Silly Bride Chapter 247
Chapter 247
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Xavier could not help but wonder why Christopher was the one fighting alongside Winnie instead of
himself. This is so wrong! Argh!However, he held in those feelings, as he knew that there were far more
important things that they had to aplish.Xavier believed that as long as Riley could treat him, he
would be able to stand by her side in the future without worries.Right then, Winnie and Christopher’s
discussion came to an end.Winnie nodded and said to Christopher, “All right. It’s decided, then.”She
cast a nce at Xavier. She had wanted to discuss something serious with Christopher. However, she
realized that the way Xavier looked at Christopher was quite odd.Winnie knew Xavier was a very
possessive man. She also knew for a fact that he had toned down in view of her tenacity in the
matter.Yet, at that moment, it seemed that he had returned to his old self.“Xavier.” Winnie furrowed her
brows and held his hand. “Please, trust me in this. I know what I’m doing. Captain Bet is a
trustworthy man.”“Of course I trust you, Winnie,” Xavier said as he nced at Christopher. Then he
squeezed Winnie’s hand and mentioned nothing about trusting Christopher.As a man, Christopher
understood what Xavier was thinking. However, he knew he was not at fault for having feelings for
Winnie, and he did not feel the need to exin himself to anyone.Since the beginning, he had not
done, nor forced anyone to do anything that was against their own will.He looked at Xavier and said in
a low voice, “Just brief us on your responsibilities. You’re mainly in charge of backup. If anything
untoward happens to my men, I can expect you to back them up. Is that correct?”“Of course,” Xavier
said as he shot Christopher a fiery look.Of course I will deal with any problems thate up. I will not
sit here and concede defeat!Even though Christopher did not reciprocate Xavier’s hostile gaze, he did
not back down as well. The two men merely looked at each other, saying nothing as tension sizzled in
the air.Winnie was worried that Xavier was not doing so well, so she tried to reassure him with her
actions.She got up and took the initiative to hold Xavier’s arm. “I’ve briefed Mason and Greta. They will
listen to your arrangements for the time being. I will protect myself, and you have to take good care of
yourself too.”“I know.” Xavier visibly rxed when Winnie approached him. He even lowered his head
to kiss Winnie on her cheek.It was just a light peck, but he deliberately paused for quite some time.It
went without question that he only did it to make his mark, and it was quite a childish attempt.Winnie
was amused by his action. Nevertheless, she felt the need to reassure him as she had already
regarded him as her soulmate. She lifted her head and kissed him on the lips.“That’s how you do it,
silly.”Xavier was stunned. Did she just call me silly in front of another man? But who cares, right? She
kissed me in front of Christopher!Xavier suppressed the urge to reciprocate her fervent kiss right then
and there. When he looked at Christopher, he could not help but smile smugly as he asked, “Do you
have anything else you’d like to confirm?”Christopher remained impassive and gave Xavier a smile.
“No. It’s gettingte now. I think the driver’s about to be back soon. I hope all of us can go back to our
respective positions.”After about an hour, Winnie and Christopher left the ce.Winnie decided to go
through with her acting and be a more difficult person.She purposely asked the driver to chauffeur her
somewhere quite far for dinner.Reluctant to do so, the driver turned to look at Christopher.To his
dismay, Christopher merely said, “Do as she says.”When they were on the way to the restaurant,
Christopher suddenly received a call.Upon hanging up the call, he immediately ordered the driver,
“Make a U-turn and head back home right now.”Winnie knew that the phone call had something to do
with Christopher’s sudden decision to return to the Horton residence.She immediately turned around
and questioned him in an unpleasant tone, “What does this mean? You’ve agreed to take me to that
restaurant. Why are you turning back right now? Are you taking me for a fool? Do I have to ask Mr.
Horton himself to give you orders to make you listen?”Christopher shot her a look and said icily, “We
are to head back home on Mr. Horton’s order. You’re right, Ms. Vivian. We only listen to Mr.
Horton.”Winnie snickered. “He’s not even giving me time to have dinner now, huh? Why? Is it really that
urgent?”Christopher furrowed his brows and shook his head slightly as he looked at Winnie. Then he
said indifferently, “Ms. Vivian, I’m afraid that is not a question you should be asking. We have the best
cook in all of Lightspring back home. Mr. Horton will surely treat you to the best food then. Now stop
with the nonsense.”After that, he urged the driver again, “Hurry up. We don’t have all the time in the
world!”“Right! We’re in a hurry to meet our doom!” Winnie rolled her eyes and leaned back against her
seat in a huff.The driver was infuriated by her rude remarks and wished he could make her swallow her
words.He shot Winnie a re through the rearview mirror.Noticing that the woman had shut her mouth
and eyes, he cursed silently to himself.Meanwhile, Winnie and Christopher were already
communicating with each other using Morse code.Christopher tapped Winnie’s arm lightly: I don’t know
what happened. We’ll have to see how it goes. Winnie frowned and replied: I know. You be careful.Her
right eyelid started to twitch right then, prompting her to tap Christopher twice on the back of his
hand.However, she immediately retracted her hand without conveying anything clearly.Confounded,
Christopher asked: What’s wrong?Instead of answering his question, Winnie replied: You have to be
extra careful.She did not tell Christopher that she had a hunch that something was going to happen
that night.However, it was only her intuition, and she did not wish to unnerve Christopher with
that.Before closing her eyes, she added: I’m going to get some rest first.After about an hour, the two of
them arrived at the Horton residence.Even though Winnie had not stayed at the Horton residence for
long and was not too familiar with the ce, she could sense that something was amiss that night.The
security was unusually tight, and there were even a few unknown faces present.Winnie immediately
pulled Christopher aside and asked in a low voice, “Is someone here? I saw a few unfamiliar faces out
in the front. They’re not very friendly toward the security guards. It’s obvious that they’re not from the
same family.”“They are indeed new faces.” Christopher frowned. “I’ve never seen them before as
well.”Winnie narrowed her eyes. “Did Harold ask me toe back because we didn’t reach an
agreement from the discussion today? Is he trying to sell me off?”Christopher’s frown deepened. “That
shouldn’t be it. He doesn’t stand to benefit from it in any way, and it’s not his style of doing things. Don’t
worry. I won’t let anything happen to you.”“Don’t!” Winnie’s eyelid was still twitching like crazy. In an
extremely serious tone, she added, “If anything happens to me, don’te forward and protect me.
You cannot be exposed under any circumstances.”Christopher went silent for some time. He pursed his
thin lips and eventually nodded.“That’s more like it.” Winnie shed him a smile, her eyes brighter than
the stars. “Let’s go and see what Harold is up to.”Soon, the duo came before Harold.Winnie was right.
Someone was there that night, and it was a foreigner.The man’s eyes were practically glued on Winnie
the moment he set his eyes on her.He scrutinized her with a frown, and there was no telling what his
inquisitive and serious gaze meant.In response, Winnie, too, furrowed her brows.She had no idea who
the foreigner was. The man was obviously full of questions as he looked at Winnie intently. Even
Harold, who was sitting across the man, was wearing a solemn look on his face.A thought suddenly
popped up in Winnie’s head.Could this foreigner be the real Big ck Bear? Did they call me over to
fight him?Nheless, even if the man was Big ck Bear, Winnie was not afraid of him.She
approached Harold step by step, pulled out the chair beside him, and took a seat.“Why did you
summon me back so urgently, Mr. Horton? I haven’t even had my dinner.”An Aplothian man beside the
foreigner whispered into thetter’s ear right after Winnie said that.Looks like this Aplothian man is the
interpreter of this foreigner.When the interpreter was talking to the foreigner, Harold inched closer to
Winnie and talked to her as well.“Herees business. That’s why I summoned you back urgently. It’s
just dinner. If we manage to get the deal, I can get you whatever you want to eat,” Harold said.Winnie
looked askance at Harold. “I just came out of yourb this afternoon, and you managed to find a buyer
already in just a few hours’ time?”Pleased with the surprised look on Winnie’s face, Harold smiled.“Yes,
that’s right. That’s how capable I am, and I’m the only one who is capable of doing that around here.
You choosing to coborate with me is the wisest choice you’ve ever made.”Winnie’s lips curled into a
slight smile as she looked at Harold. “It seems that you’ve already made a deal with the client.”“You’re
right. They will pay the deposit once they see you.”Taking in the excitement on his face, Winnie asked
impassively, “How big of a deal are we talking about?”Harold lowered his voice so that only Winnie
could hear him. “One hundred million.”It’s only a hundred million? Winnie arched a brow. However, she
kept a straight face and said, “Wow. That’s a big deal. But what if we can’t deliver and have to vite
the agreement? What consequences are we going to face?”Harold’s expression turned grim as he
said, “Don’t even consider that. We have to make it by hook or by crook. Otherwise, both of us are
going to die!”“Sure…” Winnie pursed her lips. “That sounds exciting. But you’re the one in charge of
cementing deals. I’m not going to interfere in that. You wanted to see me, and I showed up. I guess I
have no business here anymore. Can I leave now?”“Of course.” Harold patted Winnie’s head gently.
“Greet our guest before you go. You have nothing to lose by being more courteous.”Winnie nodded and
bade the foreigner opposite her goodbye.“You have such a good eye to have found Mr. Horton. I
believe our coboration will be a great one. I have a private matter to take care of, so I’ll excuse
myself now.”Winnie left afterward. Seeing that Christopher did not catch up to her, she turned around to
gesture to him to keep up.As she did that, she overheard the foreigner talking to the interpreter in his
nativenguage.He said that he did not trust her and that he wanted to see the first batch of goods as
soon as possible. Otherwise, he would not be able to trust Harold.Winnie smirked. Hah, the goods?
Well, the lot of you are going to see hell first.Meanwhile, Christopher had finally caught up to her.The
two of them made their way to the backyard, one after another. It was then a ruckus could be heard
from outside.Winnie and Christopher could clearly discern that a woman was causing a scene.“Let me
go. You guys are hurting me. I want to go and see Mr. Horton. I have a very important matter to tell him!
Do you guys hear me? Let me go right now! Are you guys going to take the responsibility if Mr. Horton
iste to attend to his matters?”Winnie could not recognize the voice until the woman spoke her second
and third sentence.Instinctively, she turned to Christopher, and the two exchanged nces.A hint of
surprise shed across their eyes.Obviously, Christopher had figured out who the woman was as well.
It was Yulissa.How is she back at the Horton residence right now?Christopher used to be certain that
Yulissa would never betray him. However, the situation was different now.Winnie was here as well, and
with that identity, no less.Yulissa loathed Winnie so much that she wished for thetter’s death. There
was no telling if Yulissa would expose Winnie in front of Harold.The consequences would be dire if that
was the case.However, it was toote for Winnie and Christopher to leave. Yulissa had managed to
free herself and was approaching them at that moment.Yulissa had nned to meet Harold. Yet little
did she expect to bump right into Winnie on her way.Needless to say, Yulissa was shocked to the core
to see Winnie there.She looked at Winnie, then at Christopher, who was standing behind Winnie, and
the ghost of a smile crept up her face.“Well, well. What do we have here? May I ask you why you’re
here?”“Yulissa!” Christopher said in an attempt to distract her, as he did not know what she would say
next. “Are you crazy? Don’t you see that Mr. Horton has an important guest tonight? What are you
quacking about here?”“Hah, Chris”—Yulissa chuckled at the sight of the terror in his eyes—”am I really
the one who’s quacking about here? I came all the way here to talk to Mr. Horton, so of course I have
something important to report to him. I only had one thing to report to him when I came here. But after
seeing you and the woman in front of you, I now have two things to report to him! I believe you will be
intrigued as well…”