Silly Bride

Chapter 118

Jacinta opened the door.After glancing at Christopher and Winnie, Jacinta went up, held Winnie’s hand, and pulled her over. She did not notice the tear on Winnie’s clothes. “Winnie, you’re back. Come, let’s go in and drink some soup. I’ve also made dinner. Do you want to join us?”Christopher rejected the offer as he did not want to make Winnie uncomfortable. “Thank you for the invitation, Mdm. Sumner. But I’d just received a call and will have to get back to work now.” Jacinta could not help but grin when she heard that. “Since when did you answer a call? You left your phone on the coffee table, and I didn’t even hear you talking over the phone. You could have come up with a better excuse, you know.”Christopher blushed in embarrassment.When Jacinta said her phone was turned off automatically as it had run out of battery, he did take out his phone.When she poured him a glass of water, he immediately placed his phone on the coffee table to retrieve the glass of water with both hands.After a short chat with Jacinta, he hurriedly stepped out of the house and forgot to take his phone.Jacinta noticed how awkward Christopher was. She immediately stepped in and defused the tension. “I’m sure you didn’t lie on purpose. Winnie must have said something to you, right? Don’t mind her. Just come in and have dinner with me.”Jacinta’s remark rendered Winnie speechless. Why is Granny siding with an outsider?The three of them then went into the house.While Jacinta was busy setting up the