Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Instead, he preferred natural beauties without any makeup.

For that reason, she didn’t apply any makeup after selecting her outfit. She merely gathered her hair up and pinned it to the back of her head with a hairpin.

Although her hairstyle was simple, that hairpin was anything but.

Like the necklace around her neck, it was customized and could be turned into a sharp, deadly weapon when one was in danger.

After doing all that, she promptly opened the door and strode out.

At that moment, the woman outside was smoking. When she saw Winnie stepping out of the room, she swiftly tossed the cigarette butt away.

She initially wanted to snub it out, but she could no longer take her eyes off Winnie once her gaze alighted on the latter.

She stared at Winnie blankly for a long while before she remembered that she hadn’t snubbed the cigarette out and hastily stomped on it a few times.

Grinning from ear to ear, she said to Winnie, “I knew you were a stunning beauty the second I saw you, but you always wore long dresses, so it was too conservative. It was a waste of your stellar figure. Look at you now! You’re breathtaking with just a change of clothes. No wonder Chris stayed away from women in the past. It turned out that he disdained the likes of us. You’re truly too beautiful!”

“Really? So I’ll undoubtedly be able to snatch Chris back?” Winnie pretended to be a bimbo.

The woman giggled. “I’m afraid that all the men present tonight will be bewitched by you, not just Chris!”

Winnie deliberately frowned. “Who wants to bewitch those men? I only want Chris. He’s my boyfriend, and I won’t share him with any other woman. Likewise, I won’t betray him!”

“Boyfriend?” The woman guffawed, seemingly both in mockery and jealousy. “I really envy you for having such confidence when you’re in such a place. Let’s go. He might go off with someone else if you’re late.”

Shortly after, Winnie arrived at the pool with the woman.

It wasn’t her first time visiting that place.

Previously, she came over to look for Jacinta, only to happen across the Horton family having internal strife. When she came over with Christopher the next day, she saw a few people removing the dead bodies in the pool.

At that time, the dead bodies floated on the water motionlessly. Even the water in the pool had been stained red by their blood.

Tonight, however, it was vibrant and lively. The pool was full of men and women cheering excitedly as they enjoyed themselves without restraint.

Winnie’s gaze swept over the crowd at lightning speed before it finally fell on the host there, Harold.

He was the youngest among the major players in Jipsdale, only in his early thirties that year.

Over here, everyone addressed him as “Mr. Horton.” On the surface, he indeed appeared handsome, suave, and elegant.

But beneath his gentle persona, he was the most ruthless of the three local major drug lords, often committing the most brutal acts with his smile intact.

Not only was he vicious, but he was also perceptive. As such, Winnie’s gaze didn’t stay on him for long. In the next heartbeat, she shifted her gaze to Christopher, who sat across from Harold. At the same time, she sauntered toward them.

Sure enough, the woman earlier was right in that Winnie bewitched all the men present as soon as she made an appearance.

Even the women around the men couldn’t help staring at her.

Many who had never seen her started whispering among themselves.

The subject revolved around where exactly such a stunning beauty came from, whose woman she was, whether they could bed her, and the like.

Unsurprisingly, as she took everyone’s breath away, she quickly attracted Harold’s attention.

At the sight of Winnie in a white one-piece swimsuit, looking radiant even without makeup, Harold dropped his hand from around the woman he was hugging.

Whoa! It’s really been a long time since I’ve last seen such a natural beauty. She’s simply an angel among this crowd of heavily made-up women. How absolutely stunning!

Wesley was also sitting across from Harold then.

When he noticed the latter eyeing Winnie, he instantly declared, “Mr. Horton, that’s Vivian, whom I escorted back yesterday. She’s Chris’ woman.”

Christopher. “You’ve got good taste. I heard she had been here previously,

knows such a tiny detail. It looks like Wesley

virgin, so they didn’t send her

Later, I heard from Wesley that you’re particular when it comes to women. Why

continuing, “She resembles my last

of personality do you like in a

his nose. “Well, I’m a normal man, so I naturally like women who are sensible,

cast a glance at Winnie, who was about

woman.” Christopher wore a smile on his face while he spoke. It was as though he was completely immersed

however, the smile on his face

me you took a fancy to her, Hal? I can do anything for you, but I can’t give her

on the shoulder. “Don’t be so scared. You’ve finally found

Hal!” While saying that, Christopher got to his feet. “I’ll bring

bobbed his head in

Wesley saw that Christopher had left, he sprang to his feet and hurried

his dead woman by sheer coincidence, Mr. Horton? That woman is more than likely suspicious, and they’re

a sharp

in a similar fashion, will there be any more order henceforth? If you’re really that capable, show me proof. At that time, I’ll definitely torture him to the point that he wishes for death, even without you having to play any tricks. But if you keep playing games with me, you know the consequences—I’ll make you regret

for he could undoubtedly make someone regret

trembled uncontrollably. “I got it, Mr.

threw him a

and sit down. Act naturally without giving away your suspicions, lest he becomes disillusioned. If you were to kill Chris, you would have to take over his work. You might not want to

teeth, resentment blazing hotly within him. “Okay, I got

he finished speaking than Christopher walked over with

ingratiatingly. “You’re back, Chris, Vivian. Quick, have a seat. I’ll go elsewhere

act. But then, Christopher was no greenhorn either. He

toast you. Thank you for picking her

hugged Winnie tightly around

along, Winnie gently leaned against

to you for having taken such good care of me throughout the drive that

face, the look in her eyes as she stared at him was dark

could perceive it clearly. The same went

her

“We’re all family, so there’s no

shoulder, Christopher had him sit. Then, he introduced Winnie to Harold while

woman. Vivian, this is Mr. Horton,

as gentle as ever. “There’s no need to address me as ‘Mr. Horton.’ Just call

his hand. Immediately, someone respectfully handed him a monetary gift

the monetary gift out to Winnie, his dark eyes dancing with merriment. “Consider this a meeting gift from me since

take it but instinctively looked

spoke as

since Mr. Horton is giving it to you. But you can’t be disrespectful simply

reached out and

flashed him a seductive smile.

told her to address him as “Mr. Horton,” yet she

held

hear what

head back and looked at him. She remained smiling without any change in expression. “I heard you, Chris. Is something the

brows knitted deeply. “What’s the meaning of this? Are you challenging me? Why is it that

languidly smoothed her hair that had gone

point that his chest heaved violently. “You played me for a

fruit, Winnie tossed it into her

sparing him a look as she snickered and retorted, “Don’t make it sound so serious. We

At the sight of Christopher utterly anguished

even duped our innocent Chris and

bellowed, flying off his handle when he heard the man chiming

around again, the gun in his hand was already

pressed against her temple,