Winnie wanted Stefan to completely give up. Even if he could not now, he had to know the facts.
"I'm sad to hear that, Winwin, but I understand how you feel and the burden of your so-called gap."
"Don’t worry, we are still friends, and I will not pester you. And, of course, I hope you still think of me as a friend."
Stefan could only be friends with Winnie as she required.
Winnie smiled happily. She let out a long sigh, releasing all the depression she had had.
"Of course we are friends. I like making friends. You are still my best friend."
After the release of repression, Winnie said in a relaxing tone.
It was good that Stefan gave up on Winnie, from now on, she did not have to worry about it. The most important thing was that she had him as a friend again, so she could turn to him for help when she was in trouble.
After spending an afternoon with Vanessa, Winnie got dressed and was ready to leave carrying her bag.
Winnie refused Vanessa to send her to the airport and decided to drive to the airport.
However, in the underground parking lot, she found Brian’s car was next to hers. She was at a lost and did not know what to do.
"What are you doing here?"
Winnie whispered.
"I will see you off."
Brian answered. He had been waiting for nearly an hour, to see her off, to talk to her, because he did not want her to leave.
"No, thank you. I'll drive there. It'll be easy for me to come back."
Winnie still refused, even if Brian had here, even if he looked sincere. Winnie dare not trouble irrelevant people, especially Brian who was a big figure.
"I'll pick you up when you come back."
Brian said. He would like to pick her up every time she came back, and even wanted to follow her.
It was not a happy day. He really did not want Winnie to leave unhappily, or he would be worried.
"No, thanks, I..."
Winnie still refused, but before she finished, Brian forced to take her hand.
"Brian, I really... I can go to the airport myself."
Winnie refused with embarrassment, but Brian seemed not hear her and had been pulling her to his car.
"Brian, I will fly away and come back many times in my life. Can you pick me up every time? If you can’t, don’t ever do it."
Winnie increased her voice. She hated that Brian forced himself to do things that he could not do. He didn't love her, why did he have to prove it to everyone? Didn't he know it made her embarrassed?
He couldn't see her off every time and pick her up every time. Didn't he know she would rely on him and wanted him to pick her up for a lifetime? Didn’t he know she would be disappointed if he failed to do so?
"I can pick you up for a lifetime, I promise."
Brian had determination and confidence. As long as Winnie wanted, he could be her full-time driver or secretary for a lifetime.
"You liar, you never once fulfilled your promise. Don't lie to me again. I won't believe you anymore."
Winnie elaborated on the fact in a calm mood. It was true that Brian deceived her and disappointed her again and again.
It was true that she was tortured by such deceit and disappointment and she chose not to trust him. Since it had become a fact, Winnie did not want to trust him again.
"I'm sorry I didn't give you enough credit. It's my fault. I didn't do it right. Get in the car first, and we'll talk about it on the way."
Brian was afraid she would be late for boarding, afraid she would be anxious, so he could only admit his mistake and let Winnie first get in the car.
Winnie was persistent not to get into Brian’s car, not wanting Brian to send her.
"I am not Wendy, and I don't need your help as much as Wendy. I have my own car and I can drive. I can get myself to the airport by myself, I don’t need you send me there."
Winnie shook off Brian's hand and walked toward her car. Brian hurried to follow her and stopped her again.
"Winwin, I'll drive. I'll send you there with your car, ok? I'll leave your car at the airport and take a cab back."
Brian compromised, but Winnie still refused.
"No, please go away."
Winnie made her decision without hesitation, now she got nothing to worry about. Now she only wanted to think for herself and stay away as far as possible from Brian.
"Then arrange your own affairs and sign up in the school."
Finn guessed Winnie would sigh up. Although she had broken up with Brian for half a year, she never forgot Brian, and Brian was possessive of her.
She would have signed up to avoid Brian.
"I have nothing to arrange. I'm just worried about my sister, but I've already communicated with her teachers and my two friends. They will take care of her."
Winnie said that deliberately to Brian. She wanted Brian to know that she had no concerns and the only person she cared about had someone to look after.
"I can take care of her too, you can rest assured to study. If you feel uneasy, let your sister live in my home. My parents can take care of her."
Finn volunteered, hoping Winnie had nothing to worry about.
"Thank you, but it's too much trouble to your parents. I'll let her live at school. I may trouble you if anything happens to her, and you can help me then."
Winnie was touched, feeling that she was cared by friends. All of them would help her and trust her.
Only Brian had doubts about everything she did.
"No problem, you can rest assured to study."
Finn was willing to back up Winnie, so that she could focus on study and would not have any worries, including relationships.
Winnie hung up her phone and felt relaxed, because her sister had one more person to take care of her.
"Winwin, I can take care of Vanessa, you just need to focus on your study."
Brian heard Winnie's call. She put everything well arranged, entrusted everything to others, but not him.
Brian felt upset. He wanted Winnie to trust him, so that she would have no worries.
But it wasn't him. It was anyone but him.
She trusted Daenerys and Emily, trusted Leo and Oscar, and even trusted Stefan and Finn, but she did not trust him.
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