Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Unfortunately, she had only just gotten onto the deck when she heard two pairs of footsteps approaching.

Not knowing who it could be, she had no choice but to crouch and hide in a dark corner.

Thankfully, her hiding spot offered a clear view of the person standing right opposite her, whom she instantly recognized as one of Xavier’s bodyguards.

As for the other man who was dressed in white and had his back facing her, Winnie didn’t know who he was, nor had she ever heard his voice before.

What she could tell, though, was that Xavier’s bodyguard seemed pretty worried about their itinerary for the night. “Is your information reliable? The winds are rather strong tonight. I think it’s dangerous to go out to sea now.”

As it turned out, the man in white was a private detective.

“Of course, it’s reliable!” he said determinedly. “Why would you even ask that? Did Mr. Fairchild put you up to it? Is he not confident of my capabilities?”

“No, you’ve misunderstood. That’s not Mr. Fairchild’s intention,” the bodyguard hastily explained. “But as you know, my job is to protect him. That’s why I have to be extra cautious. Furthermore, you’re his mother’s old friend, so there’s no doubt he trusts you implicitly. Otherwise, why would he rush here after getting your message?”

“I’m glad you understand. Finding these clues already took up a lot of my time and energy. Do you know how unruly those islanders are? It was so difficult to investigate Mrs. Fairchild being kidnapped to the island and sold to traffickers,” the man in white grumbled. “Besides, it wasn’t easy getting this yacht, either. I didn’t even consider a speedboat since a larger vessel would be able to handle rough seas better. Do you think I wouldn’t prefer to set sail in the day when it’s safer? I’m just afraid that our delay might cost Mrs. Fairchild her dignity! Mr. Fairchild has been looking for her for so long, and now that we finally have some news, why would he want to wait any longer? Even if you persuaded him to turn back right now, there’s no way he’d comply.”

Winnie, who was still in hiding, was utterly dumbfounded.

What the hell? That man in white used such a ridiculous excuse about me getting trafficked to the island to lure Xavier out here at night! More importantly, I can’t believe Xavier fell for it! Oh, wait a minute, I remember the bodyguard saying the man’s an old friend of Xavier’s mother. No wonder he trusts the guy so much.

At the thought of that, Winnie couldn’t help but grimace. In any case, I bet Zyon has bribed the man in white. Then again, I got to hand it to Xavier. He has a cast, yet he refused to deploy his subordinates and even insisted on heading out to sea personally. Isn’t he just throwing himself into Zyon’s trap? I can’t save him from his stupidity, but what’s maddening is that he hasn’t told me where the badge is! I’ll have to make sure he stays alive until he does.

unbeknownst to her, the latter was only being

anyone else, he’d never

of peril, but what made it worse was that Winnie couldn’t trust anyone onboard the yacht. Logically speaking, her best option was to find a way to stop the

farther they sailed, the closer

did, she knew nothing about operating one. With that thought in mind, she took her phone out and decided to call Christopher for

her tracks when she felt her wet pocket. Ah! I just remembered I didn’t keep my phone in a waterproof pouch before jumping

she cursed under her

to head to the control room to

feel her way to the room, but

was just no way for

now. In that case, my next best option would be to look for Xavier. I have to tell

up her mind, Winnie walked to the

had been standing on the upper deck and

up the stairs, the dark figure

before he had covered her mouth with one hand and locked her wrists behind her with the

as he was doing that, the dark

was more afraid to alert the bad guys

managed to catch the

that the disinfectant smell in hospitals? His height and build seem somewhat familiar too.

voice sounded muffled, Xavier still heard her loud and

lowered his eyes and glanced at her, illuminated

the face mask that seems to be a permanent

the hand covering Winnie’s mouth. “What