Silly Bride

Chapter 163

heart beat faster involuntarily.“Then, Mom, please tell me if she is a lady from Aploth.” Nathaniel held his breath while waiting for the answer.No, please don’t let it be her. No, please! Otherwise, I’ll regret it so much!“Yeah. Haven’t you always liked women from Aploth? So when your dad and I first met Vivian, we thought she was a good fit for you, but at the time you weren’t interested in Ms. Speiser. It’s been more than a year, and I don’t seem to have heard from her again. I don’t know if she is married.”“Oh my god!” Hearing that, Nathaniel couldn’t help but heave a long sigh. “What have I done?”“Haha.” Nathaniel’s mother chuckled at the other end of the line. “You must have regretted your decision, I assume? Well, I’ll help you to ask again.”Just as Nathaniel was about to say no to his mother, he thought of the ambiguous relationship between Winnie and Xavier and changed his mind all of a sudden.“All right, Mom. Thanks for your help. I’ll be elated if there is any further progress.”Ending the call, Nathaniel couldn’t help himself as he glanced at Winnie surreptitiously a few more times.No wonder Gator has such great achievements in finance at such a young age. It turns out that she is from the Speiser family, which is a prominent family in the field of finance. Why didn’t I realize that before?Seeing that Winnie was about to go out, he hurriedly stepped forward to open the door for her.Winnie rejected his help. “No need, Nathaniel. I can do it myself.”She was still very polite to him, especially in public, as if they were just business partners.However, looking at the polite yet distant Winnie, Nathaniel suddenly felt a sense of resentment in his heart.We could have been closer with one another…“Ms. Garland.” In the elevator, Winnie’s assistant, Jasmine asked tentatively, “Are the things you said, the earthquake and the principal of the elementary school, just now true?”“Huh?” Winnie, who was replying to work emails on her phone, suddenly raised her head. “Do you think I would lie about this kind of thing?”“No, no.” The look in Winnie’s eyes shocked Jasmine. “I didn’t mean that way, Ms. Garland. “The earthquake that year had left a deep impression on me. I saw many netizens have the same feeling as me. They watched our live stream just now, and they all commented that there were tears in their eyes. There are people who survived that disaster just like you, and a lot of people say they cried while watching the live stream and said they supported you.” Winnie frowned. “Justice will prevail. I merely stated the facts and the truest thoughts in my heart. Have those negative posts been removed?”“It didn’t take long for the other side to gain momentum again. They spent a lot of money on hiring ghostwriters. Should we hire ghostwriters as well? Otherwise, we can’t keep up with the pace of their smear tactics.”“Don’t fight with them in this.” Winnie was as cool as a cucumber. “Just block the keywords they use to speak ill of me. Suppress the number of negative posts, and we’ll be at peace. Do as I say.”“Okay, but…” Jasmine trailed off.“What is it? Speak your mind.”“Just now, I heard Mdm. Sumner mention that you later donated a lot of money to a lot of Hope Elementary Schools in mountainous areas. I think maybe we can reveal some news about this so that people on the internet will be on your side.”“No!” Winnie refused without hesitation. “The Hope Elementary Schools I donated to build are places for children to get an education. I don’t want to disturb