Winnie knew that Wendy would be so scoundrel, which was like Brian. She never knew it was her fault,
even if she knew, she did not meant to apologize.
"Don't you think you ought to explain? You've made a false complaint. Shouldn't you clarify it?"
Winnie asked rhetorically.
"Winnie, why are you so simple? People say you're clever, but I don't think so. The problem between
you and Brian is not whether I made a false accusation, but that Brian just wanted to find an excuse to
break up with you. When you understand that, you'll see what's going on."
"We went out the other day, and he made it clear to me that he doesn't like you anymore. He still likes
me. He will marry me."
Wendy distorted the facts and boasted about it, but Winnie wanted this effect.
"You mean you are back to together?"
Winnie continued to ask.
"Yes, but for the time being keep it a secret for me, before Gloria has been got rid of, we can make our
relationship public."
Wendy said, enjoying the excitement of these words that brought harm to Winnie.
"Well, then, I can only wish you happiness."
"But Wendy, I must warn you. If you want to marry Brian, want to live a happy life with him. You must
hide your daughter and your ex-husband."
It was not a hint, but a straightforward reminder of the fact that Wendy had an ex-husband and a child.
"Winnie Chambers..."
Shocked, Wendy only said Winnie's name, but did not know what to say.
Wendy was speechless, but Winnie began to rage against Wendy.
"Wendy, you are shameless and mean. I've given you chance after chance, and you, what have you
done to me? I've warned you time and time again that I have something on you, but instead of holding
back, you kept doing harm to me."
"I don't owe you anything. Brian chose me, not that I seduced him. I have told you many times that I
have no problem if you want to get back together with him, but he is the one you should be fighting for,
but you kept trying to hurt me."
Winnie was angry. She had been enduring Wendy. She felt she was like a fool, for a person who did
not love her, she had undertaken many things she should not bear.
Wendy told Brian a false secret, he though Wendy was the best person in the world, the most
trustworthy person in the world. And she, who loved him with all her heart, became a sinner.
Wendy was silent, but Winnie continued making sure that she had not hang up the phone.
"I've been hurt by you again and again. I don't know how many times I can endure it, but I won't endure
it forever."
"You should have wondered if you would be treated the same way when you hurt me, if you would be
hurt by another woman if you take my place."
"Wendy, you can rest assured that I will not expose you for the time being. I want to find out everything
you have done. I will show Brian what kind of person you are."
"I was unlawfully detained by the police, I was unjustly harassed by your ex-husband. I'm going to
check it out, and I'm going to make the cops who helped you pay."
"Wait patiently. You will take responsibility for what you have done."
Winnie said in one breath and then hung up the phone.
After warning Wendy, Winnie felt much better.
She didn't want to make a scene or retaliate like she said. She just didn't want Wendy and Brian to be
together, so that Brain would avoid being hurt.
After having the license plate, Winnie was ready to return to the company to work, but at this time she
received a phone call from Officer Lee.
"Officer Lee, any new task?"
Winnie answered the phone and inquired.
"My current level is not as high as yours, your task should be given by the leader."
Officer Lee said. Winnie was under the administration of the general bureau, they had no right to give
task to Winnie.
"Officer Lee, you are joking. I can't rank higher than you."
Winnie was not as senior as Officer Lee claimed, and she did not place herself in a high position. She
thought she was just a new police.
"The general Bureau now regards you as a national treasure. You're not allowed to be used except for
a serious case or a difficult case. For the last case you have solved, you got bonus and promotion."
"You'll have to go on stage to receive an award later. No one would dare to give you task for that."
Officer Lee had just learned that. This was a kind of approval of Winnie's ability.
"Really, I haven't heard it yet."
"So you called to tell me this good news. Thank you very much!"
Winnie was happy. She did not expect that she could take credit in her first case.
"No, that's not what I wanted to say. Come here, I want to talk to you face to face."
Officer Lee got down to business with a serious tone.
"All right, I'll be there."
Winnie hung up the phone directly.
She called Alice and arranged her work before she drove to Officer Lee's.
When she arrived, she saw Brian there.
Officer Lee asked Brian and Winnie and to sit down.
"You're both busy people, and time is important to you, so I will go straight the point."
"Penny has been restless in prison. During this time, she says she is sick and wants to come out to see
a doctor. The prison did a preliminary checkup, and she had no obvious symptoms other than diarrhea.
If she wants to find out more, she needs to get medical attention."
Officer Lee briefly introduced the basic situation, and then looked at Winnie and Brian.
Brian did not speak but frowned, Winnie asked after a moment of silence.
"What does Penny want now?"
"Penny strongly requested to go out to see a doctor. However, she may have another reason, that is,
pretending to be sick and simply wanting to come out."
Officer Lee had to share this possibility, because what he was about to say had something to do with it.
"Pretending to be sick? Doesn't a doctor know if she's really sick at the first check? She's trying to get
away with that?"
Winnie asked with confusion, while Brian still was silent.
"Not whether she can make it, we want to use this opportunity."
Officer Lee said why he asked Winnie and Brian to be there, because after all, they were victims and
had the right to know about it, and he must be responsible for their safety.
"What do you mean?”
Winnie did not know what the specific situation was.
"We want to get her out and see if we could lure out Richard. But it requires your support as it involves
the safety of you and your family."
The decision was still in the hands of Winnie and Brian, because their security could not be guaranteed
for 24 hours, which meant there was a certain amount of risk involved.
Winnie seriously thought about it. She could not make up her mind, so she looked to Brian, wanting to
know his attitude.
However, Brian did not speak and did not even look up at her.
Winnie found that this was already her own affair, and there was no reason to seek Brian's opinion.
Winnie was silent for a moment. When she lifted her eyes to look at Officer Lee, her eyes were firm.
"Officer Lee, do what you want. I have no opinion, I will actively cooperate with you if it is needed."
Winnie made her decision, pretending that Brian was not there. When her father and mother died, she
made her own decisions too.
In fact, she was worried. Penny was in prison, but she did not stop framing her. If she was out, it would
be dangerous to her.
But she believed that it could not be escaped. If she was doomed to die in Penny’s hands, no one
could change that.
"Mr. Bennet, what's your opinion?"
Officer Lee asked Brian.
"That's fine with me. You can do whatever you want."
"I have to go."
Brian only said two sentences since he was there.
Brian silently left, which made Winnie embarrassed, but she did not explain to Officer Lee.
"Just do what you want. Find Richard as soon as possible and everyone will feel at ease."
Winnie pretended to be ok and said to remove her embarrassment.
"Officer Chambers, this is the worst thing that could happen to you. You must be safe and careful at all
times."
Officer Lee did not understand Brian's attitude and would not speculate too much. In his impression,
Brian had always been so cold.
Now he only cared about Winnie. If Winnie was hurt in this plan, it would be hard for him to explain to
his superiors and Winnie's family.
"Don’t worry, I will be careful."
"If that's all, I've got to get back to work."
Winnie then said goodbye to Officer Lee and left.
By the time she left the station, Brian's car was long gone. Winnie smiled bitterly, it seemed that he was
really a busy man, it seemed that they were really strangers.
At night Winnie went home on time and received a call from her aunt. Winnie realized that she had not
contacted her aunt for a long time.
Her heart softened when she received her aunt’s call. After adjusting her mood, she had the courage to
answer her aunt's phone.
"Aunt, when will you come back? Are you going to abandon me and Vanessa?"
Winnie said jokingly, but she did miss her aunt. But at the same time, she was glad that her aunt was
not at home during this period, otherwise she would have to worry.
"No. Winwin, how are you these days?"
Isobel missed them, but it was not the time she came back.
"Good, don't worry. The kids are good and Vanessa has been studying hard. Every weekend I take the
kids home to live with Vanessa."
Winnie only said good things and did not mention anything about her.
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