Hearing Rufus' words, Isobel did not know how to respond. He said he didn't think they had a broken
relationship all these years, Isobel wanted to believe but dare not to.
It had been more than 20 years, all things were changing, could she believe that Rufus did not change?
Could she believe that he still loved her?
"I'm not feeling well and I don’t want to talk about this. How is Vanessa, has she brought you troubles?"
Isobel avoided the topic, but there only one thing between them and it was related to their relationship
20 years ago.
"How can you say it is trouble? Isobel, even if we cannot be together, she is my daughter? It's natural
that I take care of her. It is not troublesome."
Rufus felt helpless about Isobel's disacquaintance and about the fact that she always evaded the topic.
"Isobel, I still want to recognize Vanessa. I want her to call me Dad. She was important to it, I..."
"I want her to call me Mom, but do you think we are qualified? Do you think we have the quality to be
call Mom and Dad?"
Isobel interrupted Rufus. She did not want her and Rufus to be selfish.
"Rufus, I have the same idea as you. I understand your feelings. But you must think for her. Although in
her eyes, her parents died, she has happy memories and a happy childhood. She had parents and
sister who love her, which is very important to her."
"If we tell her that we are her parents, everything will be gone. She will think that all her previous
happiness has been an illusion and that she is a poor unwanted child."
“Don't think of it any more. It is enough to know that she is your daughter. Never tell the truth in your
life."
Isobel thought in the view of Vanessa and Winnie. They were pitiful enough and could not suffer any
more.
“I know I am selfish, but I can't help my impulse. It is hard to see my child right in front of me but I
cannot recognize her."
Rufus knew more than anyone that he was not qualified to be Vanessa's father, but he could not control
the kind of strong desire in his heart.
To him, Vanessa was the continuance of love, beauty of encounter in his 40s and the witness of love
between him and Isobel.
When Rufus was alone, he was always thinking about how to do things perfectly and how to do things
without hurting everyone. He wanted a big happy family, a wife, a son and daughter-in-law, a daughter
and son-in-law, and even two lovely grandchildren.
But no matter what he thought, he could not find a glimmer of hope for this happy ending.
"I know you're suffering, but we're old enough to bear it. It's easier for our kids if we bear it."
Isobel understood the mood of Rufus. She too could not recognize her daughter even if she was in
front of her, and she knew the feeling of suffering.
But they were wrong from the beginning, so they had to bear the consequences and be punished. They
had no choice because it was the destiny.
Rufus was silent and did not continue to speak. He could bear the feeling of suffering, but he wanted to
have a happy family reunion. After all, it could not be hidden forever.
Abroad.
Winnie sat alone on the sofa in the living room, holding her mobile phone in a daze.
From Vanessa’s call, she knew that Rufus was going out. Winnie believed that Paul could take good
care of Vanessa, but was still worried. She was afraid that Vanessa would be lonely, would miss aunt
and them.
"It is late, why don’t you go to bed?"
Brian's voice pulled back Winnie’s thought.
She did know notice that Brian opened the door and came in, it could be told that she was so worried
about Vanessa.
"I have talked to Vanessa on phone, I am not yet sleepy."
Winnie said in a low voice, and then got up from the sofa.
"Is Vanessa happy too? As Luke’s aunt, she must be proud to have such a smart nephew."
Brian was immersed in the good performance of Luke. Everyone in the family would think Luke was
excellent. If he remembered correctly, he had never been so uncalm.
He had never been cold as a leader in the company, but he was considered domineering and serious.
Since he was with Winnie and his two children, he felt that he had lost all his previous principles.
Whose fault it was?
But no matter whose fault it was, Brian enjoyed it.
"Yes, she is happy. By the way, Vanessa said that Rufus went to C City to visit an old friend and will be
back in a few days."
Winnie accidentally mentioned Rufus's departure and wondered if Brian knew about it.
"Oh... He does have old friends in C City."
Brian thought about it. It seemed that he had been there before. It was nothing strange. But on second
thought, he realized why Winnie was in a daze when he came in.
"Are you worried that Vanessa was alone at home?"
Brian asked. He knew the answer, looking at Winnie was melancholy.
"Yes."
Winnie did not deny it.
Brian raised the corners of his mouth, did not continue to say, but directly took out the mobile phone to
call Stella.
The phone went through.
"Sister, can you go to my home if you are available? Vanessa is alone at home, I am afraid she needs
help and doesn’t tell Paul."
"Where's Dad?”
Stella asked casually. She did not understand why Vanessa was alone.
"He went to C City to see a friend, leaving Vanessa alone."
Brian still couldn't call him "Dad."
"I will be there at night. You don't have to worry, accompany Luke to the competition."
Stella did not know that her father was not at home, but she was willing to stay with Vanessa.
As soon as Brian's phone was hung up, Winnie came to him and snuggled in his arms.
"It's great to have you. I don't have to worry about anything."
Winnie said in low soft voice. What was the feeling she had been looking for. She did not need to think
or worry about anything. She had someone to do everything for her, and she did not need to face it
alone.
Though it was trifle, but it was enough to make her feel warmth.
"You can be a little woman at home, and you can live your life without worrying about anything. You can
enjoy yourself with me around. But you insist to stand on your own two feet. "
Brian complained, but still stretched out his hand to embrace Winnie.
He liked Winnie lied on him and felt that he was all she had.
"I dare not expect a lifetime. If one day you don't like me and separate with me and I am old, I won’t
have chance to work hard for everything. While I am young, I will give my family and myself..."
"Don’t you believe that I will be with you forever?"
Brian interrupted Winnie's words. He did not expect that Winnie could not be with him feeling at ease.
Winnie felt Brian's dissatisfaction, looked up at Brian with a faint smile, which was pleasing to see.
"It's not that I don't believe you, but things are so fickle that you can never predict the future. When I
was a surrogate, I never thought I'd meet you again. Of course, there is no guarantee that we will be
together forever. It is normal, don’t take my words seriously."
Winnie was telling the truth. Two people made vows of eternal love when they got married, but many
couples got divorced. This was the truth, things changed.
Winnie felt she had a heavy burden and could not live a life without plans. She had to be ready to in
advance in any aspect so that she would not be overwhelmed by life in case of any eventuality.
"It is not me think too much, but you think too much. Even if we cannot be together forever, I will not let
you leave empty-handed when we break up. When Klara left me, I gave her a lot of money, how can I
ill-treat the woman I love."
Brian knew that the world was uncertain, but he believed that he and Winnie could be together forever.
In fact, Winnie worried too much, and he could only cooperate to let her feel at ease.
“Then I must thank you for remembering that I am the woman you love, and since you say so, I don't
need to worry. No matter what happens in the future, money will help."
Winnie smiled brilliantly, but she did not know Brian would have the same idea when they broke up and
would she be more important than Klara.
These two days Wendy had a lot of troubles. After listening to the words of Penny, although she
decided not to give up, there were a lot of things she could not make up her mind. In the past, she
would ask Klara for help, but since she knew that Klara used her, she had not contacted her once.
She wanted to keep quiet and pretended she did not know anything, and then she would use Klara
once, but she was afraid that Klara would spoil her plan and Klara would took all the advantage.
Wendy wondered whether she should help Jonny get Winnie. She was hesitating because she was
afraid that Winnie despised Jonny. Compared to Brian, there seems to be no comparison between
them. How could Winnie give up Brian and stay with Jonny?
The other reason was that if she did not do a good job, she might get herself in trouble. If her past was
found out, Brian would not forgive her.
What should she do? Who could give her an answer? Who could help her?
Wendy was upset, and finally she decided to call Jonny to appease him so he wouldn't mess around.
She removed Jonny's phone from the blacklist, then made a call to him.
"Good for you, you left without telling me. I called you, but your phone is off. What do you mean? Try to
challenge endurance?"
Jonny's way of speaking was very nasty, and he was angry.
"No..."
"Not what? Wendy, I see you through. You're a woman with a bad heart. You may not tell me, but you
must say goodbye to Anna. These days she cried every day to find you, you are so cruel to let her cry
and make her sad."
Jonny was emotional. Thinking of Anna, he wanted to scold Wendy loudly.
"No, let me explain. My mother suddenly fell ill and was in hospital. I was in a hurry to come back, so I
didn't tell you. Not only didn't I tell you, but I didn't even have time to tell my friends. It was so sudden
and I was so worried and scared, I don’t have time to let you know."
Wendy explained. She could only say that her mother was ill in order to fool Jonny. It was important to
calm him down for the time being and not let him talk nonsense.
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