It was not that Laura did not believe Winnie, but she was worried that Winnie could not cope with it
alone. So once again she confirmed with Winnie.
"Really not because of Klara and Wendy?"
"No, you may rest assured."
Winnie smiled and thanked Laura for her exquisite thoughts and was touched by her concern.
"Good. But Winwin, I still want to remind you, if they look for you, don’t endure it, you must fight back
and let them know that you can’t be bullied easy."
Laura temporarily believed Winnie, but she thought Wendy and Klara should be part of the reason. It
was not all because of the private work.
Laura continued.
“You should show your attitude to them and can’t indulge them. Winnie, you can forgive them if they
are kind, but they have no heart, for their own selfish desires..."
"Ok, Laura, I know what you mean. You may rest assured that I will not indulge them. Don't you know
me? I wouldn't have gotten here if I had been bullied."
Winnie still smiled and interrupted Laura.
Laura reminded her every time they met, Winnie was perfunctory every time, but now she wanted to
take Laura's words seriously.
Although she would not retaliate against them, Winnie wanted to expose them, wanted to let them
know that she had just been enduring, but actually she knew everything.
"Winwin, hear me out. I know you're not a sucker, but I you don’t take measure on them, they won’t
stop."
"I told Wendy that Klara likes Mr. Bennet and that Klara used her, but it didn’t work. Klara and Wendy
still worked together to do harm to you. I don't know if Wendy didn't believe me or if she had other
ideas. In short, these two are bad. You must be careful."
Laura knew she was nagging, but it was the first time she told Winnie so.
Wendy and Klara used each other, but they had the same target. Winnie was standing in the light,
while they were in the dark staring at her.
Laura was afraid that Winnie would get hurt, so she reminded Winnie.
"Wendy knows that Klara likes Brian?"
Winnie was surprised. Since she had known the fact, but they still worked together, Wendy was a
scheming.
"Yes, she already knows."
Laura answered in the affirmative.
"Well, then, I know what to do. Laura, don't worry, I will not indulge them."
Winnie had no worries. She was not afraid who would be in the middle. Now she would find her
position and expose the tricks of Wendy and Klara.
But Winnie felt there might be another possibility - two people sooner or later would do harm to each
other even if she said nothing, and she played a role at most.
Winnie had breakfast and started working, and it was only during her noon break that she called Brian.
"Mr. Bennet, sorry to call you late. I have been busy all morning and can only call you now."
Winnie said to Brian politely. She thought it should be so, after all, they had broken up.
Winnie continued without waiting for a response.
"Was it about work or about the kids last night?"
"Neither, I haven't told the kids yet and I haven't decided about your job either. I came to you to hear
the truth."
He did not express his concern, but did not know how to say it, so he had to change the topic to the
truth.
"Mr. Bennet, it's what you think it is, and there's no truth beyond that."
Winnie frowned, but her tone was composed. She felt that it was ironic that Brian was now seeking the
truth. Since he was sure about the truth, there was no point to verify with her.
Brian did not trust her, even if she gave a hundred explanations, Brian would not believe her.
"What I think?"
Brian asked Winnie.
"You think that I got a room with a man, that I have an affair with someone else and that I cheated on
you since I had sex with another man.
"These occurred to you, I cannot lie to you. The only explanation I can give is that what you think is
true."
Winnie understood that Brian thought in way. Who could believe that two people in the same room did
nothing? And she let Vanessa lie to Brian, so it was right to suspect her.
How Winnie could not accept that Brian got angry with her before he had figured things out and that he
believe Wendy's words instead of her character.
If Winnie remembered correctly, when they quarreled on the rooftop, she hinted that Brian should not
be taken out of context. But now it appeared that Brian did not watch the video again and did not want
to believe her.
"Even if what I think is true, I want to hear your explanation."
Brian said in an angry voice.
His inner thoughts were said out by Winnie. He did think so and felt Winnie cheated on him, otherwise
he couldn't have been so angry, or even motivated to kill.
Although he thought so, he wanted an explanation that she had nothing to do with Stefan.
"I have explained it. Mr. Bennet, stop it. We broke up. I did something wrong. I'm sorry. I apologize."
Winnie gave a heartbroken apology, but she never regretted. There was no difference between doing it
and not doing it in Brian's mind.
"Mr. Bennet, you’d better tell the kids first, and I hope you can arrange the job soon."
Winnie did not continue this topic. They had broken up, and as long as the kids and work were settled,
they would be fine.
Brian was angered by Winnie's attitude. He did not want such an explanation, her explanation was a
kind of harm to Brian.
And Brian found that Winnie seemed to hide something. She had been doing something secretly
recently.
Since Winnie refused to him, he would keep her around until she said it out.
"Your job has not changed, and you must be responsible for the part of your company. Or I will buy
your company."
Brian could only use such a domineer way to keep her around. As long as she was by his side, she
would tell him someday and would give him an explanation.
"You...... Mr. Bennet, don't talk about business and personal affair..."
"Come back tomorrow if you want to save your company."
Brian was insolant like a scoundrel, after the order, he hung up the phone.
Winnie was so angry that she wanted to throw her phone. The Bennet family only solved the problem
with money.
Winnie thought Brian would keep her away since it was her fault. In this way, she could be free from the
interference of Brian.
But he got a problem in his brain and he still kept her around. Did he want to get back at her, want her
to see him be in love with another woman?
Winnie dare not bet with her company. She could go back to work and take all the pressure that Brian
put on her. She believed that one day Brian would get tired of her and send her away.
These two days Winnie had not been to the suburbs, had not contacted with friends, had not called
Vanessa and her aunt.
She only had buried herself in work all day.
This day she had to go back to work, had to face Brian.
As she got into the office, Alice came in.
Alice found something wrong with Winnie, but she had no idea what exactly was going on.
"Winnie, have you finished your vacation?"
Alice tentatively asked. She was not a gossip person, nor curious about what happened to Winnie, but
worried about Winnie because she looked bad.
"Yes, thank you for your hard work."
Winnie gave a faint smile, but her smile was not from her heart. Alice knew it was disguised.
"You don’t look good, didn’t you have a good rest?"
Alice continued. She was tired these days, but not she was not weak without spirit as Winnie.
"Do I look bad? I stayed up late last night to finish my work. Maybe it's because I didn't sleep well."
Winnie patted her face and answered Alice with a smile.
She knew she didn't look good, but there was nothing she could do because she did not sleep well.
"Then you sleep for a while at noon and I work..."
Before Alice could finish speaking, someone knocked at the door.
The person who came in was none other than the secretary who leaked Brian's whereabouts to Klara.
"Winnie, Mr. Bennet wants you to go to his office to report your work."
"All right, I'll be there."
Winnie said.
"Then I'll go back."
The secretary was to leave, but was stopped by Winnie.
"Bonnie, wait."
Winnie called her and then looked at Alice.
"You go out first, I have a few words with Bonnie."
"Oh, I'll be out."
"Here's the schedule that you need to report to Mr. Bennet. I put it here."
Alice put the documents on the desk and went out.
"What's the matter, Winnie?"
Bonnie came to Winnie and spoke to her respectfully.
"Do you have a good relationship with Klara?"
Winnie got limited time, so she went straight to point.
Hearing the name of Klara, Bonnie was nervous. Although she was not sure what was going on, there
was a secret between her and Klara.
"We met before."
Bonnie did not know how to answer and could only say she knew Klara.
"Well, I'll go to the point. You told Klara the itinerary of Mr. Bennet, didn’t you?"
Winnie asked Bonnie in a cold tone.
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