Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

“What ‘Dumbo’? Could you at least show my granddaughter some respect? She’s not stupid! Why should she go home with you? You’re a nobody to her. Kylie was the one who was engaged to you, not Winnie!”

Carried away by her emotions, Jacinta tugged Winnie into the house again. “Don’t listen to him, Winnie. Come in with me!”

With Jacinta holding on to her left hand, and Xavier, to her right, Winnie found herself caught in a difficult position.

“Could you guys please stop?” she exclaimed, clearly exasperated. “Granny, what happened between us is pretty straightforward, so please don’t complicate it for us. I just need a few minutes to talk to Xavier about it.”

Despite Winnie’s remarks, neither Xavier nor Jacinta budged.

Christopher frowned as he watched Winnie struggle between both sides.

Knowing Winnie’s intention, he went over to persuade Jacinta to go home.

“Hi, Mdm. Sumner. I’m Winnie’s friend, Christopher Bennett. Why don’t we go in first? Winnie knows what she’s doing, and she has always sorted things out on her own. I know you’re worried, but you can trust her this time.”

Christopher’s tactful words were well-phrased and had given Jacinta a way out of the tricky situation. Jacinta did not intend to make things difficult for her granddaughter to begin with. She just did not want Xavier to have his way.

So, when she heard Christopher, she caved.

“All right. Both of you talk it out, then. Winnie, don’t make us wait for too long. Also, what’s wrong with your phone? You weren’t picking up.”

“Some sales guy kept calling, so I turned on my silent mode.”

“I see. I was wondering why you didn’t pick up, although your phone was on. Make sure you turn off your silent mode. I’ll be calling in a bit.”

Winnie nodded and shot Christopher a glance after some thought, hinting at him to bring Jacinta in.

Christopher looked at her knowingly and persuaded the older woman to enter the house.

After they went in, Winnie lowered her glance at Xavier’s grip around her hand and asked, “Where should we go? How about we go to your place to talk things out?”

Xavier did not reply but looked up at her.

“I thought you blocked me, but it turned out your phone was on silent mode,” he uttered.

block you? There’s not a need for that,”

you when you sent me your location, but it so happened

“No,” Xavier refused.

but to no

not

that said, she pressed the elevator button and gave Xavier’s

intention of retracting her hand, he moved his wheelchair

house, Winnie

on the time because she had to return to the Garland residence before Hamish

within a couple of minutes? You look like you can’t wait to go back,” he commented

explaining herself. “Just cut to the

my time. This is

in distress as he spoke. “Do you

look into his intense

away, trying her best not to have any eye contact

I think I’ve made myself clear when I revealed my identity to you on Sirona Island. Back then, you were hellbent on pursuing me. As I said, it’s true that I like you, but that’s it. My feelings for you aren’t as strong as how you feel toward me, so I can’t give you what you expect. Look at what happened today. We end up fighting over something so petty. You were so obsessive when Christopher sent me home the last time, and I told you that I don’t like being controlled. I’m not an object that belongs only to you, nor am I someone you can order around. You’re mistaken if you expect me to be someone who

Xavier interrupted Winnie abruptly as he turned his wheelchair toward her, for he

thought their conflict would disappear if he

“Listen to me, Xavier.”

“I don’t want to.”

but I don’t like you as passionately. Do you get what I mean? Our relationship is not equal. I cannot understand how you could feel so intensely when you see a guy beside me. We cannot become better people if this relationship continues, so we should end it here and go back to how everything was before. We should

everything was?” Xavier suddenly stood up in front of

restlessness inside him breaking through his body, but he did everything he could to keep

become my Dumbo again, then?” he asked, gazing at

lips parted

ensued until she spoke again. “Xavier, do you even like the real me, or do you like the dumb Winnie? Do you

begin with? Why did you depend on me back then? Why did you hug me, kiss me,

the couch as he implored with tears in his

venting his anger until the taste

hands wandered downward, and he

compulsion pulsating in

had always wanted her, but not in

off, Xavier got hold of himself