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.”

back from Winnie. “Come in and have

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

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

“Talk about what?”

with a half smile, “I’m concerned about your mental health as your friend. I’ve heard about what

raised her eyebrows skeptically. “It’s not that bad, but I’ll have to admit that it’s kind of frustrating since

the future. The best way to deal with this is to make a police report and let the police handle it. However, if it is a serious 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

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 nothing else I can do other than part

what I think too. Tolerating them is one thing, but in the end, we cannot condone their

same as condoning. All

me walk

few steps away, Josiah walked Winnie to

arrived, he

tomorrow

“Okay, it’s settled then.”

elevator arrived just as she agreed to their

doors close

won’t condone Jacinta’s mistakes

out, Winnie made sure there were minimal changes to her daily

her house, the company she was working at,

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

headed

a bird’s-eye view over the mall because the elevator was transparent, and she could even see the people in

her surprise, she saw Josiah in the elevator beside

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

intend to contact Josiah about it because he might have some