Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Winnie was close to Nathaniel, and Wilhelm had not been soft.

Furthermore, there was no sound coming out of Nathaniel’s earphones.

He initially did not plan on eavesdropping on Winnie’s phone call, but when Wilhelm asked that question, he couldn’t help perking up his ears.

Alas, Winnie chuckled softly. “Not at all. Nothing bad happened between us.”

“Really?” Wilhelm sounded a tad skeptical. “Did the man pick on you?”

At that, Winnie couldn’t help bursting into giggles. “Of course not. If I don’t want it to happen, no one can take advantage of me, much less pick on me. Even if someone picked on me, I’d retaliate viciously instead of running home with my tail tucked between my legs.”

“I’d hope so! If that man dares to pick on you, I’ll never let him off the hook, nor will the entire Speiser family.” On the phone, Wilhelm’s voice became solemn in an instant.

The familial warmth and affection had a smile blooming on Winnie’s face.

“Got it, my beloved brother. I’ll tell him what you said later. I’ve got a friend with me right now, so I’ll talk to you another time. See you at the airport.”

She then said a few more words before hanging up the phone.

Seeing that, Nathaniel removed his earphones.

After doing so, he first apologized to Winnie. “Sorry, Winnie. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop on your conversation earlier, but I didn’t turn on any music, so there wasn’t any sound coming out of my earphones.”

Winnie cast a look at him. “I understand. Besides, this is a public space, not a space that belongs to me exclusively. If you must apologize to me, then I must say sorry to you too. I shouldn’t have answered a call in a public space.”

“No, no, that wasn’t what I meant. I seemingly heard your family asking about your relationship with Mr. Fairchild.” Nathaniel flashed her an embarrassed smile.

Winnie bobbed her head in affirmation. “You did.”

“Then… do you mind me prying into your private matters?” Nathaniel ventured.

They still had to wait for a long time for their flight, and Winnie didn’t want to be lost in her thoughts. If there’s nothing to divert my attention, I probably won’t be able to help myself from thinking about Christopher again.

It was a traumatic incident for her, and she didn’t want to be trapped in it forever without being able to step out.

She shook her head at Nathaniel. “Nope. But if it infringes my privacy, I’ll decline answering.”

In response, Nathaniel grinned. “Of course. That’s your right.”

“Go ahead, then.”

As Nathaniel stared at the alluring Aplothian countenance before him, his heartbeat inexorably sped up.

He started, “As far as I know, your family didn’t know about your marriage with Mr. Fairchild at first. Marrying him was likely an expedient measure at that time. Pardon my intrusion, but does the Speiser family acknowledge this marriage? It seems that even the duke’s heir is having a political marriage with another prominent family. What about you, then? Are you free to marry anyone you like?”

in return, “What about you? As Lord Joseph’s third son, are you free to marry anyone

comes to marriage, my parents granted me the greatest freedom. I’ll only marry a woman I love, for love must be present in my marriage. As for a political

member of the Huxley family, you don’t need to have a political marriage, so it goes doubly for me. After all, I’m only an adopted daughter of the Speiser family. My family name is Garland, and I’m

wave of disappointment inundated Nathaniel, but still, he couldn’t resist querying, “What if… Just hypothetically speaking… What if your family were to ask you to enter into a political marriage with another family now? Would you decline? After all, the Speiser family has

does seem to be the case.” That’s why Wilhelm and the others

strong that it has long since been unnecessary for them to consolidate their social status through political marriages. Besides, I’m

he regarded her. “Then, are the two of you… I mean, are things really fine between you and Mr. Fairchild? After all,

furrowed. “What did you

for a moment, Nathaniel admitted, “I heard that he’s currently in the hospital. If things were fine between the two

leave him at such a time? A deep frown marred Winnie’s face. It turns out that no matter what we talk about, we’ll still make

“Sorry, but I can’t answer this

need to apologize. I’m sorry for having asked something I shouldn’t have asked.” Nathaniel immediately apologized

certain that something must have

the truth and learned that she was “Gator” and also the Aplothian daughter adopted by the Speiser family, I regretted it to the

that thought, he instinctively stood up and murmured,

Winnie nodded. “No worries.”

later, Nathaniel returned with a

Winnie. “Black coffee

remembered that she had only drunk coffee twice in front of him. “I didn’t expect you to remember such

difficult for me to ask you out. We only had coffee together twice, and you had black coffee with milk both times. It’s simply too easy to remember,” Nathaniel

Lifting the cup, Winnie took a sip

what, live in the moment. Enjoying life is the most important thing. Let everything that makes you unhappy be a thing of the past,” Nathaniel said,

and she muttered, “A thing of the past? But some people and things are destined to

Nathaniel felt that there

“No matter what the past holds, it’s a crucial part of our lives. Perhaps we can’t forget what happened in the past,

and stared down at the black liquid in the

“Or perhaps you should take this opportunity to go on a vacation. You can try challenging some extreme sports such as

Winnie’s eyes lit

climbing. Back when I climbed Mount Albeise with Lawrence a few years ago, we even buried two cans of Sprite at the summit, making a promise to climb to the top of the mountain and drink them together when we’re free. But then, we’ve both been truly busy in the past few years

felt like going there for a look. She wanted to dig out the two cans of Sprite and snap a

is great, but you can just go about your matters. I’m not a kid, so

“All

had merely wanted to leave for some time, but she hadn’t decided what to do after

moment, however, she had a

the airport in Yartran’s capital right on the

Winnie asked Nathaniel, “Is someone coming over to pick you up? Do you

Who’s coming from the Speiser family to

brother, Wilhelm

surprise deluged Nathaniel. “Oh my god, Winnie! Mr. Wilhelm is actually coming personally to pick you up! It looks like you’re not

whom he would deign to pick up personally was definitely

you like to experience the joy of being ferried around by Mr.

merely joking with you. There’ll be a car coming

Winnie nodded. “Okay, then.”