A bad feeling flashed through Wendy's mind. She tugged at Gavin's sleeve and said, "Gavin."

Gavin opened his eyes and smiled at Wendy, with his face being a little pale.

"What's wrong with you?" Wendy looked at him uneasily. "Our problem has been solved. Why are you..."

"I'm okay." Gavin held Wendy's face and kissed her on the forehead. "I'm just very happy."

Wendy didn't quite believe his words. Gavin didn't look happy just now.

She still wanted to ask more, but Dolly interrupted her and said, "Wendy, there is one more thing that I forgot to tell you just now."

Wendy's attention was diverted by Dolly. "Mom, what's the thing?"

Dolly said, "After the car accident, the police found that you had an amulet with you. There seemed to be something inside. Your father kept it for you. I had planned to take the amulet to you this time so that you can miss your parents through it. But I was in such a hurry when I packed up that I forgot about it. I'll remember to take it next time."

For Wendy, who had grown up in Australia, the amulet was a very novel thing.

Her parents must simply wish her peace by putting an amulet that carries such an obvious meaning on her.

Wendy didn't think too much about it. She just nodded with a smile and said, "Okay!"

When she looked back at Gavin, his expression had returned to normal. His frown and pale face seemed to be her illusion just now.

"Was it really just an illusion?"

At this time, Freya stood up from the sofa and suggested, "I think that we should celebrate."

Joanne echoed and asked, How to celebrate?

Wendy made a proposal with great interest, but soon it was rejected by Freya. She didn't give up and ingratiated herself with Joanne to persuade Freya. The few of them began to discuss happily.

No one noticed that Brian and Chris, who were sitting on the other end of the sofa, looked dark and gloomy.

Chris closed the laptop and gave Brian a look.

Brian understood and called Gavin, "Gavin, let's go to the study."

Chris held the laptop and stood up naturally. "I'll go upstairs, too."

Without waiting for anyone else to say anything, three tall and straight figures had already disappeared from the stairs.

Wendy instantly forgot about her proposal and hurriedly held Joanne's hand. "Cousin, what are Cousin and Cousin-in-law going to do?"

"They-" Joanne looked at Wendy's worried look and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Actually, Wendy had always been fairly worried about Gavin.

But in order to hide her feelings, she had to beat around the bush before.

Now, she didn't need to disguise herself anymore. She almost burst into tears.

Freya leaned against the sofa and asked leisurely, "Wendy, if Brian and your cousin really want to do something to Gavin, what will you do?"

Although Wendy had difficulty in moving, she was very clear-headed. "Only you and Cousin-in-law can stop them. Well, do me a favor!"

She blinked her eyes, and it was hard to refuse her.

"Don't worry." Joanne handed Wendy a glass of lemon water with honey. "They should just have something to tell Gavin. They won't do anything to Gavin just because he hid his relationship with you from them."

Wendy replied with an "oh" and stared at the head of the stairs on the second floor. There was still a hint of worry in her eyes.

In the study on the second floor.

As soon as they entered the study, Brian and Chris wore a cold and serious look. Gavin had already guessed something and asked spontaneously, "Do you guys know?"

Chris said, "Aunt has always said that your father passed away by accident. She has never explained the specific reason. I checked it out of curiosity."

Brian looked at Gavin and asked, "How are you now?"

Since both Chris and Brian knew about it, Gavin didn't have to hide it.

"I'm in the treatment for disease control," Gavin said frankly, "but the effect is not adequate."

Brian suddenly thought of something and narrowed his deep eyes. "Daisy said that you often went to the hospital during this time. Are you in the treatment there?"

"Yes." Gavin sighed with regret. "I thought I could still keep it a secret for a while."

Chris frowned deeply and thought of the major authoritative hospitals at home and abroad. In the end, he sadly realized that no matter which hospital he would send Gavin to, Wendy would definitely collapse.

Wendy could stay optimistic, even if she was framed by Blake for pocketing the red packet, even if her relationship with Gavin was exposed. Because the opinions from the outside world could not hurt her.

However, Gavin's illness would be a real blow. How could she convince herself to be optimistic?

Brian suddenly broke the silence and said, "Gavin, you resign."

Not only Gavin who was called out, but also Chris looked at Brian in surprise.

Brian said, "The company needs you, but Wendy needs you more. You can focus on your treatment first and then go back to work after you recover."

Gavin firmly refused. "Rowdy will take the next action soon after this plan failed. I can't leave the company now."

"No matter what Rowdy is going to do next, Wesley and I can handle it," Brian said decisively.

"I know Rowdy. With my help, you will have a less difficult time." Gavin insisted, "Rowdy spent so much effort in cooperating with Blake so as to let me leave the company. If you ask me to resign, it will just fulfill Rowdy's wish, won't it?"

"Being jointly forced to resign by the shareholders is totally different from voluntary resignation." It was rare for Brian to say so much at a time. "Your illness can't be delayed anymore. You take into account the company's situation, and I also have to take into account Wendy's mood after she knows about your illness."

Gavin quickly calmed down and tried to think of a way to convince Brian to let him stay in the company.

After all, there was a tacit understanding between Brian and Gavin for many years. He saw through what Gavin was thinking at a glance and interrupted him without leaving leeway. "Don't think about it. If you don't want to submit your resignation, I'm very willing to fire you and find the best doctor for you."

"..."

Gavin was defeated immediately.

They had known each other for so many years. Although they were not related by blood, they were like real brothers. Before Brian and Joanne got married, except for Wesley, he was the only one who knew that Brian liked Joanne.

That was the reason why he was even more unwilling to tell Brian about his illness. He was sure that Brian would ask him to leave the company for treatment without any room for negotiation.

In the end, Gavin made a compromise. "Let's both take a step back. I will fully cooperate on the treatment, but I can't leave the company. I'll continue to work not only for the sake of defending against Rowdy but also because I don't want Wendy to know my illness for the time being."

After a pause, Gavin added, "Don't worry, I haven't been in the worst stage yet. I can handle my work."

If Brian dismissed him, he would have nowhere to go and would have to stay in the apartment all day long. Wendy would suspect him sooner or later.

However, Wendy's injury had not yet recovered. In addition, she could be with Gavin openly just now. It was indeed not suitable for her to know about Gavin's illness now.

Chris cast a glance at Brian, indicating that he could agree.

Brian finally agreed, but he still emphasized, "Once your situation becomes worse..."

Before Brian could finish his words, Gavin had interrupted, "Don't worry, once my situation becomes worse, I will go to the hospital immediately without you telling me. I also want to survive."

In the study, the atmosphere was a little heavy for a while.

Gavin didn't like the heavy atmosphere. He pretended to feel relaxed and said, "I've agreed to your request. Would you please do me a favor? There can be an onset of my illness at any time. If Wendy is with me then, help me cover it up. It's not very troublesome. You can just distract Wendy's attention like my mother did just now. By the way, the food is the best tool."

He was not demanding too much. Brian and Chris should agree to his request without hesitation.

However, they just stared at Gavin and didn't speak for a long time.

Gavin's hair stood on end under their gaze. He teased, "Normally, only young women would stare at me in this way."

Chris asked, "How did you call Aunt just now?"

Only then did Gavin realize that he had just unconsciously called Dolly "Mom".

Although he hadn't called Dolly mom since his family background was revealed, the fact that Dolly was his mother had already been deeply engraved in his mind.

He was grateful to Dolly for returning as soon as she knew that his relationship with Wendy was revealed on the Internet.

Probably, that was the reason why he had accepted Dolly from the bottom of his heart.

Chris teased Gavin in return. "You've changed the way you call Aunt. When are you going to call me Cousin?"

Gavin wittily glanced at Brian, raised his eyebrows, and said, "I will call you Cousin whenever he calls you Cousin."

"..." Brian pretended that he hadn't heard anything and turned to walk out of the study.

Downstairs, the others had already come to an agreement on how to celebrate. Everyone had agreed to go out and have a great meal to celebrate. They had already informed Iris.

When they arrived at the hotel, Freya said, "There are many shopping malls nearby. After dinner, how about we go shopping?"

Wendy had stayed at home for too long. Finally, she had a chance to come out. She immediately raised her left hand and said, "I'm going!"

She was really happy that she could eat all over the street without hesitation!

Joanne hesitated because the two little guys were still at home.

Even if she was interested in something, nothing was more important to her now than being with her little guys.

Iris saw through Joanne's hesitation and said, "Joanne, don't worry. After dinner, I'll take care of Aiden and Romy. You can go shopping and buy some winter clothes for them."

Joanne finally had nothing to worry about, and nodded. "Okay."

When this group of people was celebrating in the hotel, Rowdy, who was far away in the old house of the Kent family, was crazily smashing things...