Silly Bride

Chapter 4

followed Josiah to Xavier’s room on the second floor. However, Xavier was nowhere to be seen in his bedroom. They heard the sound of running water in the bathroom and realized he was taking a shower. Knowing Josiah was still observing her, Winnie kept her act and deliberately drooled everywhere as she sucked on her lollipop. Suddenly, Josiah tossed one candy to the ground beside Winnie’s feet. He was obviously testing her, so Winnie stared at the candy for a while before picking it up. It was the first candy. The second candy was tossed to the TV cabinet, and the third landed at the corner of a wall. The fourth was dropped into the dustbin. Every time Josiah tossed out a piece of candy, Winnie would run over to pick it up. She seemed delighted by his actions and allowed herself