Silly Bride

Chapter 4

“He’s in charge of taking care of Mr. Xavier. Mrs. Fairchild, you’re sharing a room with him now, so there are many things to take note of. Dr. Houghton will let you know everything. He’ll bring you upstairs now.” Josiah looked like a gentleman, but his gaze was sharp. Winnie didn’t like how he was observing her. He seemed reluctant to believe she was mentally challenged and kept scanning her with his eyes behind the glasses. “No. I don’t want to follow Specky.” Winnie curled into a ball and inched away to a corner in the room. Fear crept into her gaze as she said, “He’s scary when he looks at me with his glasses. I don’t want to leave with him! Mary, protect me!” Amused, Mary shot Josiah a look that seemed to say, “See? I told you she’s dumb.” “Mrs. Fairchild, look what I have here.” In the end, Mary had to resort to candy to bribe Winnie. Mary discovered that Winnie would listen to her obediently whenever she offered food. As expected, Winnie was attracted by the candy. Seeing that, Mary gave the remaining candy in her pocket to Josiah. “Mrs. Fairchild, listen to Dr. Houghton, and he’ll give you candy.” Winnie 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,