Silly Bride

Chapter 59

as a mirror, only to see that a part of her wig and silica gel had been scraped off.It was incredibly noticeable as it was hanging loosely from her forehead.Now I see why the waiters were all giving me strange looks! The zipper on Christopher’s jacket must’ve gotten caught onto my disguise when I yanked it off my head!“D*mn it!” Winnie cursed under her breath as she yanked the dangling piece of silica gel off. “I’m sorry for scaring you, Captain Bennett.”“That was indeed a little disturbing.” Seeing as Winnie seemed to be just fine after yanking that skin off, Christopher sat down in front of her and continued, “You seem to be using someone else’s identity.”Winnie frowned. “Are you investigating me?”“Yes. I traced your phone number after you called the police. It belongs to a woman named Paulina Houghton, who has already taken the train out of here last night, but her phone is still with you.”“It sure is easy for the police to track someone down, huh?” Winnie asked, making no attempt to deny his statement whatsoever.“Yes, but cracking down on drug trafficking is still incredibly difficult. What you’re doing is very dangerous. Lucas told me to ensure your safety, but he didn’t provide me with any information on you. I don’t even know your name and what you look like.”“All right…” Since a part of her disguise had already been scraped off, Winnie figured it was pointless to maintain it.She then removed her disguise entirely in front of Christopher, revealing her true actual appearance to him at last. However, Christopher was still staring at her with a frown, even after seeing her face.What’s with that response? People usually look shocked when they see my face. This is the first time I’ve seen someone frown at me like he’s deep in thought. How should I even respond to that?Winnie narrowed her eyes and asked, “What is it this time, Captain Bennett? My real skin isn’t falling off, is it?”“No. We recently received a report about a Mrs. Fairchild going missing. I glanced at the case files. You look almost identical to the person in the photograph.”“Haha! Be a little more confident in yourself and remove the word ‘almost’ from your statement,” Winnie replied with a chuckle.Christopher didn’t seem very surprised as he asked, “So, you really are Winnie, the mentally challenged wife of Mr. Fairchild?”“Correct, but we’re no longer married. I hope you’ll help me keep this secret of mine, Captain Bennett. By the way, does the Narcotics Enforcement Department get involved in missing people cases?”“No, but Mr. Fairchild has been putting a lot of pressure on the police force, so everyone at the station already knows about it. I went through the Fairchild family’s case files after receiving your call.”Winnie nodded. “I’m your informant now, so you’ll help me keep my secret, right? Lucas tells me I can trust you, so I hope you won’t let him down, Captain Bennett.”“Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me.”“All right. I hope you won’t interfere with what I do next, Captain Bennett.”“Okay, but I hope you won’t do anything rash,” Christopher said after a brief