Silly Bride

Chapter 81

fellow islanders, I appeal to you to be the judge of my case. How can we, citizens of Sirona Island, allow one of us to be bullied by an outsider? Just look at me, covered entirely with wounds. This is how badly they have beaten me when they took my wife.” At that moment, there were two groups of people who remained in the mob after Spike had left. One was in cahoots with Hayden, while the other naively wanted to seek justice for him after being lied to.As a result, Hayden’s attempt at playing victim caused an uproar in the mob.“Exactly. So what if you’re rich?”“Get out of Sirona Island!”“Hand the woman over. Otherwise, compensate him for the mental distress he has suffered and us for missing work just to be here.”“That’s right!” With the crowd hollering on his account, Hayden began to lament in tears, “I’ve spent a lot of money in marrying this bride of mine. When she first arrived, I gave her the best of everything. Now that he has taken her for the entire night, who knows what he has done to her? Therefore, I demand to be compensated.”“Huh,” Xavier snorted in laughter. “Who are you claiming to be your wife? Are you even worthy?”“Her!” Hayden adjusted his exceptionally thick spectacles while lying through his teeth, “The woman behind you is my wife, and we’re officially married.”“Married?” The more audacious Hayden’s words became, the graver Xavier’s expression turned. “What evidence do you have? Do you have a marriage certificate?”Xavier’s words stunned Hayden. All he did was buy a retarded woman, and Winnie was not even her. Thus, it was impossible for him to have a marriage certificate.But this is Sirona Island where locals rule the place! Here, my word alone is enough.“Marriage certificate or not, she’s my wife. Both my parents and my neighbors can attest to the fact.”“Hmph, you might not have one, but I do.” No sooner had Xavier spoken than he turned to look at Winnie.Not expecting him to suddenly turn around, Winnie reacted slowly as she looked in his direction. It was then that their gazes locked with each other.She was well aware that they were legally married, all thanks to Rufus. Back when Xavier was still lying in bed as a “vegetable,” Rufus had completed the administrative process for it.Hence, Xavier was telling the truth when he claimed that they had a certificate as proof of their marriage.Since Winnie had never seen it before, she