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

some of the pomegranates. After all, you’re the one who went through

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

“Talk about what?”

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

not 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

case, the teenagers may 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 who is the closest to you has changed? What will you

it’s someone who’s close to me, I will be more tolerant of them compared to strangers. However, they must learn from their mistakes. If they insist on going their own way, there is

is one thing, but in

“You’re right. Tolerating is not the same

walk you to the

a few steps away, Josiah walked Winnie to

the elevator arrived,

after tomorrow

“Okay, it’s settled then.”

arrived just as she agreed to their

the elevator doors close

condone Jacinta’s

Winnie made sure there were minimal changes to her

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

the mall to eat, and she always

As usual, she headed to the

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

she saw Josiah in the elevator

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

she didn’t intend to contact Josiah about it because