Brian didn't respond to Winnie's request, he just pulled Winnie to a chair and sat down, and moved a
chair himself to sit opposite Winnie.
"Winnie, since I was given this chance, let me finish my sentence. You can hit me and scold me when it
comes to what hurts you, but you can't abuse yourself."
"And ......."
"Come on, I don't have much time."
Winnie couldn't listen to Brian's concern, and her heart hurt when she did.
She was used to being hurt by him, and a sudden word of concern could make her feel like the purpose
wasn't pure.
"Okay, here goes."
"I'll start with what happened last week, I did ignore your feelings and shouldn't have talked to you that
way. It's not that I'm refusing to let you care about me, or that I don't want you to mind my business. It's
just that I couldn't take it yet for a while, so I said that in a moment of emotion."
"Again, I'm sorry that I broke your heart. I'm really sorry for hurting you even after you uncovered your
scars to comfort me."
Brian began his explanation in a calm and apologetic manner.
He had waited for this opportunity for a long time, and it was not easy for Winnie to agree to talk to him
today. He told himself that he had to be sincere in his attitude, and that he had to admit all his mistakes.
Winnie listened to Brian's words carefully. She understood how Brian felt that day and knew that trying
to get him to accept it all at once was not an easy thing to do.
Winnie lost her temper and got angry that day because she was emotional. But there was one thing
Winnie knew very well, it hurt her, it clearly told her that Brian didn't care about her, didn't care about
her feelings.
He said he loved her, but not once, not a single thing, he considered her feelings. It was not love.
"I accept your apology."
Winnie responded indifferently, and the matter was over on the surface. If she didn't take a stand or she
wouldn't accept the apology, Brian would pester her endlessly.
"Winwin, I want you to forget that day completely from the bottom of your heart, not mouth
forgiveness."
Brian saw it in his eyes that how sad and painful Winnie was that day, Winnie's forgiveness was only
limited to the words of the mouth, the psychological shadow was still there on her heart.
"Do you think that's possible? All I can do is not to think about it, all I can do is let go of it as much as I
can."
Brian's request was hard. He had lost his memory, but he still remembered that woman. She, a person
with a superb memory, how could she forget?
The root of her minding was not at all the relationship between Brian and his father, nor was it the fact
that Brian had lost his temper. What Winnie cared about was that Brian didn't let her go even if he did
not love her.
"I know it's impossible, so I'll let you take your time."
"As for my relationship with him, I will think about it and I will try to forgive him. But still I need time for
that."
Brian took a stand, and he thought that this should be the best way to apologize to Winnie.
Indeed, this statement of his had doubly surprised Winnie.
Winnie raised her eyes to look at Brian, and then she saw sincerity in his eyes.
Although she was not as productive as Joshua said, but that he could think about this matter properly
should be considered her Winnie's achievement.
"The time you need isn't given by anyone else, and I don't have that right, but I hope you won't use that
as an excuse to stall for time. You father has been delayed by you and Stella for more than twenty
years now, and if you delay any longer, his life will be ruined by you and Stella."
Since Brian himself had talked about the topic and he was in an okay mood at the moment, Winnie
gave her answer.
"You may not like these words, but I think it's true."
"There isn't a parent in this world who owes their kids anything, or if there is, their parenting is enough
to make up for any transgressions. Everything they do is their own business and has nothing to do with
us, the later generations, and the only reason they still care about our feelings is because of the love of
being a father or a mother."
"I'll give you the most straightforward example, you and I, Luke and Megan. You keep saying that what
happened between us was a misunderstanding, and that we can never be together for that
misunderstanding. Using your point of view, are these two kids going to hate us for the rest of their lives
as well?"
This example of Winnie and what Brian experienced was considered a type, if all fell into hatred like
Brian, the Bennet family would continue this hatred for generations.
Winnie knew the damage caused the two things was different, but she felt that this was a sharp tool
that could strike at Brian's heart.
Brian didn't say anything or retort, because he didn't want to let his emotions get out of control again
and hurt Winnie, and he also felt that his kids were also going down his old path, which meant that
Winnie's words were justified.
"I'll say a few more words if you remain silent."
Winnie's attitude eased down, and her voice became soft and gentle.
"Others may not be able to feel the hurt this incident has caused you, but you should move on. I know
it's easier said than done, but for so many years, you've closed yourself off from even trying to look
back on that year in a new light."
"Back then you were young, and there are some things you may have only seen on the surface but not
in the heart. If you really can't figure it out, try to get back on what happened, so you might see things
differently than you did back then."
Winnie let Brian face the past, think the whole thing over and over again, so that he could be able to
accept it.
"Winwin, I'll think about it and it won't take long."
Once again, Brian felt silent. He felt Winnie's good intentions and concern towards him.
His relationship with his father had been stagnant, and such a state of affairs did make him
uncomfortable inside. The times when he used to hate were the times when his heart hurt the most.
Their relationship had eased as her arrival, which relieved Brian's heart a bit.
He became brightened because of Winnie.
"Do not waste too much time. There's a finite amount of time in a person's life, and your father has
already gone through two-thirds of it or more. You just have to leave yourself with no regrets."
Winnie didn't continue to push, nor did she bring up the fact that Rufus was looking for that woman.
She was afraid that saying too much would anger Brian and he would hurt her like that day he did.
"We've said what we need to say, don't take what happened that day to heart and I won't think about it.
Anyway, I guess, you and I can't erase the identity of being our kids' parents. I hope we have less
misunderstanding but more understanding in the future."
Winnie stood up, in her opinion, things were over. Although it was still chilling to think of Brian’s
behavior that day, it was her own matter, and it no longer had anything to do with Brian.
After the talk, it was time for her to go.
"I should get back, let's talk on the phone if there's anything wrong with the kids."
Winnie took a step to leave, but Brian pulled her back.
"Winwin, now that you've given me the chance, it's time to talk about our business."
"Our business?"
Winnie was surprised, because the two of them were not at all appropriate to be put together, and there
was nothing for the two of them to talk about.
"Wait, we'll talk about our business when you're done with this. It's late and I'm pretty tired from flying
back in the morning."
Winnie heartily did not want to talk about them, as soon as they started, she would be going through it
all over again, which meant she would be tormented by one thing over and over again.
How unlucky she was to be hurt multiple times by one thing over and over again. Maybe God punished
her over and over again.
Since so, so there was no way for Brian to keep her stay. Even if she stayed, she would have more
excuses to refuse.
"I'll walk you out."
Brian had to let Winnie go even if he was reluctant.
With those words, he also got up and followed Winnie outside.
Winnie walked in front and Brian walked behind. Winnie paused as she reached for the door, then
turned around.
"Did Penny contacted you recently?"
"No."
Brian was puzzled by Winnie's sudden question, but he still answered Winnie.
"How about Wendy?"
Winnie asked again.
"Wendy can't see me even if she wants to, she will be stopped on the first floor of the company. She
called me, but I did not answer."
Brian answered sincerely, without a bit of falsehood or concealment.
However he wasn't sure why Winnie asked that, so he asked.
"They called you? Did they make troubles for you?"
"No, I just want to tell you to keep people like that out of contact in the future."
They didn't cause trouble for Winnie, but they would cause trouble to Brian, but Winnie couldn't say it
directly.
She always felt unsettled if she did not ask.
"Winnie, can you tell me what's going on? I'm uneasy inside when you're always hinting like this."
Brian sensed that Winnie was hiding something, and he was worried.
"Nothing, I gotta go."
Winnie then opened the door and walked out.
She wanted to tell Brian directly, but Brian might not believe her. He would rather believe that Wendy
was a good person than believe what she said.
Brian did not believe her at all, and saying it could only be nosy and it would only annoy him. Besides,
Wendy was important to Brian, her words would not sway Wendy's position in his heart.
All Winnie could do was to remind him, and as for how things would develop and whether Brian would
take her reminders to heart, it was Brian's own business.
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