Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Greta rubbed her nose awkwardly in response.

Something tells me this man has been standing here for quite a while. He must’ve heard me asking Ms. Garland about her skills in bed! I think it’s best if I leave now…

“Ahem!” Greta cleared her throat and said, “I’ll be heading upstairs now. I need to call my man and find out where he and the boys are at.”

As there were quite a lot of people around, Winnie decided to take their conversation elsewhere.

She looked Xavier in the eye and said calmly, “Greta’s leg is injured, so it won’t be easy for her to go up the stairs by herself. I’ll help her up the stairs, and then we can talk in our room. Would that be okay?”

“Of course.” Xavier nodded. “After all, you’re the one calling all the shots here. Who cares about what I think, right?”

Winnie was about to say something in response, but the words were stuck in her throat.

Greta felt so awkward that she wished the ground would open up and swallow her whole. “S-Shall we head upstairs now?”

“Let’s go.” Winnie then grabbed Greta’s arm and started helping her toward the back door.

Xavier felt his blood boil when he saw Winnie treating a mercenary better than him.

After taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down, he threw away the item he was holding and rushed forward.

The next thing they knew, he swept Greta off her feet and carried her in his arms.

“Hey! What are you doing?” Greta asked instinctively.

shouted without even looking

wound!” Greta

with it!” Xavier snapped back at

fell silent after

called out to him, but he

chase after Xavier when she noticed the item that

over to pick it up, she

I either use it to cover my face or drape it loosely over my

in mind, Winnie glanced at her clothes and saw that her skirt had been torn in

Xavier had gone to

stairs, only to see him leaving Greta’s room and storming toward their

saw that Xavier had

so mad that he’s taking

taken off his shirt by the time she entered the room, revealing his muscular upper body

shut the door behind her and

shower to cool off!” Xavier replied angrily as he threw his shorts on the floor

him. “Watch

why you decided to drug me, huh? I told you that I love you with every fiber of my being! I love you so much that I can’t live without you! I believed you when you said you loved me too, but now I question if you even know what it means to love someone! I woke up later in the morning, only to realize that you and those mercenaries who would give their lives up for money were nowhere to be found. Do you have any idea how I felt? How could you be so cruel to me, Winnie? Even if you can’t put yourself in my shoes, you could at least respect my

explain, Xavier! What

for drugging him, so she was sincerely trying to apologize and ask for

simply slammed the bathroom door in her face. Had she not backed away in time,

on the door as she shouted, “I’m sorry! I really am! Not only are you wounded, but your reflexes are also slower due to the poisoning. I only did it out of concern for your safety, Xavier! It had nothing to do with trust! Why would I not trust you

this mad and upset because love is just

I have never treated it as such! Now, will you please open the door and let me in?” Winnie protested, but

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