Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

“Yeah, you even brought Yulissa along that day.” Winnie scrunched her brows at the mention of Yulissa, feeling a deep sense of loath for the latter.

Xavier caught the undisguised disgust in her eyes at the mention of Yulissa.

“You seem to hate her a lot. Jealous much?” Xavier asked.

“You have an overactive imagination. I don’t feel possessive over you at that time. Who you brought back to sleep with was not my concern because in the future—”

Before Winnie could finish, Xavier urgently cut her off, “I never slept with her before!” Xavier knew he had to explain before she misunderstood him. “I have never touched her from the day she was back, including that night. I still couldn’t help but look for you. You have no idea how much I missed you, how much I wanted to look at your silly face. I truly thought I went crazy. I even asked Josiah whether I needed to consult a psychologist. He suggested I find a normal woman. The only one I’ve ever felt something for was Yulissa. I was so troubled then. I didn’t want to spend any time or effort looking for another woman, so I thought of her. But you have to believe me, Winnie. I wasn’t the one who brought her back. I just met her at a charity gala. She was the one who decided to return to the country, and you knew about the rest. I was such a joke. I thought I could win the fight against my heart but suffered a crushing defeat instead.”

When he finished, Winnie nodded. “I believe you. I trust you have never touched her, or she wouldn’t have been so mad on that day when she pushed me down the hill.”

“What?” Xavier frowned. “Didn’t you say Kylie was the one who pushed you? How did Yulissa get involved?”

“Woah!” Winnie exclaimed exaggeratedly. “This is another story. I’ll tell you in a minute. For now, I want to continue the discussion about my badge. Now that you’ve mentioned you saw it, where is it? Can you return it to me when you go back?”

“Sure.” After a brief hesitation, Xavier added, “But I forgot where I left it. It could be at home or in the office.”

“I’ve searched every corner of your house except for the safety deposit box. It’s not there.”

“Then it might be in the office. I’ll help you look for it when I return. Oh, by the way, is that badge your family heirloom? Is it important to you?”

gravely. “I have to get it

to tell Winnie about how he had

I return to Avenport, then give it back to

did you lose

who stole my car that night? You

nose, the woman cleared her throat a couple of times before explaining, “It was a coincidence that day. I just coincidentally

heard her admitting to it, his gaze darkened. “So it really was you. Do you know how dangerous that was? What in the world were you doing? Why did you have people chasing after you? Have you ever thought of the consequence if

choice. It was an emergency. What’s wrong? Why

catch you and soak you in a pool filled with diethyl ether for

laughed. “What about now? Are you still

“Yes, I am. I’m mad about how careless you are. You don’t take your safety seriously. What in the world are you doing the dark? Could you

don’t even know where to start. I think we should

right. I’ll give you some time and freedom. I trust that you’ll open your heart to me one day.” Xavier stared at her intently. “I have a condition, though. You have

bossy!” Winnie’s eyes sparkled. “That’ll have to depend on your performance. I have

Winnie’s phone pinged, indicating she had received

turned to

brow at her.

Yulissa next. Has she

“No. Well, at least she wasn’t when I

was something