Silly Bride Chapter 167
Chapter 167
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The call was answered very soon.Even at this hour, Rufus was sitting on the couch. Obviously, he
didn’t go back to sleep after learning of the matter.To see the screen clearly, he even put on his reading
sses.Beatrice was almost fifty years old, but she took great care of herself. When the call
connected, she shed a pleasant and polite smile at Rufus, giving off a sweet and elegant air.“Dad,
I’ve met the kids. They are all here, and they didn’t get into a fight. Oh, your granddaughter-inw,
Winnie, is here too. We’re all together now. Kids, greet him!”Beatrice moved the tablet so everyone’s
faces would appear on the screen one after another.Xavier, Winnie, and Nate had no choice but to
greet Rufus.Rufus noticed the palpable tension at the other end of the screen, but he remained
calm.After all, he needed to put on a stern front to talk about the trouble Nate caused and Xavier’s
mental situation. They were serious matters.He couldn’t be as cheerful as his daughter by pretending
this was a normal family gathering.“I have two matters to talk about. First, about Nate. Where is Nate?”
Rufus asked.Beatrice had turned the camera to Winnie, so Rufus could only see Xavier and Winnie on
the screen. Only half of Nate’s body was visible.Despite realizing the matter, Beatrice was toozy to
move the tablet as she had already fixed it on the coffee table.It was easier for her to order her son
around. “Hurry, Nate. Scoot over to Xavier and Winnie. Your granddad can’t see you.”Nate wasn’t
about to do that. “Mom!” he protested.“Why are you yelling at me? Your granddad is no longer young.
Are you going to make him upset?” Beatrice chided.“I… I wasn’t yelling!” Nate didn’t want to bebeled
as an unfilial grandson, so he scooted over unwillingly.That wasn’t enough for Beatrice. Assuming her
son was too shy, she moved closer and nudged him.“Move. Your granddad can’t see me on the
screen,” she urged.Frowning, Nate shifted as told. He came to a stop mere inches beside
Winnie.That’s too close. Winnie’s brows knitted, but she said nothing about it.The current matter was
more important, so she shouldn’t be bothered about such a trivial episode.Nevertheless, Xavier, who
would even get jealous of Josiah, didn’t share her sentiments.Winnie was sitting between him and
Nate. Staring at Nate intently, Xavier picked Winnie up and ced her in hisp as though he was
staking his im on her.Winnie was taken aback. She didn’t expect that from Xavier.The others fell
silent.Nate’s eyes shone with disgust, but Beatrice gazed at them earnestly.Oh, Xavier’s the perfect
husband material. That’s what young people like, right? It’s great to be young and passionate!After a
momentary silence, Rufus coughed twice awkwardly. Winnie snapped back to reality and struggled out
of Xavier’sp to sit on his other side.Initially, Xavier refused to let her leave. If she hadn’t red at him
to show her fury, he might let her sit in hisp the entire time without any trace of humiliation. “I’ve read
the news for the past few days. I’ve also heard that you both agreed to meet up for a fight tonight.”
Rufus finally got down to business when everyone appeared on the screen.“Nate, were you the one
who got someone to report Winnie, expose her previous nationality, and spread negative news about
her online? Now that we’re all here, you must be honest with us. No more lying.”Nate dared not look
Rufus in the eye and nced elsewhere. “Yeah, that was me. However, only an unclosed bin will
attract a fly. She has herself to me for giving me the opportunity to dig up dirt on her!”“You’re a
Fraser and also my grandson. Why did you lower yourself to be a fly?” Rufus tossed the cushion
he was holding away in anger. “Give me a reason! Why did you turn against family?”“Because they
caused Yulissa’s death!” Nate jumped to his feet and even pointed at Winnie angrily.Before anyone
could react, Xavier grabbed Nate’s wrist.“If you point at my wife again, I won’t mind breaking your
hand!” he threatened.Xavier wouldn’t allow anyone to hurt his Winnie.Beatrice knew Xavier’s mental
state was currently unstable. She knew that he wouldn’t break her son’s hand if this were to happen
previously.However, no one knew what Xavier could do now, so she hurried over and tried to calm him
down. “Enough, Xavier. It was a misunderstanding. Calm down. It isn’t toote to ask your grandpa to
stand up for youter after we get to the bottom of things.”Right after Beatrice said that, Rufus
announced, “Everyone, sit down. What are you doing? Do you want me to hold your funerals? Nate,
listen carefully. Yulissa brought this upon herself. Xavier and Winnie were merely defending
themselves. Don’t you know what that cruel woman did to Xavier?”“What could she do to him? She
couldn’t evene close to Xavier because of this b*tch! Granddad, under such circumstances, what
could she do to Xavier?”“Oh, Nate. You’re still too young, after all. Do you think the woman was that
kind? You said she couldn’te close to Xavier because of Winnie, right? Who told you that?”Nate’s
brows snapped together. “She told me that.”“And you believed that?” Rufus probed.Nate dered,
“Why not? She contacted me beforeing back to the country. After she came back, I kept an eye on
her all the time. You im that she deceived me, but there was no way she could’ve lied to me that
long!”Rufus told him, “Nate, you’re lying to yourself. Yulissa was scheming enough to prepare years in
advance if she wanted to deceive you. You im to have kept an eye on her all the time. Do you know
that she had an affair with Zyon, who is Xavier’s cousin and also my grandson? Do you have any
inkling of that?”Affair? Nate’s frown deepened. “I don’t know about that. It’s impossible. She never
mentioned Zyon to me. Granddad, I know Zyon recently got into trouble, and he’s currently on the
wanted list. However, you can’t link Yulissa with Zyon just because you want to defame her!”