Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Alas, it was difficult to climb a mountain at night. By the time she had hiked up while panting away, another hour had passed.

Nonetheless, all her exhaustion vanished the moment she glimpsed the helicopter.

No sooner had she appeared than a man jumped out of the helicopter.

When the man spotted her, he sprinted over to her and asked enthusiastically, “Are you Ms. Garland? Mr. Marsh told me to come over and pick you up.”

Winnie looked the man up and down before she nodded. “Yes. Let’s go.”

“Sure. After you, Ms. Garland. It’s dark, so I’ll help to illuminate the way for you from the back.”

To that moment, there hadn’t been anything unusual about the pilot’s actions. For that reason, she didn’t notice anything off.

It wasn’t until she had boarded the helicopter that she noticed something amiss.

A man was tied to the cockpit, and he was also dressed in a pilot’s uniform.

Cursing inwardly, Winnie braced herself to leap down with her luggage in hand.

But at that precise moment, a bandaged hand shot out before her without warning.

As Winnie scrutinized the reddish blood stain on the snow-white bandage, she suddenly found that injured arm particularly familiar.

She slowly turned her head and looked at the man behind her.

“Xavier? Why are you here?” Winnie’s eyes went wide in surprise.

Xavier snorted coldly, his handsome face emerging from the darkness slowly, devoid of expression.

“Before I answer your question, shouldn’t you explain why you’re here in such a place in the middle of the night?”

At that, Winnie frowned. “So, you’ve been monitoring my phone and whereabouts?”

Xavier pinned his eyes on her, not bothering to deny that.

“You broke our agreement first. You promised to never keep any secrets from me henceforth and even swore an oath. But what’s this? If I hadn’t taken any precautions, you would’ve long since flown off. And by the time I woke up, I wouldn’t even know where to go to collect your body!”

A frown marred Winnie’s countenance. “Collect my body? Are you that eager for me to die? Can’t you say something nice instead?”

In response, Xavier sneered, “I wouldn’t have rushed over if I were eager for you to die. Are you heartless, Winnie? You promised to never keep me in the dark again.”

“Well, that’s…” In the face of his justified accusations, Winnie ultimately chose to twist logic.

She asserted, “I left a note for you! I never thought of keeping you in the dark. I only left while you were sleeping, so there was only a time difference between us.”

Xavier’s brows creased deeply to the point that they might leave permanent marks. “Why don’t I record everything you’re saying so that you can listen to it for yourself?”

want to record me, huh? Why are you so high and

Just when things were about to escalate into a row, Josiah’s voice abruptly rang out from another dark corner of

there as well, Winnie jumped in

still dare come, huh? What did you promise me last afternoon? It turned out that you were playing me for a fool!

the face of her

you have to censure him for breaking his promise? Didn’t you

retort, Winnie could

“I’m sorry for lying to

of you can get out now,” Winnie

slammed the helicopter door shut

going with you as well. I told you this long ago, and you also tacitly agreed. Now, I’m following you while he’s following me. Is

glare. “I’m not going there for fun.

her neck with his injured hand, Xavier gritted his teeth furiously as he hissed, “Do you think we’d be afraid when even you

struggled wildly. “What exactly do you want right now? I told you to get out,

to see me bleeding profusely, just

“Are you threatening me?”

I’m threatening you with myself! I can’t do anything either

clenched her jaw hard,

she roared,

Xavier relaxed completely. His

got two options now. One is to go

the second option!”

his unfinished statement, saying, “We’ll use

me?” Winnie couldn’t help rolling her eyes at him. “Am I to watch helplessly as your pilot brings the helicopter to a stop in

then. We’ll use

“That’s more like it.”

off together?” Josiah made

Am I to remain unmoved as you both use your lives to threaten me? I’ve already made up my mind now. At worse, we’ll die together. Then, I can have two people keeping me company in the afterlife,”

it over her mouth. “Don’t worry. I won’t

yanked his hand off. “That’s my line!

helicopter braced

the time being, so she reclined against the seat and closed her eyes

hooked his finger around hers,

brooding over the matter, she still felt mystified, so she questioned, “Xavier, you left after me, but how did you two get to the

lifted his hand and stroked her head. “It was because we took the cable car

as wide as saucers. “What? There are cable cars

letting out a bark of laughter. “Haha, that was nothing. Didn’t you know that this entire mountain

“Do you like it? If you do, I’ll gift it to

loathsome rich people!” Winnie

a ruthless woman that

similarly loathsome!” Winnie

much as you both. Compared to you two, I’m not rich at

didn’t bother entertaining him further. Frowning, she asked Xavier, “Does Grandpa Rufus know you’re going