Silly Bride

Chapter 146

be the most eye-catching woman at the charity gala that’s in three days.”Winnie almost let out a resigned sigh at that. The charity gala had been such a long time ago, but Xavier still thought it was happening in three days’ time.After a moment of rumination, she remarked, “I don’t want to go to the charity gala anymore. You shouldn’t go either. I don’t feel good, and I want you to keep me company at home.”“You’re not feeling good? Why didn’t you tell me this when we were at the hospital?” In the next second, Xavier lifted Winnie up and turned her around.He then cupped her face and began studying it.Xavier’s eyes were dark and glistening, and Winnie could see her own reflection in his eyes.However, she also noticed the red veins in his eyes. That reminded her of the time when he was losing his mind.At that thought, she sighed. As she reached out to hug Xavier, she mumbled, “It’s nothing serious, so I don’t need to see a doctor for it.”Xavier froze. Two seconds later, he, too, reached out to caress the back of her head.“You like hugging me, hmm? Do you want me to carry you to the bathroom like before?”“Sure.” Winnie nodded. She used to ask for his affection in that way when she was still pretending to be mentally impaired.Then, she would tease him until his limits, but somehow, he always managed to hold himself back. Winnie could not help but wonder how he would react if she were to do the same later.Once they were in the bathroom, Winnie hung her jacket on the rack. When she saw that Xavier was neither closing the door nor had the intention of leaving the bathroom, she approached him.Now, she was only dressed in a black maxi gown.Upon reaching him, she turned to let her back face him instead.“Help me pull the zipper down. I can’t reach it.”Xavier did not seem to be curious about why Winnie was wearing the gown. Instead, he wrapped an arm around her thin waist and leaned over to rest his chin on her shoulder.With a grin on his lips, he asked, “What’s wrong? Are you seducing me again? This isn’t your first time seducing me, but I always held myself back. Do you know why?”All of a sudden, he carried her up onto the basin.That way, they would be able to look at each other at the same level without him needing to lower his head to look at her.“It’s because you were as naive as a child, but you had the