Silly Bride

Chapter 12

for a while, but I miss her more when she isn’t in my sight. For example, when I saw a dessert in a restaurant or a Peppa Pig toy at the supermarket, thoughts of her would come to my mind. I kept telling myself what I felt for her wasn’t the love between a man and a woman. Nonetheless, I’m Dumbo’s husband in name, so I should at least fulfill my duty by asking about her welfare since she’s all alone in the mansion. However, when he picked up his phone to call Winnie, he got a call from Rufus. “Hello, Granddad.” “I heard you haven’t returned to Lagune Mansion for three days and had been staying near the office. Is that true, Xavier?” “Yes, Granddad. It’s more convenient for me to handle work-related affairs.” “Good. I feel assured leaving the ropes of the company to you, but you should take good care of your health since you’ve only recovered recently. Don’t save a little only to lose a lot.” “Got it, Granddad. I’ll take care of myself.” “Then, come over for dinner tonight.” It would take about an hour to travel from Fairchild Corporation to the Fairchild residence, not to mention that one hour would double if there was traffic along the way. As such, Xavier didn’t want to go. “Let me take a raincheck, Granddad. I have another meeting later.” However, Rufus was adamant about it. “Postpone it and come over earlier. I had the chef make your favorite dishes.” “But, Granddad…” “Winnie is here too.” Xavier was shocked. “What is she doing there?” Right then, he heard Winnie ask in a sweet voice on the other end of the line, “Grandpa Rufus, why did you call for me? Do you want to play Ludo with me?” “All right. I’ll play it with you in a minute,” Rufus replied. Ignoring Xavier’s question, he demanded, “Don’t be late.” Then, he ended the call. Even after he put down his phone, Xavier was still preoccupied with speculations about the reason Rufus had invited Winnie there. Why did Granddad fetch Dumbo to the Fairchild residence? It’s only five in the evening now. There’s still an hour left before I can get off work. With a frown, Xavier turned off his computer in the end and reached for his coat before leaving the CEO’s office. Meanwhile, Rufus was playing Ludo with Winnie at the Fairchild residence. Seeing that Rufus was close to winning, Winnie started to throw a tantrum. “No, I want to win too. I don’t want