"I still can't understand. You maintain Brian’s mother's dignity at the expense of harming Isobel. Is it
fair?"
"The way you treat Isobel is the same as the way Brian treats Winwin. Why do the women from the
Chambers family always get the blame for those things?"
Paul could neither understand nor approve of Rufus's decision. However, he could not change Rufus's
mind, though he had tried to persuade him for many times.
"Alas..."
Rufus sighed.
"I know I owe a lot to Isobel. But she's still alive, and I'll try to make it up to her."
"This idea is even more odious. She's unwilling to live without you, but you treat her in this way."
"Think it over. Even if you recover from the illness this time, you won't be able to live long. The problem
has to be solved, and the only way is to tell them the truth."
Paul was both angry and helpless now. Now he could understand why Winnie became so angry after
she tried to persuade Brian.
Everyone knew what to do, but Rufus and Brian just refused to do that. With such an attitude, they not
only failed to solve the problem, but also made things worse.
At the same time, at the Johnson’s villa.
Jack ran quickly into the house. As soon as he entered the house, he shouted loudly.
"Dad, dad, Rufus is badly ill."
"Be polite. Look at you. You're not stable at all."
Thomas did not hear what Jack said, so he scolded Jack.
"It's a serious matter. I can't be calm. Rufus is very ill."
Jack repeated it again.
This time Thomas heard clearly. He asked nervously.
"What's the matter with him?"
"He has a lung tumor. And he received a minor operation to test whether it's malignant or not today."
"Dad, will Rufus die?"
Jack asked with worry. Ever since he got to know this piece of news, he had been worried.
In the past, when he heard that someone had cancer, he was not affected at all because he felt as if he
were listening to a story. However, when he learned that Rufus might have cancer in the hospital today,
he had an impulse to cry.
"Nonsense. Where did you learn this?"
Thomas asked in disbelief. However, he soon remembered what Rufus was like before and realized
that it might be true.
"What happened? What happened?"
At this moment, Maria walked towards them.
"Today, I went to the hospital to visit Rufus, and I learned it from the doctors. After hearing that, I dared
not to go in the hospital room and immediately hurried back home. Dad, it's true. Rufus has a lung
tumor."
Jack roughly explained. The reason why he dared not go in was that he was afraid that he would lose
control of his emotion and that he would say something Rufus did not know.
"Look, it was lung cancer that caused him to faint. It has nothing to do with me at all. His family
members scolded me for it. It's unreasonable. No, I must ask them to apologize to me."
As she said, she was about to rush out of the house. Seeing that, Thomas stopped her angrily.
"Stop! If you dare to make trouble for them now, I won't let you off. And don't talk nonsense. He just has
lung tumor, not cancer."
"Mom, be reasonable. Even if Rufus is ill, if you didn't annoy him, he wouldn't faint. After all, it's still
your fault."
"It's already over, and don't mention it anymore."
Jack also thought that his mother went too far, so he also blamed his mother.
In his view, that was apples and oranges. That day, his mother did deliberately cause the conflict for no
reason. And it was not his mother that caused his Rufus to be sick. Those were really two separate
things.
"You shouldn't say so. Why can't I mention it? I did say something and therefore anger Rufus. However,
if I hadn't said those words, he would not have known that he was ill. I saved his life. He not only did
not thank me, but he also..."
"Shut up!"
Thomas shouted. His voice was so loud that Maria was scared a lot. She stopped speaking at once.
It became quiet in the living room. After a while, Felix came out of his study.
"Why did you shout?"
"Dad, please decide who's right. I..."
"Maria, shut up. If you dare to say one more word, I'll drive you out of the house now."
When Maria saw Felix, she believed that Felix would help her. Therefore, with the hope that Felix would
speak for her, she wanted to tell Felix everything. Unexpectedly, Thomas spoke in a louder voice. Maria
felt as if thunder had exploded overhead. She froze.
The reason why he stopped Maria in time was that he did not want Felix to get to know this piece of
news. He believed Brian did not tell them this piece of news for the same reason.
"Mom, don't quarrel with dad. What about going to your room and having a rest?"
Jack understood the intention of his father and hurriedly took Maria to her room.
Now, there were only Felix and Thomas in the living room.
"You're an adult now. Don't quarrel with her. If anything happens, you should have a talk with her."
Felix said. In his opinion, just now, Thomas brushed aside the feelings of his family members and
shouted in the living room. He disliked this kind of behavior.
"Well, I won't quarrel with her in the future."
"Dad, have an early rest. I'm going to go out for a walk."
After saying those words, Thomas left with the key to his car.
He did not go to take a walk. Instead, he went straight to the hospital.
When he was outside the hospital room, he saw that Rufus was awake. So he opened the door and
went in.
"It's so late. Why do you come at this hour?"
Rufus asked in a weak voice.
"I was bored at home, so I come here to visit you."
Thomas was not sure if Rufus knew his illness, so he was cautious.
"I'm fine. Don't worry. You get to know my illness, right?"
Rufus noticed that Thomas was not in a good mood, and therefore guessed the reason why Thomas
came here.
"Thomas, don't worry. Now, the medical technology is advanced, and we're rich. No matter what illness
I have, I'll be ok in the end."
It seemed that Rufus had already known what illness he had. Since Rufus had known that, then there
was no point in being cautious. So Thomas just comforted Rufus.
There was a conflict between Thomas and Brian, but Thomas still loved Rufus. At ordinary times, he
did not show it. However, when he heard that Rufus had lung tumor, he panicked.
He wanted to get the Bennet Group, but he did not want to lose Rufus so soon.
"I'm not worried. My life is predetermined. And it's meaningless to be worried."
Rufus talked as if he was not worried at all. As a matter of fact, he was more worried than anyone.
In the past, he did not attach importance to life. However, now, he was afraid of death. After all, he
owed a lot to Isobel, and he was worried that he would die before he could repay her.
"You won't die. Dad's so healthy, and you're not eligible to die."
Thomas was worried and did not know how to comfort Rufus.
"Don't let dad know that I'm sick. If it's not malignant tumor, then tell him."
Rufus had repeated these words many times today. Felix was old, and he did not want Felix to suffer
too much while waiting.
"I won't. He doesn't know anything about it."
Thomas had guessed that they were trying to conceal the fact from Felix before. He was glad that he
had stopped Maria in time.
"If I have cancer, take care of dad in the future. I..."
"Don't think so. It's not a serious illness. Don't be so negative."
Thomas hurriedly interrupted Rufus. It never occurred to him that Rufus would get such a serious
illness and that Rufus might die before their father did.
To be honest, he did not want Rufus to say those words.
"No one knows if I'm badly sick now. I'm not being negative. I just want to make a good arrangement. In
this way, I'll be more relieved."
"Dad's old, but he's still clever. If I die, he'll certainly find it. If that happens, tell him in a roundabout
way. Remember to pay close attention to his emotions."
Rufus knew that it was unnecessary to talk about these things at this time, but he was afraid that there
would be a serious consequence because of his failure to make a good arrangement.
"Don't think too much. You'll be fine. After you receive an operation, you'll totally recover from the
illness. You're a mature man. Stop nagging."
Thomas replied in another way. He was not sure what would happen, but he hoped that Rufus would
recover from his illness.
"Well, I'll stop it. I'm glad that you know what to do."
Rufus finally stopped talking, but there was still something he was worried about.
For example, the relationship between Thomas and Brian. For example, what Thomas had done to
Brian in the past. Once Brian remembered those things or once Thomas was still ambitious, there
would be a major conflict in their family.
When he was alive, he could stop them. If he passed away, it would be his father that had to deal with
it. At that time, there would be no one who could stop them from harming each other.
He could not talk about it now. After all, it was not proper for him to ask Thomas to give him any
promise. He was not going to think about it before he knew how sick he was.
Brian had to attend a charity banquet on Sunday.
He wanted Winnie to go to the banquet with him, but she refused. So Brian had to go to the banquet
with Albert.
On the way to the banquet.
"Mr. Bennet, you asked Calvin to carry out an investigation on Jonny before. According to the result of
the investigation, he has always been in B City. He rents an apartment in the Luke community.
According to his neighbor, he has a girlfriend. His girlfriend is a local, but she has never been seen by
the people who carried out the investigation."
In the past many days, Albert found no chance to report to Brian. After finding that they were free on
the way to the banquet, he told Brian the result of the investigation.
"He didn't leave B City. He's so bold. Has he contacted Wendy?"
Brian calmly asked. Now, he was less worried than before. Winnie stayed close to him now, and he
could protect her well.
"No, he hasn't got in touch with Wendy. I also carried out an investigation on Wendy, finding that she
has not lived at home for some time. After she left her home, she has been living alone in the villa you
sent her."
Albert knew that Mr. Bennet would definitely connect Jonny with Wendy, so he asked Calvin to carry
out an investigation on Wendy.
"She didn't go home?"
Brian was puzzled. Wendy did not have the ability to take good care of herself. If she left home and
lived alone, what kind of life would she live? Well, forget it. It was none of his business. The person he
should think about and care about was Winnie.
"Mr. Bennet, what shall we do with Jonny?"
Albert asked.
"For the time being, don't do anything to him. Winwin's with me now, and she will be safe and sound."
Now, Brian had a lot of work to do, and his father was sick. He was deeply trouble, so he had no time to
deal with Jonny now.
"We've also found out something about Gloria. I'll roughly report it to you. According to rumors, she
often swears at or beats her assistant. Whenever she's unhappy, she'll vent her anger on her assistant.
We've carried out an investigation on several of her previous assistants, so we're sure that it's true."
Most importantly, she has affairs with many men. She has slept with directors, agents, and even some
young male stars. Besides, she usually does something that is even worse. And she has had several
abortions."
"For the time being, don't do anything to him. Winwin's with me now, and she will be safe and sound."
Now, Brian had a lot of work to do, and his father was sick. He was deeply trouble, so he had no time to
deal with Jonny now.
"We've also found out something about Gloria. I'll roughly report it to you. According to rumors, she
often swears at or beats her assistant. Whenever she's unhappy, she'll vent her anger on her assistant.
We've carried out an investigation on several of her previous assistants, so we're sure that it's true."
Most importantly, she has affairs with many men. She has slept with directors, agents, and even some
young male stars. Besides, she usually does something that is even worse. And she has had several
abortions."
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