"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."
"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."
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