Silly Bride

Chapter 152

apologized, “I’m sorry. I was too nervous just now. You know that she’s mentally challenged, right? That’s why she always gets bullied outside. She’s my woman, so I hope that I can protect her well.”Josiah said, “It’s fine. I understand. But then, there’s something I feel that you should know.”“What is it?”“She’s not mentally ill at all. Do you still not see it now?”Xavier frowned. He glanced at Winnie before looking at Josiah again. “Do you know what you’re talking about? I remember you took the exam yourself when you were applying for your doctor’s license. Why are you so unprofessional now?”Josiah was rendered speechless for a moment. “Fine. We can take it slow. After all, there’s still plenty of time left.”“That’s true.” Winnie looked at Josiah. “Let’s do it step by step.”After saying that, she turned to ask Xavier, “By the way, why are you here? Are you going out?”“Yes.” Xavier held her hand, grabbing it tightly. “I planned to go and see you initially.”Winnie shot him a glance. “Didn’t I ask you to stay in the office and wait for me?”“Are you telling me what to do now? I’ve waited for you for quite some time, but you didn’t show up. Can’t I go out to find you?” Xavier retorted.“Of course you can!” Winnie didn’t want to argue with him. “Hurry up and go up. I need your company’s Public Relations Department to help me with something.”With that said, the group of people walked toward the elevator. Xavier held Winnie’s hand tightly throughout the time.While they were walking, Winnie received a text message on her phone. She wanted to reply to the message, so she withdrew her hand from Xavier’s to type her reply.Before she could finish replying, Xavier took over her hand again.This time, he was no longer satisfied with holding her hand anymore. He interlocked his fingers with hers.Moreover, he even lifted Winnie’s hand to plant a kiss on the back of her hand.If that had happened in the past, Josiah would not feel anything even if he had had to watch the two flirt with each other for a long time.However, now that he realized he had some feelings for Winnie, he started finding it hard to look at how close the two were.“Hey, can you stop showing off? There are still two single men here!”Xavier didn’t even take Josiah’s words seriously. “Just bear with it.”Josiah shoved Xavier lightly, scolding, “You’re so cruel!”After walking into the elevator, Xavier pressed the button for the first floor.Seeing that, Josiah glanced at Xavier suspiciously. “What are you doing? Don’t tell me that you’ve forgotten which floor your office is at.”Having said that, he reached out his hand, attempting to press the button to the eighteenth floor.Nevertheless, Louis quickly stopped him in time. With a bright smile, he said, “Dr. Houghton, Mr. Xavier knows what he’s doing.”“Really?” Josiah withdrew his hand.However, he couldn’t help but glance at Winnie.The two exchanged glances for a second. Then, Winnie shook her head, indicating that she didn’t know what Xavier was planning to do next.The elevator was small. Moreover, the four of them were the only people inside. Naturally, Xavier noticed the nonverbal interaction between Josiah and Winnie.Usually, he wouldn’t be bothered by such a thing. He would also not interrogate any of them in front of everyone.Nevertheless, Xavier was feeling jealous at the moment, so he was extra sensitive. Immediately, his face turned as dark as coal. “What are you guys doing? How dare you guys flirt in front of me! Am I transparent to you?” Winnie was rendered speechless.Josiah tried to explain, “Xavier, you’ve misunderstood us. I can explain to you.”“Explain?” Xavier knitted his brows. “Do you know I treat you like my brother?”“I know. That’s why—”“Shut up!” Winnie noticed that the two were going to start an argument, so she let out a sigh internally.Frowning, she looked at Xavier. “It’s better for you to stop talking.”After saying that, she grabbed his tie and pulled him closer to her. Then, she leaned forward and kissed him on his lips forcefully.Let’s see whether you can still talk now! This guy is so relentless! How can he stop acting like this? I’ll show him what I can do to stop him from talking!Seeing that, Louis was dumbfounded.Josiah quickly fell silent. Suddenly, he felt an unexplainable emotion stirring up within his heart. He was reluctant to watch them kiss any longer.Just when Winnie was focusing on keeping Xavier’s mouth shut, the elevator door opened.They had arrived at the first floor.Many reporters gathered outside the elevator at that moment. It turned out that they were all waiting for the elevator.There had been a major change to the higher-ups of Fairchild Corporation recently. Moreover, Stuart had lost all his power. Hence, Fairchild Corporation