Silly Bride

Chapter 77

first button on her blouse with his teeth, Winnie suddenly asked, “Handsome, I’m curious. It’s been a long time since I last met you, but you didn’t ask me why I was here. Why?” Xavier’s movements froze in a split second.He raised his head and glance at Winnie.Confusion was still present in her eyes, but this time, there was a hint of calmness.When he looked into her eyes, she was looking back at him.It felt as if she was prying, trying to look for something, or perhaps planning something.All of these traits did not belong to the previous Dumbo.“What are you trying to tell me, Winnie?” Xavier suddenly felt a sense of insecurity.Winnie pouted. “Handsome, I wanted to go to Grandpa Rufus’ to attend his birthday party, but you wanted to divorce me.”“Stop,” Xavier interrupted immediately. “I wasn’t thinking straight back then. I will not divorce you. Forget about what happened that day.”“But I can’t, Handsome. It hurt so much that day. You’re a bad person. I was so sad that I went hiking but was pushed down the hill by Kiki.”“Kiki? Are you referring to Kylie? She’s the one who pushed you?” Xavier frowned deeply. This darned Garland! How dare she!“Yes.” The aggrieved Winnie sniffled. “It’s Kiki. She’s jealous of me, so she wanted me dead. After falling from the hill, I fell into a river and was rescued by someone. Handsome, look. My arms are injured, and they haven’t recovered until now.”As she explained, Winnie rolled her sleeves up to reveal her arms.There were, indeed, plenty of minor injuries, and they were the injuries she suffered after being pushed down the hill by Kylie.Seeing this, the heartbroken Xavier was overwhelmed by the guilt he felt.“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I’m not a good person. I allowed such a tragedy to happen to you.” Xavier held onto Winnie’s hands, planting gentle kisses on her arms.Seeing how his reaction, Winnie suddenly recalled the night at Lagune Mansion.This man sat beside her bed in the middle of the night and forcefully kissed her.He only stopped after she gave him a bite on his lips, causing him to bleed.That night, he had also apologized in a similar way.Ha, history is repeating itself.After kissing every injury on her arms, the man raised his head and asked, “What happened later? Why didn’t you come back to me? Do you know your granny has been looking for you? How did you even end up here on this island?”Winnie found herself choked by his questions.There was no way she would be telling him she no longer wanted her identity as Dumbo, so she decided to go missing. It was also impossible for her to reveal that it was part of her plan for Jacinta to live in the Fairchild residence. On top of that, she could also never reveal that she was now on that island because she had been by his side all this time.No, there’s no way I can confess everything in one go.Hence, she shook her head, pretending as if she was clueless about the questions.“I don’t know. I can’t remember. Please stop asking, Handsome.”All it took was a single drop of tear and a saddened expression to have Xavier surrender.“Okay. I’ll stop asking.”That night, Winnie fell asleep on Xavier’s arm.After Winnie fell asleep soundly, Xavier raised his hand and covered the lower part of her face.With only her eyes