Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Moreover, the gruff voice sounded familiar to Winnie. It was one that she had a deep impression of.

Just before she could clarify if it was Xavier’s father on the line, Benjamin preempted her. “Why are you answering Xavier’s phone? Where is he?”

His hostile tone brought a slight frown to Winnie’s face as she replied flatly, “He’s busy right now and can’t reach his phone.”

Winnie knew that she and Benjamin had nothing to talk about. Moreover, she couldn’t bring herself to curry favor with him.

Hence, she replied politely, “However, he’ll be back soon. I’ll get him to return your call later. Is that all right?”

Despite Winnie’s distinguished identity, Benjamin still didn’t approve of her, a view that hadn’t changed since the beginning.

In his mind, she would always be the clown who pretended to be a retard just so that she could seek vengeance for her father.

Obviously, that wasn’t the root of his dissatisfaction with her.

What infuriated him the most was her undue influence over his son.

saw Xavier as the masterpiece he had carved out

many extreme things for Winnie’s sake. Furthermore, his son was willing to sacrifice the Fairchild family’s interest on more than one occasion while

disapproved of his daughter-in-law due to her—in his mind—unwarranted influence on

son to have a bimbo who could bear the latter children. A woman who was

by Winnie’s answer, he probed further, “Tell me, what in the world is Xavier doing now? I know he isn’t in

on Winnie’s

“Why? For work?”

with me to seek medical treatment.” Winnie chose to tell the truth instead of lying, even though she could roughly guess the reason for Benjamin’s snarky

the day, Winnie was a daughter-in-law of the Fairchild family. Although Benjamin didn’t return to see her or show any

went on, “I heard that your condition is pretty serious. Don’t you think that you’re being a burden to Xavier right now? I’m sure you know how much he has suffered recently

triggered a furrow of Winnie’s brows. Ignoring the fish that had taken the bait, she focused her attention entirely on the call. “Dad, what’s that

Benjamin resented her addressing him as “Dad.” “You’re not the daughter-in-law I want, a fact I have made abundantly clear while you were still pretending to be a fool. Even when you were well, you dragged Xavier along on many dangerous endeavors. Because of you, he has also ignored

to Benjamin’s words, Winnie retorted with a slight smile, “I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you. Xavier and I are a married couple, and our bond is stronger than the hardest steel. My affairs

of yourself and enjoy having a man like Xavier fuss all over you. Have you ever

as husband and wife. As an elder, isn’t it inappropriate for you to delve into something as private as this?” Winnie was a sea of calm as she spoke in a flat

with Winnie’s scathing yet nonchalant tone, Benjamin felt as

response, he could

your body examined to see if you can still bear an heir for the Fairchild family. If you’re barren, you would be useless as a woman, even if you’re a member of a