Silly Bride

Chapter 156

subsequent segment. This won’t put you in a difficult position, yes?”“Um… I think I’d better ask Mr. Xavier for permission first,” Louis replied hesitantly.A frown marred Winnie’s countenance, and she subconsciously drummed her fingers on the couch. But in no time, the furrow of her brows eased.“Okay. You can do so when he comes out.” She then glanced at the time before adding, “They’ve gone in for some time, so they should be coming out anytime now.” Having said that, she stood up and headed toward the lounge.Just when she was about to lift her hand and knock on the door, Josiah happened to open the door and walk out.“You gave me a fright!” Josiah exclaimed.Winnie directed her gaze beyond his shoulder to the lounge within. “Right back at you. Where’s Xavier? Why don’t I see him?”Used to wearing a white coat, Josiah made to stick his hands in his coat pockets out of habit.As soon as he did so, he realized that he only had a shirt on right then. Left with no other choice, he could only place his hands into his pants pockets.He didn’t behave thus in the past, but he was inexorably jittery at the sight of Winnie in recent days.He took a deep breath to calm himself down before explaining, “I gave him some cholinesterase inhibitor. He’s doing better and is washing his face with cold water inside.”Frowning, Winnie questioned, “Does that cholinesterase inhibitor you mentioned have any side effects?”Josiah nudged his glasses. “It varies from individual to individual. Some will indeed develop adverse effects after taking it, such as insomnia, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, and the like. Yet, some remain unaffected. But you don’t need to worry, for I’ll keep watch over him around the clock these few days.”“Okay. I’ll go and look in on him, then. The press conference is about to begin.”In the bathroom, Xavier was washing his face in front of the mirror.He wasn’t all that gentle with himself. After splashing water onto his face, a large portion of his hair scattered across his forehead got wet and stuck to his skin in clumps.That aside, a few droplets of water hung from his thick, ebony brows. A gratified smile bloomed on Winnie’s face at the sight of Xavier in the mirror.Only a wild and handsome man like him is a real man. The so-called coolly confident photos of Nate on Twitter earlier were no different from a boy playing dress-up!As she dwelled upon that, all her attention was on the man in the mirror.It never crossed her mind to take a look at herself. Therefore, she didn’t realize that her eyes were brimming with desire at that moment.Contrarily, Xavier clocked it all.His blood that had been surging wildly only then calmed down slowly after he had taken the medicine Josiah gave him. His breathing gradually steadied out as well.At that very instant, however, his breathing abruptly turned heavy again as he stared at the candid and alluring look in her eyes in the mirror.I want her, even if it means tearing her apart.He again took some water, but this time, he didn’t splash it onto his face anymore.He merely spread his palms and allowed the water to trickle down.Subsequently, he shook off the water droplets from his hands and dried his hands with a dry towel.He was unbelievably calm and