Although Winnie turned her head, she still accepted that bunch of roses.
She knew what the rose meant, but she did not believe that Brian was sincere. In this case, even if she accepted, it would not change Brian's mind.
"Sit down. I've already ordered. We'll talk while we wait."
What Winnie said was not important, as long as she accepted the bouquet of flowers, Brian was elated.
Winnie put the flowers carefully aside and then sat down.
"Mr. Bennet, there's something I wish I can make it clear, so as not to interfere with our life."
Winnie reminded him and she did not want to see him again.
No matter what Brian did, she would not change her steadfast heart. Even if he realized what he had done wrong, even if he apologized for what he had done, Winnie would not forgive him.
In the eyes of Brian, she was only a nanny to take care of the kids, and in the eyes of Felix, she was only a mistress.
Why did she have to live without dignity, why did she want to live according to the thought of the Bennet family?
"I... Can you talk about Wendy?"
Brian didn't know where to start and could only say that.
"I can't seem to interfere in what's going on with Wendy, and it's not a problem between us. Sorry, I don't want to hear or talk about her."
Winnie refused, because she felt distressed when she heard the name of Wendy.
"Ok, we don’t talk about Wendy."
Brian did not go on, afraid Winnie would get up and leave.
He changed the subject.
"Winwin, can you tell me about your parents and what happened in your family?"
Brian wanted to know the past and see if he could help. Also he wanted to thoroughly understand Winnie's pain and everything she had endured.
It was not easy to hear this from Brian. Winnie felt sad and then showed a mocking smile.
"Why do you ask now? Why didn't you ask before? You don't have to care about that. It's not your business."
She had been waiting for him to ask her something about it, and now he did, but it was at the wrong time, and it was meaningless. Brian had missed the best time to care about her, so he missed everything between them.
Now that it was all gone, she didn't want to give any answers.
"Winwin, I didn't care enough about you before. I've been afraid of the pain in your heart, so I did not ask. Now I want to know everything about you, and I want to solve your problem."
Brian knew that it was late to ask and that he did not care enough about Winnie. He had tried twice before, but he had been sidetracked by trifles.
Now he wanted to start again with Winnie, he wanted to love her more seriously, to understand her, to help her, and he hoped Winnie could give him the opportunity.
"The past is the past. You didn't want to know anything about me, and now you don't have to ask. There were a lot of things that needed help before, and there are a lot of things needed help now. But I won't bother you. I can handle it myself."
Winnie rejected him. He didn't take her seriously when she needed him, so what could he do now?
"I'll go if you have nothing else to say, Mr. Bennet."
Winnie said and then got up.
“Winwin...”
Brian got up quickly.
"Mr. Bennet, I don't think you have much to say about us. This is the last time. From now on, we'll each have our life. I'll solve my problems by myself, so you don't have to worry about it."
Winnie said and strode away directly. She did not take away the bouquet of flowers and had not eaten the dinner.
Winnie walked out of the restaurant in tears.
If Brian had said that before, she would have believed it and been happy whether it was true or not. But now she couldn't believe it.
He'd been looking for an opportunity to apologize, to explain. But didn't he see that the apology wasn't genuine? He did not know the reason why she suffered?
Her heart had been hurt by him, and now he came to care about her past, which made her feel ridiculous. Was she a beggar waiting for his mercy?
The next morning.
Rufus had breakfast and went to the old house, and Felix could guess why he came.
In the living room, they were chatting over a cup of tea.
"Why isn't Thomas at home?"
What he was most worried about now was the loss of all the sand in his hands, and what he was most puzzled about was the impact on the future of the Bennet Group.
Rufus continued seeing that his father was silent.
"That Brian and Winwin are together will not affect the Bennet Group’s future. If you push too hard, it will backfire and it will have bad impact on the Bennet Group."
“Since Brian had made up his mind, he did not care about his present position. Even if he did nothing at home, Winwin could support him. He just wants to give his kids a complete home and be with the one he likes.”
What Rufus said was what Brian wanted, and Rufus hoped it would be the result. Rufus wanted Brian and Winnie to be together, and he had his plan.
Only when Brian and Winnie were good and had a happy life together, the entanglements before could be solved.
Felix still looked out of the window with complicated emotions, but still did not give an answer.
"Dad, do you know what Brian wishes most?"
"What he wants most is for us to live together as a family and laugh every day. The young people work hard to support the family."
"If you accept Winwin, all of this will happen. If you accept Winwin, we will be a big happy family."
Although Brian did not say that before, Rufus could see it. If he really disregarded anything, he could immediately put down everything now and left with Winnie and kids.
He had not chosen to leave now, but continued to strive to pursue Felix, just to have a great outcome. He just didn't know if Grandpa could help him.
Felix did not speak, but looked at Rufus with firm eyes.
He had never dared to imagine the joys of a family of four generations living together.
Was it desirable? Was it really that happy? All his life he had been happy with the growth of the Bennet Group. Could anything be happier than that?
"Dad, give Brian a chance, and think you are testing him, to see if he can grow the Bennet Group without the help of marrying a rich family, to see if he can make the whole family happy."
Rufus enlightened Felix and he did not know how much Felix heard him, But he had to say so, for the sake of Brian and Winnie, for the sake of two kids.
Felix kept silent all the time, he considered the problem in all directions. He was moved by the happiness for four generations living together.
"I'll think about it."
Felix finally opened his mouth, not giving an affirmative answer, or a negative answer.
This answer was hope for Rufus, the future for all family members
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