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?”

she asked in return, “What about you? As Lord Joseph’s third son, are you

her earnestly. “Of course! When it 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 marriage for the sake of the family, it falls on whoever inherits the earldom. I’m merely a businessman who loves finance and has nothing to do with politics. My family needs me, but

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

if your family were to ask you to enter into a political marriage

while. “That does seem to be the case.” That’s why Wilhelm and the others dote on me so

sufficiently strong that it has long since been unnecessary for them to consolidate their social status through political marriages. Besides, I’m already married now. How could I possibly be part of a political

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

brows furrowed. “What did you

things were fine between the two of you, why would you leave

face. It turns out that no matter what we talk about,

exhaled deeply. “Sorry, but I can’t

to apologize. I’m sorry for having asked something I shouldn’t have asked.”

that something must

when I discovered the truth and learned that she was “Gator” and also the Aplothian daughter adopted by the Speiser family, I regretted it to the core! I should be happy now that something

he instinctively stood up and murmured, “Sorry, but please excuse

Winnie nodded. “No worries.”

Nathaniel returned with a cup of

handed the coffee to Winnie. “Black coffee with milk.

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

exceedingly 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 quipped with

cup, Winnie took a sip of the coffee. “It tastes

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

thing of the past? But some people and things are

talking about Xavier, Nathaniel felt that

lives. Perhaps we can’t forget what happened

stared down at the black liquid in the coffee

should take this opportunity to go on a vacation. You can try challenging some extreme sports such as skydiving, bungee jumping, or climbing Mount Albeise. If

Mount Albeise? Winnie’s eyes lit

them together when we’re free. But then, we’ve both been truly busy in the past few years that we haven’t gone mountain climbing anymore. As a geologist, Lawrence is currently doing research in the Arcvas Desert in Alendor, so he probably doesn’t have the time to do

that place again right then, Winnie suddenly felt like going there for a look. She wanted to dig out

is great, but you can just go about your matters. I’m

pursed his lips in slight disappointment. “All right, then. I

for some time, but she hadn’t decided what to

that moment, however, she had

hours later, the plane landed at the airport in Yartran’s

someone coming over to pick you up? Do you need a

it’s okay? Who’s coming from the Speiser

second brother,

is actually coming personally to pick you up! It

was a prominent figure in Yartran. Someone whom he would deign to pick up personally was

to experience the joy

trouble him. I was merely joking with you. There’ll be a car coming to pick me up, so

Winnie nodded. “Okay, then.”