Silly Bride Chapter 244
Chapter 244
By the time Winnie got to the courtyard, Harold had already made the necessary preparations and was
standing by the car, waiting for her. As soon as he saw her, he broke into a smile. “Good morning, Ms.
Vivian. Did you get a good night’s sleep?”“Hello, Mr. Horton,” Winnie replied cordially before rubbing
her temples. “I didn’t sleep well. I had a bit too much to drink.”“Ah, my apologies. I shouldn’t have drunk
so much with youst night. If I had known, I’d have stopped you.”“No, it’s not your fault, Mr. Horton,”
Winnie hurriedly exined while waving her hand. “I was the one who wanted to drink, so please don’t
me yourself. I’ll feel better with some fresh air. Anyway, which car should I take?”“Well, if you don’t
mind, you can always join me in mine. I can guarantee your safety in it,” Harold said as he pointed at
an armored car behind him.Winnie had long noticed the vehicle when she stepped into the courtyard. It
was undoubtedly an impregnable fortress, but epting Harold’s offer would also mean she couldn’t
pull any tricks under his watchful eye.With all that in mind, she immediately shook her head. “No. I have
a terrible headache, and getting some fresh air along the way would be good. I won’t be able to enjoy
your ride today, Mr. Horton, but I’m sure there will be other chances.”“Sure,” Harold said gently,
chuckling as he did. “We’ll save it for the next time, then. There will be plenty of opportunities in the
future.”“Exactly!” Winnie said with a nod before gesturing at a military jeep behind Harold. “I think I’ll
take that one. Even when I’m wearing the hood, I’ll still be able to get some fresh air.”Harold nced in
the direction Winnie was pointing and smiled approvingly.“You have impable taste, Ms. Vivian! That
car is also one of my favorites, and it rides smoothly even on rough terrain. I hope you don’t mind the
hood. All my friends had to wear it at the start too. Of course, we can do without it once we’ve gotten to
know each other better.”Smiling faintly, Winnie took a hood from Harold’s subordinate without
hesitation. “I understand. I’ll put it on myself. I don’t want you guys ruining my hair.”“You sure do take
great care of your looks, Ms. Vivian.”“Oh, yes. I can lose my head, but I can’t mess up my hair,” Winnie
casually replied as she put on the hood and took a deep breath. “Done. Let’s go.”Ever the gentleman,
Harold smiled and gently ced Winnie’s hand on his forearm. “Here, Ms. Vivian. You can hold onto
my arm.”Winnie thanked Harold and quickly fell into step beside him.However, right before she was
about to get into the car, Winnie suddenly stopped in her tracks.“Hang on!”Harold instantly furrowed his
brow. “What’s the matter, Ms. Vivian? Is there something wrong?”“There is, indeed!” Winnie eximed.
Before anyone else could react, she pulled her hand away from the man and removed her
hood.Everything happened so fast that Harold and his subordinates were shocked. The more vignt
ones had already trained their guns on Winnie.When she saw the scene before her, Winnie knitted her
eyebrows together in annoyance.She scanned the faces in the crowd, and her gaze finally came to rest
on Harold’s.Harold had curled his lips back into a smile. “What’s wrong?”Despite his gentle demeanor,
he made no effort to get his subordinates to lower their guns.That, of course, didn’t sit well with Winnie.
“Don’t you think you’re being overcautious, Mr. Horton? I’ve only just realized that someone’s missing.
Must you guys react like this?”“Oh?” Harold remarked, still grinning away. “In that case, why don’t you
enlighten me, Ms. Vivian? Who’s missing?”“How forgetful of you, Mr. Horton. Where’s Chris? I said I
wanted him to get on his knees and beg me for forgiveness! Didn’t you promise me thatst night, Mr.
Horton? Has it slipped your mind already?”Harold’s eyes grew wide as realization dawned upon him.
“Oh, you meant Chris! In all honesty, Ms. Vivian, I’ve asked him along, but he turned me down. He’s
one of my good friends, so I don’t wish to force him either.”“Are you kidding me, Mr. Horton?” Winnie
scoffed. “Between you and Chris, who has more authority here? How can he not obey your
orders?”“Haha. I heard youshed out at Chrisst night, Ms. Vivian. Why go to such lengths, though?
Don’t you know that forcing things to happen seldom provides positive results?”After taking a deep
breath, Winnie retorted, “Mr. Horton, I’ll be the one to judge whether my method works or not. If you
behave simrly and go back on your word after our discussion to work together, then I don’t see the
point in visiting yourboratory today.”With that, she turned around and prepared to leave.Upon seeing
the scene unfold in front of them, Harold’s subordinate immediately aimed his gun at the back of
Winnie’s head.Feeling amused, Winnie slowly turned around and stared Harold in the eye.“Do you
think I’m someone who fears death, Mr. Horton? If I did, I wouldn’t have gone into this line!”The next
second, Winnieunched her attack.By the time Harold and his subordinates realized what was
happening, Winnie was already clutching the gun previously aimed at her. More than ten secondster,
she expertly took the gun apart and dropped its parts all over the ground.For the first time, Harold was
no longer smiling as he gestured for the rest of his subordinates to put their guns down.“Are you that
determined to get Chris here?”To his surprise, Winnie chuckled. “Why do you still not get it, Mr. Horton?
I couldn’t care less about Chris or anyone else, for that matter. All I want is for you to keep your
promise.”Even though Harold was impressed by Winnie’s courage in the face of danger and her ability
to dismantle a gun, he also couldn’t deny that he was shocked at her temper.How is she so calm and
impulsive at the same time? More importantly, why would she lose her cool over a man? Then again, I
guess people with such feisty personalities are much better than those who keep to themselves.“I want
someone to get Chris here this instance! Even if he refuses, do whatever it takes to haul him over!”
Harold ordered before smiling and turning to Winnie. “Will this do, Ms. Vivian? Rest assured that I,
Harold Horton, would never go back on my word. I merely assumed you had lost interest in Chris after
last night.”Winnie curled her lips into a half smile. “I know this is your territory, Mr. Horton, but now that
we’re working together, I’d prefer it if you stopped making assumptions.”“Very well, then,” Harold
replied without missing a beat. “I’ve given you my promise, so it’s only right that I do as you say.”Winnie
simply hummed in acknowledgment and said nothing more.Not long after, Christopher appeared and
strode toward Harold.He frowned when he noticed Winnie but quickly rposed
himself.Unfortunately, that action of his didn’t go unnoticed by the eagle-eyed Harold.“Hey, Hal. You
were looking for me?” Christopher asked.Harold’s expression turned serious as he patted the man’s
shoulder.“As you know, Ms. Vivian’s safety is of the utmost importance to us. Given your skills and
reflexes, you’re the only one I can trust to protect her. That’s why I want you to apany her on this
trip. Do whatever it takes to keep her safe even if it means taking a bullet for her. Do you
understand?”Christopher pursed his lips and refused to answer. Oh,e on! I know Harold’s only
bullsh*tting me!Not wanting to waste any more time, Harold hugged Christopher and whispered into his
ear, “Hey, I’ll make it up to you, pal.”Upon hearing that, Christopher sucked in a deep breath and finally
spoke. “Okay. I’ll do my best to protect Ms. Vivian for you, Hal.”“Good,” Harold said as he smiled and
patted Christopher on his arm. “Go on, then. You and Ms. Vivian will be riding in that jeep.”“All right!”
Christopher said before walking toward Winnie, who was leaning casually against the jeep.Winnie
couldn’t help but narrow her eyes when she saw the man approaching.When Christopher told Winnie to
put on her hood, she gave a derisive snort and pped him hard across the face, much to everyone’s
horror.Since they were putting on an act in front of Harold, Winnie made sure to use a lot of strength, to
the point where blood started trickling down Christopher’s lips.Harold winced at the sight of it, but
Christopher remained silent.“You’re an ungrateful sc*mbag!” Winnie scolded before grabbing the hood
and climbing into the jeep.As soon as she wore her hood, Harold walked toward Christopher and gave
him aforting look.Christopher, on the contrary, red at Winnie with pure hatred and disgust.When
Harold saw how the two of them hated each other with a vengeance, any doubts that he used to have
about their rtionship were nowpletely gone.Just like that, the two enemies got into the same
jeep.Christopher, too, had to follow the rules by wearing a thick hood that obscured his vision.However,
since they were in an open-top jeep, there was still a lot of space and freedom for Winnie to pull her
little tricks.Furthermore, she had Christopher shielding and covering for her, which helped facilitate her
efforts even more.Winnie had long pierced holes in the honey-filled condom, but thanks to the excellent
seal integrity, the honey would only seep out when the condom was squeezed.That, as it turned out,
was what Winnie was doing.Letting the honey drip onto the grass would undoubtedly attract swarms of
ants, and given how thick the honey was, it’d take quite some time before the ants could finish
consuming it.Therefore, no matter how many detours Harold took in the mountains, the ants would
always leave a trail that one could track over time.Along the way, Winnie decided tomunicate with
Christopher through morse code as she continued squeezing the honey out.Even though there were
many variations of morse code, Christopher and Winnie hade up with a new decoding method
when thetter first arrived at Harold’s.In other words, they now had an exclusive set of codes that
were more efficient and easier to decode.Since Christopher’s task was to memorize the route, Winnie
knew that was the first thing she had to ask: Are your men in ce? The ant trail will onlyst so long.
There’s no time to lose.Christopher: Don’t worry. They’ve been hiding in the mountains sincest
night.Winnie: All right. By the way, I’m sorry for hitting you again earlier.Christopher: It’s okay. It didn’t
hurt at all.After many twists and turns, the car finally rolled to a stop.Winnie figured they must have
arrived at the factory, which meant there was a possibility of getting another body search.That,
however, didn’t faze her. After all, she had already stuffed the used condom into her innerwear. The
small and thin piece of rubber was difficult enough to be seen by the naked eye, and she was sure the
machines wouldn’t be able to detect it either.Once the body search was over, Harold finally removed
Winnie’s hood and led her into a two-storied factory.The second story had a sentry post, while the first
story was like a warehouse that stored various raw materials, including poppy flowers.Theboratory
was all the way down in the basement.That said, the entrance to the basement was very well-hidden,
and people who weren’t in the know would never be able to find it.It was such a secretive ce that
Harold didn’t even bring Christopher along, choosing instead to lead Winnie to it with two bodyguards
in tow.The basement was dark and damp, and the security measures were even tighter than Winnie
had imagined.Theboratory door was so thick that it was virtually imprable by ordinary bullets. A
password was required to open the door, and even then, one had to be in full protective gear before
they were allowed to enter.Winnie followed Harold closely and soon arrived at a small surveince
room, where one had a clear view of everything happening in theboratory.Two men were sitting
inside, but because of their protective gear and gas masks, Winnie found it impossible to make out
their faces.She wasn’t even sure if Riley was in theboratory, but one thing she knew for sure was that
he only had one ear.Determined to single him out from the crowd, Winnie began staring intently at the
surveince monitors, to the point where Harold couldn’t help but arch his eyebrow in
amusement.“What are you looking at, Ms. Vivian? Are you interested in my goods? Don’t forget they
only have a ny percent purity.”Having been jolted out of her daze by Harold’s probing questions,
Winnie frowned.“What do you mean by that, Mr. Horton? Are you insinuating that I want to steal your
form? The only things I can see in this footage are your staff’s heads and hands. The drug names
and dosages are barely visible, so how on earth am I supposed to steal anything?”“You’ve
misunderstood me, Ms. Vivian. I was only joking,” Harold said with a chuckle. “Anyway, it’s time for you
to take center stage, Ms. Vivian. Let me have a look at your new product!”Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.