Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

“Can I come in, Mr. Fairchild? There’s some urgent business.”

Winnie could not stand the persistent knocking any longer and left Xavier’s embrace.

She said, “Let him in. It could be a complicated matter.” At the same time, she straightened out Xavier’s tie for him.

Despite his reluctance, Xavier agreed, caving to his principles.

He was the CEO of Fairchild Corporation, and he made sure he performed his duties responsibly while at work.

He knew when to prioritize his work over his identity as Winnie’s husband.

Hence, Xavier strode to his desk and pressed a small button under the table, unlocking the office door.

Winnie was dumbstruck. She asked, “Did you lock the door from the inside?”

“What do you think?” Smirking, Xavier added, “I don’t want anyone to interrupt me while I’m cuddling you.”

An exasperated Winnie asked, “Weren’t we working just now? Or did you already have this all planned out?”

Xavier laughed in response. “Dumbo, I was the only one working. You were playing games. Plus, I have more foresight than to leave the door unlocked while you’re around.”

“Fine, you win.” Winnie pouted good-naturedly and admitted, “I was playing games, and I’m going to continue playing it now. You can let your staff in.”

Then, she plonked herself back on the couch.

Xavier reluctantly retracted his gaze from his wife and called out to his employee outside.

“Come in.”

The door opened from the outside.

Both Xavier and Winnie had expected Louis to come in, having recognized his voice earlier.

To their surprise, the first person who rushed into the room was Jacinta.

“Granny?” Stunned, Winnie leaped to her feet and asked, “Why are you here?”

“So you were here, Winnie!” Jacinta immediately approached her granddaughter and seized her wrist. “You told me you couldn’t accompany me because you were busy with work. Were you with Xavier this whole time? How could you lie to me? I always thought you were pulling extra hours at the company until I saw the news on the Internet calling you the Vinnie Couple. There was also some livestream thing. That’s how I knew you’d been cooped up in Fairchild Corporation for the past two days. What did you promise me in the past? You said you would cut off all ties with this man once you avenged your mother.”

Xavier was still standing beside them in the office. Winnie did not think he would be affected by her grandmother’s words until she brought up the last bit about cutting ties with Xavier. She worried that it would agitate him.

The medication he was on tended to amplify every emotion he felt. It was all well and good if he was feeling positive emotions, but any hint of negative emotions could potentially spiral out of control and spur Xavier to harm others or even himself.

Sadly, though Xavier’s mind was affected, his hearing clearly was not.

He had heard every single word of Jacinta’s rant, and his expression darkened instantly.

Sadness and disbelief warred in his heart as he asked, “Dumbo, is your granny telling the truth?”

Winnie struggled to muster a reply. Eventually, she said, “Granny, things have become quite complicated. It’s hard to explain everything in a few words. Why don’t I talk to you somewhere else?”

“Somewhere else?” Jacinta’s grip tightened on her granddaughter’s wrist as though fearing Winnie’s escape. “Where do you want to go?”

Winnie furrowed her brows before shooting Louis a subtle glance. “Mr. Tanser, help me prepare an empty guest room.”

“Sure!”

home? Why do it on someone else’s turf?

Winnie lowered her voice cajolingly. Sometimes, the elderly and children

legs,

to know the true

and blocked Winnie’s path once he noticed she was leading Jacinta

“You still haven’t answered my

instead. She pulled Winnie behind her like a protective mother hen

had voiced the possibility of divorce and splitting up with him before, and as long as Xavier had not forgotten that part of his memory, he would not have been

back when Winnie first suggested

that he had lost part of his memories, hearing the suggestion again would undoubtedly hurt

and

having a

of how she answered, someone

she refused to be indecisive

Winnie replied somberly, “Xavier, I admit that I’ve said those words before, but that was in the past. People change, and I’m formally retracting my old statement. On that note, I never meant to lie to my granny either, and I have to explain to her why things have changed for me. Please trust me. I’ll be away now for some time. I’m not asking

her words with both sincerity and

for a woman nicknamed Dumbo, yet it felt

responded, “I won’t stop you from leaving. Here, let

the couple and declared, “We know

“You’ve really let me down, Winnie.”

go, Granny. We’ll talk about this at

the office, Winnie attempted to break the tense silence between

grandmother huffed pettily and turned away from her

out of Fairchild Corporation, and Winnie prepared to hail a taxi.

Someone’s here to fetch us. It’s the black car over

direction of her finger

had pointed at a luxury vehicle with a car plate she

around in some stranger’s expensive car? Who’s

Let’s go.” Jacinta tugged on Winnie’s arm and asked disbelievingly, “Are you regretting your decision

car is

vaguely, “Well, you’ll find out when

about to say something else when she was suddenly swarmed

clearly reporters, judging by the camera or microphone in each person’s outstretched

flashing cameras flustered

Winnie hurriedly pulled Jacinta behind her and

Orange News. Is it true that

asked, “Who told you

true? You aren’t Chanaean?” another

you know that Garland Group is as good as a national business of Chanaea? It has been around for decades. You forcefully took over the corporation from your biological father and changed the

Winnie was perplexed.

no idea where these reporters had gotten their information from, and she

replied, “That’s

lead Jacinta away after

of reporters and photographers

almost hit

investors to obtain sizeable stakes in many corporations in Chanaea. Is your collaboration with him a sign

the microphone to her face

fingers out and

have some professionalism. You’re trying to interview me, not

fact, this is far more than an interview. Someone was livestreaming the entire

had already hired a slew of ghostwriters to post comments on the livestream. Thus, the livestream immediately

Get lost from Chanaea, you foreigner! Return our national corporation! Winnie

been paid off to turn the