Brian hoped that Winnie could live better. Although the current house could accommodate five people,
it was not spacious enough.
The most important thing was that Winnie didn’t have a studio of her own. It was very inconvenient to
work.
"No need. Although it’s small, it’s cozy. Vanessa can study in her own room. I can also work in the
bedroom, and my aunt doesn't need a big bedroom. Our home is..."
Winnie suddenly stopped when she said this, staring at Brian.
"I just realized it. Are you kicking me out?"
Winnie was not joking but not serious. Even if Brian really kicked her out, she could understand.
Besides, she had always wanted to leave here. She had always felt restrained here.
Brian was stunned. He looked up at Winnie blankly.
"What are you talking about? How could I have such an idea? I tried every means to keep you here!"
Brian smiled and laughed at Winnie's cranky thinking.
"You think too much!"
As Brian spoke, he scratched Winnie's nose with his fingers, letting her not to think too much.
"Do I think too much? You have a problem with your words. Why did you suddenly let me prepare the
studio in my home?"
Winnie refuted. She was joking.
However, speaking of the house, Winnie still liked the house that was adjacent to Leo’s. The location
was good. It was relatively spacious, and the most important thing was to live comfortably.
It was a pity that Brian had already given it to Klara. He was really generous. He actually gave such a
house to others as a gift.
"Well, I shouldn't mention this. You don't need to prepare a studio or a study room. I have everything
here. You can live here forever."
Brian was still smiling. When he couldn’t talk back Winnie, he certainly had to surrender
unconditionally.
He rarely had such a smile. It was warm, casual, and sunny, making people like it uncontrollably.
"Smile more in the future. Don't always pull a long face. Do you know that all the staffs in the Bennet
Group are afraid of you? It’s just because you never smile."
After Winnie said these words, she felt inappropriate. Because she shouldn’t say these words.
"I haven't smiled for so many years. If I don't meet you, I might still be serious..."
"You aren’t serious. You are cold. When you lose your temper, it’s so horror."
Winnie felt that Brian said himself too gentle, so she corrected it.
Brian was just indifferent.
"Am I so scary? Why aren’t you afraid of me?"
Hearing what Winnie said, Brian still had a bright smile on his face. Because it was rare for them to be
able to chat like this and talk like this jokingly.
From the first day they met, it was all kinds of seriousness, all kinds of quarrels, or hurting each other.
Brian was really pleased to be able to get along with her more and more harmoniously, and to talk with
her more and more now.
Winnie frowned thoughtfully, thinking about she didn’t fear him from the beginning. Was she brave, or
her emotion for him from the beginning was different?
"I really haven't been afraid of you. No, I haven't been afraid of anyone. Your grandfather is so fierce
and cold, but I'm not afraid of him, let alone you."
Winnie mentioned Felix unintentionally, only to compare it.
"Grandpa is very fierce to you, isn't he? We will try to avoid seeing him as much as possible in the
future."
Brian knew that Grandpa's attitude was very important to Winnie. Although he had changed now, the
previous things had left a shadow to Winnie.
Winnie smiled indifferently and didn’t continue.
Seeing him or not had nothing to do with her. When Brian’s father recovered from the illness, she would
not be able to meet Felix again after she went home.
Although Felix was fierce to her and threatened her more than once, she had never been afraid of him.
Because she didn’t do anything bad.
Two days later, Winnie finally recovered. She started to work as soon as she recovered. There was
good news waiting for her, which was that the bank had approved her loan. The money had been
transferred to her account. She only had to return it to Brian.
Winnie breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, she let go of the tension and worry during this period.
At the end of the year, when getting the dividend, she could return the money to the bank.
After dinner in the evening, Brian was dealing with some work in his studio. Winnie didn't know it, so
she came to the studio.
When she opened the door and came in, she heard Brian holding a video conference, so she took her
computer, ready to leave.
"Just stay here. It'll end soon."
Although Brian was in a meeting, he noticed Winnie coming in. Seeing Winnie taking her computer, he
knew she was going out.
However, several other people in the video meeting were surprised when they heard Brian's words,
and they were all confused at first. They didn't understand what Brian was talking about, but later
realized that there might be someone beside him.
However, such things had never happened before when Brian was in a meeting. He never distracted
and was never disturbed by others.
Winnie didn't know what to do. She hesitated for a while and put the computer down, then sat down.
Although she wouldn’t make any noise at work, she was still afraid of affecting Brian's work.
Fortunately, Brian's meeting soon ended, which made Winnie a little more relaxed.
"Finished it?"
Winnie asked in a low voice.
"Yeah. But I still have some documents to read. You go ahead with your business. I will read my
documents."
Brian answered easily. He liked to work with Winnie and liked to see her working seriously.
"All right."
Winnie accepted. But she couldn't be sure if she could concentrate on the work.
"By the way, I used some of the 50 million startup costs you gave to me, but I have already made up all
of it today."
Winnie felt at ease because she didn't owe money to others, especially Brian.
"Can you tell me where you got the money?"
Brian was helpless. Speaking of money, Winnie's serious face instantly distanced them.
"Leo. I took out the dividends of the game in advance."
Winnie didn't intend to tell him, but she was afraid of Brian's questioning or investigation. After
hesitating for a while, she still used Leo as a cover.
"You can use Leo's money, but you don’t want to use my money. I... I'm so annoying?"
Brian was very sad. He believed that the money was taken from Leo, but he couldn't accept why she
treated his money as a hot potato.
"It's not the same. I earned the money. Strictly speaking, it's mine and not Leo's."
Winnie explained. But this explanation was meaningless at all.
"The part of the money I gave you is the startup costs, and the rest is yours. This is no different from
Leo's money."
Brian argued. It was just the money. But Winnie just wanted to distinguish them. He really couldn't
accept Winnie to be so polite to him. Even if he lent her money as an ordinary friend, she couldn’t
accept it.
"It's not the same. My cooperation with you hasn't achieved any success yet, and the money is not
mine. Wait for me to..."
"Well, since you distinguish them so clearly, please do whatever you want."
Brian was a little restless, unable to control himself.
He was no longer in the mood to work. He got up from his seat and came to Winnie's side.
"Since you think my money is dirty and is a hot potato. You can do whatever you want. All your
decisions are correct."
Brian was angry and left after speaking angrily.
He wanted to work with her together. But it was ruined like this mercilessly.
Winnie couldn't bear to see Brian's angry back, knowing that Brian couldn't accept the principles she
insisted on. But there was no way. If she didn’t make the money between the two people clear, others
would comment on her more ruthlessly.
If Brian had nothing to do with her in the future, who would stand up and explain for her, and who could
protect her?
Winnie wanted Brian to think about it alone, and wanted him to calm down before explaining to him, so
she didn't go to him. But when she got up the next morning, he had already left.
"On a business trip? Where did he go?"
Winnie was a little surprised.
"He went to M Country and left early."
It was Raya who answered Winnie. Brian told her when he left.
"Ah... Then... let’s have breakfast."
Winnie went to the kitchen to help after speaking, but she couldn't calm down.
It seemed that he was still angry because of what happened last night, otherwise he wouldn’t leave
without telling her.
It was also a good thing. They could be alienated from each other, and there wouldn’t be so many
intimate behaviors. Winnie could only comfort herself like that so as not to feel uncomfortable.
As soon as Brian left, Winnie was very busy. She had to drive children to school and picked them up.
Besides, she had to work and had to take care of Rufus. So she didn’t have time to miss Brian.
Three days had passed. Brian didn't even give her a call and he didn’t even call the children.
In this situation, Winnie couldn't take the initiative to call him no matter how much she was worried
about him. It was her responsibility to keep a distance from him.
In the hospital.
"Winwin, Brian is not at home. You are very busy. You don't need to come to deliver food in the future.
Paul can go back to pick up the meal, or we two can order takeaway here."
Rufus couldn't bear to see that Winnie was so tired. She just got better. If she continued like this, she
would still get sick before Brian came back.
"I'm still okay."
Winnie felt that being busy was the most fulfilling, so that she didn't have to think about Brian.
"You didn't even have time to rest but you still said you’re okay. Don't come here tomorrow. Take care
of the kids at home."
Rufus had to give orders. He knew Winnie's stubbornness. But she still had to take care of
herself.
"Winwin, Brian is not at home. You are very busy. You don't need to come to deliver food in the future.
Paul can go back to pick up the meal, or we two can order takeaway here."
Rufus couldn't bear to see that Winnie was so tired. She just got better. If she continued like this, she
would still get sick before Brian came back.
“I'm still okay."
Winnie felt that being busy was the most fulfilling, so that she didn't have to think about Brian.
"You didn't even have time to rest but you still said you’re okay. Don't come here tomorrow. Take care
of the kids at home."
Rufus had to give orders. He knew Winnie's stubbornness. But she still had to take care of
herself.
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