Silly Bride Chapter 160


    Chapter 160


    The person outside Xavier’s office seemed determined enough to knock down the door.“Can Ie in,


    Mr. Fairchild? There’s some urgent business.”Winnie could not stand the persistent knocking any


    longer and left Xavier’s embrace.She said, “Let him in. It could be aplicated matter.” At the same


    time, she straightened out Xavier’s tie for him.Despite his reluctance, Xavier agreed, caving to his


    principles.He was the CEO of Fairchild Corporation, and he made sure he performed his duties


    responsibly while at work.He knew when to prioritize his work over his identity as Winnie’s


    husband.Hence, Xavier strode to his desk and pressed a small button under the table, unlocking the


    office door.Winnie was dumbstruck. She asked, “Did you lock the door from the inside?”“What do you


    think?” Smirking, Xavier added, “I don’t want anyone to interrupt me while I’m cuddling you.”An


    exasperated Winnie asked, “Weren’t we working just now? Or did you already have this all nned


    out?”Xavierughed in response. “Dumbo, I was the only one working. You were ying games. Plus, I


    have more foresight than to leave the door unlocked while you’re around.”“Fine, you win.” Winnie


    pouted good-naturedly and admitted, “I was ying games, and I’m going to continue ying it now.


    You can let your staff in.”Then, she plonked herself back on the couch.Xavier reluctantly retracted his


    gaze from his wife and called out to his employee outside.“Come in.”The door opened from the


    outside.Both Xavier and Winnie had expected Louis toe in, having recognized his voice earlier.To


    their surprise, the first person who rushed into the room was Jacinta.“Granny?” Stunned, Winnie leaped


    to her feet and asked, “Why are you here?”“So you were here, Winnie!” Jacinta immediately


    approached her granddaughter and seized her wrist. “You told me you couldn’t apany me


    because you were busy with work. Were you with Xavier this whole time? How could you lie to me? I


    always thought you were pulling extra hours at thepany until I saw the news on the Inte calling


    you the Vinnie Couple. There was also some livestream thing. That’s how I knew you’d been cooped


    up in Fairchild Corporation for the past two days. What did you promise me in the past? You said you


    would cut off all ties with this man once you avenged your mother.”Xavier was still standing beside


    them in the office. Winnie did not think he would be affected by her grandmother’s words until sheThis text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.


    brought up thest bit about cutting ties with Xavier. She worried that it would agitate him.The


    medication he was on tended to amplify every emotion he felt. It was all well and good if he was feeling


    positive emotions, but any hint of negative emotions could potentially spiral out of control and spur


    Xavier to harm others or even himself.Sadly, though Xavier’s mind was affected, his hearing clearly


    was not.He had heard every single word of Jacinta’s rant, and his expression darkened


    instantly.Sadness and disbelief warred in his heart as he asked, “Dumbo, is your granny telling the


    truth?”Winnie struggled to muster a reply. Eventually, she said, “Granny, things have be quite


    complicated. It’s hard to exin everything in a few words. Why don’t I talk to you somewhere


    else?”“Somewhere else?” Jacinta’s grip tightened on her granddaughter’s wrist as though fearing


    Winnie’s escape. “Where do you want to go?”Winnie furrowed her brows before shooting Louis a subtle


    nce. “Mr. Tanser, help me prepare an empty guest room.”“Sure!”“Wait!” Jacinta frowned at her


    granddaughter and questioned, “Why can’t we talk about this at home? Why do it on someone else’s


    turf? I came here to bring you back. You’re following me home right now!”“But Granny, I can’t leave


    now.” Winnie lowered her voice cajolingly. Sometimes, the elderly and children were equally clingy and


    difficult to persuade.Jacinta insisted, “Why can’t you leave? Those are your legs, not his. You can leave


    as and when you please.”“Granny, if you want to know the true reason, let’s talk somewhere else.”“Stay


    right there!” Xavier stepped forward and blocked Winnie’s path once he noticed she was leading


    Jacinta out of the office.He demanded, “You still haven’t answered my question. Was your granny


    telling the truth?”“Of course I am!” Jacinta answered instead. She pulled Winnie behind her like a


    protective mother hen before continuing, “Why would I lie about such a thing? Tell him, Winnie!”Winnie


    had voiced the possibility of divorce and splitting up with him before, and as long as Xavier had not


    forgotten that part of his memory, he would not have been surprised by Jacinta’s words.It had pained


    him back when Winnie first suggested breaking up.Now that he had lost part of his memories, hearing


    the suggestion again would undoubtedly hurt Xavier again, even if those words were uttered by another


    person.Xavier stared at Winnie and insisted, “Answer me. Now.”She sighed heavily despite having a


    reply ready in her mind.Regardless of how she answered, someone would be hurt.Still, she refused to


    be indecisive or lie to Xavier and Jacinta.Finally, as she tightly knitted her brows, Winnie replied


    somberly, “Xavier, I admit that I’ve said those words before, but that was in the past. People change,


    and I’m formally retracting my old statement. On that note, I never meant to lie to my granny either, and


    I have to exin to her why things have changed for me. Please trust me. I’ll be away now for some


    time. I’m not asking for your permission; I’m merely informing you of my wish. Even if you’re petty and


    refuse to let me go, I have to leave today. Do you understand?”She conveyed her words with both


    sincerity and conviction.Xavier’s mind was a mess. He had no idea how he had fallen so hard for a


    woman nicknamed Dumbo, yet it felt like the most natural thing in the world.He furrowed his brows and


    responded, “I won’t stop you from leaving. Here, let me see you out.”“No, thank you!” Jacinta nted


    herself between the couple and dered, “We know the way out.”Then, she dragged Winnie with her


    and uttered, “You’ve really let me down, Winnie.” Her hand was shaking with rage.Winnie frowned


    lightly and coaxed, “Let’s go, Granny. We’ll talk about this at home.”As they left the office, Winnie


    attempted to break the tense silence between her and Jacinta.s, her grandmother huffed pettily and


    turned away from her olive branch.They stepped out of Fairchild Corporation, and Winnie prepared to


    hail a taxi. Suddenly, Jacinta spoke up.“We don’t need a taxi. Someone’s here to fetch us. It’s the ck


    car over there.” She pointed into the distance. Winnie followed the direction of her finger and


    unwittingly frowned.Her grandmother had pointed at a luxury vehicle with a car te she did not


    recognize.Why is Granny riding around in some stranger’s expensive car? Who’s the owner?“Why are


    you daydreaming? Let’s go.” Jacinta tugged on Winnie’s arm and asked disbelievingly, “Are you


    regretting your decision already?”“Granny, whose car is that?”Jacinta did not answer her question and


    replied vaguely, “Well, you’ll find out when you get in.”Winnie was about to say something else when


    she was suddenly swarmed by a group of people.They were clearly reporters, judging by the camera or


    microphone in each person’s outstretched hand.“W-What’s going on?” The shing cameras flustered


    Jacinta to no end.Spying her grandmother’s difort, Winnie hurriedly pulled Jacinta behind her and


    demanded, “What are you doing?”“Ms. Gand, I’m a reporter from Orange News. Is it true that you’re


    actually from Yartran and not a Chanaean?”Frowning, Winnie asked, “Who told you that?”“So it is true?


    You aren’t Chanaean?” another reporter piped up eagerly.More questions ensued. “Did you know that


    Gand Group is as good as a national business of Chanaea? It has been around for decades. You


    forcefully took over the corporation from your biological father and changed thepany forever. How


    do you n on running Gand Group now? Will you turn this Chanean business into a Yartran


    business instead? Please answer the question, Ms. Gand.”Winnie was perplexed.She had no idea


    where these reporters had gotten their information from, and she hated the invasion of privacy.Coldly,


    she replied, “That’s nonsense.”She prepared to lead Jacinta away after her curt


    response.Unfortunately, the sea of reporters and photographers surrounded them, preventing them


    from leaving.A microphone almost hit Winnie in the face.“Ms. Gand, everyone knows your business


    partner is Nathaniel, who’s also a foreigner. He has helped foreign investors to obtain sizeable stakes


    in many corporations in Chanaea. Is your coboration with him a sign of your future ns to sell


    Gand Group to foreign investors?”Winnie frowned in displeasure, more from the ufortable


    proximity of the microphone to her face than the difficulty of the question.Coldly, she stretched two


    fingers out and elegantly pushed the microphone aside.Then, she dered, “Please have some


    professionalism. You’re trying to interview me, not murder me with a microphone.”In fact, this is far


    more than an interview. Someone was livestreaming the entire incident.They had already hired a slew


    of ghostwriters to postments on the livestream. Thus, the livestream immediately attracted a crowd


    once it began.The ghostwriters and trolls were already busy posting nastyments: Get lost from


    Chanaea, you foreigner! Return our national corporation! Winnie Gand, get out of Chanaea! That


    was the gist of most of thements.After all, the ghostwriters had been paid off to turn the issue into


    a political and national saga.They easily swayed any cluelessizens who chanced upon the


    livestream.A small group of Winnie’s supporters and shippers of the Vinnie Couple tried their best to


    defend Winnie. s, they were quickly overwhelmed by the onught of viciousments.However,


    Winnie’s exceptionally calm demeanor appeared to turn the tide.She remained as serene as ever


    despite the reporters’ questions. Herposed reaction, includingbeling their allegations as


    nonsense, elegantly pushing away the microphone in her face, and pointing out the reporter’sck of


    professionalism, began to win over the livestream audience.Thements ensued: Haha, oh my God,


    that was hrious! What kind of a bossy female CEO is she?Hahaha, right! What a perfect burn. That


    reporter is so unprofessional. How can you stick the microphone right in someone’s face?Yeah! Didn’t


    he see the elderly woman beside Winnie? They’re just snapping away with no concern for her


    wellbeing. Is it just me, or are Ms. Gand’s fingers super pretty? Oh my God, they’re gorgeous!


    They’re so slender and pale.Count me in! I am in love with her hands.Hey, why is everyone crushing on


    her now? She hasn’t even answered the reporters.One of the ghostwriters quickly changed tack when


    they noticed public opinion shifting in Winnie’s favor.Someonemented: I’d advise you to search the


    livestreamments. There’s clearly evidence that she’s working for foreigners.Yup. They even


    posted her foreign ID card.That topic’s trending on Twitter now.Hmm… Mods, I think someone is


    bribing ghostwriters to nder Ms. Gand. The livestream started less than fifteen minutes ago. How


    can the topic of her nationality be trending on Twitter already?Yeah! You wouldn’t find this many


    viewers on a livestream breaking news of an A-lister’s marriage scandal!I had a feeling someone was


    trying to nder our dear Ms. Gand. Must we make life so difficult for a woman trying to build a


    business in this cutthroat world?Winnie was blissfully unaware of the livestream’s existence or


    everything that was unfolding on the Inte.All she knew was that the reporters were upsetting her


    grandmother.Firmly, she dered, “I’m open to answering all your burning questions, but please stop


    taking photos of my grandmother. I will arrange a suitable time and ce for a professional interview. In


    fact, we can even have it at Gand Group if you don’t mind.”One of the reporters continued blocking


    Winnie’s path.She smiled at him and said, “If you insist on such shenanigans, you might be better off


    losing that reporter’s license and working at a factory instead.”Her words caused chills to run down the


    reporter’s spine. He subconsciously cleared the path for her.Just then, the owner of the ck luxury car


    made his way to Winnie.He was none other than Winnie’s business partner, Nathaniel.“Winnie, Mdm.


    Sumner, are you all right? Check this out!”As he spoke, he passed his phone to Winnie.Only then did


    Winnie realize everything that transpired earlier had been shared on the web through a public


    livestream.Comments were flooding the livestream page at that moment.Ament read: Look at how


    generous Ms. Gand is. She’s even providing the space for a proper interview!Please, what


    generosity? You should be praising her sharp tongue! My God, I had a goodugh over that!Ms.


    Gand fears nothing.The innocent will prevail. I believe in you, Ms. Gand.Stop blindly supporting


    her. I saw her foreign ID card. It’s legit. The truth is in to see. All of you will eat your words


    tomorrow.Winnie could not help but narrow her eyes when she read thatment.Trying to nitpick my


    nationality, eh? Hmph!