Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

He pulled her arms from the back of his neck a few seconds later.

“There’s something I’d like to show you.”

Yulissa traced Xavier’s gaze and turned her attention toward the couch.

To her surprise, there was a black velvet box, and inside was obviously a piece of jewelry.

“Is that for me?” asked Yulissa, pleasantly surprised.

Xavier murmured an affirmative reply and said, “Open and take a look. If you don’t like it, I can have someone exchange it for something else.”

“No,” replied Yulissa gleefully. “I love it as long as it’s from you.”

As she spoke, she opened the box.

The sparkly diamonds inside shone brightly the second the lights hit them.

It was a complete diamond set with a pair of earrings, a bracelet, and a necklace. Even the extra diamonds were all at least two carats. The real deal, the necklace, had a diamond that was almost as big as a dove’s egg.

Yulissa’s eyes lit up.

She was absolutely delighted with her gift.

Just a few hours ago, she was jealous of how Xavier had gotten a bracelet for another woman.

That bracelet is nothing compared to the set of diamonds in front of me. It would be better if he got me a diamond ring as well, though…

Greed overtook Yulissa at that moment. She felt that the pieces of jewelry weren’t good enough.

“Xavier,” said Yulissa as she picked up the necklace happily. “This is so beautiful. Will you help me put it on? I can’t do it on my own since I can’t look at the back of my head.”

To her surprise, Xavier turned down her request stoically. “There’s a mirror in the dressing room.”

Of course I know there’s a mirror in the dressing room. Is he really that dense, or he’s just pretending?

tried out some dresses. “Xavier, I can’t reach the zip at the back of

you were gonna wear a traditional gown?

exactly what game Yulissa was playing,

pieces of jewelry was because Winnie

yet again, Yulissa removed her dress entirely and walked out of the dressing room with nothing

hugged him from the back. “You promised to give this a shot, and we both need to make an effort to make this

away. I understand if it’s hard for you to make a move, but please don’t turn me down. Let me stay here tonight, won’t you? Please, Xavier. Don’t make me sleep in that

was sweet and alluring, and the way she pressed her body against his back made Xavier frown. He reached out and turned

“Go to sleep.”

here. I’ve got some hot

going on? Why

room when she overheard two housekeeps

she liked to gossip as well, she stopped to

that stranger

started working here

she has been here

Oh, stop asking me about the past.

guest bedroom and take the woman’s luggage there. I assumed Mr. Xavier was going to make her stay there. But who would’ve thought that the two of them would

It’s only nine o’clock, and

turned off the lights, so I bet they’re doing it right

that a man and a woman would want to do that together. Ms. White

how strong Mr.

you thinking? But I heard

was getting wilder and wilder, and it got so awkward that Winnie couldn’t bear

further and further away from that place. When she

isn’t even divorced yet, and he’s already messing

he had done enough, so he kicked off the blanket and

the first time,

a way, he had allowed her to

well, but he couldn’t

“Xavier?”

the dark, but a soft click later, a single glow showed up in the room. He had lit up a

from Josiah about how Xavier had started and stopped smoking. He would only do so if he was upset. What she didn’t understand was why he was upset or what was so disturbing about her