Vanessa went to visit the Bennet family living in the suburbs.
The lunch was all served. Everyone sat around the table.
Rufus deliberately arranged for Vanessa to sit beside him. During lunch, he helped her serve the
dishes and looked at her lovingly.
Stella thought that her dad was a little strange. But Vanessa was the guest, so it was normal that Rufus
being hospitable.
The other two children also found that Rufus was very hospitable to Vanessa.
Megan said bitterly, “Grandpa, why do you only serve the dishes to Vanessa? I want to eat this one.”
“Okay, let me help you.”
Rufus began to serve the dishes to Megan. Meanwhile, he comforted Megan with a smile.
“Vanessa is our guest. We should be hospitable to her. In this way, Vanessa will feel warm and like our
home.”
“But you have said that we are a family. We don’t too formal. Why do you treat Vanessa as a guest, not
a family member?”
Megan had a sharp tongue. She was not convinced by Rufus. But Rufus laughed when he heard
Megan’s words.
“Megan is right. We don’t have to too formal with each other. This is Vanessa’s home. I won’t serve
dishes to Vanessa. I’ll let her help herself.”
Although Rufus stopped serving dishes to Vanessa, he kept staring at her lovingly. He hadn’t even
looked away.
Stella didn’t say anything, but she thought that her dad was too much hospitable. She didn’t whether it
was because of Winnie or Vanessa herself that Rufus liked Vanessa very much. She felt something
different this time.
In the evening, Vanessa was sent back by Paul. The two kids went back to their rooms to sleep after
playing all day. Stella also went back to her bedroom.
She made a video call to Joshua, lying on the bed. She inadvertently mentioned Vanessa to him.
“They said that Vanessa looks like me. Paul has said that we are like twins today. Do we really look like
to each other?”
She looked at the handsome face of her husband in the video. She deliberately asked him this
question.
Stella wanted Joshua to come back early. When she brought the two kids of Winnie, she became eager
to have her own kid. Therefore, she wanted Joshua to come back.
“You two do look alike. Paul is right. You do look very similar to Vanessa, but you are more mature than
her. She is young and immature.”
Joshua thought that Paul was right. Stella and Vanessa did look like each other. And there were
similarities in their character. They were both positive, diligent and sensible. But Stella was more
reserved. Vanessa was more outgoing.
“Is it real? We are not related. How could we look so similar to each other?”
Stella thought that they seemed to be exaggerated. After all, they were not sisters and were not
related. There would be differences between her and Vanessa no matter how similar they were.
“Of course, when I first saw Vanessa, I felt that you were very similar. She looked like you when you
were twenty.”
When Joshua first met Stella, she was just twenty years old. He fell in love with her at the first sight.
She was more reserved than the girl at the same as her.
But he was an ordinary person. Stella was from a powerful and rich family. He didn’t dare to express
his love to her at that time.
“Honey, I’m just kidding. You two may be sisters.”
“It is not funny. How can I be related to Vanessa? We are from different families.”
Stella didn’t take his joke seriously. But she suddenly remembered that Rufus had cheated on her
mother when he was young.
It had been twenty-one years since her family broke up. Rufus cheated and her mother died. Brian
hated Rufus and broke up with his father. Stella had been hated Rufus for a long time.
But seeing Rufus being so lonely and miserable, she couldn’t bear it and chose to forgive him. Now she
had grown up and got married. Although Joshua was loyal to her, she could understand Rufus after
seeing the unhappy marriages of many people.
Rufus had been lived alone for twenty-one years. He suffered a lot and nobody could touch his heart.
Stella knew that Rufus was lonely even with their company.
Where was the woman Rufus cheated with now? Had she married? Or had she been as lonely as
Rufus?
Coincidentally, Vanessa was twenty-one years old.
Although it was a coincidence, Stella didn’t connect the two things.
After Brian came home, his father was downstairs. He asked Stella to go downstairs. After that, he told
them Felix’s decision and Winnie agreed to live with them.
“Winnie will talk to her aunt when she comes home. But she won’t change her decision,”
Brian told them with excitement. It was a surprise for him that Felix agreed that Winnie could live with
him and the kids. Therefore, he was in a good mood.
“After all, Grandpa is not so cruel. At least he agrees with Winnie to live with the kids.”
Stella was also very happy. Although Felix couldn’t accept Winnie for the time being, at least their plan
had been half successful.
“I have been argued with Felix for you to marry Winnie. It seems that he is still very firm. It is unfair to
Winnie, but we have no choice at this time.”
“Brian, be nice to Winnie. Try your best to convince your grandpa to accept Winnie.”
Rufus was not happy nor excited. It was good for everyone except for Winnie. She had to take all the
grievance by herself.
It was obvious Felix only considered the interest of the Bennet family. He didn’t think about Winnie at
all. When he wanted to go back on his word, Winnie was the one to pay the price.
Rufus was worried that Felix would go back on his word. Meanwhile, he was also worried about the
relationship between them and the Chambers family. He was afraid that Brian would know the
existence of Vanessa.
It seemed that he had to have a good talk with Vanessa. He couldn’t make him in the passive position.
At the same time, Isobel also knew Felix’s decision after Winnie told her. Winnie was very helpless.
Winnie had been in a worry for several days. She knew that it was impossible that she could take her
kids to leave this place.
Although Brian could protect her and her kids, she couldn’t be selfish and make trouble for others. She
had to consider others’ conditions.
“The kids are the member of the Bennet family. It is selfish if we take them away.”
Vanessa sighed helplessly.
“Winnie, you have to tolerate it for the sake of your kids. But Isobel couldn’t meet them. She would be
exposed if she went to visit them.”
Isobel couldn’t stop anything. What she could do was to delay meeting Brain as much as possible.
As Rufus said, they couldn’t escape from this matter and they had to solve this matter sooner or later.
But she wanted to put off the time as much as possible. As long as they could solve this matter, it
wouldn’t be late at any time.
When the kids grew up and became independent, they could understand Winnie. At that time, Vanessa
could make a living. It wouldn’t affect her career if her identity was exposed at that time. They took
everyone into consideration except for Winnie. She was the only one who had to sacrifice herself.
Winnie had to be with Brian secretly as a mistress. If she were forced to break up with Brian someday,
she would suffer pains and never be happy in the rest of her life.
“Isobel, I understand you. I couldn’t have any pride and dignity in front of the Bennet family either. I
won’t let Brian and his family meet you.”
“I’ll move to the suburbs and take a day off on weekends to bring my children back to visit you.
Vanessa and you…”
“Please help take care of Vanessa. I want to go out on trip. I’ve been tired all my life. I want to relax.”
Isobel stopped Winnie before she finished her words. She knew what Winnie meant.
When Winnie moved to the suburbs to live with the Bennet family, she must hide from them. Otherwise,
they would find her sooner or later. If she went out to take a trip like before, nobody would find her.
Therefore, they could hide the truth for a long time.
As for Vanessa, as long as Rufus didn’t expose her identity, no one would know it. She would live a
happy life and go to school without being disturbed.
“Isobel, won’t you come back?”
Winnie asked her worriedly. She was afraid that Isobel would never return just like what she did many
years ago. If it hadn’t been for her parents’ accident, Isobel might not have come back to take care of
her.
“I’m just going to relax. I can’t stay at home all the time. Help me take care of Vanessa. I’ll be back
soon.”
Isobel didn’t dare to tell Winnie that she wouldn’t come back. Otherwise, Winnie would fall out with the
Bennet family and wouldn’t allow her to leave.
She was old and had a kid to care about. She loved her family and didn’t want to leave. But she had no
choice but to leave for Winnie and Vanessa.
“You can go out for a break. But you must come back. You are the only relative of mine and Vanessa’s.
If you don’t come back, we will become orphans.”
Winnie was still worried. After all, Isobel had left them for a long time before. Moreover, her heart was
filled with secrets and loved Rufus. It was very likely that she would choose to leave them forever.
“Okay, I’ll be back. Just help me take good care of Vanessa for the time being.”
Isobel entrusted Vanessa to Winnie, hoping that they could take good care of each other. She would
come back when everything was solved.
Thomas had been secretly planned to find Isobel. After knowing where Winnie and Isobel lived, he
waited in the neighborhood to see if he could see Isobel.
He waited from the early morning till ten o’clock, Thomas finally saw Isobel coming out from her house.
Thomas, sitting in the car, kept staring at her.
Although he hadn’t seen her for more than 20 years, he recognized Isobel at the first sight. Her figure
didn’t change and she looked older than before. But she was still as kind as that of he met for the first
time.
It was Isobel. She was back. really her. She was used as a tool to help him more than twenty years
ago. It seemed that she could help him again this time.
After Thomas confirmed that it was Isobel, he knew that Richard didn’t lie to him and was sure that
Winnie was Dominik’s daughter. He would use Winnie and Isobel to achieve his plan. This time. Winnie
seemed to be more valuable than Isobel.
Isobel disappeared from Thomas’ sight. He smiled evilly. He would defeat Rufus with the “help” of
Isobel and Winnie. He wouldn’t give the chance to turn over.
“You can go out for a break. But you must come back. You are the only relative of mine and Vanessa’s.
If you don't come back, we will become orphans.”
Winnie was still worried. After all, Isobel had left them for a long time before. Moreover, her heart was
filled with secrets and loved Rufus. It was very likely that she would choose to leave them forever.
“Okay, I'll be back. Just help me take good care of Vanessa for the time being.”
Isobel entrusted Vanessa to Winnie, hoping that they could take good care of each other. She would
come back when everything was solved.
Thomas had been secretly planned to find Isobel. After knowing where Winnie and Isobel lived, he
waited in the neighborhood to see if he could see Isobel.
He waited from the early morning till ten o’clock, Thomas finally saw Isobel coming out from her house.
Thomas, sitting in the car, kept staring at her.
Although he hadn't seen her for more than 20 years, he recognized Isobel at the first sight. Her figure
didn’t change and she looked older than before. But she was still as kind as that of he met for the first
time.
It was Isobel. She was back. really her. She was used as a tool to help him more than twenty years
ago. It seemed that she could help him again this time.
After Thomas confirmed that it was Isobel, he knew that Richard didn’t lie to him and was sure that
Winnie was Dominik’s daughter. He would use Winnie and Isobel to achieve his plan. This time. Winnie
seemed to be more valuable than Isobel.
Isobel disappeared from Thomas’ sight. He smiled evilly. He would defeat Rufus with the “help” of
Isobel and Winnie. He wouldn't give the chance to turn over.
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