Silly Bride Chapter 98
Chapter 98
Xavier’s voice was loud, so both Winnie and Christopher heard him.Christopher tactfully kept quiet and
gave Winnie a signal, asking her to take the call. He then turned around thoughtfully to give her
privacy.Winnie fished out the phone from her pocket and put it next to her ear.“Hi, Xavier. I’m fine. It’s
Captain Bet, the one from the Narcotics Enforcement Department. I’ve spoken to you about him
previously, remember? I have something to discuss with him now, so I’ll chat with you again
later.”Immediately, without giving Xavier a chance to respond, she ended the call.Actually, Winnie
wasn’t the one who was in a hurry to hang up. Her phone battery was low and happened to die on her
at that moment.“I’m ready, Captain Bet.” Winnie kept her phone and called out to
Christopher.Christopher turned around, handed her the wig, and asked, “May I ask what you were
doing just now?”Winnie frowned slightly and said, “Nothing much. I was merely trying to scare her. The
woman you saw just now, the one crouching on the ground, was my arch-enemy.”“I saw she was quite
badly injured. You… Did you do that to her?” Christopher frowned and asked.“How is that possible?”
Winnie gave him a wry smile and added, “I have nothing to do with those injuries. Her husband did that
to her! I’m sure you know for every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction, Captain Bet. If I
hit her, I will hurt my own hand as well. I wouldn’t want toy a hand on her and dirty my own
hands!”“I…” Christopher stared intently at her, and for a moment, he was at a loss for words. After he
composed himself, he said, “Still, you shouldn’t have resorted to such sneaky acts. In the event
something goes wrong, you’ll find yourself on the wrong side of thew.”Winnie suddenly broke out into
laughter upon hearing that.She was a natural beauty, and when sheughed, no men could resist her
charm. Christopher was no exception.As sheughed, she even raised her arms and stretched out
both fists right in front of Christopher’s face. “So, are you going to arrest me now, Captain Bet?”
she asked.Christopher looked down and rested his gaze on her fair and slender wrists. He would never
bear to handcuff those delicate hands of hers.“I’m not going to arrest you. I’m just reminding you not to
do such silly things in the future,” he absent-mindedly said.“Good. Let’s talk about that when the time
comes! So I can leave now, right?” Winnie swiftly retracted her hands and said.“Where are you going?”
Christopher asked.“Home, of course.” She was in a lousy mood and wanted to head home and
hibernate in her room.“Can I give you a lift? I reckon you didn’t drive here tonight. Moreover, I don’t
want you frightening the other passersby and drivers with that outfit of yours,” Christopher jokingly
said.Winnie graciously epted his offer and said, “Thank you, Captain Bet. Let’s go then.”She
was about to walk out of the alley when she noticed Christopher was still rooted to his spot.“What’s
wrong?” she asked, puzzled.“My colleague called an ambnce, and he’s waiting out there. Why don’t
you go the other way instead? I’ll pick you up at the other end of the alley,” he suggested.Winnie’s mind
went nk for a second, then she quickly recognized what was happening.He didn’t want his
colleagues to see him helping a “fugitive” escape.She couldn’t help but chuckle as she teasingly asked,
“Do you do this often?”Christopher didn’t get what she meant, and for a moment, he thought she saw
through him and was aware of his feelings for her.He frowned and asked uneasily, “What do you
mean? Do what often?”“Help a suspect escape!” Winnie smiled as she added, “I heard from Lucas that
you are one of the most righteous officers though.”“Oh, you’re talking about this? You said you’re not
the one who injured her, didn’t you? Anyway, I’ll go get my car, so wait for me.” Christopher smiled and
scratched his head awkwardly. He could feel his heart pounding fast as he turned to walk away.
However, a couple of secondster, he abruptly turned back, removed his jacket, and draped it over
Winnie’s shoulders.“It’s cold out here, so take this. Otherwise, you’ll catch a cold,” he said.It was only
when he mentioned the cold that Winnie realized it was indeed chilly.She nodded gratefully and said,
“Thank you.”When Christopher headed back, his colleague was still anxiously waiting for the
ambnce.When his colleague saw him walk back, he ran up to him and asked, “Well? Did you
manage to catch the suspect, Chris?”Christopher took his phone out and fiddled with it, acting as if he
needed to attend to something really urgent.Then, he frowned and replied, “No, I lost the suspect. I
have an emergency at home, so I need to go now. Please stay here to settle the case.”“Sure, no
problem!”Christopher had always been upright, so his teammate never suspected a thing.It was only
after he drove off that his colleague realized something was amiss.Chris is single and he’s not staying
with his parents. What emergency can he have at home?In the meantime, Christopher had already
picked Winnie up and left the ce.Just as Winnie sat down in the passenger seat, her stomach
growled. The noise was exceptionally loud and clear in the confines of the car, and she soon blushed
with embarrassment.“Erm… Can I buy you supper? Shall we see if there are any eateries around
here?” Winnie asked.Christopher had already heard her stomach rumbles and was about to suggest
treating her to supper, but she beat him to it.He wound down the window, nced around, and saw
there were some street vendors selling food along the road. However, he remembered the incident
when theyst ate together near the hospital, so he frowned and said, “There are, but it might not be
sanitary enough for you. What would you like to eat?”“Anything will do. A simple pasta will be fine. I’m
not picky when I’m hungry,” Winnie said.“Then… how about going to my ce? It’s just around the
corner. I can prepare a simple meal for you.” Christopher looked straight ahead and pretended to be
nonchnt when making that offer.“Sure, if that’s okay with you.” Winnie agreed readily. After all, she
had always been an easygoing person.“Not a problem for me. I’m single and I stay by myself,” he
replied, consciously avoiding eye contact with Winnie.Soon, Winnie found herself seated at the dining
table in Christopher’s home.His ce wasn’t big, but the interior was tastefully decorated.Lucas had
mentioned previously that Christopher appeared to be just a lowly paid police officer, but he actually
came from a well-to-do family. He aspired to be a police officer because he wanted to make a real
difference in society.When the other rich scions were busy partying and showing off their wealth, he
was busy practicing his shooting skills and going after drug cartels.Winnie was more than happy to
have him as a friend, as she admired his righteousness and noble aspirations.The two hit it off and had
a pleasant chat over supper.After supper, Winnie was getting ready to hail a cab to go home, but
Christopher insisted on sending her home.Winnie repeatedly declined his offer but he was insistent, so
she finally gave in and epted his kind offer.In less than half an hour, they reached the residential
area of Aqua Moana.Christopher chivalrously got out and opened the car door for Winnie when they
arrived.None of them noticed that a ck Mercedes-Benz with an Avenport license te of 11111 was
parked a short distance from them.Avenport license tes with numbers such as 11111, 66666, or
88888 came with a ridiculously high price.A person without connections with the authorities could not
dream of owning such a license te even if he or she had the cash to throw around.Such unique
license tes were a sign of social status in Avenport, and the Fairchild family owned all ten number? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved.
tes from 00000 to 99999.Six of those license tes belonged to Xavier.Unbeknownst to Winnie and
Christopher, a pair of eyes was staring intently at them from inside the car, monitoring their every move.