Silly Bride

Chapter 152
“There’s no need for that.” Xavier noticed that the two were telling the same thing. Moreover, their clothes were still neat. Hence,
the doubts in his heart immediately dissipated.Xavier took the initiative to pat Josiah’s shoulder. Frowning, he apologized, “I’m
sorry. I was too nervous just now. You know that she’s mentally challenged, right? That’s why she always gets bullied outside.
She’s my woman, so I hope that I can protect her well.”Josiah said, “It’s fine. I understand. But then, there’s something I feel that
you should know.”“What is it?”“She’s not mentally ill at all. Do you still not see it now?”Xavier frowned. He glanced at Winnie
before looking at Josiah again. “Do you know what you’re talking about? I remember you took the exam yourself when you were
applying for your doctor’s license. Why are you so unprofessional now?”Josiah was rendered speechless for a moment. “Fine.
We can take it slow. After all, there’s still plenty of time left.”“That’s true.” Winnie looked at Josiah. “Let’s do it step by step.”After
saying that, she turned to ask Xavier, “By the way, why are you here? Are you going out?”“Yes.” Xavier held her hand, grabbing it
tightly. “I planned to go and see you initially.”Winnie shot him a glance. “Didn’t I ask you to stay in the office and wait for me?”“Are
you telling me what to do now? I’ve waited for you for quite some time, but you didn’t show up. Can’t I go out to find you?” Xavier
retorted.“Of course you can!” Winnie didn’t want to argue with him. “Hurry up and go up. I need your company’s Public Relations
Department to help me with something.”With that said, the group of people walked toward the elevator. Xavier held Winnie’s
hand tightly throughout the time.While they were walking, Winnie received a text message on her phone. She wanted to reply to
the message, so she withdrew her hand from Xavier’s to type her reply.Before she could finish replying, Xavier took over her
hand again.This time, he was no longer satisfied with holding her hand anymore. He interlocked his fingers with hers.Moreover,
he even lifted Winnie’s hand to plant a kiss on the back of her hand.If that had happened in the past, Josiah would not feel
anything even if he had had to watch the two flirt with each other for a long time.However, now that he realized he had some
feelings for Winnie, he started finding it hard to look at how close the two were.“Hey, can you stop showing off? There are still
two single men here!”Xavier didn’t even take Josiah’s words seriously. “Just bear with it.”Josiah shoved Xavier lightly, scolding,
“You’re so cruel!”After walking into the elevator, Xavier pressed the button for the first floor.Seeing that, Josiah glanced at Xavier
suspiciously. “What are you doing? Don’t tell me that you’ve forgotten which floor your office is at.”Having said that, he reached
out his hand, attempting to press the button to the eighteenth floor.Nevertheless, Louis quickly stopped him in time. With a bright
smile, he said, “Dr. Houghton, Mr. Xavier knows what he’s doing.”“Really?” Josiah withdrew his hand.However, he couldn’t help
but glance at Winnie.The two exchanged glances for a second. Then, Winnie shook her head, indicating that she didn’t know
what Xavier was planning to do next.The elevator was small. Moreover, the four of them were the only people inside. Naturally,
Xavier noticed the nonverbal interaction between Josiah and Winnie.Usually, he wouldn’t be bothered by such a thing. He would
also not interrogate any of them in front of everyone.Nevertheless, Xavier was feeling jealous at the moment, so he was extra
sensitive. Immediately, his face turned as dark as coal. “What are you guys doing? How dare you guys flirt in front of me! Am I
transparent to you?” Winnie was rendered speechless.Josiah tried to explain, “Xavier, you’ve misunderstood us. I can explain to

you.”“Explain?” Xavier knitted his brows. “Do you know I treat you like my brother?”“I know. That’s why—”“Shut up!” Winnie
noticed that the two were going to start an argument, so she let out a sigh internally.Frowning, she looked at Xavier. “It’s better
for you to stop talking.”After saying that, she grabbed his tie and pulled him closer to her. Then, she leaned forward and kissed
him on his lips forcefully.Let’s see whether you can still talk now! This guy is so relentless! How can he stop acting like this? I’ll
show him what I can do to stop him from talking!Seeing that, Louis was dumbfounded.Josiah quickly fell silent. Suddenly, he felt
an unexplainable emotion stirring up within his heart. He was reluctant to watch them kiss any longer.Just when Winnie was
focusing on keeping Xavier’s mouth shut, the elevator door opened.They had arrived at the first floor.Many reporters gathered
outside the elevator at that moment. It turned out that they were all waiting for the elevator.There had been a major change to the
higher-ups of Fairchild Corporation recently. Moreover, Stuart had lost all his power. Hence, Fairchild Corporation held a press
conference on purpose for that.The reporters who gathered outside the elevator at the moment were all there for the press
conference.In fact, the reporters were well aware that the Public Relations Department of Fairchild Corporation had spent a long
time preparing for that press conference. Therefore, they knew there would not be any issues with the press
conference.Unexpectedly, they witnessed such a shocking scene while waiting for the elevator.What? The CEO of Fairchild
Corporation is kissing a woman in the elevator? Oh my goodness! How can they do this in public?Click! Click! Click!In an instant,
all the reporters lifted their cameras to start taking pictures of the people inside the elevator.Initially, Winnie wanted to end the
kiss quickly. However, Xavier kissed her more aggressively when she was about to pull herself away, rendering them to end up in
such an awkward situation.Winnie couldn’t help but mumble to herself in her heart. I wasn’t aware there would be so many
reporters on the first floor...However, she had been through many uncountable trials and tribulations in her life. Therefore, she
knew how to stay calm in front of crowds and cameras well.The next moment, Winnie took out her handkerchief casually and
wiped the corner of her mouth. Then, she wrapped one of her arms around Xavier’s while lifting another hand to wave at the
reporters.The reporters were rendered speechless. It turns out that this woman is Winnie Garland. No wonder she looks so calm,
as expected of the female CEO of Garland Group!However, some of the reporters reacted quickly. They asked, “Greetings, Ms.
Garland. There are rumors that you got detained in the police station in Northern District as you were involved in drug smuggling.
Do you have anything to say about that?”Winnie curled her lips into a faint smirk. “If I really were detained in the police station,
then who’s the one standing in front of you guys now? Rumors stop with the wise. I hope you guys won’t get led or fooled by
those with ulterior motives.”“In that case, is the video on the internet true, Ms. Garland? Did you really get sent to the police
station?”Before Winnie could say anything, Xavier took a step forward and shielded her.He glanced at the reporter who asked
that question with an icy-cold gaze. Furthermore, he also exuded a terrifying, dangerous aura around him.Noticing Xavier’s gaze,
the reporter felt a chilling terror creeping over him. Just when he thought that Xavier was going to chase him out, Xavier said with
a solemn tone, “Please address her as Mrs. Fairchild. As for the video of my wife on the internet, I’ll give you guys an answer
during the press conference later. Now, please go to the conference hall and wait patiently.”