Chapter 425 A Secret of Twenty Years


    Rufus did not answer but asked, but he could not be straightforward, so that Isobel could be well


    prepared.


    "Isobel, it’s been more than 20 years, do you have something to hide from me?"


    Rufus asked. At first, Isobel was puzzled. It took her a while to realize that she was hiding something


    from Rufus. But she did not believe that Rufus could know it, so she denied it directly.


    "No, there’s nothing I hide from you. There is nothing between us."


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    "Isobel, look at what I have in my hand."


    Rufus finally handed the file bag in his hand to Isobel.


    Isobel was stunned and opened it without hesitation. She wanted to know what secret was inside.


    But when she saw the DNA test report, she could not calm down, she waspletely messed up.


    "I don''t know what it is."


    Isobel''s premonition was right. It seemed that the secret she had concealed for more than 20 years


    could not be concealed again.


    With that, she put the file bag and report into the hands of Rufus, turned around and was to leave, but


    was stopped by Rufus.


    "Isobel, you could not conceal the fact for a lifetime."


    "I think you know what this report is about. I am Vanessa’s father."


    As Rufus had finished his words, Isobel could not control her anger. She did not want to ept the fact


    to be exposed.


    "Stop, it doesn''t matter. It just brings pain to more people."


    "This child..."


    "This child is ours. I know I will cause her pain, but she is my child and I have right to know that she


    exists."


    Rufus did not give Isobel the opportunity but interrupted her words directly.


    To him, the child was his guilt, but also the love fruit between he and Isobel. He wanted the child even if


    it meant pain to her.


    “No, neither of us has the right. I have given her to my brother and she has a happy love. I don’t want


    her to be in pain because of you and me.”


    “Rufus, pretend you know nothing. in the past 20 years, you did not know her, but she had a good life.


    You have two children, so you are notck of her. The things rted to the children has been messed,


    so don’t cause troubles to them.”


    Isobel was kind of begging. She did not want the annoying days became worse because the identity of


    Vanessa.


    “No, I don’t have a good life. Since I lost you, I had never been good. For 20 years, I did not know that I


    have another, I could not watch her grow up. Do you know how depressed I am?”


    Rufus did not with the statement of Isobel. It was the fact, even if it was wrong, it had to be corrected. It


    would bring much pain to others, but it had to be corrected.


    He continued.


    “Isobel, it has been more than 20 years, I thought I would never see you again, but you are back, you


    came back to my life and brought back my kid and my grandkid. This is destiny, no one could escape.”


    “Make Vanessa’s identity public and we face it together and fix all the problem. We …”


    “Your feeling? Don’t be selfish and only considered your feeling. My kid stays with me every day, but I


    can only be her aunt. What do you think my purpose is?”


    Isobel was unconvinced and did not agree with Rufus’ statement. She would rather endure it alone


    than hurt the kid.


    “You think simply. Don’t try to make her identity public. Think on her food, she was sick and could not


    be stimted. She had to been my brother’s daughter in the past 20 years, and now if you say she is


    your daughter, she would not stand it.”


    At this, she shed tears, for her persistence and grievance of many ears.


    She had to say it even if she was in tears.


    “And Winwin, she had lost her parents. If the identity of Vanessa was told, she would be an


    orphan and she would be lonely.”


    “They had been supporting each other for years, just like two legs supporting each other. if you break


    one of the legs, the other leg would be difficult to stand.”


    Isobel raised her heard and questioned Rufus. She wanted to tell him that his persistence would be


    rude, Winnie and Vanessa could not ept it.


    Seeing that Isobel was in tears, Rufus felt unbearable pain in heart like stuck by a bee.


    He could not help but reach his hand to her shoulder andforted her.


    Isobel did not refuse hisfort. She put her heard against Rufus’ chest and cried out loud without any


    wild thought.


    She had been suppressing for more than 20 years. She had never released her pain in heart when she


    broke up with Felix, but she could not bear it anymore maybe it happened suddenly or she was old.


    She could not control her emotion at this moment, just wanted to cry out loud and rxed her heart


    which had been tensed for more than 20 years.


    “Cry out, don’t hold it back, you have been tough for too long.”


    Rufusforted her. He did neglect her thought, but he felt it would be exposed sooner orter.


    Isobel cried for a while and calmed herself down.


    She realized the situation was wrong, so she raised her head from Rufus’ chest.


    “Sorry, I even cried at this age..”


    “Don’t say that, Isobel, I feel indebted to you. If I had not been into your live, you would not have been


    single all your life.”


    Rufus interrupted her. Everything happened during the 20 years has nothing to do with anyone but him.


    “Have a seat, let’s have a talk. Even if the identity of Vanessa is not to be made public, I have the right


    to know how she lived.”


    Rufus pulled Isobel who was wiping tears to the seat and he moved a chair over and sat opposite her.


    Isobel took a deep breath, truing to smooth her breath, since Rufus knew about it, she had no need to


    conceal.


    “Vanessa is our kid. Since I broke up with you, my brother and sister-inw asked me to have abortion,


    but I did not want to, so I left alone and did note back one day before she was born.


    “My brother and sister-inw were angry, but they could nothing about it. They were afraid that I lost my


    job and I could not get married with a kid, so they had her since she was born.”


    “I thought it was good for her, it was aplete and steadiest family after all. I could not stay in this city


    at that time, there seemed to be your breath everywhere I went to in those days. I felt hurtful and could


    not stand it.”


    At this, her tear flowed down. She was still in pain recalling the past.


    “So I gave the kid to my brother and sister-inw after she was born and I left.”


    “At the moment I left, I had never intended toe back and had been engaged in medical aid in


    remote ces. I seldom came back in those years. I did note back until my brother and sister-in-


    At this, she stopped and took the tissue Rufus handed her and wiped tears before she continued.


    “I had wanted to tell Vanessa her identity, but she was badly sick and she was to break down. If I told


    the truth, Winwin would break down.”


    “And I told myself not to be selfish. They relied on each other, encouraged each other, and held on


    bravely.


    Her tears stopped as her voice fell. She wanted to give her kid her warm, but her love had been from


    her brother and sister-inw, how could she deprive it from her?


    “I have nothing to say. I am guilty to you and Vanessa and I have neglected Winnie’s feelings. Why has


    it be soplex?”


    Rufus did not want to do now. He felt his thought at the beginning was impulsive and selfish, but he


    wanted to think about it and found a solution to get his daughter back.


    “I did not expect it out two families would be connected in aplex way. Now I am worried that I will


    see your son and daughter, if I see then, nothing could be fixed.’’


    “Rufus, pretend you know nothing about Vanessa and don’t fight for Winwin and Brain. You take care of


    two children, and I go for medical aid, so that I will never see your so, and they can have a quiet life.”


    It was the best way she coulde up with, she wanted to hide it for a lifetime and escape for a


    lifetime.


    “Isobel, avoiding is not the best solution. Do you want to stay away for a life time? Can you avoid it all


    the time?”


    “Let’s face it together. No matter the result was, we try out best and there will be no regret. As long as


    the thing was resolved, we can spend our life peacefully.”


    Rufus had different idea as Isobel. They both were old and the things to be solved could not be


    dragged. They could not die with guilt and regret and left the problem to the next generation in an


    irresponsible way.”


    “But how can we fix it. There are many people we will hurt, how can we have a peace of mind? Listen


    to me, conceal it. When I die, you son would not hate me, and he would not be angry at Winnie and


    Vanessa.”


    Isobel said. She wanted to solve the problem and then spent the rest of life with peace, but it was easy


    to say, hard to do it.


    “Even if we die, the problem would not be solved. Do you want us kids continue the hatred because of


    us? Isobel, I have something to tell you, you be prepared.”


    Rufus did not want to mention it, but he had to. If he did not say it out, Isobel would think death could fix


    everything.


    “What is it?”


    Isobel had bad feeling.


    “In the car ident of your brother, the death was Brian’s driver and Brian got injured.”