The room was silent for a moment. Winnie asked about the kids.
"Have you told the kids?"
If the they had known it, she would comfort the kids first and that everything would be over, and she
could feel at ease.
“Not yet. I don’t know how I should tell them.”
It was not that he did not know how to tell them, but it was that he did not want to tell them.
If he had told them, he and Winnie would be over.
“I have told you how to tell them, just tell as I said. You can say in a harsh way, so that they could give
up.”
“Never mind, I will tell them later.”
Winnie decided to tell the kids this day. They would have to face it sooner or later, the sooner they
knew, the sooner they would be good.
Winnie hoped that everything would be in peace.
“I will tell them.”
Brian did not agree with Winnie, because it would cut off all his chances.
He did not know what to do now, he needed time to think it over.
“Don’t worry, I will admit it is my fault, I will put the responsibility on you.”
Winnie had different thought as Brian. She was mean in his eyes, or ever a slut to him.
Brian must be afraid that she would twist the truth to the kids and that she would shrink her
responsibility.
“I said I will tell them.”
Brian raised his cold voice. Winnie did not know what she had said wrong.
“Ok, but I hope…”
Before she could finish, Brian’s phone rang.
“Gloria.”
Brian answered Gloria’s phone and he sounded less cold.
“Brian, I have a family dinner tonight, can you come?”
Gloria’s sweet voice could be heard by Winnie.
They were so intimate, but Brian said they only had a partnership. Winnie gave an ironic smile and
walked to the bathroom, avoiding to hear their conversation.
As she walked away, Brian said without hesitation.
“I will be there if I am available. How can I not attend your family dinner?”
Brian said in a gentle voice and raised his voice so that Winnie could hear him.
Winnie had heard it though the music was on. She felt sad but she did not stop her pace to the
bathroom.
She went to the bathroom without looking back.
Winnie knew it would happen on day.
As she came out from the bathroom, Brian had gone. Looking at the empty room, she took a sigh and
told herself to be tough.
Vanessa cooked the dinner. Four people sat at the table having dinner.
“Mom, eat more, you have lost weight.”
Luke said while helping his mother with food.
“Yes, how can dad give you so much work? You look tired.”
Megan blamed her father. She felt distressed that her mother had lost weight.
“It has nothing to do with your dad. Don’t worry, I will be fine after some sleep.”
Winnie hid her bad mood and said with a smile, as if nothing had happened.
“Ok, Mom, have some sleep, brother and I won’t make noise.”
Megan said. She had seen her mother being tired, but she now looked she had just recovered from a
serious ill.
“You are right, Megan. Don’t make noise, so that your mom can have a sound sleep.”
Vanessa said. It had been Megan that she had not seen two kids and not she was satisfied with them.
“Eat, Aunt’s food is delicious, you must eat more.”
Winnie urged the kids, of it continued, she was afraid she would be sad.
Brian did not go to Gloria’s house, he just said that to anger Winnie.
But he met Wendy.
It was Wendy asked Wendy out. They met at a restaurant that they went often, which was romantic and
a best place for a couple to have a date.
“Brian, you seem not happy, anything happened between you and Winnie?”
Wendy asked when they finished the meal.
Brian did not answer but took a cold look at Wendy.
“Did you break up with Winwin?”
Wendy asked tentatively.
“How did you know?”
Brian was surprised.
“Winwin came to me and told me that you have broken up, because I told you about the video. Winwin
said if I did not tell you, you will never know about it and you would not have broken up. Ans she
said…”
At this, she stopped deliberately.
She knew such a lie was easy to be exposed, but only this could make their relationship worse. And
she would know if Brian knew if was a misunderstanding.
“What did she say?”
Brian asked with doubts.
“She said she would avenge me.”
“Brian, I am not afraid of that, but I am sorry that I made you make you break up. Can you get back to
Winwin for me?”
Wendy said against her will. She did not regret but wanted to make it big.
“Leave it alone, she won’t do anything to you. I don’t want to talk about it now.”
“Anything else? I gotta go.”
Brian was angry. He was dubious about Wendy’s words.
He did not believe that Winnie would threaten others and that she would complain to Wendy, but he felt
it was possible that Winnie found Wendy.
“Brian, I do you help.”
Wendy said, though she felt embarrassed.
“What? Do you have any difficulties in work?”
Brian was to get up, but hearing that, he sat there.
“No, it is smooth at work, I …”
Wendy stopped, flushed.
“Go ahead, I will try my best to help you.”
Seeing that she was awkward, Brian gave an answer. When he broke up with Wendy, he had said he
would offer her help in any regards. After all they had been together for years, he could not be so
heartless.
“I need a sum of money, I…”
As she was to tell him the reason, Brian interrupted her.
“How much?”
“Ten million.”
She said and then explained.
“I want to use the money…”
“Give me your account, I will transfer to you.”
Brian agreed readily. It was simple to him, so he agreed.
And he did not want to know the reason why she asked for money.
But it realized something.
Wendy’s father only had salary, and her family was not rich. Wendy had been using his money for
years, and she was extravagant.
When they broke up, he did not give a cent to her. She must have a hard time, or she would not raise
to get a job.
At this thought, he felt guilty to Wendy, so the ten million was insignificant.
When he broke up with Penny, he gave Penny a villa, and when he drove Klara away, he gave her sixty
million, but he gave nothing to Wendy.
It was his neglect.
With that, he got up and was to stride away.
“Brian.”
Wendy stopped her.
“Yes?”
He asked.
“Thank you.”
Wendy was touched and was reluctant to let him leave. If she had not broken up with Brian, she would
not be so embarrassed to borrow money from him.
“No thanks, let me know when you need money again. And give me your account.”
With that, he left.
Before he started his car, he got Wendy’s account. He immediately transferred the money to her, but
now ten million, but a hundred million.
She deserved it for the time she spent with him.
All these women got compensation, but Winnie gave his things back.
His beloved woman wanted nothing. He hurt her heart, but she was so sad to break up with him.
As he was thinking about Winnie, Wendy called him.
“Brian, it is too much, I just need ten million, I will transfer the rest…”
“No, keep it. Wendy, it is not much for your youth that you were with me. I will give the villa to you.
Come to my company on Monday, we go there the transfer procedures.”
Brian knew she would call. No matter what her intention was, he felt she still had her conscience.
“Brian….”
Wendy was moved. She never asked for breakup money from Brian, and today she asked for money
was because she was helpless. Afraid that Jonny would ask her for money, she had to borrow money
from Brian.
She got a hundred million and a villa, from now on, she had nothing to do with Brian anymore.
“See you on Monday.”
Brian hung up the phone and felt relieved. As long as Wendy accepted the money and house, he felt
less guilty to her. Even if she saved him that year, a hundred million was enough.
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