Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Josiah—having had nothing to eat since noon—was utterly famished.

Hence, he was especially warmed by the sight of Xavier and Winnie’s arrival.

The moment they stepped out of the police station, Josiah leaned against Xavier.

“I’m so hungry that I’m going to faint. Also, the bench inside was so hard that my legs became numb after sitting on it.”

Faced with Josiah, who had his ID stolen by a monkey, Xavier harbored no sympathy at all.

“You’re oozing bad luck out of your ears, so please stay away from me.”

“F*ck!” Josiah’s eyes widened. “For whom did I come here in the first place? How shameless can you be?”

Xavier shoved him aside mercilessly. “Don’t make it sound like you’re doing it for free.”

“D*mn you!” Josiah was on the brink of spitting at Xavier’s face. “I did it because I treat you as my friend. Also, our families have known each other and collaborated for generations. What sort of person are you for behaving like this?”

“That’s enough,” Winnie interrupted Josiah. “It’s not like you’re not aware of the condition he’s currently in.”

“Fine, fine.” Josiah raised both his arms as a sign of surrender. “Both of you are united as a couple. At the end of the day, I’ll always end up at your mercy.”

“Cut the nonsense!” Winnie took two big steps forward and gently supported one of Josiah’s arms.

The moment Josiah felt her touch, his body stiffened.

“I… actually, I…” He wanted to state that he could still walk perfectly by himself even though his knees were wobbly from the numbness.

Nonetheless, Winnie spoke over him.

“Listen to me; there’s a cop behind us who’s behaving strangely. Ever since we left the police station, he has been keeping an eye on us. I noticed him working in front of his computer when we first arrived, but when he saw Xavier and I walk in, he dropped whatever he was doing and monitored us closely the entire time we were there.”

notice anything amiss, turned around once he heard

know that officer. Back when Yolanda, Old Mr. Xander’s granddaughter, called the cops on me, I heard him greet her with respect. Therefore, both of them must know each other, and I’m sure he will report everything about us to her. All this while, I was wondering why the police had managed to arrive in such a short time. So it turns out that they

how strong we are in Avenport, it doesn’t pay to go against the local big shots here

the monkeys here are smarter than usual. At

he lost his balance from a

on his

was puzzled. “Since when did

eye. “Weren’t

the underlying meaning of

jealous to see Winnie

but roll his eyes at Xavier. “Didn’t

sneered. “My fate lies in my own two hands. Even if you pass your bad luck to me,

you’d better cure that cursed sickness of yours before making any more

with one hand, he shoved the latter into the car with

not help but laugh in amusement when she saw how both men interacted with

of them truly love one another. To have a friend like Josiah, Xavier is

Winnie looked in the direction

moment, the officer who had been surveilling them the whole time was making a call.

the sight of his reaction, Winnie

by the time Winnie woke up, Xavier was leaning against the headboard. He had been observing her for

bloodshot his eyes were, she could not resist having a flashback of how he sacrificed himself to shield her from

was meant to suffer, but the burden of the torment was now

could feel a stinging

gave Xavier a hug. “Did you only sleep

such a result was only obtained after she gave him a jab of sedative, which was not meant to be a sustainable

I just wasn’t able to sleep.” Xavier stroked Winnie’s head. “Why are you snuggling up to me so early

Instead, all she did was tighten her arms around

while later, she remarked, “You’ll definitely recover. I’m sure of it. Just like you said, your fate is in your hands. You won’t allow the matter to deteriorate any further, will you? I, too, won’t