Silly Bride

Chapter 167

him upset?” Beatrice chided.“I… I wasn’t yelling!” Nate didn’t want to be labeled as an unfilial grandson, so he scooted over unwillingly.That wasn’t enough for Beatrice. Assuming her son was too shy, she moved closer and nudged him.“Move. Your granddad can’t see me on the screen,” she urged.Frowning, Nate shifted as told. He came to a stop mere inches beside Winnie.That’s too close. Winnie’s brows knitted, but she said nothing about it.The current matter was more important, so she shouldn’t be bothered about such a trivial episode.Nevertheless, Xavier, who would even get jealous of Josiah, didn’t share her sentiments.Winnie was sitting between him and Nate. Staring at Nate intently, Xavier picked Winnie up and placed her in his lap as though he was staking his claim on her.Winnie was taken aback. She didn’t expect that from Xavier.The others fell silent.Nate’s eyes shone with disgust, but Beatrice gazed at them earnestly.Oh, Xavier’s the perfect husband material. That’s what young people like, right? It’s great to be young and passionate!After a momentary silence, Rufus coughed twice awkwardly. Winnie snapped back to reality and struggled out of Xavier’s lap to sit on his other side.Initially, Xavier refused to let her leave. If she hadn’t glared at him to show her fury, he might let her sit in his lap the entire time without any trace of humiliation. “I’ve read the news for the past few days. I’ve also heard that you both agreed to meet up for a fight tonight.” Rufus finally got down to business when everyone appeared on the screen.“Nate, were you the one who got someone to report Winnie, expose her previous nationality, and spread negative news about her online? Now that we’re all here, you must be honest with us. No more lying.”Nate dared not look Rufus in the eye and glanced elsewhere. “Yeah, that was me. However, only an unclosed bin will attract a fly. She has herself to blame for giving me the opportunity to dig up dirt on her!”“You’re a Fraser and also my grandson. Why did you lower yourself to become a fly?” Rufus tossed the cushion he was holding away in anger. “Give me a reason! Why did you turn against family?”“Because they caused Yulissa’s death!” Nate jumped to his feet and even pointed at Winnie angrily.Before anyone could react, Xavier grabbed Nate’s wrist.“If you point at my wife again, I won’t mind breaking your hand!” he threatened.Xavier wouldn’t allow anyone to hurt his Winnie.Beatrice knew Xavier’s mental state was currently unstable. She knew that he wouldn’t break her son’s hand if this were to happen previously.However, no one knew what Xavier could do now, so she hurried over and tried to calm him down. “Enough, Xavier. It was a misunderstanding. Calm down. It isn’t too late to ask your grandpa to stand up for you later after we get to the bottom of things.”Right after Beatrice said that, Rufus announced, “Everyone, sit down. What are you doing? Do you want me to hold your funerals? Nate,