to leave.
"I'm not going to remarry."
Rufus spoke in a firm voice. Hearing that, Brian stopped.
"I'm quite happy to be with you now. For the time being, I'm not going to remarry. Don't think about it. I'll
talk to your grandpa."
Rufus spoke again. Brian resisted it, but he had to say that. So he was embarrassed. Seeing that, he
finally understood why Brian's face was dark even after he was back home.
He must be against it, but Winnie persuaded him. So he was so embarrassed now. However, Rufus
was willing to marry Isobel. As long as Isobel agreed, however difficult it was, he would marry Isobel
and let her live a happy life. He owed her too much, so he wanted to compensate her for the rest of his
life.
Hearing that, both Brian and Winnie were surprised. Before talking to Rufus about this matter, they
thought a lot and suffered a lot. However, after Rufus said so, their effort was useless.
"Rufus, you're no longer young. We can't stay with you 24 hours a day. We all need to work, and we're
often on business trips throughout the year. You'll need someone to keep you company at such a time."
Winnie also spoke. She thought that Rufus said so just because of Brian.
"There are two kids. With them, I won't feel lonely. You can just work hard. I'll take care of the family
and the kids. It's good."
Then, Rufus stood up.
"It's getting late. Go to let the kids wash and then go to bed. Don't ever mention it again."
After saying that, Rufus turned around and went to his bedroom. Brian and Winnie were all confused.
Winnie went to help the kids wash. After the kids went to sleep, she went back to her room.
When she was back in her room, she saw the back of Brian.
The curtains were not drawn. Brian stood facing the window with his hands in the pockets of his
trousers. Looking from the back, he was still straight and handsome. But at this time, he seemed to be
a little gloomy.
"What're you thinking about? It's late, but you don't take a bath or get changed."
Winnie also approached the window. She wanted to know how beautiful the scenery was outside that
Brian paid all his attention to it.
"I'm wondering why he refused."
Brian directly said.
"Have you figured it out?"
Winnie asked. It seemed that Brian still cared about his father.
"He should still be waiting for that woman. It's the only thing I can think of."
From the moment Rufus refused, Brian had thought so.
More than 20 years ago, he was only more than ten years old, not knowing what love was at all. When
he thought about it now, he thought that Rufus kept single for so many years because of love.
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