Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

“Okay. Winnie called me just now. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now,” Xavier said.

“All right. She called me too. You don’t think she has guessed something, do you?”

“What’s there to guess?” Xavier retorted, then continued, “It’s not like it’s shady for us to call each other. All we’re doing is withholding the fact that we are investigating Jacinta. I don’t want it to affect our relationship before I gather any solid evidence.”

Josiah hummed in response and said, “Yes, I understand. Don’t worry, I won’t tell her.”

“I know. I trust you.”

With that, the two of them quickly hung up.

Around ten minutes later, Josiah took out his phone and replied to Winnie’s message because he figured she would have ended her call with Xavier by that time.

He texted: I’m at home waiting for your arrival, Ms. Garland.

Winnie replied almost immediately: Wait. She reached Josiah’s doorstep in less than five minutes.

Josiah was pleasantly surprised the moment he opened the door and saw Winnie carrying a bowl of pomegranates.

“Have you come all the way to give me these?” Josiah asked in disbelief.

Winnie shot him an annoyed look. “Why else am I here? Is there someone else staying here? Seriously though, I thought I saw someone just now.”

“Don’t you try to scare me. I don’t believe in ghosts. Are you only giving me these pomegranates because you can’t finish them, and you feel like it’s a pity throwing them away?”

Speechless, Winnie snatched the bowl of pomegranates back and said, “You’re so fussy. Give them back if you don’t want them. I could’ve peeled fewer pomegranates if I can’t finish these.”

them. Josiah snatched the pomegranates back from Winnie. “Come in and have a seat. Do you want

to give you some of the pomegranates. After all, you’re

Josiah asked, “No, it’s all right. It wasn’t really heavy.

“Talk about what?”

mental health

that bad, but I’ll have to admit that it’s kind of frustrating since Nate’s fans are mostly fourteen or fifteen-year-old teenagers. They are neither mature enough

carry a criminal record forever. It must be horrible for the parents to see their sweet and obedient daughters become someone who would do anything for their idols under the influence of these idol fan groups. How scary is that? What if someday you realize someone

closest to me?” Winnie allowed herself to ponder for a while before replying, “If it’s someone who’s close to me, I will be more tolerant of them

Tolerating them is one thing, but in the end,

agreed, “You’re right. Tolerating is not the same as

me walk you

it was just a few steps away, Josiah walked Winnie

before the elevator arrived, he called out

day after tomorrow by the

“Okay, it’s settled then.”

as she agreed to their dinner

the elevator doors close

Winnie won’t condone Jacinta’s

sure there were minimal changes

house, the company she was working at, and the mall near the company, she went nowhere

she always chose to dine

As usual, she headed

have a bird’s-eye view over the mall because the elevator was transparent, and she could

in the elevator

the mall to meet her, but then she remembered their dinner arrangement was supposed to be on the

to contact Josiah about it because he might have some personal