Silly Bride Chapter 239


    Chapter 239


    What Winnie was talking about wasn’t child’s y at all, for it was a critical matter that involved the


    lives of countless people. The frowning Christopher simply stared at her, at a loss for a response.Then,


    an indiscernible look appeared in his eyes.“Winnie, is Xavier the reason why you’re so determined to


    see Professor White?”“Yes!” Winnie admitted candidly.Her steadfastness caused the furrow of


    Christopher’s brows to deepen. “Given how precarious the situation is, is it really worth the


    risk?”Winnie couldn’t stop a chuckle from escaping her lips. “I’m surprised to hear those words roll off


    your tongue. Instead of asking me, have you asked yourself the same question?”“It’s not necessary for


    me.” The solemn expression on Christopher’s face intensified. “My situation is different from yours.”“I


    know, but fundamentally, there’s no difference at all. This ce is where the borders of the three


    countries meet. Other than us, there are other soldiers willing to sacrifice their lives for their country


    and people. All of you support yourselves with your loyalty and belief, for there’s no one to cheer for


    you here. In fact, your body might not even be returned home in the event of death. I’m well aware of


    how brave and noble you are for being driven by your faith and desire to protect your fellow citizens. As


    for me, I, too, have my own principles and lives to protect. From this perspective, there isn’t a big


    difference between our motivations. Technically, they are exactly the same. Moreover, isn’t rescuing


    Professor White your mission too?“Given that this is Jipsdale and not Chanaea, there’s no way you can


    arrest and repatriate the drug lords back home even if you stay undercover for twenty years. What


    you’re trying to do is to find out the routes they use for smuggling drugs into Chanaea, the factories


    they have established there, and their various points of sale.“In other words, you’re searching for their


    manufacturing and sales distributionwork. However, your current position has limited your


    knowledge to just the tip of the iceberg. Also, there’s no way you can get Harold to tell you about his


    networks, routes, and buyers. However, if I were to be a business partner of his, I would have a


    good excuse to extract such critical information from him. Putting it another way, if you help me, I’ll be


    able to assist you in return. As for my intention for doing this, it shouldn’t be within your considerations.


    All you need to know is that this is a win-win situation for both of us.”Every single word of Winnie’sProperty ? N?velDrama.Org.


    soliloquy made sense to Christopher and struck at the core of his soul.Nevertheless, the frown on his


    face didn’t ease at all. “I was almost persuaded by your argument.”Winnie cocked her brow slightly.


    “Why do you say ‘almost?’““Because I don’t know who you are and don’t dare trust you. That aside,


    how do you know so much about my mission?”Christopher’s eyes glistened with suspicion and


    determination.Despite theplexity of his emotions, Winnie had no trouble seeing through him.She


    knew that Christopher, as someone fighting for Chanaea’s peace, had his own principles and would


    obey his orders unconditionally.If her identity was a threat to him or Chanaea, he would have no


    qualms about eliminating her, even if he had once professed his feelings for her.Nheless, she still


    chose to lean in and whisper something into his ear.No sooner had Christopher heard her words than


    his eyes widened in disbelief. In spite of that, he quickly epted the revtion.“Give me some time. I


    need to run this up the chain.”Winnie nodded before walking to the other side of the rooftop.In less than


    five minutes, Christopher ended his call with his superiors and returned to where Winnie was waiting.At


    that moment, she was admiring the ming sky ignited by the setting sun. The clouds, bathed in a


    reddish hue, had glowing edges that were a sight to behold.Even though she heard Christopher


    walking over, she didn’t turn around until thetter was standing next to her and asked, “Is it


    beautiful?”A faint smile emerged on Winnie’s face. “It is. Don’t you think so too?”“Yeah. On the day a


    comrade of mine lost his life, I remember how the sky seemed to have been set aze in crimson


    colors. It felt as if the clouds were the same color as the blood that flowed out of his chest. When he


    copsed, his face was looking in the direction of our country. As we never again want to see another


    of our own fall here, I don’t want to fail my mission. In fact, failure is not even an option, for I must bring


    them all home alive!”“I’m sure your men will definitely make it home.” All of a sudden, Winnie felt as if


    her admiration of the crimson sky had waned. Knitting her brows, she turned her attention to


    Christopher. “So, have your superiors agreed?”“Yes. I need to formte a more detailed n, but


    there’s not much time left today.” Christopher nced at his watch and said, “I only have twenty


    minutes before I need to return. Otherwise, they’ll begin to suspect something. As for our next move, I’ll


    let you know once I’ve nned out everything.”“All right.” Winnie nodded. “In that case, let’s stay in


    touch. I’ll be heading over to Lightspring together with Xavier tonight. We’ll meet there when the time


    morning to take her to the Horton family’s territory.However, Winnie didn’t share the news with Xavier


    right away.It wasn’t until they found a ce to stay and Xavier had just emerged from his shower that


    she informed him, “Come over here. I have news from Christopher—I’ll be able to go over


    tomorrow.”“What about the details of the n? Let me see.” With one hand drying his hair with arge


    towel, he reached the other one out to demand her phone.Winnie, chuckling lightly, handed it over.


    “You’re toote.”“What do you mean?” Frowning curiously, Xavier put his towel away and sat down


    beside Winnie.When he saw the words “message has been read and deleted,” he immediately


    understood why.It turned out that both of them corresponded through an app that would automatically


    delete messages once they were read. It also didn’t allow screenshots to be made.Xavier took a deep


    breath. “It looks like I’m indeed toote. In that case, what’s the n both of you havee up with?


    Why didn’t you discuss it with me?”“Am I not doing so right now? Otherwise, what did I call you over


    for? Anyway, a new face is needed to do business with Harold, and Christopher has arranged for me to


    be that person. With my photographic memory, I can remember the route I traveled even when


    blindfolded, something beyond the capabilities of an ordinary person. Therefore, as long as I can enter


    Harold’s factory once, I’ll definitely be able to locate Professor White. What’s with that glum face of


    yours? You’ll be growing wrinkles in no time. I obviously know how dangerous this is, and that’s why I


    need you to be in total control of the situation outside, be iting to my rescue or using your wealth to


    force Harold into submission. No one else but you can y this role, as I don’t trust anyone else to do


    it.”“D*mn it!” Xavier threw Winnie a fiery re. “Your gift of the gab has not only made splitting us up


    sound so convincing, but your final sentence is also nothing but exaggerated ttery!”“What do you


    mean by ttery? Am I not stating the truth?” Amused by his reaction, Winnie curled her arms around


    Xavier’s neck.As their foreheads leaned against each other, Winnie nuzzled his nose. “It’s true that


    you’re the only one I trust with my life. Don’t you believe me?”“I do.” Sitting Winnie down on hisp,


    Xavier replied through gritted teeth, “How can I not? After all, you are just so amazing!”“Haha…” Winnie


    loved to see the look on Xavier’s face when he was desperately trying to suppress his lust after being


    seduced by her.Releasing her hands that were wrapped around his neck, she gave him a forceful


    shove, pushing him down onto the nket behind him…The next day, at eleven in the morning, the sun


    was shining brightly in the sky. Despite having the air-conditioning turned on, Winnie could feel the


    sweatiness of her palms.The reason for her nervousness was that Christopher waste by an hour.


    She had tried calling him, but no one answered.Checking the time, Xavier couldn’t help but furrow his


    brows. “Could something has happened to him?”Winnie shook her head gently. “I don’t know.


    Hopefully, he’s all right.”No sooner had she spoken than a man’s voice rang out from the inn’s


    yard.“Which of you is Vivian? Get your ass out here!”The man’s hostile words elicited a concurrent


    frown from Winnie and Xavier.Exchanging nces, both of them knew who the person downstairs was


    looking for, as “Vivian” was the temporary name Winnie had chosen to go by.Without any hesitation,


    Winnie pushed open the second-floor window and leaned out to take a look.She was immediately


    greeted by the sight of a small-framed man with a darkplexion.He was the man from the other day


    who came to search the inn and even beat up the jewel merchant. Christopher called him “Wesley” and


    was at odds with thetter.“I’m she. What do you want with me?”“Yo! Vivian, it’s you.” Wearing a


    devilish smile, Wesley looked up at her. “Chris ordered me to pick you up.”This man has bad blood with


    Christopher. Thus, I can’t trust him easily.“Are you telling the truth? Chris clearly said that he would


    personally pick me up. How did it suddenly end up being you?”“Ah, Vivian.” Stuffing a cigarette into his


    mouth, Wesley—in a sarcastic tone—exined, “I’m not sure if you’re really ignorant or just pretending,


    but don’t you know who Chris is to Mr. Horton? Why would hee personally to pick up a woman?


    Obviously, matters like this are left to subordinates like us. So, what’s your problem? Do you not trust


    me?”“I want to talk to Chris on the phone.”“You can try, but there’s nothing but disappointment waiting


    for you since you’ll never get through. He’s not allowed to carry a phone at the moment. Thus, even if


    you call him till the cowse home, you’ll never get him.”Winnie’s reaction was swift. While Wesley


    was still rambling along, she had already made the call.However, the result was consistent with what


    Wesley had said—there was no answer from Christopher’s phone.“Come on down, Vivian. What are


    you afraid of? There’s no way I would be lying when I told you that Chris sent me. Otherwise, how


    would I know you’re here? What’s wrong? Are you worried that I might do something to you?”“Please


    show some respect! I’ll be down after getting changed.”Winnie had barely finished when she swiftly


    shut the window.Turning around, she exchanged a quick nce with Xavier, whose brows were tightly


    knitted.“Do you think it’s a trap?”