Chapter 223 A Picture of Twenty Years Old


    Vanessa had always been straightforward, she did not like things that dragging their feet, and she


    could not see the pain of her sister and children.


    "I will, my sister will take care of them even if you don’t say that, after all, she gave birth to them."


    "Vanessa, how is your sister?"


    Brian had been worried about Winnie, but could not ask her, could not show his concern.


    "Good, she will be better off if the children are not sad. She was so absorbed in her work. My sister is


    strong and she could take everything, and that was how she hade through all these years."


    "Now she doesn''t tell my aunt or me when she has problems. When she can''t help it, she will go to the


    cemetery to visit our parents and talk to them."


    "Don’t worry about Sister, I will take good care of her. All you have to do is get married as soon as


    possible and cut off the hope of two children."


    Vanessa wanted Brian to get married as soon as possible. She believed that time would heal and the


    children would heal.


    Whatever it was, it was better than that the children hurt.


    Hearing that, Brian thought of the day in the parking lot of the cemetery, he saw Winnie. So she had


    worry and found someone to take to.


    "Take good care of your sister, Vanessa. I will think about what you said."


    Once Winnie was fine, he could feel at ease, otherwise she would be his lifetime pain.Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.


    No sooner had Brian said that than there was a knock on the door. Then Ste pushed the door and


    came in.


    When Ste saw Vanessa, she was stunned and then went to Brian.


    “This is?”


    Ste asked.


    "She is Winwin''s sister, Vanessa."


    Said Brian, and then introduced his sister.


    "Vanessa, this is my sister, Ste."


    Vanessa got up and greeted Ste politely.


    "Hello, I am Vanessa."


    "Hello, have a seat."


    Ste said gently, did not expect Vanessa and Winnie not look alike each other. They were both


    beautiful, delicate, but they were two kinds of beauty. If it were not for the introduction of Brian, Ste


    did not believe that they were sisters.


    "I have an appointment with a ssmate. You talk, I gotta go."


    Vanessa said with a smile and then turned to leave.


    As Vanessa just left, Ste took out the phone, rummaging for something.


    "What are you looking for?”


    Asked Brian curiously.


    "A picture. Picture of my youth."


    Ste answered, without ceasing to rummage with her hands.


    "You''re not old."


    Brian joked, wondering why his sister wanted to look for a picture of her youth.


    “Look, Brian, this is a picture of me when I was twenty years old. Do you think we look alike?”


    Ste finally found the picture and showed it to Brian.


    “Look like who?”


    Asked Brian inexplicably.


    "Vanessa, do you think she looks alike me when I was 20 years old?"


    Ste exined. She was stunned to see Vanessa because Vanessa looked like her.


    "Yeah, I thought she looked like you the first time I met Vanessa. What''s the surprise? You probably all


    have average faces, so you look alike."


    Brian had been used to it for a long time and didn''t take it seriously at all.


    "You think so, don''t you? I see her like I see myself when I''m twenty."


    Ste did not feel that she had average face. She was pretty, especially after seeing Vanessa, she was


    more confident of her beauty.


    But it was rare to look so alike.


    "Sister, why do youe to me?"


    Brian interrupted the topic.


    "Oh, I forgot."


    With that, Ste also transferred the topic.


    "Dad was not happy these days and ate less food. I said he was sick and I would take him to the


    hospital, he said he was ok. Do you know what''s wrong with him?"


    Ste could do nothing, so she came over to ask Brian.


    "How can I know about him? I had not gone back. Ask yourself. I have a meeting to attend."


    When it came to his father, Brian still resisted, but felt uneasy.


    Brian left the office directly, leaving Ste alone.


    Ste’s thought was back to Vanessa.


    She knew Winnie had a sister and an aunt, but she did not expect that her sister looked so much like


    her. Could two people who were not rted really look so simr?


    On Sunday, Winnie had to work for a day, so she left her two children at home to be taken care of by


    her aunt and Vanessa.


    "Grandaunt, we want to go to grandpa''s home in the suburbs, take us there."


    The children had learned their lesson fromst time, and this time they did not steal away.


    "I am not feeling well. Can we go next week?"


    Isobel could not see Luke’s grandpa. She was both physically and mentally hurt by seeing him.


    "I call grandpa, let Paule to pick me up."


    Luke and Megan had discussed and they had to see grandpa today, because they could not wait.


    Luke made a call for fear of grandaunt’s opposition.


    "Grandpa, Megan and I miss you, let Paul pick us up."


    Luke’s voice caused Isobel’s attention, but it was toote to stop him.


    "OK, ask Paul to call me when he is downstairs."


    From Luke''s words, Isobel knew he made a deal with grandpa.


    Isobel said nothing. As long as she did not need to see Rufus, she would not prevent the children from


    seeing their grandfather.


    In half an hour, Luke''s phone rang, Isobel did not rest assure two children went down themselves, so


    she asked Vanessa to send them down.


    "Aunt, can I go with them?"


    Vanessa said to Isobel.


    "Don''t trouble them, study at home."


    Isobel would not object before, but not now. After knowing Rufus was the grandfather of Luke, Isobel


    could not let the rtionship between these two families be too close.


    "All right, I''ll do what you say."


    Vanessa was disappointed, but she felt her aunt was right and decided to study at home.


    Paul took two children to suburb and Rufus had been standing in the yard, waiting.


    The car drove smoothly into the yard, and the two children ran to Rufus as soon as they saw him.


    "Grandpa...Grandpa..."


    Megan cried while running.


    "Grandpa...Grandpa..."


    Rufus felt distressed, but he did not know what happened. He felt flurried to see the children cry.


    "Don''t cry, Megan. What''s wrong?"


    Rufus embraced Megan.


    "Grandpa, Daddy is getting married. He has a girlfriend. He doesn''t want me and my brother."


    Megan had been enduring for many days. Since she began to wait for the news from Daddy, she had


    been holding back the tears. If Daddy gave her a perfect answer, she would take back these tears.


    But after waiting for so many days, and grandaunt helped, there was no result. Megan broke down in


    the moment to see grandpa.


    "Grandpa, please help us. We don''t want Daddy to get married. We don''t want to be the unwanted


    child."


    Luke walked to Rufus and directly spoke out his thought.


    "Grandpa, we have been different from other children since childhood. No we still can''t have a


    married and Mommy can get married. Then I will grow up and I can take care of Megan."


    Luke repeated his idea. He just wanted aplete home.


    For other children, it was a simple and natural thing, but to him, it was difficult.


    If Daddy got married and had his child, he was afraid he and Megan could not feel what it was like to


    have a family with parents.


    "Luke, is this why youe to me?"


    Rufus felt depressed for that.


    "Yes, Megan and I could do nothing. We just want five years, but Daddy has not agreed. We can only


    Luke looked at Rufus with tears in eyes, but he had been holding back.


    "Grandpa, you''re not going to see my brother and I be orphans. Talk to Daddy about it. If he really


    hated my brother and me, we''ll leave."


    Megan felt wrong and said while sobbing.


    "My sister and I will leave home and I will raise her even by begging."


    Luke began to threaten. He had to say so, or they could not attract the attention of adults.


    "Luke, don''t say that. I won''t let you be orphans. Even if Mommy and Daddy don''t want you, you


    still have grandpa. I won''t let you go begging."


    Rufus'' heart was broken, because the two children were pathetic.


    They were right. They didn''t have aplete family since they were born. When they finally have the


    chance, they had to be deprived of it, and other children could not ept it.


    Although Rufus thought that the children would oppose, he did not expect them to be so resistant. It


    seemed that Isobel would talk about it.


    "Grandpa, I want to live with Daddy and Mommy. I want a home of my own."


    Megan cried more and more sadly, sobbing so hard that she could hardly breathe.


    "Megan, don''t cry, I will help, I will help."


    The children begged him so, he sure would help.


    This sad scene was seen by Brian.


    He and Ste entered the room and saw that. His heart hurt when he saw two children cried sadly.


    He strode to them and picked Luke up.


    "Daddy..."


    Luke felt surprised and Megan did not expect Daddy would appear.


    "Daddy..."


    Megan called Brian in a trembling voice.


    "Don''t cry. I want to talk to you."


    Brian persuaded the two children, and then walked into the house with them.