In addition to Rufus and Luke, Brian's attitude also made Winnie comfortable, and Jack had also been
stopping his mother.
Winnie felt that it was not the matter itself that made people feel wronged, but the people who treated
the matter. With so many people helping her last night, she didn't feel wronged at all.
Rufus expressed gratification to Winnie's kindness, and then turned to Luke.
"Yes, Luke did the right thing. You have to use the right way to protect your mother. Luke, I am proud of
you."
Just as he praised Luke, Winnie's phone rang.
Winnie took it out and saw that it was a video call from her aunt Isobel, so she walked out of the ward
with her phone.
"Auntie."
Winnie greeted her aunt with a smile.
"Didn't you go out with the research team today? Where are you? It looks like a hospital."
The first thing Isobel noticed was the background behind Winnie.
"Oh, I'm in the hospital. Something happened last night, and I can't go to the research team."
Winnie didn't hide it. Isobel could see that she was in the hospital, and if she didn't make it clear, her
aunt would fill her head with nonsense.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Sure enough, Isobel frowned and became nervous.
"Rufus suddenly fainted during dinner last night and only woke up this morning. He needs to be
hospitalized for a few days and I have to stay to help take care of him and take care of the children."
Winnie didn't say the reason for the fainting, she didn't think her aunt would care about it.
"Fainted? Why did he faint? He said he has recovered from his cold a few days ago. Why did he faint
again?”
Isobel cared very much. When she heard Rufus fainted and stayed in the hospital, she was nervous.
Her and holding the phone was shaking, and the her sounded anxious
He didn't catch a cold this time. His illness is a little serious. He can't go home for about half a month.
Auntie, I will tell you the details another time. It's inconvenient to say it now."
Winnie could only give a rough idea, afraid of being heard by Rufus.
"Well, call me when it's convenient for you."
After Isobel finished speaking, she hung up the video call, and Winnie looked at the screen and
muttered.
"I haven't said anything yet. Why did auntie hang up so quickly? What happened to her? She didn't
even ask about the children."
Winnie shook her head in confusion, then put away the phone.
After staying in the hospital for a while, Brian took the children home with Winnie. There were only
Rufus and Paul left in the hospital
"Does Winnie go to live in the suburbs?"
Rufus seemed to be in a good mood. Hearing Paul said that Winnie was willing to go back to take care
of the children, he felt happy.
"Yes. No one can take the children when you are hospitalized, so Winnie go back. However, she asked
me to prepare a separate room. It seems that she hasn't forgiven Brian."
Paul responded to Rufus while peeling the apple.
"It's okay. It's okay even if she hasn't forgiven Brian. This is an opportunity. If Brian can grasp it, Winnie
will not leave."
"It seems that my fainting has unexpected gains. I have to tell the doctor that I need to take a few more
days of recuperation and give them more time."
Rufus not only created opportunities, but also created long-term opportunities.
Paul laughed in cooperation. After two days, Rufus would know the real reason for staying in the
hospital.
Just when Rufus was thinking about something good, the phone rang.
The phone was put on the coffee table by Rufus, and Paul took a quick step to help him get the phone.
"Isobel's call."
Paul walked over to Rufus as he said. This call came at a high time. It was like a stimulant for Rufus,
and it would refresh him.
As Paul thought, when Rufus heard Isobel's call, his eyes brightened up. After getting the call, Rufus
directly answered the call, and Paul walked out quietly.
"Isobel, why are you calling me?"
Rufus couldn't be happier.
His fainting this time made him think about a lot of things. It is precisely because of fainting that he was
afraid of the shortness of life. He suddenly found that he couldn't waste any more time, and no matter
who objected this time, he had to go to Isobel when he was discharged from the hospital.
Their relationship could be kept secret, but he had to be with Isobel.
If he continued to hesitate, he would lose the opportunity and would live in regrets.
"Winnie said you were hospitalized. How do you feel?"
Isobel's emotions were uncontrollable when the call was made, and when she heard Rufus's voice, she
almost choked. If she didn't take a deep breath and restrain herself, she would cry out loud.
She already knew Rufus' condition. The best case was that Rufus has to face an operation. If it was
serious, he may...
Isobel didn't even dare to think about it. What she had been looking forward to most for so many years
was that Rufus would live well. But she didn't expect the disease to attack him.
"It's okay, it's just that I fainted because I was too angry. The children made a fuss and let me stay in
the hospital for recuperation."
Rufus could hear that Isobel's voice was different from usual, but he didn't find anything strange.
"Oh... you must take care of yourself. You haven't had a good life yet."
The ignorance of Rufus made Isobel more distressed. The reason why she didn't live a good life was
that she knew how hard Rufus was. She knew he had a bad time after they separated
There must be happy times in one's life. But he was either swayed by others or considered for others in
his entire life, and he never had any real happiness.
"I will. I will take good care of myself."
"Isobel, my fainting this time made me think clearly. I don't want to care about how to deal with the
relationship between Brian and Winnie. When it involves us, I will come forward and make
explanation."
"The thing I want to do most now is to be with you. If we continue like this, I'm afraid I will die with
regret."
Isobel couldn't help crying when she heard this, and she was also afraid, afraid that she would see
Rufus leave with regret.
Isobel covered his mouth with his hand, afraid that Rufus would hear her choking sound. She did not
respond and continued to listen to Rufus.
"Give me another chance, I want to spend my rest life with you."
"We can live in another city without letting the children know. I can also follow you everywhere to
provide medical support. Even if I die from the bacteria, I will feel better than I am in the hospital now."
Rufus was only afraid he wouldn't have a chance to be with Isobel. As long as he was with Isobel, he
would have no regret even if he died in a day.
Rufus' words had already broken Isobel. If Rufus was by her side at this moment, she would fall into his
arms and cry, and then agreed to all his conditions without hesitation.
If it would make Rufus happy, she was willing to agree.
"Isobel, did you hear what I said? Can you give me another chance?"
Rufus waited hopefully for Isobel's answer, and felt the trembling voice on the other side of the phone.
"What's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable?"
"No... No, I'm fine."
Isobel spent a lot of effort before uttering one intermittent sentence.
"You should take care of your body first. Let's talk about this matter when you get better."
After Isobel finished speaking, she hung up the phone and burst into tears the moment the phone was
cut off.
She was very afraid, especially afraid of losing Rufus. This was the truest thought in Isobel's heart at
this time.
Whenever this time came, she didn't care about anything. She didn't care about the past or the future,
just thinking about her and Rufus now.
But Rufus faced a difficult challenge this time. Their future depended on whether he could survive. If he
could survive, there was still a chance. Otherwise, she would also leave with Rufus.
The phone was hung up in a hurry, and Rufus was still savoring the last words of Isobel. She said,
"Let's talk about this matter when you get better". It meant that she didn't agree, but she didn't refuse
too.
He had great hope as she did not refuse him directly. It meant that Isobel was not as resistant as
before.
Thinking of this, Rufus smiled again. He smiled because he saw hope.
Winnie and Brian took their children home, had dinner, and arranged for the children to do their
homework. Then Winnie was going to the hospital again, but was stopped by Brian.
"Paul is there to stay with my dad at night, so you don't have to go."
"Paul has been tired for a day. Let me go."
Winnie has arranged everything, and taking care of Rufus was also within her arrangement.
She would send children to school in the morning and then go to work. After getting off work early in
the evening and picking up the children directly, she could go to the hospital to take care of Rufus. She
planed everything well.
"It's not convenient for you to go there. It's better for Paul to be there. I had asked Kevin. There would
be nothing wrong tonight, and my dad can sleep all night without an infusion."
"I also arranged a bed for Paul, and both of them can rest well."
Brian had arranged everything when Winnie was taking care of the children. He knew that Winnie
would volunteer to go to the hospital to take care of Rufus.
Winnie thought Brian was right. It was indeed inconvenient to take care of Rufus by herself.
"Then I will take care of Rufus tomorrow and let Paul come back to rest."
Winnie could only reschedule or squeeze some time out of work.
"You asked Paul to come back during the day. There are more things at home than the hospital. Isn't he
more tired? They have been used to being together for so many years, and Paul will be ill at ease when
he comes back."
Brian didn't let Winnie go to the hospital during the day, at least it couldn't affect her normal work and
rest.
"Then what can I do? I have to do something."
Winnie once again felt that what Brian had said made sense After all, there were more things at home
than the hospital.
"You and I are responsible for sending the children in the morning and picking them up at night, and the
dinner for those two in the hospital. Also, we have to work hard and take a good rest. If you and I are
sick at this time and the children is not taken care of, it will be a mess."
Brian arranged it better than Winnie. All things should be planned. When someone had something
urgent to deal with and others could offer help
"Who is in charge of breakfast and lunch?"
Winnie continued to ask, then Brian gave an answer.
"Stella and her husband are in charge of breakfast and lunch."
"You have already discussed it, right?"
Winnie realized that Brian had arranged everything for her.
"Yes, we had discussed it without letting you participate. Do you know why?"
Brian asked Winnie, knowing she would react this way.
"I don't know, are you afraid that I can't take care of Rufus or am I not qualified?"
Winnie could only think so. She couldn't guess Brian's mind. Because his mind was changeable, she
couldn't know it.
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