Noon, Cantonese restaurant.
Aarav pushed the paper version of the script in front of Winnie: "The film's start date is at the end of next month, is your time convenient."
Winnie nodded and followed up with, "Mr. Bennett, my ...... play needs to tour and may be a little delayed."
"It's okay, I've been informed about this, I'll have them make the adjustment."
"Thank you Mr. Bennett."
"You don't have to be so polite with me, I just hope I can help you."
Winnie looked at the script with downcast eyes, the corners of her lips pursed gently.
Aarav took a sip of coffee before saying, "By the way, the Mr. Booth we met the other day, was he your boyfriend?"
Winnie raised her eyes and shook her head gently, "No."
"No matter, I went back and thought about it, but I didn't remember meeting him at any reception. Aarav said, "But if you have the right one around you, you can also start a new relationship, don't always be stuck in the past, to bear the mistakes made by others."
"I got it, thanks Mr. Bennett."
"I'll see you at the opening, then."
......
After separating from Aarav, Winnie walks aimlessly down the street wearing a mask and hat.
I don't know how long it took, but she was standing in front of A University.
This is where Channing used to spend his time.
The students inside have changed from batch to batch, all fresh and energetic faces.
She sat on the bus stop across the street and remembered the day he came to her in the rain when he was clearly home with a cold.
Every move made her fall.
Can life really, really start over.
Winnie sat there, all afternoon, watching those students attend and dismiss classes.
They all seem to have a clear goal in life and know what they want.
On the way back, Aimee called her: "I just got off the plane, let's go to dinner tonight."
One hour later.
Aimee sat down across from her: "What's wrong, didn't the play go well, why do I see you looking so sullen?"
Winnie picked up her water and took a sip, "Did you."
"Of course I do, it's almost as if I have something on my mind, come on out and I'll help you analyze it."
Winnie hung her head, not speaking for a moment.
Aimee added, "It's not like Mr. Booth is still after you, is it?"
"Not him."
Aimee keenly caught the deeper meaning of her words and moved closer, whispering, "That and there."
Winnie: "......"
She put down her glass of water and was silent before saying, "Actually, when the accident happened three years ago, I had a boyfriend."
Aimee was slightly surprised: "I thought those were rumors ......"
Winnie let out a breath before speaking again slowly: "Every time I think about it, Chassell standing in front of him and handing him those pictures, I feel devastated and I can never be with him again without a care in the world."
Aimee held her hand: "These are not your faults."
Winnie laughed: "I know, everyone reassures me like that, and I've told myself that countless times, but it's no use, I can't restrain the images in my head and I can't forgive myself."
"But your boyfriend really loves you, he should not have said a word to blame you from the beginning to the end, or you wouldn't be so hard to bear."
Winnie lowered her eyes, "He's nice and good and deserves better, and I don't want to hold him back."
"So what's wrong with you, you are at least the queen of the film eh, popular top actress, take more trophies at home are almost piled up, you are not inferior, you really want to be open with him, maybe your fans feel that he is not worthy of you."
Winnie laughed and shook her head, "These are just a flashy veneer."
"Whether he's a trappist or not, there are specialties in the field, don't forget, you've suffered a lot along the way, and by denying your achievements, you're denying your efforts. Although I don't know how good your boyfriend really is, but since he can even make you think that way, let's just assume that he is really good, such that he is good enough to match you."
In fact, before she met Channing, Winnie was probably thinking the same thing as Aimee.
Men, just for fun, like to be together, do not like to separate, there is no burden.
But Channing is different, he is the brightest moon in the darkness ah.
Just when she could barely work up the courage to be with him, there was that incident.
She felt that they were probably not meant to be.
But now, he answered her side again.
She couldn't refuse him, whether it was three years ago, or three years later.
Aimee continues, "Winnie, really, start over, I'm sure that your boyfriend loves you very much."
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Mr. Conrad Proposes to His Ex-wife Again
not completed yet right?...