Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

“Sure.” Winnie curled her lips in confidence while gazing at Harold. “I believe you’ll be surprised when you see what I came up with, Mr. Horton.”

Harold smiled faintly. “We’ll see about that, then. Take Ms. Vivian into the lab, Seven.”

“Yes, Mr. Horton. Please come with me, Ms. Vivian.” The man referred to as Seven immediately escorted Winnie into the laboratory.

The room was small with an experiment desk full of bottles and lab apparatus right in the center.

Against the walls were racks filled with an array of chemical reagents and ingredients. There was also a surveillance camera on the east corner of the ceiling.

Observing Winnie’s every move behind the camera was Harold.

“Do you really trust this woman, Mr. Horton?” a bodyguard keeping his eye on the surveillance footage next to Harold asked.

Harold narrowed his eyes as his lips played into a malicious smirk. “I would most prefer to, but if she dares try to fool me, I’ll make her life a living hell.”

Back inside the laboratory, Winnie had already scanned everything she could lay her eyes on and matched them with the recipe ingredients she had in mind.

Even while doing so carefully, she didn’t forget where she was.

The woman had noticed Seven leave as soon as he led her in here.

Two other people inside the laboratory had also left right away, but there was still one more person remaining in a corner.

Winnie didn’t think this was a mistake on that person’s end. Rather, she believed that Harold had deliberately planned it.

He’s probably arranged for this guy to assist me or steal my recipe.

Still, she played it cool, pretending to put all her attention on her task at hand.

It was only when she proceeded to grab some methadone hydrochloride that she acted as though she had just spotted someone else inside the room, for the rack containing the chemical so happened to be right behind that man.

“Who are you? What are you doing in here?” she yelled.

“I’m here to assist you,” the person replied at once.

“Assist me?” Both their voices came out sounding slightly distorted due to the gas masks they were wearing.

Winnie had a difficult time discerning whether this person was of young or old age, nor could she confirm if he was, in fact, Professor Riley White.

“When did I say I needed an assistant? You’re a drug maker too! Do you think I don’t know what you’re up to? Don’t take me for an idiot! Seriously, I can’t believe you’re trying to steal my recipe!”

The woman pretended to be furious, even going as far as to remove the person’s gas mask.

The latter clearly hadn’t expected her to lash out directly like that and was caught off guard.

As a result, his face now lay bare in front of Winnie, who recognized him instantly.

It’s him! This is the man I’ve been looking for, although he looks so different in person compared to the photos.

Winnie had already scrutinized his pictures before setting out, but all the images she came across were from five years ago.

The pictures portrayed Riley as a man who looked to be in his fifties despite actually being over sixty. Not only that, but his skin looked especially well-nourished, and there wasn’t a single gray hair on his head.

now full of wrinkles, and all his hair had turned gray. He had also lost an

couldn’t help but frown when she saw the state Riley was currently

have put a chemistry professor like

clench of her fists, Winnie turned and walked in the direction of the

before making the rage in her

you’re already getting someone to watch my every move? Are you going to have me killed once this guy figures out the

stay and assist you because both he and I figured that you may not be accustomed to a new environment like this. But if you really don’t need any help, I can send him away. To be honest, I really enjoy working with someone like you, Ms. Vivian. You’re the type who says exactly what’s

scoffed in response, “You sure

Vivian. If you approach the other two, those brutes aren’t going to be as easy to deal with as I am.

brief silence. “You’re a sly one, aren’t you, Mr. Horton? But I’ll have you know that

do whatever you want as long as you give me the goods. You can

my temper. I can’t wait that long, so you wouldn’t mind if I just

to Harold at once and walked straight

after hearing what she had said, but he had no intention of running away

camera, Winnie furrowed her brows at

the man immediately fell to

from the floor and swiftly

as soon

to her in

block the camera from detecting the change in Riley’s

even still doing

against the door, Riley couldn’t help but

whom he had not seen for a long

was through Harold, who would only feed him tiny snippets of information

left, Winnie poured all

couldn’t properly grasp the right amount of catalyst during the reaction, so her first

herself and quickly moved on to the

since he was prohibited from entering the laboratory which

break as an excuse, he explored the building layout as much as he

man coincidentally bumped into Riley emerging from the floor below and tugged along by

such a long time, and emotion swirled

later, Winnie

been drenched in sweat after wearing her protective gear for so long, and the high temperature certainly didn’t help either. After making an OK sign at the camera,

their way into the laboratory in protective gear immediately

pounding on her own shoulder lightly. “This is it. It’s not

a subordinate before turning back to the woman.

you should,” Winnie responded

Harold said nothing more and turned around to watch his

had already taken a sip of it

from his

preparing to question what kind of concoction she had

the subordinate let out a boisterous laugh. “This is it! This is some good stuff! I

for the better after he saw

a purity level of ninety-four point seven percent! You’re a godsend. You must be tired now. Come, let’s go outside and

to hit her shoulder again. “I do feel a little sore. That’s a

speaking, the man even helped her up