Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Chapter 177

“Can I take a look?” Sebastian’s reaction was somewhat agitated. He had almost gotten his hands on it.

Winnie felt baffled, but since the request came from Sebastian, she readily agreed.

“All right. Hold on.” Winnie undid the watch from her wrist and passed it to Sebastian. Out of respect toward him, she used both hands when she handed the watch over.

Unexpectedly, Sebastian, too, used both hands when he took the watch from her. He acted as if the watch was the most priceless treasure in the world.

As Sebastian carefully observed the watch, tears began to roll down uncontrollably from his eyes.

Winnie and Josiah were bewildered. They exchanged glances. Confusion was written all over their faces.

Lowering his head, Josiah whispered in Winnie’s ear, “What’s so special about your watch? What’s going on?”

Winnie frowned and shook her head. She had no idea what was going on right now.

It was not until she saw Sebastian wiping his tears did Winnie inquire, “Old Mr. Xander, if I may ask, is there something wrong with my watch?”

“Yes! There’s a huge problem!” Before Sebastian could speak, Yolanda, who had been standing nearby, grabbed the watch from him. She held the watch and asked Winnie coldly, “Why do you have this watch? Where did you get it from?”

Winnie frowned. She was not pleased with Yolanda’s attitude. “Ms. Xander, are you questioning me? Before I even consider answering your question, I must ask you to return the watch to me.”

“Your watch? Are you certain it’s yours?” Yolanda glared at Winnie. “Then, can you tell me what the letters ‘XHS’ on the face of the watch means? If you can’t answer that, it means the watch doesn’t belong to you!”

“Yolanda! Behave yourself! How dare you speak to a guest in such a manner?” Sebastian chided his granddaughter and extended his hand. “Give the watch to me.”

“Grandpa!”

“Give it to me!”

Left with no choice, Yolanda could only hand over the watch to Sebastian.

Holding the watch carefully, Sebastian stepped forward and returned it to Winnie.

Upon seeing that, Yolanda furrowed her brows. “Grandpa, that belongs to Harrison!”

“Silence!” Sebastian did not spare his granddaughter a glance. With slightly reddened eyes, he asked Winnie, “Girl, can I ask you about the origin of this watch? I won’t keep it a secret from you. My grandson, Harrison Xander, also owns such a watch. When he sent it for customization the watch, he specially requested to have the letters ‘XHS’ engraved underneath. Those are his initials. It’s such a coincidence that this watch also has the same three letters engraved on it.”

Immediately after hearing Sebastian’s explanation, Winnie understood the situation.

“I see.” Winnie saw no need to conceal what she knew. “I used to wonder what the three letters meant, but I never managed to find the watchmaker. Hence, I have no leads. It’s a really good watch. I’ve worn it for over two years. However, I’m not too sure about its origins. My brother gave it to me as a present. He obtained it from a merchant when he was on an inspection trip about two years ago. I don’t know anything else other than that.”

“Inspection?” Hope ignited in Sebastian’s eyes. “Do you know where your brother went for his investigation? And the merchant who sold him the watch… what do they look like?”

pondered it for a moment. “I think it was Alendor. He went to Arcvas Desert for an inspection. I supposed he bought the watch there. As

Winnie’s reply, the light

that

had been hoping that his grandson

turned out

Sebastian could not stop himself

seeing older folks break down in

a hand to try to console Sebastian, Yolanda roughly

watch and leave. Don’t agitate

was displeased with Yolanda’s behavior. “Ms. Xander, you don’t have to be so rude. We don’t know what’s happening. At

came back. I was told that he’s dead, but they never found his body. Oh, Harrison. I’m so sorry. This watch belongs to him. I never thought I’d get to see

was only one thing she could do. “If that’s the case, I should return this watch to you, since it’s yours.” Upon saying

accepted the bequeathed watch with trembling hands. “How much did your brother pay for it? I will

it’s only a watch, but for you, it’s an important

spend your money for nothing.”

consider the watch the

to treat him,” Sebastian agreed readily. “Come, let us get off the

way, with the former supporting the latter. Winnie

You settled matters with Old

suffer the grief of losing his grandson. He must feel terrible. What do you mean by ‘settle matters’? Can you not say that? I never

and said seriously, “People who know me well are familiar

those words with a smile, he heaved

he was with Winnie, he felt as if he had to keep himself occupied by talking

from the mountain, Josiah left to pick up Xavier. Winnie proceeded to follow

truly was a despicable

entering the residence, she shut the door on Winnie, refusing to

was a good thing that Sebastian was not an unreasonable

but frown

held a

accommodate and indulge her. He acted as if he felt

own skeleton in the closet.

up and change into clean clothes, he specifically instructed Yolanda to entertain

wasn’t hard to guess that she had no intentions of being hospitable

while Yolanda

did not bother Winnie

phone and casually replied to several text messages. Then, she made a

I want to ask you about the compass watch you gave me two years ago. Yes, I remember you brought it back from your inspection in Arcvas Desert. Can you recall the person who sold it to you? Huh, it was an Alendorian man? Okay. Do you still have his contact details? I’d like to find out more about the watch. Really? Awesome! Please ask on my behalf. Whatever the answers are, please tell me. No, no, it’s not a friend, but the owner of the watch is very dear to that person.

ending her phone call with a certain member of the family, Winnie’s lips curled into a

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