Winnie dropped the conversation because Brian’s opinion made no difference to her at all.
"I'm giving you trouble again. You always know I am drunk. I thought I was at Daenerys’ house, and that Oscar would take care of me, and I could drink recklessly, but I still ended up in your hands.
It seemed that she was not suitable for drinking at all. After drinking too much, Brian would be around her, just like now lying awake on a bed.
"Isn’t it good you fall in my hands?"
Asked Brian, who had the opposite idea with Winnie.
Although he felt worried and distressed when Winnie drank too much, he enjoyed being with her.
"Not good. I'll feel indebted to you for making you trouble. And we are together..."
Winnie wanted to say it would make her addicted, she would be reluctant to let go, would made her get lost. But she couldn't say that.
If she said so, she would be laughed at by him. Why put herself into the abyss of pain?
"What's wrong we are together?"
Brian continued to ask.
"Nothing. I have a headache."
Winnie changed the topic, headache was the best excuse. She could say nothing and do nothing, she just needed to lie there.
The conversation was cut off, but her heart on Brian could not be cut off.
Winnie closed her eyes and asked herself why Brian attracted her and why she loved him so deeply. Others said that she was with Brian for money, but only she knew her love for Brian had many reasons, but not for money.
The two of them lay silent on the bed for a while. Though Winnie forced her eyes closed, Brian could tell from her breathing that she was not asleep.
"Winwin, why didn't you tell me the brake failure?"
Brian asked.
"How do you know?"
Winnie opened her eyes in surprise, looking at Brian’s serious but cold face.
"I was worried so I called the 4S shop. They said the brake failure is artificial."
With a simple excuse, Brian cleared Daenerys.
He did not want to expose Daenerys, because Daenerys was the only one Winnie trusted, the only one she could tell the truth to.
If she could not tell her feeling to Daenerys, she had no one to talk to.
"Yes. It was the brake failure and it was artificial."
Winnie believed Brian. It was normal for him to be concerned because his daughter was in the car.
"Winwin, I have asked Albert to check. Who do you think could have done it?"
Brian continued to ask to see if Winnie's suspicions were consistent with him.
"I don't know. It could be someone who hates me. There are so many people who hate me, I'm not surprised."
Winnie said indifferently. Even if it was Klara, she felt likely. But no matter it was Klara or Wendy, Brian would not believe her.
Compared to these two women, she was the one who liked to lie, in his view.
"No, not that many people hate you. I think Richard is more likely because he hasn't been caught yet."
Brian did not accept what Winnie said but he understood. He spoke against her statement, because listen he felt distressed about her words
"It could be him. Since you have already let Albert check, please let me know when you have the result."
Winnie knew that he would not suspect Wendy, or Klara. But why didn't he think carefully before he spoke? The person Richard hated more was him than her.
He bought the Burns Group, let the Burns Group go bankruptcy. Richard should seek Brian even if he wanted revenge. How could he deal with her, an insignificant figure?
The next day in Brian’s office.
After a busy morning, Brian finally had a rest. He took out a delicate necklace from the drawer. This necklace was customized by Brian in MG exclusively. There was the only one in the world, which was in the same grade with that diamond ring.
This was a birthday gift for Winnie. He planned to give it to her on her birthday, and hoped she could like it.
Brian sighed and then got up and walked to the window. The necklace was still quietly hanging on his hand, but he didn’t know whether Winnie would accept it.
Looking at the gift, Brian thought of last night.
Sleeping on the same bed with Winnie was dependable.
Brian was remembering, and then the sound of opening the door interrupted his train of thought.
Displeased, he turned to look at the door. As he was to be angry that the person got in without knocking, he saw Wendy walked in carrying things with both hands.
Brian quickly put the necklace into his pants pocket when he saw Wendy, but he failed to put it away completely, and part of the necklace was exposed.
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