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.
she closed it, someone knocked on the
a frown, she pulled the door open and questioned,
her lips, a wave of
room was not Wilhelm but
me.
Winnie rejected it right away. “I was rude not to have told you about my departure earlier. Please
to toe before
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 your injury
knew that Nathaniel was worried about her, but she shook her head. “I accidentally knocked over a glass in my hurry. Wilhelm was the one who asked for the first aid kit. It was just that we had
Do you want me to
need to worry about me. I can deal with this myself. You should work
might have some trouble bandaging
for that.” Winnie
to even help. Why
not want to make things troublesome, so she invited Nathaniel in. “I just
Nathaniel wrapped up Winnie’s wound, the two
was not supposed to ask. He only asked Winnie when she was
at her hand, she replied, “I’ll leave once you’re done
was surprised by her answer. “That soon?
“I’m heading home first. I’ll only be going back to Avenport a few
began. “Coincidentally, I’m going home too, so let’s
you say you wanted to go
before fixing his aqua-blue eyes on her. “I wanted to do that, but something personal cropped up,
now. If you don’t feel at ease with his presence on your way back, at
go then!” Winnie did not try to question him anymore at
two of them soon packed and
her
and commented, “It looks like Mr. Speiser has left. It seems like the argument you had with him
and huffed. “Who cares
nodded and helped Winnie open the
called for a cab to send them to the airport, and that car was waiting for them a
taking that car
in the trunk and was about to open the car door for Winnie, Wilhelm popped
Winnie’s arm and grumbled, “Why
went wide.
came here to look for you, so how can I possibly
stay in a
he noticed the tension between Winnie and Wilhelm, he stepped forward, thinking of clarifying
started his sentence, Wilhelm glared at him. “Stay away from
Winnie stared at her brother in dismay. “Why are you taking your anger out on my friend? Have you
to her, Wilhelm took Winnie’s suitcase from Nathaniel’s
did not struggle, for she did not want to drag the innocent Nathaniel into
exploded. “You’ve really let me down today, Wilhelm. Are you still the brother I
began driving, his phone
grabbed his phone and threw it on Winnie’s lap. “Pick up
asking her to pick
was grandma who was calling, the
before switching to a tone as lighthearted as she
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