Chapter 453 Dignity

Emily didn’t agree with Leo. Instead, Leo’s words were very ironic in her mind. Their relationship was
impure at the very beginning. What baptism could make them pure?

“Your love for me is never pure. How can I trust you?”

Emily turned around and asked Leo, with pain in her eyes.

“Sorry, I did something wrong. Please give me a chance. I will let you know that I cherish you. If I
couldn’t make it, you can leave me again.”

Leo could only beg her for giving him a chance. He knew that Emily had no confidence in him and was
extremely disappointed with him. But he couldn’t give up. He had to pay the price. He would stick to it
for his love.

Emily ironically smiled.

“Winnie once told me that she hated Brian to say sorry to her. Because it means that Brian didn’t care
about her at that moment. Now I also hate you to say sorry. Because I find that you cared about
another girl at that time.”

Emily’s voice was breaking with emotion. Then she sighed and continued to speak.

“Leo, give me some time. I need to think about it.”

After that, Emily turned to push the door and then turned back.

She took off the pendant she gave Leo before.

“I gave it to you before, and now you finally hung it up. But I found it didn’t fit this car.”

“Now I take it back.”



When Emily pushed open the door, she heard Leo’s sad voice.

“Emily, I hope you could hang it back as soon as possible. If you throw it away, this position will always
be empty. If you don’t want to be my girlfriend, I will wait for you forever. If you don’t marry me, I will be
single all my life.”

Emily got out of the car. She paused for a while after hearing his words, and then strode away.

All his life? Who dared to promise all his life to another one?

After going out for three days on his business trip, Brian returned as quickly as possible. He didn’t go
back to the company. But he went directly to the Johnson’s villa.

Felix told Brian his decision, but he didn’t say that he had come to Winnie.

“Really? Grandpa, did you really promise to give Winnie custody of our children?”

Brian couldn’t calm himself down. He was not sure what he heard was true, so he had to ask Felix
again.

“I’ll give custody to Winnie. But my request is that you must live together. I want to give your children a
warm family.”

Felix explained to him impatiently. He was surprised when he saw Brian’s reaction. Since Brian’s
mother died, he had become extremely cold and aloof. He had never seen him being so excited and
enthusiastic.

Was he so excited because of the children or Winnie?

“Thank you, Grandpa. You are so nice to my kids.”



After confirming what Felix said was true, Brian felt relieved. Winnie could finally stay with their
children.

“Don’t be too happy. I have another request.”

Brian was nervous when he heard Felix’s words.

“Grandpa, just say it.”

Brian tried to calm himself down. But it was a little difficult for him. His voice was still full of excitement.

“I allow Winnie to raise the kids. It doesn’t mean that I accept her as your wife. You can live together,
but you must find a wife of your class.”

Felix looked aloof and detached. He wouldn’t allow Brian to refuse him.

“Grandpa, Winnie has always been with me. Nobody will want to marry me.”

Brian couldn’t refuse him directly. Because Felix was very firm. He had just agreed to let Winnie live
with him. If Brian refused his request, he would go back on his word.

“It’s up to you. You can try your best to convince the girl that you are going to meet on your blind date.”

Felix had taken a step back and wouldn’t allow Brian to refuse him. He had been thinking about the
girls that he planned to introduce to Brain.

“I was angry last time. I’ve already canceled the blind date this time. I won’t meet that girl.”

Brian took the chance to clarify the relationship between Emily and him. He could no longer use Emily
to hurt Winnie.

“You...”



Felix didn’t expect Brian to cancel the blind date without telling him.

However, it wouldn’t affect Brain’s marriage. He could continue to meet other girls.

“I’ll arrange it for you. You can meet the girl next time.”

Brian felt helpless when he heard Felix’s words. But he couldn’t do anything. He could only look for
opportunities.

“Besides, after you get married, Winnie won’t be allowed to go here anymore. She could only live alone
or in the suburbs. She can’t be close to you in the public.”

Felix continued to tell him his request. Brian felt that it was unfair to Winnie. Winnie was of high self-
esteem. She wouldn’t accept it.

After Brian left the Johnson’s villa, he went to the company and found Winnie.

Entering her office, he told her Felix’s requests excitedly. But Winnie looked very calm.

“Have You already known it?”

Brian asked Winnie doubtfully.

“I have just known it, but I’m not happy.”

Winnie still didn’t tell Brian that she had met Felix.

“I am very grateful to Mr. Bennet for allowing me to raise the kids. But I don’t know if I can live with you.
If I didn’t care about my dignity, I would have been your mistress.”

Winnie was reluctant to say the word of mistress. But she knew that she was Brian’s mistress when
she heard Felix’s words.



“Winnie, I know you can’t accept his request. Don’t think too much. It’s just a temporary thing. I’ll find a
way to get Grandpa to agree with me to marry you”

Brian promised Winnie. He had hope for the future. It was a great change for Felix to allow Winnie to
live with her kids. It was only a matter of time before he accepted Winnie to be Brian’s wife.

Brian thought that that the biggest problem at this time was not his grandpa, but Winnie. He was afraid
that she would finch away if she couldn’t accept the present situation.

Brian was right. What Winnie said next proved his thought.

“He won’t accept you to marry me. We have no chance. Brian, please let me leave with my children. I
want to preserve my dignity. I’ll take the kids away, and I’ll take them back when they grow up.”

Winnie begged Brain. She couldn’t do anything to stop Felix. Brian was her only hope.

“What about me? You want to leave with the kids, so you could bear to leave me, right?”

Brian felt bitter and helpless. He felt be abandoned by them if Winnie took their kid to leave him. He
could only live like a walking corpse for the rest of his life.

“Don't dwell on this problem, okay? You can’t leave with me, and I can’t live with you without dignity. It
is meaningless to know if we love each other. We are not willing to sacrifice for each other nor to give
up for each other. In fact, we do not love each other as deeply as we think.”

Winnie didn’t want to talk about who would go and who would stay. It was a problem that would never
be solved.

“Because of my existence, everyone lives in an unstable life. If I leave, everyone will be fine. Why don’t
I leave?”



Winnie insisted on leaving. She knew that she loved Brian very deeply. However, it was meaningless to
be Brian when she knew they couldn’t get married.

If she didn’t love Brian as she said before, she wouldn’t be so painful at this time.

Brian couldn’t accept Winnie’s words. Although Winnie said that she didn’t love him and didn’t trust
him, he loved her more deeply than anyone else.

Brian approached Winnie and held her tightly in his arms.

“No, I won’t be fine. You can’ leave me. For the sake of children, please tolerate it for the time being. I
will solve everything and comfort everyone as soon as possible. Then we can get married and live
together happily.”

“Please don’t try to leave me. If you and the kids left me, I wouldn’t have any motivation to spend the
rest of my life.”

“Winnie, I’ll compensate you.”

Brian tried his best to keep Winnie. He wanted to solve everything to let everyone including Winnie
believe in him. He must fulfill his promise to Winnie.

Winnie didn’t ask him to let her leave again. But she didn’t promise him that she would stay.

She was at a loss. For the sake of her kids, she should stay and give them a warm family. But it meant
that she had to be a mistress all her life.

She could be comfortable before Brian got married. But once he got married, she would be painful.

Although Winnie did not ask to leave, Brian was still worried. After dealing with some urgent matters,
he called Kevin.



He told the thing between him and Winnie generally to Kevin. Then he asked Kevin, Daenerys, Leo,
and Emily to persuade Winnie to stay. Now Brian could only rest his hope on them.

It was on the weekend again. Vanessa was free this week. She felt bored at home, so she came to the
suburbs with her kids.

Rufus was surprised when he saw Vanessa. He was very happy and excited.

“Vanessa, you can come to visit here more often in the future. This place will be your another home.”

Rufus was so excited that Stella felt surprised when she saw his reaction. It was not the first time that
Rufus met Vanessa. Why was he so enthusiastic?

Stella just thought about it and didn’t take it seriously.

“Okay, Rufus. It is a warm place. I’ll often come to visit you and Stella.”

Vanessa spoke to him cheerfully. It was a really comfortable place. Rufus was nice and Stella was
friendly. She felt warm here.

“Good. I’ll tell the cook to make something delicious at noon.”

After that, Rufus went to the kitchen. Stella still felt strange when she saw it, but she still didn’t doubt
anything.

At this time, Paul came over and looked at Vanessa and Stella meaningfully.

“You are not relatives. But why do you look alike?”

Paul was giving Stella a hint. He wanted Stella to know the fact gradually. He was afraid that she
couldn’t accept it if she suddenly knew the truth.






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