Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Hamish gave Winnie a phone so it would be easier to reach her. Winnie used the device to

watch Peppa Pig as soon as she got home. After all, she was pretending to be a mentally

handicapped person who had the mind of a child. She had only watched a few episodes

when Josiah came home. “So. you have a phone now, huh? What are you watching?”

asked Josiah from behind Winnie, startling the young woman. “Mary said I can watch

Peppa Pig for half an hour, and I still have a few minutes left. I always listen to Mary

because I’m a good girl,” explained Winnie after quickly hiding her phone behind her,

pretending to look guilty. “Maybe you should take a good look at me first. Do I look like

Mary to you?” teased Josiah with a chuckle. After looking up, Winnie widened her eyes

before pouting at the man. “It’s you! Bad Specky!” She no longer called Josiah “Specky”

but “Bad Specky” instead. Even though she had to act dumb, she was not about to forget

what Josiah did to her. “I prefer ‘Specky,’ if you don’t mind. Come on. Let’s go.” Josiah had

to keep up the pretense since Mary was around. “You should talk to Xavier more. Maybe

that’ll help him regain consciousness.” Just when he was about to take Winnie upstairs

with him, Josiah suddenly thought of something. He then turned to Mary. “I heard that Mr.

Zyon’s back. Is that true?” Mary seemed surprised because that was not something she

would know. “Really? I’m sorry, but I’m not sure. Would you like something to drink before

heading upstairs, Dr. Houghton?” “No, thank you.” Josiah did not think Mary was one of

Zyon’s spies. Xavier knew what had happened the moment Hamish’s car pulled up. Yara

was the one who took Winnie out a few hours ago, yet she came home with someone else.

For some reason, Xavier began to worry about Winnie. Still, he could not do anything

because he was supposed to be in a coma. Even though Josiah took Winnie to him not long

after she came home, Xavier could not let the woman know that he cared about her.

Hence, Josiah and Winnie saw Xavier reading a book in bed when they entered the man’s

room. Josiah was somewhat puzzled by the sight because he did not take Xavier as much

of a reader, especially since the man was reading a book about religion. It had been a

while since Winnie last saw a man look that good reading a book in casualwear. She had

seen many good-looking men, but none of them were like Xavier, who was not only

charming and composed but also seasoned and knowledgeable. Not to mention his figure

was better than most international male models she had met. Winnie believed Xavier

would have crushed them if he were to become a model himself. Even though Josiah was

also attractive, Winnie did not think he had anything on Xavier. Hence, Winnie returned

the chocolate Josiah gave her without hesitation before throwing herself at Xavier. She

then started sobbing. “Bad Specky gave me a disgusting snack. Not only does it taste

bitter, but it also looks disgusting. Look, Handsome!” With that, Winnie stuck out her

tongue to show Xavier the chocolate still in her mouth. The truth was that Xavier had

already lost focus on his book the second Winnie stepped into the room. He got even more

excited after Winnie threw herself into his arms, for they were extremely close. Wait a

second. She’s a dumbass with the mind of a child, so I can’t be feeling this way for her.

Xavier took a deep breath to recompose himself before voicing in all seriousness, “That’s

just how chocolate is, Dumbo. Don’t eat it if you don’t like it.” Suddenly, Xavier noticed a

scratch mark on Winnie’s face. He did not notice it at first because he was too distracted

by the woman’s complaint and the sweet aroma coming off of her. He could immediately

tell that she was scratched by a woman’s fingernails. She was fine before heading out, so

what happened out there? For some reason, Xavier began to boil with anger. He thought it

was just because he had been cooped up in his room pretending to be in a coma for too

long. “What happened to your face?” All of a sudden, Xavier’s tone became icy-cold. “Who

did this to you? Was it Yara?” Winnie wanted to tease the handsome man in front of her,

but he did not seem interested in playing along. “Who’s Yara? Is she edible? Does she

taste worse than chocolate?” questioned Winnie casually, somewhat disappointed.

“Dumbo…” Xavier was upset before because of the scratch mark on her, but his anger

quickly subsided after hearing her silly questions. His tone even softened up a little. “Yara

is your mother; she’s the one who took you out this morning. Tell me. Did she hurt you?”

Winnie shook her head in response. “No. Kiki did this.” “You mean Kylie?” “Yes. Kiki’s an

idiot!” “She’s definitely an idiot for scratching your face,” scoffed Xavier. “Josiah, treat her

wound later.” “You can’t be serious, Mr. Xavier. That’s not much of a wound. Besides, it’s

already healed,” responded Josiah, who immediately got a sharp look from Xavier. After

that, Xavier asked Winnie about what had happened at Garland Group that day. Even

though Winnie played coy, she answered all of Xavier’s questions and told him everything

she wanted him to know. Xavier thought he would be angry at Hamish for coveting his

family’s shares. To his surprise, what upset him more was hearing about how Kylie bullied

Winnie. So what if Winnie’s mentally challenged? She’s still my wife! She’s my Dumbo!

How dare those b*stards bully my wife! “It’s okay, Winnie; don’t cry. I’ll make that woman

regret that she ever laid a finger on you! You’re a Fairchild now, so I won’t sit by idly while

you get bullied,” promised Xavier. Winnie was still sobbing. “You’re the best, Handsome!

You treat me even better than Granny.” Josiah then glanced at Xavier. “So, what do you

plan to do to the Garlands?” “It’s time for them to go bankrupt,” replied Xavier with a

devilish smile. Winnie, who had buried her head in the man’s chest while pretending to

cry, could not help but notice how alike their way of thinking was. However, she was

determined to be the one to deal with her family. There’s no way I’m going to let Xavier

get to them first! That evening, Winnie continued to watch Peppa Pig on Xavier’s bed. The

man sighed helplessly after glancing at the cartoon pigs on the phone screen. “Give it

here.” Xavier then snatched the device from Winnie and quickly entered his number to set

up a speed dial. “Remember, if you ever need to reach me, just press and hold the

number one. Now go to sleep. You’ll ruin your eyes if you keep staring at that small

screen.” Xavier was unhappy that Winnie only cared about watching the cartoon instead

of talking to him. Not long after Xavier turned off the lights, the two fell asleep. Around

one o’clock at midnight, someone in the Fairchilds’ mansion opened the front door to let a

person in. That mysterious person then sneaked upstairs and went straight to Xavier’s

bedroom.