Winnie was excited when it came to the past. Back then, she was busy, but she was energetic.
Now?
"Things are different now. I've paid off my debt, Vanessa studies in college, and my children have
grown up. But I'm tired mentally."
At this, Winnie heaved a sigh.
"I know I am tired because of Brian, but I don't blame him. If I can control my heart, I won’t be so tired. I
want to fight for it and want to have Brian around me. I want him to be belonged me alone, but I think I
will be more tired if I do that."
Winnie did not want to fight with others, not that she would not, but that she was afraid that she was
hurt more deeply in the process, afraid that Brian's position was not clear enough, and she would fight
in vain.
"Don't say anymore. You are too good, and anyone bullies you."
"What would you do about Gloria? They have made their relationship public. And you have showed up
in the media before, do you want to become the laughing stock of all people?"
Daenerys was angry about it. Two days before that, Brian guaranteed Winnie in front of everyone.
Hearing that, they felt warm in heart, but now he was with another woman.
"What can I do? Give it to time. No one will remember me as time passed."
It was said that time is the best medicine, but it had no effect in Winnie. She could not forget the one
she would forget and could not leave the person she should leave. It had been six years since they met
in the hilltop villa. She did not forget anything, but got more and more troubles.
"Gloria has a powerful family, Felix must will grasp this opportunity. What will you do it they get
married?"
Daenerys continued.
"What can I do? I will live with my children and Vanessa. To be honest, I really want Brian to get
married. As soon as he gets married, I will take the children home to live with my aunt and Vanessa.
We will lead a peaceful life and no one would cause troubles to me."
Winnie thought so. She would have a heartache if Brian got married, but it was better than being
tortured by his side for a lifetime.
"Alas...... you think it is easy. If it goes on like you want and you can get it over, there will be no
difficulties in this world."
Emily felt distressed for Winnie, but she could do nothing. The key point did not lie on Winnie, but
Brian's love for Winnie was not certain enough.
"You're right. There's nothing to worry about. As long as we don’t mind it, there is no trouble."
Winnie laughed and self-ridiculed. It seemed that she had not been beaten by reality.
"Look, you have a good attitude. Are we comforting you, or are you comforting us?"
Daenerys was speechless. She knew that Winnie pretended to be fine. Every woman cared about her
love and did not want the man she loved to marry someone else.
She said that because she didn't want to look sad.
"We are comforting each other."
Winnie smiled and then got up.
"Come on, let's keep climbing."
Who knows what would happen tomorrow? Maybe tomorrow Brian would let her go, maybe tomorrow
she would be happy. At the moment, it’d better to climb the mountain and see the sun today.
After going down the mountain, Emily and Daenerys walked with Winnie for one afternoon before they
left.
When Winnie returned home, the two children had already returned from the classes. Because
Vanessa would go home to sleep on Saturday night, Winnie was worried, so she went back to
accompany Vanessa.
"Rufus, I won't have dinner at home tonight. I'll go and see Vanessa. Don't wait for me in the evening.
I'll stay at home with Vanessa."
“I'll call Brian to see if he will come back...”
At this, Winnie suddenly remembered that Brian and Gloria attended the anniversary today.
"Don't wait for Brian, Rufus. He has gone to a party."
Winnie did not say where he went, afraid the two children heard it.
"Ok, I see. You stay with Vanessa and bring her back tomorrow if you are not busy. The food of school
cafeteria must be worse than that of our home. Go back and cook her something nice."
Vanessa said she would come on holiday, but she did not. She must still mind that thing, plus Brian’s
blind date had been exposed, Vanessa must be more disappointed.
"Ok, I'll bring her back tomorrow if I am not busy."
Winnie could see that Rufus liked Rufus from his eyes, as if he missed his own daughter. But it was up
to her if Vanessa would come back, but Vanessa herself.
"Mom, brother and I want to see aunt, too. Please take us with you."
Megan put forward the request. Rufus then said.
"Go, go, Vanessa must miss the children. Let them play longer."
Rufus considered for Vanessa, Knowing that Vanessa and two children were good.
"Well, then, I'll take them with me."
After Winnie said that, she took two children back to the city.
As Winnie got home, Vanessa was already at home.
"Sister, I have washed the clothes and cleaned the room. You said Megan and Luke would come back,
so I have cleaned up their rooms. I'll go down to buy some food, and we can have a nice meal."
Vanessa said to Winnie while playing with the children.
"You are capable. You have done all the housework, then I have nothing to do. Is there any ingredients
at home?"
Winnie walked to the refrigerator, she was gratified because of Vanessa.
"You have no need to look at it. There is nothing inside. We haven’t been here for many days, even if
there is any ingredient, it could not be eaten."
The first thing Vanessa did when she got home was to check if there was food in the refrigerator, and
there was nothing.
"Eat out then, you must be tired after cleaning the house."
Winnie suggested, hoping to get some distraction.
"Well, then, eat out. Sister, maybe we should go to eat hot pot. That hot pot restaurant is really good."
Vanessa was happy. She wanted to see Stephan and made some opportunities for her sister.
"Will you talk nonsense if you are there?”
Winnie was afraid that Vanessa talked nonsense.
"No, I was angry that day. I didn't eat well that day because I was angry. Let’s eat there again."
Vanessa replied with a smile. She would not talk nonsense, but if she saw Stefan, she would say sorry
to him, and it was equal to mention it again.
"Ok, I'll call and make a reservation. You play, I go and change my clothes."
Winnie went back to the room and made a reservation with the restaurant.
When she put down the phone and sat by the bed, she wondered if Brian had already gone to the
party. Then she became to worry.
They showed up at the party as boyfriend and girlfriend, it must be hyped by the media and make a big
fuss. If the children saw it, they would be sad.
Winnie picked up the phone again, and when she was to call Brian, she hesitated. If she called Brian,
Felix would know that she was not trustworthy, interfering in the affair of Brian.
With that in mind, she could only call Felix.
"Hello, Chairman."
Winnie said hello first.
“Yes?” Asked Felix in a low voice.
"Mr. Bennet and Gloria attended WY's anniversary celebration today. I think the media may report it. I
mean, can you control the press? I'm not trying to interfere with them. I'm afraid the children won't be
able to handle it."
"Of course, the choice is in your hands, you make the final decision."
Winnie knew Felix did not like to talk around the bush, so she went straight to the point. Of course, she
just wanted Felix to stop the media. She did not have the final say.
If Felix felt that the affair between Brian and Gloria must go public, and it did not matter if the children
were sad or not, he would let the media do what they wanted to do.
"I'll take care of it."
Felix said in a cold voice, when he was to hang up the phone, Winnie stopped him.
"Chairman, there is one more thing. Gloria and Mr. Bennet have started their relationship, they will
have to meet the family of each other. She will meet you, and go the suburbs to meet Rufus and Stella.
It will be not right if I live in the suburbs with the children."
"I can’t take the children out when she is there. Chairman, if my presence makes a difference to them,
can I take the children and return to my own home?"
Winnie said tactfully, but she had made her attitude clear. She wanted to take the kids back to her own
home, just like before that she was a single mom.
"We'll see."
Felix said impatiently and then hung up then phone, but Winnie was confused.
She felt herself humble, contemptuous, but she could not meet Gloria awkwardly.
Winnie suddenly had a feeling of being fed up with the Bennet family, especially Felix.
She didn't owe Felix anything, so she couldn't be at his mercy. She was stupid to love someone she
shouldn't love, but why was she looked down upon by his family?
Winnie was angry, but what was the use? What could she change? Did she have to live in a frost like
Vanessa said?
Reality was reality, no matter how cruel it was.
Winnie took two children and Vanessa to eat out. Because Winnie made a reservation in advance,
Stefan came to the store early and waited.
He led them to the private room, and then sat down himself.
"Winwin, I said I would invite two children to dinner, so today I will sit here and eat with you."
Stefan made his statement first, for fear that Winnie would pay the bill.
"Yes, it is your treat today. I'll treat you the other day."
Winnie did not refuse today, because it was not interesting if she refused.
"Yes, my sister is right. We'll treat you some other time."
Vanessa was excited. She felt Stefan approachable and suitable for their family.
"Well, then, that's a deal. What do you like to eat, kids? I'll make sure you will be stuffed today."
Stefan was happy that Winnie did not refuse him anymore.
"Well, then, that's a deal. What do you like to eat, kids? I'll make sure you will be stuffed today."
Stefan was happy that Winnie did not refuse him anymore.
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