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.”

pomegranates back from Winnie. “Come in and have a seat. Do you want a

drank some water before coming over to give you some of the pomegranates. After all, you’re the one who went through all the trouble

his glasses, Josiah asked, “No, it’s all right. It wasn’t really heavy. Let’s talk inside, shall

“Talk about what?”

against the wall lazily, Josiah said with a half smile, “I’m concerned about your mental health as

I’ll have to admit that it’s kind of frustrating since Nate’s fans are mostly

carry a criminal record forever. It must be horrible for the parents to see their sweet and

a while before replying, “If it’s someone who’s close to me, I will be more tolerant of them

is one thing, but in the

“You’re right. Tolerating is not the same as condoning. All right, I

Let me walk you

steps away,

before the elevator arrived, he

working the day shift the day after tomorrow by the way. Let’s have dinner together

“Okay, it’s settled then.”

arrived just as she agreed to their

elevator doors

Winnie won’t condone Jacinta’s mistakes once we have

sure there were minimal changes to her

than her house, the company she was working at, and the mall near

eat, and she always chose to dine on the top floor where

was half past seven at night. As usual, she headed to the mall to have her dinner after

the elevator was transparent, and she could even see the people

Josiah in the elevator beside her. He was

her, but then she

Josiah about it because he might have some personal matters to attend