Silly Bride Chapter 250
Chapter 250
Winnie followed Harold to his study while Harold kept Christopher and the others outside. As it was her
first time there, Winnie decided to survey her surroundings. Anyway, that was something any ordinary
person would do in an unfamiliar environment. It would be stranger if she wasn’t curious at all.Harold
seemed patient the entire time. He waited for Winnie to finish surveying the entire study before asking,
“How is it? Ms. Vivian, do you like it here?”Winnie retracted her gaze from the book-rack-filled wall and
nced at Harold.“Are you thinking of giving this study to me if I say I like this ce?”Harold chuckled.
“This is an old study. Ms. Vivian, if you like it, I’ll get someone to build a new one for you. The old one
doesn’t deserve you.”“No need. I’m not interested in books. The moment I see those words, my head
hurts, and I feel like sleeping. So, where’s the thing you were going to show me, Mr. Horton? Is it here?
Why are there no traces of aputer around?”“Of course it isn’t here,” Harold nonchntly replied.
“How can I put something so important out in the open just like that?”Winnie inhaled sharply before
furrowing her brows. “So what are you trying to do, Mr. Horton? You took my phone away and
conducted a body search on me, but in the end, you’re just toying with me?”A calm smile grew on
Harold’s lips. “Ms. Vivian, aren’t you a little too short-tempered? I’m not done speaking yet. I’d like to
have you turn around. You’ll understand in a bit.”If he says I have a short temper, I’ll show him what
short-tempered means! “Harold Horton, what are you trying to do?”“Please stay calm, Ms. Vivian.
Someone will eventually take advantage of that temper of yours one day. Still, don’t worry. From now
on, I’ll treat you as a part of my family. As long as I’m around, no one will dare toy a finger on
you.”Winnie narrowed her eyes. “Fine, I’ll listen to you one more time.”With that, she turned
around.Frankly, she could guess what was going to happen next by then.Someone like Harold had little
interest in books, but he had a wall full of books in his study.What could that mean?That could only
mean that there was something fishy about the wall—that there was a secret room behind it.Harold
wanted her to turn around because he did not want her to see where the switch for the secret room
was.Shortly after, Winnie’s spection was proven right. After a creak, the wall full of books shifted to
reveal another room behind it.“This way, please, Ms. Vivian.” Harold gestured at Winnie as he stood byProperty ? N?velDrama.Org.
the entrance.Winnie ambled over andmented, “Mr. Horton, I didn’t know you had a secret room.
How unexpected.”Harold smiled in silence.Although the secret room was not huge, one of its walls was
covered with screens. As it turned out, they were all screens of surveince cameras.In the middle of
the room was a table, and twoputers were on it.While Winnie was observing the room, Harold was
observing her.Then, he chuckled, his eyes still fixed on her side profile. “This is a safe ce, but at the
same time, it’s dangerous to be here.”Winnie knitted her brows and turned to Harold. “Oh? What do
you mean by dangerous? You can’t have nted a bomb here, right?”“Of course not.” Harold’s lips
curled. “There aren’t any bombs here, but I’m much more dangerous than a bomb. These things you’re
seeing have the capability of taking your life. If you dare to reveal anything, I’ll make your life a living
hell.”Winnie arched a brow in response. “You have no need to worry about that, Mr. Horton.
Coincidentally, I’m terrified of dying, so I definitely won’t do that.”As she spoke, she gave Harold an
amused look. “You made your point clear, and I’m already in the secret room. Do you still need me to
turn around?”“There’s no need for that.” Harold was confident, for even hisputer’s password was
ten digits, let alone his intr login identity and password.Nevertheless, what he never imagined was
that Winnie only needed to look at his hands once to remember the position and order of the keys he
pressed.After that, Harold showed Winnie his past year’s shipment and revenue.Still, he was quick,
and most people would not remember the information after one look. Even if they could remember the
first few pieces of information, they would not be able to remember the rest.However, Winnie was not
like most people. She remembered everything.At Winnie’s request, Harold showed her his
development ns in Chanaea and the buyers’ list.Those were important data, and Winnie memorized
all of the addresses and names.Still, there was something else she needed to learn—she needed to
find out the location of Harold’s other factories.s, Harold refused to show her anything about that.He
was right when he told her that he had already shown enough of his sincerity. If she were to keep
asking for more, she would simply be stepping over the line.Not wanting to raise Harold’s suspicion,
Winnie dismissed her n to ask for the addresses of the other factories.Almost without missing a
beat, Harold turned off hisputer.“How is it, Ms. Vivian?” he asked. “Are you satisfied?”Winnie
nodded as a sated smile appeared on her face.“So my instincts were right. The one I wanted to work
with the most from the start was you, Mr. Horton. Now, it looks like you really do have the capability of
bing my partner.”As she spoke, she stepped forward to hug Harold. “I’m sure this ce will be our
yground from the moment we start working together. No one will be a match for us.”“Indeed.” Harold
reciprocated the hug tightly. “I’m certain we will have a good time working together.”“Of course!” A
thrilled look crept onto Winnie’s face. “Once I’m out of here, I’ll send you my ount number so that
you can send me one-third of the deposit. Then, I’ll be able to start making the products.”“No problems.
From now on, you can see me as your own brother, and I’ll see you as my sister!”“Okay, I’ll call you
Hal, then.”“Why, hello, Vivian, my dear sister.”The two of them were putting on a show as they called
each other their siblings, and neither made a move to stop the show.However, just as the two of them
were about to exit the room while wearing fake smiles, they abruptly noticed a man in a vest outside
the study.The man was hunched over and seemed to be sneakily looking for something.Winnie had no
idea what was going on, and she did not have a gun on her. Thus, she promptly hid behind
Harold.Even if a fight were to break out, she would still have Harold as her human shield.Still, Winnie
was confused. Christopher and the others were still guarding outside, so how did this person enter the
room?By the time those thoughts crossed her mind, Harold had already whipped out his gun.The man
in a vest made no move to defend himself either. The second he saw Harold, he raised his arms. With
terror written across his face, the man in a vest cried out, “M-Mr. Horton, don’t kill me! I’m here to look
for the dog. The dog identally ran into your study. I’m scared that it’ll ruin your stuff, so I was waiting
outside. I never thought ofing in.”As the man spoke, he pointed at the bottom of the study table.
“Look, the dog’s over there.”Both Harold and Winnie turned toward the spot the man pointed. Indeed, a
dog was sprawled under the desk, ying with a mouse.A quiet chuckle left Winnie’s mouth. “Hal, you
have a mouse in your study.”Harold nced at the dog before ncing back at his subordinate by the
entrance. As he narrowed his eyes, he said, “Is that really so? Your dog ran into my study to catch a
mouse?”“No, no, no,” the man quickly said. “The dog was chasing the mouse outside, but the mouse
suddenly ran into your study. That’s why the dog came in. The guys outside can prove that I’m not
lying.”“Oh?” Harold smiled and kept his gun. “So that’s what happened. Okay, then. Bring your dog
out.”“Okay.” The man fervently nodded and went over to call for the dog.Harold watched the man for a
while before turning to Winnie. “False rm. Let’s go.”Winnie nodded and stuck by Harold’s side.After
exiting the room, Winnie deliberately nced to the side. Indeed, Christopher was not around; two
unfamiliar people were guarding the doorway instead.Yet, it seemed like Harold did not notice that. He
smiled and asked the guards, “Did you see the dog running after the mouse into my
study?”“Yes.”“Were you also the ones who allowed the dog trainer in here?”This time, the guards did
not answer as quickly. That was because even though Harold was smiling, he was beginning to exude
an intimidating aura.Just as one of them was about to answer him, Harold shot him.As he fired his gun,
he cursed loudly like a madman, behavingpletely differently from how he was a moment ago,
friendly and all smiles.“How dare you let anyone into my study? Don’t you know that my study is a
ce of importance in the Horton residence? What did I hire you for? You useless pieces of trash! You
deserve nothing but death!”Every time Harold screamed at them, he fired a round.Once he emptied the
clip, he changed to a new one. Then, he pointed his gun at the other guard by the doorway.With his
trademark smile back on his face, he asked, “Any other excuses you want to say?”The other guard
instantly went down on his knees before Harold. “No, no, I wouldn’t dare toe up with any excuses.
He was only standing by the doorway. He never went in. He never did.”“So he didn’t go in?” The smile
on Harold’s face grew wider. “Even so, you still have to die. Did you not understand what I said? No
one’s allowed to go into my study, not even a rat! No one’s allowed inside! No one!”Another round of
gunshot sounds echoed.Blood was all over the floor, and even Winnie, who was standing at the side,
had her shoes stained red.She snapped her brows together. That was the first time she witnessed
Harold’s depravity.Even while doing such a cruel thing, the lunatic wore a smile on his face.As Winnie
suppressed the disgust she felt toward the insane man, she grabbed the man’s gun-wielding
hand.“Hal,” she started with a faint smile. “He’s already dead. There’s no need to waste your bullets
anymore. Even my shoes are stained. How am I going to enter thebter?”“Right.” Harold lowered
his head to peek at Winnie’s feet. “We’ll dirty theb, but this isn’t over. The study is an important ce
for me. Anyone who saw my study without my permission will have to die. It doesn’t matter even if it’s a
dog!”With that said, he lifted his gun to aim at the man in the vest.Not too surprisingly, no bullets were
fired, for he had emptied his clip earlier.At that moment, the man in the vest let out a sigh of relief as
Winnie held her breath as well.After a moment of contemtion, she tried to persuade Harold, “It looks
like fate wants this man to live. Let’s go, Hal, let’s not waste our time here anymore.”“Okay.” Harold
chuckled. “He’s a lucky one. Let’s go.”Realizing that he had been spared, the man in a vest quickly
kneeled before Harold.s, no one expected Harold to suddenly pick up a sharp rock from the fountain
when he walked past the other man.With the same frenzied motions as earlier, he swung his arm and
smashed the rock against the man and the dog. In seconds, they were both dead.Yet, it seemed like he
was still not satisfied. He only stopped when his sight was blurred by the blood.When he turned to
Winnie, he still had the same smile on his face.“Vivian, do you understand it now? I have my own
principles. They’ve seen what they shouldn’t have, so they deserve to die. If you ever reveal anything
you shouldn’t, it’ll be the same for you. They’ve gotten off easy with me using just that stone.”Winnie’s
face was pale after she witnessed the cruel scene, but still, she tamped down the difort she felt
and pretended to fearfully nod.She knew that Harold was doing that to deter her from betraying him.He
was telling her that a tragic death was what awaited her if she were to reveal what she had seen in the
study.“That’s my good sister.” Harold patted Winnie’s head with his bloody hand. “Go back and wash up
first. I’ll take you to thebter.”Winnie nodded in silence.While they were walking, Christopher
suddenly appeared and started jogging toward them.When he saw the blood all over Harold, he
frowned and asked, “Hal, are you okay? I heard gunshots. Are you fine?”“Do I look like I’m not fine?”
Harold chuckled and wiped his face. Then, he asked Christopher, “Where did you go
earlier?”“Something happened at the warehouse earlier,” Christopher calmly started exining. “They
said there were mice in there, so they let a few dogs in to catch them. Some ident happened during
that, but they’re all resolved now.”“I see.” Harold nodded with a smile. “It seems like the mice really did
exist. I thought those people were lying to me. It’s fine now, though. Ms. Vivian’s a little shaken up, so
bring her back and let her recover first.”Winnie was silent for a long time during their journey back to
her room.Worried that she would be traumatized by Harold’s killing and that her mental state would
worsen if she were to keep everything to herself, Christopher tried to console her.“Forget about what
you saw earlier. Just think of it as a nightmare.”“How can I?” Winnie’s gaze drifted toward the blood on
her shoes. “My memory is impable. I will never forget this moment until the time of my death. Still,
he’s going to pay for this soon. I’ve already gotten what you wanted, so contact your department and
report to them right away. It’s time for us to wrap this up. We’re saving Professor White today, and
we’re going to leave.”“What about the Big ck Bear that you’re looking for? They haven’t shown up
until now.”“There’s no time for us to think about that now. If we can’t deal with both at the same time,
we’ll do one at a time.”