Silly Bride

Chapter 247
Xavier could not help but wonder why Christopher was the one fighting alongside Winnie instead of himself. This is so wrong!
Argh!However, he held in those feelings, as he knew that there were far more important things that they had to
accomplish.Xavier believed that as long as Riley could treat him, he would be able to stand by her side in the future without
worries.Right then, Winnie and Christopher’s discussion came to an end.Winnie nodded and said to Christopher, “All right. It’s
decided, then.”She cast a glance at Xavier. She had wanted to discuss something serious with Christopher. However, she
realized that the way Xavier looked at Christopher was quite odd.Winnie knew Xavier was a very possessive man. She also
knew for a fact that he had toned down in view of her tenacity in the matter.Yet, at that moment, it seemed that he had returned
to his old self.“Xavier.” Winnie furrowed her brows and held his hand. “Please, trust me in this. I know what I’m doing. Captain
Bennett is a trustworthy man.”“Of course I trust you, Winnie,” Xavier said as he glanced at Christopher. Then he squeezed
Winnie’s hand and mentioned nothing about trusting Christopher.As a man, Christopher understood what Xavier was thinking.
However, he knew he was not at fault for having feelings for Winnie, and he did not feel the need to explain himself to
anyone.Since the beginning, he had not done, nor forced anyone to do anything that was against their own will.He looked at
Xavier and said in a low voice, “Just brief us on your responsibilities. You’re mainly in charge of backup. If anything untoward
happens to my men, I can expect you to back them up. Is that correct?”“Of course,” Xavier said as he shot Christopher a fiery
look.Of course I will deal with any problems that come up. I will not sit here and concede defeat!Even though Christopher did not
reciprocate Xavier’s hostile gaze, he did not back down as well. The two men merely looked at each other, saying nothing as
tension sizzled in the air.Winnie was worried that Xavier was not doing so well, so she tried to reassure him with her actions.She
got up and took the initiative to hold Xavier’s arm. “I’ve briefed Mason and Greta. They will listen to your arrangements for the
time being. I will protect myself, and you have to take good care of yourself too.”“I know.” Xavier visibly relaxed when Winnie
approached him. He even lowered his head to kiss Winnie on her cheek.It was just a light peck, but he deliberately paused for
quite some time.It went without question that he only did it to make his mark, and it was quite a childish attempt.Winnie was
amused by his action. Nevertheless, she felt the need to reassure him as she had already regarded him as her soulmate. She
lifted her head and kissed him on the lips.“That’s how you do it, silly.”Xavier was stunned. Did she just call me silly in front of
another man? But who cares, right? She kissed me in front of Christopher!Xavier suppressed the urge to reciprocate her fervent
kiss right then and there. When he looked at Christopher, he could not help but smile smugly as he asked, “Do you have
anything else you’d like to confirm?”Christopher remained impassive and gave Xavier a smile. “No. It’s getting late now. I think
the driver’s about to be back soon. I hope all of us can go back to our respective positions.”After about an hour, Winnie and
Christopher left the place.Winnie decided to go through with her acting and be a more difficult person.She purposely asked the
driver to chauffeur her somewhere quite far for dinner.Reluctant to do so, the driver turned to look at Christopher.To his dismay,
Christopher merely said, “Do as she says.”When they were on the way to the restaurant, Christopher suddenly received a

call.Upon hanging up the call, he immediately ordered the driver, “Make a U-turn and head back home right now.”Winnie knew
that the phone call had something to do with Christopher’s sudden decision to return to the Horton residence.She immediately
turned around and questioned him in an unpleasant tone, “What does this mean? You’ve agreed to take me to that restaurant.
Why are you turning back right now? Are you taking me for a fool? Do I have to ask Mr. Horton himself to give you orders to
make you listen?”Christopher shot her a look and said icily, “We are to head back home on Mr. Horton’s order. You’re right, Ms.
Vivian. We only listen to Mr. Horton.”Winnie snickered. “He’s not even giving me time to have dinner now, huh? Why? Is it really
that urgent?”Christopher furrowed his brows and shook his head slightly as he looked at Winnie. Then he said indifferently, “Ms.
Vivian, I’m afraid that is not a question you should be asking. We have the best cook in all of Lightspring back home. Mr. Horton
will surely treat you to the best food then. Now stop with the nonsense.”After that, he urged the driver again, “Hurry up. We don’t
have all the time in the world!”“Right! We’re in a hurry to meet our doom!” Winnie rolled her eyes and leaned back against her
seat in a huff.The driver was infuriated by her rude remarks and wished he could make her swallow her words.He shot Winnie a
glare through the rearview mirror.Noticing that the woman had shut her mouth and eyes, he cursed silently to himself.Meanwhile,
Winnie and Christopher were already communicating with each other using Morse code.Christopher tapped Winnie’s arm
lightly: I don’t know what happened. We’ll have to see how it goes. Winnie frowned and replied: I know. You be careful.Her right
eyelid started to twitch right then, prompting her to tap Christopher twice on the back of his hand.However, she immediately
retracted her hand without conveying anything clearly.Confounded, Christopher asked: What’s wrong?Instead of answering his
question, Winnie replied: You have to be extra careful.She did not tell Christopher that she had a hunch that something was
going to happen that night.However, it was only her intuition, and she did not wish to unnerve Christopher with that.Before
closing her eyes, she added: I’m going to get some rest first.After about an hour, the two of them arrived at the Horton
residence.Even though Winnie had not stayed at the Horton residence for long and was not too familiar with the place, she could
sense that something was amiss that night.The security was unusually tight, and there were even a few unknown faces
present.Winnie immediately pulled Christopher aside and asked in a low voice, “Is someone here? I saw a few unfamiliar faces
out in the front. They’re not very friendly toward the security guards. It’s obvious that they’re not from the same family.”“They are
indeed new faces.” Christopher frowned. “I’ve never seen them before as well.”Winnie narrowed her eyes. “Did Harold ask me to
come back because we didn’t reach an agreement from the discussion today? Is he trying to sell me off?”Christopher’s frown
deepened. “That shouldn’t be it. He doesn’t stand to benefit from it in any way, and it’s not his style of doing things. Don’t worry. I
won’t let anything happen to you.”“Don’t!” Winnie’s eyelid was still twitching like crazy. In an extremely serious tone, she added,
“If anything happens to me, don’t come forward and protect me. You cannot be exposed under any circumstances.”Christopher
went silent for some time. He pursed his thin lips and eventually nodded.“That’s more like it.” Winnie flashed him a smile, her
eyes brighter than the stars. “Let’s go and see what Harold is up to.”Soon, the duo came before Harold.Winnie was right.
Someone was there that night, and it was a foreigner.The man’s eyes were practically glued on Winnie the moment he set his
eyes on her.He scrutinized her with a frown, and there was no telling what his inquisitive and serious gaze meant.In response,

Winnie, too, furrowed her brows.She had no idea who the foreigner was. The man was obviously full of questions as he looked
at Winnie intently. Even Harold, who was sitting across the man, was wearing a solemn look on his face.A thought suddenly
popped up in Winnie’s head.Could this foreigner be the real Big Black Bear? Did they call me over to fight him?Nonetheless,
even if the man was Big Black Bear, Winnie was not afraid of him.She approached Harold step by step, pulled out the chair
beside him, and took a seat.“Why did you summon me back so urgently, Mr. Horton? I haven’t even had my dinner.”An Aplothian
man beside the foreigner whispered into the latter’s ear right after Winnie said that.Looks like this Aplothian man is the
interpreter of this foreigner.When the interpreter was talking to the foreigner, Harold inched closer to Winnie and talked to her as
well.“Here comes business. That’s why I summoned you back urgently. It’s just dinner. If we manage to get the deal, I can get
you whatever you want to eat,” Harold said.Winnie looked askance at Harold. “I just came out of your lab this afternoon, and you
managed to find a buyer already in just a few hours’ time?”Pleased with the surprised look on Winnie’s face, Harold smiled.“Yes,
that’s right. That’s how capable I am, and I’m the only one who is capable of doing that around here. You choosing to collaborate
with me is the wisest choice you’ve ever made.”Winnie’s lips curled into a slight smile as she looked at Harold. “It seems that
you’ve already made a deal with the client.”“You’re right. They will pay the deposit once they see you.”Taking in the excitement
on his face, Winnie asked impassively, “How big of a deal are we talking about?”Harold lowered his voice so that only Winnie
could hear him. “One hundred million.”It’s only a hundred million? Winnie arched a brow. However, she kept a straight face and
said, “Wow. That’s a big deal. But what if we can’t deliver and have to violate the agreement? What consequences are we going
to face?”Harold’s expression turned grim as he said, “Don’t even consider that. We have to make it by hook or by crook.
Otherwise, both of us are going to die!”“Sure...” Winnie pursed her lips. “That sounds exciting. But you’re the one in charge of
cementing deals. I’m not going to interfere in that. You wanted to see me, and I showed up. I guess I have no business here
anymore. Can I leave now?”“Of course.” Harold patted Winnie’s head gently. “Greet our guest before you go. You have nothing
to lose by being more courteous.”Winnie nodded and bade the foreigner opposite her goodbye.“You have such a good eye to
have found Mr. Horton. I believe our collaboration will be a great one. I have a private matter to take care of, so I’ll excuse myself
now.”Winnie left afterward. Seeing that Christopher did not catch up to her, she turned around to gesture to him to keep up.As
she did that, she overheard the foreigner talking to the interpreter in his native language.He said that he did not trust her and that
he wanted to see the first batch of goods as soon as possible. Otherwise, he would not be able to trust Harold.Winnie
smirked. Hah, the goods? Well, the lot of you are going to see hell first.Meanwhile, Christopher had finally caught up to her.The
two of them made their way to the backyard, one after another. It was then a ruckus could be heard from outside.Winnie and
Christopher could clearly discern that a woman was causing a scene.“Let me go. You guys are hurting me. I want to go and see
Mr. Horton. I have a very important matter to tell him! Do you guys hear me? Let me go right now! Are you guys going to take the
responsibility if Mr. Horton is late to attend to his matters?”Winnie could not recognize the voice until the woman spoke her
second and third sentence.Instinctively, she turned to Christopher, and the two exchanged glances.A hint of surprise flashed
across their eyes.Obviously, Christopher had figured out who the woman was as well. It was Yulissa.How is she back at the

Horton residence right now?Christopher used to be certain that Yulissa would never betray him. However, the situation was
different now.Winnie was here as well, and with that identity, no less.Yulissa loathed Winnie so much that she wished for the
latter’s death. There was no telling if Yulissa would expose Winnie in front of Harold.The consequences would be dire if that was
the case.However, it was too late for Winnie and Christopher to leave. Yulissa had managed to free herself and was approaching
them at that moment.Yulissa had planned to meet Harold. Yet little did she expect to bump right into Winnie on her way.Needless
to say, Yulissa was shocked to the core to see Winnie there.She looked at Winnie, then at Christopher, who was standing behind
Winnie, and the ghost of a smile crept up her face.“Well, well. What do we have here? May I ask you why you’re here?”“Yulissa!”
Christopher said in an attempt to distract her, as he did not know what she would say next. “Are you crazy? Don’t you see that
Mr. Horton has an important guest tonight? What are you quacking about here?”“Hah, Chris”—Yulissa chuckled at the sight of
the terror in his eyes—”am I really the one who’s quacking about here? I came all the way here to talk to Mr. Horton, so of course
I have something important to report to him. I only had one thing to report to him when I came here. But after seeing you and the
woman in front of you, I now have two things to report to him! I believe you will be intrigued as well...”