Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

For some reason, many of them had veils covering their faces which inadvertently helped Winnie and Greta’s cause.

That way, their foreign faces wouldn’t stick out as much from within the group.

As Manchernius’ topography was largely made up of low mountains and rolling hills, a proper road could barely be seen. All the roads available were largely formed from well-traveled tracks.

After a bumpy forty-minute journey, their vehicle finally arrived at an expansive plain.

There, Winnie and the others were ordered by the innkeeper to alight.

Upon exiting the vehicle, they were surrounded by nothing but trees. The innkeeper subsequently led them around a bend before their destination came into view.

Instead of the luxurious mansion they were expecting, a massive base greeted their eyes.

Security was tight with armed men guarding the entrance. When Winnie and the others entered, everyone’s bodies—including that of the innkeeper—were searched.

Winnie, who wasn’t naive, naturally didn’t carry a gun with her.

Nonetheless, the weapon she brought was in the form of the necklace she was wearing. On top of that, she had an ornamental hairpin stuck in her hair.

The hairpin—brought from Chanaea—was custom-made. When pulled out, it would turn into a sharp weapon capable of piercing through any threats that she faced.

Once the ladies were determined to be unarmed, they were ordered to form a line.

Subsequently, their veils were all removed to reveal their faces.

On Winnie’s left was Greta; on her right were two meek-looking girls who looked very young still.

Both of them—already crying while inside the vehicle earlier—were now trembling in fear.

After walking past to inspect all of them, the guard stopped abruptly in his tracks.

Scrutinizing Winnie and the others, he instructed the innkeeper, “Mr. Horton prefers fair-skinned women. Thus, I’ll choose two to be sent to him. As for the rest, you can take them to the backyard as usual.”

“All right, all right,” the innkeeper responded obsequiously. “I know what to do.”

While bending forward and nodding his head, the innkeeper snuck a glance at Winnie.

She’s the fairest and most beautiful among them all. If she’s sent to Mr. Horton, the plan would go up in smoke.

Meanwhile, Winnie too, knitted her brows, especially when the guard stopped in front of her.

Fortunately, he didn’t choose her. After sweeping his gaze across her face, he turned his attention away.

The reason was that Winnie had purposely used her makeup to make herself look uglier.

In the end, the guard chose the two girls beside her. “You and you. Follow me!”

After sighing in relief at the close call, the innkeeper added to the guard, “Good choice. Those two are virgins who have just been sold over. With their porcelain white skin and beautiful features, I’m sure Mr. Horton would be a very satisfied man.”

“Mmm-hmm,” the guard grunted in response before leading the two girls away at gunpoint.

Meanwhile, Winnie furrowed her brows tightly as she watched the girls being taken away.

At that moment, she resented the innkeeper along with everyone there. The only emotion she felt was the urge to burn down the filthy place.

Unfortunately, she wasn’t in a position to act upon her desires. As her rational mind cast away the rage and hatred in her eyes, she quickly caught up with the innkeeper with Greta following closely behind her.

The innkeeper whispered, “I’ll be taking you to the backyard. That’s where all the men sleep at night. If you go further back, you’ll find the women’s and children’s quarters. However, I have no idea in which room the people you’re looking for are held. You’ll have to find them yourself. Now that it’s dark, you should use the opportunity to fall behind and slip away.”

Winnie simply grunted in acknowledgment.

While they were passing through the yard that had a banana plantation, she suddenly rushed to the side and began vomiting.

Greta, who was behind her, knowingly rushed up to her side to pat her on the back.

As for the rest of the women, no one dared to look their way. Only one or two with wandering eyes threw them a glance before retracting their gazes.

As for the innkeeper, he pretended to bark at them. “Stop dilly-dallying and hurry up!”

As Winnie continued her charade, Greta gave him a cursory response. “Got it. We’ll be right there.”

Once the group was far ahead, the two of them quietly disappeared to the side.

As darkness had already fallen, the lamps on the ground only illuminated the small area they were placed in, while the moon glowed with a silvery hue from the night sky.

Nevertheless, the light was just enough to help Winnie and Greta navigate their way around and not too much to expose them to their enemies.

Pointing at a man-made hill diagonally opposite them, Greta suggested, “Do you see the wooden door? That’s where the women and children live.”

Winnie nodded firmly before following Greta from behind as both of them began creeping around.

Soon, they managed to slip in and found a secluded corner to hide.

In a soft but stern voice, Greta reminded Winnie, “Ms. Garland, even though they’re only women and children, you shouldn’t underestimate them, let alone show them any mercy. Otherwise, a single mistake would cost you your life.”

with so many rooms here, how we are

the people you’re looking for should be on the opposite. With

Winnie nodded. “Let’s go.”

forward with their bodies hugging the wall, Greta reiterated, “Ms. Garland, if anything untoward happens, you should ignore

“Mmm-hmm.”

their way forward, they soon arrived

opened from the inside. Following

of her, Winnie and Greta instantaneously hugged the wall and

the woman returned

upon them that the woman just came out to dump some water, the two

whispered to Winnie, “Ms.

“Although there’s only one room left, we cannot let our guard down, for the people I’m looking for might

highest levels of vigilance, both of them arrived at the next room and hid underneath the

show her head, Greta pried open the window and took a

“This is the place, Ms. Garland. The person you’re

frown. Why is Rachel alone? Did

no time to dwell upon the question. “Let’s

out a hairpin and began lockpicking

left a lot to be desired, as

you not know how to

was already covered in sweat. “This

the

spoken than the knelt down beside Greta and pried the lock open in less

scratched her head awkwardly

with a faint smile before gently pushing

a wooden club as thick as someone’s arm bearing down upon her

with Greta blocking her

for never transpired, for Greta’s hand had suddenly reached out from

Greta’s other hand grabbed the

Granny, put down the

person hiding behind the door in the ambush

was Winnie, the shocked Jacinta took a moment to regain her senses before putting down

Greta too, realized they

almost

with her lowered voice, reminded, “Granny, not so

acknowledgment, Jacinta swiftly locked the door and closed the curtains. After that, she led Winnie and

Greta

hand, the teary-eyed Jacinta sat her down at the table. “Winnie, why did you

comfort her. “Granny, I’m here to take you home. You must

her leg, she only had her bullet removed today. During the entire journey here, she fell into a

Rachel, who was lying in bed, she could see how the

“I’ll take her to a proper doctor once

to escape?” Jacinta was brimming with concern. “Not only does the

successful we were in infiltrating this place?

won’t be able to walk, making it very

always a solution to every problem,” Winnie replied calmly. “Look, there’s two of us here. Greta is really strong and will have no

guess there’s no other choice. I’m sorry to have given you all

to do with you, Granny. Zyon was

to speak, Jacinta held her tongue when

throwing the groggy Rachel a glance, she looked out the window. “In that case, when are

more

Winnie explained,

asleep at dawn, we’ll use the opportunity to slip out. But for now, it’s too risky to

Jacinta nodded. “We’ll do as you

painfully as they

time it was three in the morning when everyone was sound asleep, it was Winnie and her

back, the agile Greta led Winnie and Jacinta

to first go back to the way they came from before scaling the wall where the banana

when they were about to enter the banana plantation, a gunshot rang out in the air, followed by a

stunned, Winnie and

it be that

there is the better, for it’ll make our escape much easier. Nevertheless, we should hurry up. If they were to come here,

in agreement, Winnie picked up her pace

someone to be shooting at them the

the moon prevented the shooter from getting a good aim. Hence, no one was

breath, “There must be someone else trying to escape who has gotten to our position ahead of

Winnie and Greta were unarmed and they couldn’t tell how many enemies there were in the banana plantation, they had

their retreat, they ran

the emergence of a traitor, the men in pursuit were going to shoot first and ask questions

Winnie and the rest had no choice but to dive to the side. Unfortunately, Greta’s leg was hit by a

no!” Greta exclaimed. “Now that they have turned on all the lights including that of their cars, it would be impossible to escape tonight. If we force the matter, it would only mean certain death. Thus, we have no choice but to take

into deep thought, Jacinta immediately suggested, “Winnie, both of you should hurry up and escape. I’ll take Rach back to where we were, so just leave us. As long as you’re out,

Ms. Garland.” With her leg wounded, Greta’s movement was now hindered. “Your grandmother is right. Let’s get out first, as tonight’s mission is a failure. It will be bad if they were to conduct a search later

spoken than two men came

saw them, she instructed Greta, “In that case, you should take

my priority is to keep you safe. There’s no

you’ll just be a burden if you come with me. Besides, in your line,

the logic in Winnie’s words,

creating a diversion. Before she knew it, she had managed to capture the attention of their