Silly Bride

Chapter 167

to talk about the trouble Nate caused and Xavier’s mental situation. They were serious matters.He couldn’t be as cheerful as his daughter by pretending this was a normal family gathering.“I have two matters to talk about. First, about Nate. Where is Nate?” Rufus asked.Beatrice had turned the camera to Winnie, so Rufus could only see Xavier and Winnie on the screen. Only half of Nate’s body was visible.Despite realizing the matter, Beatrice was too lazy to move the tablet as she had already fixed it on the coffee table.It was easier for her to order her son around. “Hurry, Nate. Scoot over to Xavier and Winnie. Your granddad can’t see you.”Nate wasn’t about to do that. “Mom!” he protested.“Why are you yelling at me? Your granddad is no longer young. Are you going to make 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