Silly Bride Chapter 381


    Chapter 381


    “Xavier.” In the dark, Winnie pressed her lips onto Xavier’s.The two kissed as the salty taste of tears


    filled their mouths, but no one knew whose tears they were.They were carried away by the amorous


    atmosphere, and their bodies began reacting to each other.The two of them had never been this


    physically intimate since Winnie had been ill.That night would be their first since then.However, at the


    veryst second, Winnie suddenly sobered up.She abruptly recalled the reminder of a certain doctor,


    and she promptly pushed Xavier away.Xavier was surprised by the shove, for the me in him was


    zing.Instinctively, he thought that Winnie was feeling ill, so he hastily sat upright to turn on the


    light.Winnie stopped him, however.“Don’t turn on the light, Xavier.”“What’s wrong?” Xavier’s hoarse


    voice wasced with panic. “Aren’t you feeling unwell? Let me take a look at you.”“No,” Winnie said


    with a frown. “It’s not that.”“Then why did you push me away?” Xaviery back down to hug her. “Did I


    do something bad? Or could it be that I hurt you?”“No, you didn’t.” Winnie shook her head gently. “I just


    suddenly remembered something one of the doctors said. She told me it’s best for us not to have sex


    for now.”“Why?”“I don’t know if my bodily fluids are going to affect you. That’s a risk I don’t want to take.


    I’m really sorry, Xavier. I can’t… Not now…”Xavier understood what she meant, and he held her tightly.


    “Don’t apologize. This isn’t your fault; it’s mine. I can’t believe I’m thinking about these things even


    when you’re sick. It’s fine, Winnie. You’ll get better. I’ll be the perfect partner in bed the next


    time.”“Okay.” Winnie tightened her hold around his waist and rested her cheek against his sweaty


    chest.Although things had abruptly been called off, Winnie could still sense the fire burning in Xavier’s


    body.As she lowered her hand, she whispered, “Why don’t I help you out?”“It’s fine.” Xavier took


    Winnie’s hand and held it by his lips to kiss it. “Your husband here isn’t an animal. I know how to control


    myself.”“Don’t you feel ufortable holding it in?”“I’m fine, Dumbo.” It was only desire that had


    nowhere to be unleashed. What right did he have to speak of difort if he were topare his with


    the agony she was currently going through? What he felt meant nothing.Xavier continued hugging


    Winnie for a while before he calmed down again and said, “I’m all sweaty, so I’m going to wash up. You


    should sleep first. You don’t need to wait for me.”Winnie quietly hummed in agreement before letting goN?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    of him. “Go ahead, then.”Ten minutester, Xavier exited the bathroom after his shower.When he


    walked over to the side of the bed, he saw Winnie with her eyes closed. He sat beside her and softly


    called out her name.Winnie did not respond.Thinking that she was asleep, he turned off the lights.He


    had initially wanted to hold her in his arms and go to sleep, but he changed his mind at the veryst


    minute.Instead, he got down from the bed and put on some clothes before leaving the room.Once


    Xavier was gone, Winnie turned around andy on her side.Although she could not see anything, she


    still opened her eyes.She had yet to fall asleep. She had only pretended to be asleep because she


    wanted to give Xavier some time alone. He was too stressed out by her illness.Xavier took a pack of


    cigarettes and a lighter and headed to the garden at the back.With his eyes closed, he walked from the


    main mansion to the side mansion.He wanted to find out what the world felt like to Winnie. It was less


    than a kilometer’s walk between the main mansion garden and the side mansion garden, but Xavier


    had already stumbled several times. He could not imagine how Winnie remembered every corner of the


    house.Once he was tired from his walk, he sat on a bench and started smoking one cigarette after


    another. In no time, cigarette butts were littered on the ground around his feet.Right as he lit another


    cigarette, he heard approaching footsteps.Subconsciously, he assumed that it was Winnie.Not wanting


    Winnie to find out that he had been smoking half a pack of cigarettes in the middle of the night, he


    quickly threw the cigarette he just lit onto the ground and stomped on it.Once he was done with that, he


    stood up and turned around.However, he realized with one nce that it was not Winnie.The person


    had a torchlight in their hand and could walk fast. It could not be Winnie.Winnie could not see anything,


    so she was slow when she walked.He sat back down and lit another cigarette.He did not care who it


    was. No one mattered to him if they were not the woman he loved.Soon, the light from the torch shone


    at his feet.Then a young woman’s voice sounded out. “Who are you? Why are you smoking in the


    garden in the middle of the night? You even threw cigarette butts everywhere. This is against the rules.


    You’ll be fined, you know?”Xavier inhaled his cigarette and chuckled quietly at the young woman’s


    words.The young woman found the man’s chuckle contemptuous, and that irritated her.She raised her


    volume and said, “Why, aren’t you haughty? Do you know that I have to clean this ce every day?


    You’re just adding to my workload by littering your cigarette butts here! Hey, are you deaf?”Annoyed by


    the man’sck of response, the young woman shone her torch at Xavier’s eyes.Xavier immediately


    squinted and turned away from the bright light.At the same time, the young woman recognized


    Xavier.“Y-You’re Mr. Fairchild!” The young woman quickly kept away her torch and apologized, “I’m


    sorry! I’m sorry! I didn’t know that you were Mr. Fairchild. The lights at the main mansion are off, so I


    thought you and Mrs. Fairchild were already sleeping. I never thought that you’d be smoking here.”The


    maid was quick to admit her mistake, so Xavier did not lose her temper with her.However, he could no


    longer spend time alone at the spot, so he wanted to head back to hold Winnie again.Stomping out


    another cigarette, he then rose to his feet.When the young woman realized that Xavier was leaving,


    she figured out that it was either now or never.Taking a step forward, she said, “Mr. Fairchild, thank you


    for the help you’ve extended to our family. My mother and I are very grateful for your assistance.”At


    that, Xavier turned to nce at her before frowning.He did not know who she was, so how could he


    have lent a helping hand to her mother? Furthermore, he was no saint who was prone to helping


    others.When the young woman realized she had captured Xavier’s attention, she exined in a


    sincere tone, “Mr. Fairchild, I’m Abigail Shasnow. You may not know me, but I’m sure you remember


    my father. His name is Walter Shasnow, and he used to be your driver, but he passed away from a car


    ident. The family had a hard time after my father’s death because we needed money for my


    grandparents and my mother’s illnesses. Back then, we were about to starve, and I almost dropped out


    of school to work. It waster on when you gave us a sum of money did my grandparents continue their


    treatment n and did my mother manage to pay for her surgery. If not for you, my family would have


    been gone. You even gave me the opportunity to work here. I’ve done numerous jobs, but this is the


    easiest and the highest-paying job I ever had. Thank you so much, Mr. Fairchild.”Xavier could not help


    but take another nce at Abigail when he heard her history.