Winnie did not disagree with Xavier’s desire to come over.
All she did was look at Wilhelm somberly, which made it seem like she was talking to him instead, “Okay, there are some things we need to face and resolve together. I’ll wait for you.”
Xavier hummed in response. Then, he called out her name again and solemnly said, “Winnie, I won’t let you down.”
His words warmed Winnie’s heart, and she subconsciously pursed her lips. “I know.”
As she was on speaker with Wilhelm around, the two of them did not say much.
Furthermore, Xavier did not wish to put Winnie in a tight spot, so their call did not last for long.
After ending the call, Winnie said nothing else to Wilhelm.
All she did was silently take out some gauze from the first aid kit before quietly wrapping up her wound.
When Wilhelm saw that it was inconvenient for her to do it alone, he stepped forward, wanting to help her out.
However, Winnie was a little upset with Wilhelm at the moment, so she avoided him.
“Don’t be like this, Winnie. Even if you’re angry, you shouldn’t ignore the injury on your hand. You can’t treat it by yourself.”
Hearing that, Winnie paused in her tracks.
As she looked at the brother she admired, she frowned. “So you know I’m mad, but you still did that.”
Wilhelm hung his head to stare at Winnie for a moment before he crouched down in front of her.
“All right, Winnie,” Wilhelm started in a much softer voice. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have taken your phone without your permission just now. Can you forgive me for my mistake?”
“What?” Winnie arched a brow. “Is that all, Wilhelm? You’re apologizing because you took my phone without asking me about it? Is that all you’re apologizing for? Do you think it was fine for you to declare something without my knowledge and say those words to Xavier?”
Wilhelm stared at Winnie for a while before rising to his feet. “Yes, if you look at this from my perspective, I think you’ll realize that I was right to do that.”
Wilhelm was a man who commanded attention with his presence, and he was quite tall as well.
His sudden change of position made the small motel room feel smaller and made the tension in the air increase.
However, all Winnie did was furrow her brows. In the next second, she stood up as well.
In a firm voice, she said, “I don’t accept your apology.”
Wilhelm was livid. He was older than Winnie by nine years, and in a way, he had watched over her since young—he saw how she had transformed from a mentally challenged child to her current state.
Yet, she was arguing with him for a man she only knew for a short time, and that made him feel sad.
Thus, his tone turned forceful, and he even stopped speaking Chanaean.
“Do whatever you want. Regardless of everything, that man has to gain approval from me and our grandparents. Even if you don’t care about how I feel, I’m sure you won’t risk a falling out with the family for a man, right? If not, rhat’ll be a foolish move!”
With that, Wilhelm ignored Winnie’s hand injury and left without closing the door behind him.
Winnie was rarely at the end of his stern scolding, so she rushed over to the doorway and slammed the door shut.
as she closed it, someone knocked on the
pulled the door open and questioned, “Haven’t
those words left her
the room was not
her a small smile. “Sorry, Winnie. It’s me. Maybe you’d like me to
Winnie rejected it right away. “I was rude not to
head to
the reception that they were sending a first aid kit to your room. How is your hand? I’m not sure if it’s fine for me to ask this or not, but is
was worried about her, but she shook her head. “I accidentally knocked over a glass in my hurry. Wilhelm was the one who
looks like it’s still bleeding. Do you want me to bandage it for you?” Nathaniel
worry about me. I can deal with this
you might have some trouble bandaging it yourself.
need for that.” Winnie lifted
deliberately said, “Then you must think I’m too clumsy to even help. Why don’t I ask for one of the
so she invited Nathaniel in. “I just didn’t want
wound, the
supposed to ask. He only asked Winnie when
replied, “I’ll
was surprised by her answer. “That soon? Are you
heading home first. I’ll only
began. “Coincidentally, I’m going home too, so let’s
brows together. “Didn’t you say you
“I wanted to do that, but something personal cropped up, so I have
feel at ease with his presence on your way back, at least you’ll still have me around.
not try to question him anymore at
of them soon packed
eye on her surroundings, noticed that Wilhelm
“It looks like Mr. Speiser has left. It seems like the argument
and huffed. “Who cares about him? We’ll go
and helped Winnie open the
called for a cab to send them to the airport, and that
be taking that car to
trunk and was about to open the car door for
arm and grumbled, “Why aren’t you
wide. “I thought you
look for you, so how
never expected Wilhelm to stay in a car outside the motel the whole time
he noticed the tension between Winnie and Wilhelm, he stepped forward, thinking of clarifying
his sentence, Wilhelm glared at him. “Stay
Speiser!” Winnie stared at her brother in dismay. “Why are you taking your
Wilhelm took Winnie’s suitcase from Nathaniel’s hands and pulled
for she did not want to drag the innocent Nathaniel
really let me down today, Wilhelm.
as Wilhelm began driving, his phone
threw it on
her, but he was even asking her to pick up the
when she saw that it was grandma who was calling, the wrath in her chest dissipated
speaker before switching to a tone
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