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.
it, someone knocked on
frown, she pulled the door open and questioned, “Haven’t you left? Why are you
just as those words left her lips, a wave of awkwardness hit
outside the room was not Wilhelm but
small smile. “Sorry, Winnie. It’s me. Maybe
rejected it right away. “I was rude not to
then studied Winnie from head to toe before his gaze landed
from 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 related
accidentally knocked over a glass in my hurry. Wilhelm was the one who asked for
you want me to bandage it for you?”
to worry about me. I can deal with this myself. You should work on your stuff
so he remained outside. “But you might have some trouble bandaging it yourself. Maybe I should
no need for that.” Winnie lifted her brows. “Not
help. Why don’t I ask for one
not want to make things troublesome, so she invited Nathaniel in. “I just didn’t want to waste your time. I don’t think badly about
wrapped up Winnie’s wound, the two of them
not supposed to ask. He only asked Winnie when she was planning
at her hand, she replied, “I’ll leave
her answer. “That soon? Are you going straight back
Winnie said. “I’m heading home first. I’ll only
Nathaniel began. “Coincidentally, I’m going
together. “Didn’t you say you wanted to go
on her. “I wanted to do
just now. If you don’t feel at ease with his presence on your way back, at least you’ll still have me
not try
of them soon packed and left the
had been keeping an eye on her surroundings, noticed that Wilhelm was nowhere to
commented, “It looks like Mr. Speiser has left. It seems like the argument
cares
nodded and helped Winnie open the
already called for a cab to send them to the airport, and that car was
be taking that
about to open the car door for Winnie,
“Why aren’t you going into my
eyes went wide. “I thought you
here to look for you, so
Wilhelm to stay in a
between Winnie and Wilhelm, he stepped forward, thinking of
started his sentence, Wilhelm glared at him. “Stay away from my
dismay. “Why are you taking
took Winnie’s suitcase from Nathaniel’s
she did not want to drag the innocent
Winnie was in the car, she exploded. “You’ve really let me down today,
Wilhelm began
phone and threw it on Winnie’s lap.
he was even asking her to pick up the
she saw that it was grandma who was calling, the
put the call on speaker before switching to a
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