Stefan got off and went to open the door at the side of the copilot.
"I am sorry that I have bothered you after having dinner at your restaurant. And you have to carry me
again and again."
Winnie was indeed embarrassed to bother Stefan.
"You don't need to say that. You've said it several times."
"If you're really embarrassed, cooperate with me and let me get back to the restaurant as soon as
possible."
Stefan said so, because he was afraid Winnie would refuse him.
"All right, then."
Winnie did not hesitate and allowed Stefan to carry her.
They walked toward the door of the community and as they entered the lobby on the first floor, they
heard Brian's voice behind them.
"Megan..."
Brian came in behind and saw Megan and Luke, so he called them.
Megan heard her father's voice and quickly ran to Brian.
"Dad, Mom's hurt. Her foot is hurt."
Megan said pointing at Winnie. Brian then found Winnie was carrying by a man.
He quickly ran a few steps to Winnie.
"What happened? How did you hurt your foot?”
Brian asked with concern and looked up and down at Winnie.
Before Winnie gave an answer, Brian directly picked Winnie up from Stefan's back.
"Nothing, I just got sprain."
Winnie answered Brian calmly.
In the arms of Brian, she felt more secure. She always felt not right when Stefan carried her.
"She sprained her foot in my restaurant, Mr. Bennet."
Stefan explained. It had nothing to do with him, but it happened in his restaurant, so he felt guilty about
it. The most important person was Winnie.
"Is it serious? Have you seen a doctor?"
Hearing that, Brian found that Winnie's right ankle swelled and felt distressed about it.
"We just came back from the hospital, Mr. Brooks helped me..."
"Yes, Stefan drove us to the hospital, paid the medical bills, and carried my sister back. Stefan left his
business to help us."
Before Winnie could finish her words, Vanessa loudly interrupted her.
She said that to Brian, wanting to let him know that there was someone to take care of her sister even if
he was not around.
Brian knew what Vanessa meant and that she was still angry. But this was not the time to talk about
family affairs.
"Mr. Brooks, thank you for taking care of Winwin."
Brian said politely. Even if he felt uncomfortable that his woman was carried by him, Stefan offered her
help.
"Never mind, Mr. Bennet. Hurry upstairs. The doctor said she needs cold compress."
"I have to get back, too. I have business at the restaurant."
Stefan turned and left, Vanessa thanked him again.
"Stefan, thank you. We will treat you to dinner when my sister is well."
"Don't say that. It doesn’t matter."
"I gotta to go. Take good care of your sister."
Stefan felt guilty and was embarrassed to accept Vanessa’s thanks.
"Drive carefully, Stefan."
"Ok!"
After Stefan left, they walked into the elevator. Vanessa did not give Brian a black face, but she said no
word.
Back home, Vanessa went back room with two children and left Winnie to Brian.
Brian sent Winnie to the bed in the bedroom, and then helped Winnie with cold compress.
"You always got sprain. You were so careless."
Brian felt distressed.
"I accidentally sprained when I was walking down the stairs. It's okay. It didn't hurt my bones and it will
be fine in two days."
"Why are you home so early?”
Winnie asked Brian. She thought Brian would be back in the middle of the night.
"I was so bored and embarrassed, so I left with an excuse."
Brian did leave with an excuse, Gloria’s father really annoyed him.
"So you've officially started your relationship?"
Winnie continued. It was a question that torture herself, but she still asked. Ask more, listen to it more,
she would have more immunity. And she would not be sad when she left Brian.
"Yes, in the eyes of outsiders, but you know, it's a contract."
He made it clear that he would not have done so had it not been for delaying his marriage.
"Well, I know. But Brian, I have to remind you. Since it is a cooperative relationship, you must handle it
well and avoid her doing something like Penny did."
Winnie had to remind him, or she would have to take responsibility if it got worse.
Winnie knew that if he handled it well, she would not be hurt. But If Brian could not handle it well, he
should fall in love with Gloria.
"Don't worry, I can handle it this time."
"I'm going on a business trip tomorrow morning. I'll send you back to the suburbs before I leave. You
need someone to take care of you."
Brian changed the subject. After what Penny did, he knew that he had to be careful and that he could
not make Winnie sad.
"I'm fine here. Vanessa can take care of me. Vanessa doesn't want to go back to the suburbs for the
time being, and I don't want to force her. When she goes back to school on Monday, I'll take the kids to
the suburbs."
Winnie refused. She knew Vanessa well. She had no plan to go back in a short time, especially after
the scandal of Brian.
"I see that she has a problem on me, but I am worried about you if you are here."
Brian looked at Winnie and felt it difficult to deal with.
"I just sprained my foot. There's nothing to worry about. Go on your business trip."
Winnie felt more secure at her home than in the suburbs, at least she would not feel estranged, which
was obvious on the day Brian had his blind date.
She used to laugh that Wendy was a clown, but now she felt that she was no different from Wendy. Her
surname is Chambers, but that was the Bennet’s house. She lived like a clown there.
"Winwin, what I have done has upset your whole family. Does your aunt know about it, too?”
Brian was upset. He did that for everyone’s good, but he had not handled it well and hurt all the
Chambers family.
"Yes, she called me. She said she knew it would happen sooner or later, whether we loved each other
or not, we will never be together."
"My aunt wants me to cut connection with you as soon as possible. She doesn't want me to have
anything to do with you."
Winnie conveyed the meaning of her aunt, the first two sentences were said by her aunt, but the latter
one was said by her. And she did not tell him that her aunt told her to give priority to the children.
She said it was her aunt told her, because she wanted Brian not to blame her if she left one day.
She did not say that she would give priority to the children, because if she said, Felix and Brian might
not take her seriously.
"Your aunt must be disappointed in me. I'm not leaving you, not for the rest of my life. Tell your aunt not
to watch the process, but to wait for the results. I will give her a good result."
Brian knew Winnie's aunt would say such disappointed words. She wouldn't have refuse to see him if
she hadn't been disappointed many times. Maybe she was avoiding from him by traveling.
However, he had no intention of separating from Winnie, no matter what her aunt thought. He had hurt
Winnie, so he had to keep her around, so as to make up for everything.
"Well, I'll tell her."
Winnie said, but it was not her attitude. She did not know where her heart was going. She did not know
when the good result of Brian would come out. Shall she wait till her hair grew gray and her teeth felt
out, or shall she still waiting in a coffin?
"Aren’t you going on a business trip tomorrow? Go back early. Pack up your own things, go to bed early
and don't be late tomorrow morning."
Winnie didn't want Brian to stay, because she felt upset and she had not yet read the videos Wendy
sent to her.
"What will you do if I leave?"
Brian asked Winnie.
"Vanessa can take care of me. Go home. Rufus will worry about you if you don't go back."
Winnie insisted that Brian go back. She wanted to be alone and think it over.
"Ok, call me if you need help."
Brian had not finished his work, or he would not leave even if Winnie drove her away.
"Ok, I'll call you if I need help."
Winnie watched Brian leave, and she tool a breath of relief when she heard the door was closed.
She had always loved Brian deeply, but why her love was a burden, why her love made her tired?
After removing the ice from her foot, Winnie took out her phone.
When she clicked on the video sent by Wendy, she couldn't help laughing. What a good match, a
talented man and a beautiful woman. They were close to each other and Brian seemed not be
perfunctory. If it was a play, they were really good at acting.
Looking at such a perfect picture, she burst out in tears. Reading Wendy’s sarcastic message, she
found herself so humble.
She might as well be honest and admit that she had been used by the Bennet family.
What should she do? Who did Brian love? Could someone tell her?
Winnie had been telling herself it’d better not be clear about anything. But who could do that in love?
Winnie stayed up all night because of her sore foot. Brian called her the next morning before boarding
the plane, but she said she slept well.
After hanging up the phone, Winnie hurried to find the news about Brian in the major social platform. To
her relief, what happened last night didn't come to light.
It seemed that Felix care about the two children. He must have blocked all the news, or it would be
spread all over the world.
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