Silly Bride Chapter 341
Chapter 341
Winnie cocked her head and nced at Xavier before saying with a chuckle, “If you’re doing everything
for me, what am I supposed to do?”Keeping his eyes ahead, the man held Winnie’s hand and replied,
“It’s natural for a man to take care of his woman. Your job is just to stay pretty. Leave everything else to
me.”“Well, that makes sense.” Winnie smiled and squeezed Xavier’s hand before replying, “But am I
not already pretty enough? Besides, I want to have first-hand information of what’s going on in the
investigation.”“I know.” Xavier gazed at her thoughtfully and said, “Don’t worry. I will keep you updated
on the go. I won’t hide anything from you.”Right after he finished speaking, Josiah picked up. “Xavier,
what’s the matter?” the doctor asked.“Regarding the person who looked like Greta, are you finding out
what’s going on? Can we have a chat?”“Oh. Sure,” Josiah agreed immediately. “Are you free this
afternoon? I can go to your office.”“This afternoon?” Xavier nced at Winnie before replying, “Tonight
is better. Come straight to Lagune Mansion.”Josiah sounded slightly taken aback when he asked,
“You’re not in the office today?”“No,” Xavier replied and said, “I’ll see you tonight then.”“All right. See
youter.”The two men hung up after that.Winnie was slightly stunned as well. “Where are you going if
not the office?”The only thing on her schedule that day was to visit her grandmother at the psychiatric
hospital. As the visit was alreadypleted in the morning, Xavier did not have to apany her
anymore.Xavier could easily tell what Winnie was thinking.He reached out and tousled her hair while
saying, “Silly girl. I’m staying with you and not going anywhere. I don’t need a reason to apany
you, right?”A smile broke out on Winnie’s face as she replied, “I’m not as fragile as you think. After
meeting the professors today, I’ve already epted the matter with Granny. If you’re busy, you don’t
have to stay with me. We can go on a proper vacation when you’re on leave.”“I don’t care,” Xavier
snorted lightly and continued, “I’ve already instructed Louis to cancel everything on my schedule today.
I have nothing to do now. I shall personally cook dinner for you tonight.”“You can cook?” Winnie was
surprised to hear that.“Of course. Other than giving birth, there’s nothing that I can’t do,” Xavier
answered before ncing at her and saying, “If there’s something I don’t know, I can always learn.”“All
right then. I’m looking forward to trying your cooking.” Winnie smiled and continued, “On ount ofContent from N?velDr(a)ma.Org.
your sincerity, I shall prepare my signature dish for you tonight.”Xavier simply hummed in
acknowledgment, and instead of speaking further, he held her hand to his lips and nted a gentle kiss
on it.He was d that his Dumbo was finally smiling again.Although Winnie looked equally stunning
regardless of whether she was smiling or not, he loved to see her happy face.Since the couple had
already decided to cook for each other that night, they headed to the supermarket before going
home.Even though they had been together for some time, it was the first time they went grocery
shopping together, mainly because there was usually someone else doing the shopping for them.As
the supermarket was huge, and there were lots to see, Xavier and Winnie spent quite a while there.The
couple had an enjoyable time chatting with each other and weaving throughnes, searching for the
ingredients they needed.After leaving the supermarket, Xavier drove straight toward Lagune
Mansion.Although he had already decided on their destination, he still asked, “So, shall we head back
to the mansion now?”“Sure.” Winnie nodded and said nothing more. However, deep down inside her
heart, she knew that if nothing had happened to her grandmother, they would have gone back to Aqua
Moana as usual instead. After what happened to Jacinta, Xavier’s intention was for them to move back
to Lagune Mansion to prevent Winnie from being triggered by past memories and feeling upset.Winnie
was agreeable to that.Although she had already epted reality, it would take some time for her to
move on and feel better.Dinner was finally ready at seven in the evening.The couple’sbined effort
consisted of mushroom soup and steamed fish prepared by Winnie, as well as beef brisket, spareribs,
and grilled prawns prepared by Xavier.However, just when they were about to dig in, Josiah suddenly
arrived.Seeing that Xavier and Winnie had yet to start eating, Josiah immediately asked for an
additional set of cutlery.Annoyed, Xavier said, “Can’t you reach slightlyter? Why do you have to
arrive just when we are about to eat?”Josiah looked at Xavier incredulously and replied, “Oh,e on!
It’s just a meal. Hmm, where is everyone? Why hasn’t anyone brought me my cutlery?”He started
looking around after saying that.Xavier shot Josiah a nce and said, “Stop looking. There isn’t anyone
else here. I gave them a day off today.”“Huh?” Josiah swept his gaze across the dining table and
noticed that the spareribs did not look very appetizing. He instantly understood what was happening
and eximed, “Xavier, don’t tell me you made these yourself!”“What if I did? Are you not happy with
that?”“That’s not what I meant. Although the spareribs look so-so, the steamed fish looks great. Seems
like you’ve made some improvements.”“Dr. Houghton, you have a great eye. I was the one who cooked
that fish,” Winnie said.“I see.” Josiah nodded before continuing, “I get it now. It seems like I’ve arrived
at the perfect time. It’s my honor to be able to taste the food prepared by the two of you. I’m still quite
disappointed though. You guys already know that I’ming here tonight, but you didn’t even bother to
invite me for dinner beforehand. I could have contributed some dishes as well.”“We wouldn’t dare,”
Xavier replied with a cold expression. “We are just having some couple fun. How could we waste your
precious time and ask you to cook for us, Dr. Houghton?”“Tsk, tsk!” Josiah pretended to look hurt and
said, “Obviously, you two only have eyes for each other now and have forgotten about me. Wait, don’t
start eating yet. Give me three minutes to cook something.”When Winnie heard that, she cocked her
brows and replied, “I’m looking forward to it.”“All right!” Josiah got up at once and rolled up his
sleeves.Noticing that Winnie was in good spirits, Josiah nudged Xavier and said, “We should open a
bottle.”Xavier looked toward Winnie instinctively and asked, “Shall we have some wine?”Winnie
nodded and replied, “Sure.”Five minutester, Josiah emerged from the kitchen with a bowl of
sd.Meanwhile, Xavier had already opened a bottle of reserve red wine.Winnie’s jaw dropped when
she nced at the sd whichprised some greens and nothing else. “Is this what you meant by
cooking? Pardon me for being direct, Dr. Houghton, but it’s impossible for you to find a wife with
this.”Josiah pushed up his sses and replied, “With my stunning good looks, do you think I would
need to rely on my cooking skills to get a wife?”The atmosphere became even more cheerful with
Josiah’s sense of humor.The three of them finished two bottles of wine together, and Winnie was
slightly tipsy by the end of the night.She did not like the feeling of being drunk, but she liked the fact
that it helped empty her mind and put her in a rxing mood.Before she fell asleep that night, she
promised herself that, from the next day onward, she would stop feeling upset about what happened to
Jacinta.