Silly Bride

Chapter 200

you didn’t reply,” Xavier explained.Winnie frowned as she pulled out her phone, only to realize she had missed his text.“You’re right. It’s my fault for not noticing,” she said while waving her phone at him.Winnie was perfectly capable of handling negotiations with business partners and competitors.That was especially the case when dealing with her enemies.However, she found herself stumped when dealing with Xavier’s relationship with Jacinta.I know Granny has always been prejudiced against Xavier. Even so, Granny is still my family. Even if she’s in the wrong, I’ll forgive her as long as she doesn’t go overboard. I can’t be ruining my relationship with Granny because of Xavier, so how should I resolve this tactfully? Hmm… Xavier is an understanding person, so he should be fine with me taking Granny’s side…“You can go wait for me outside, Xavier. I’ll get changed really quickly.”“All right.” Xavier knew that Jacinta was only hostile toward him out of concern for Winnie, so he didn’t mind putting up with it for Winnie’s sake. In fact, he was even willing to treat Jacinta like his own grandmother.“I’ll go wait outside, Granny,” he said while getting to his feet.“Oh, you can just head on home. Don’t bother waiting for Winnie. She’s not going to the Fairchild residence with you tonight.” Jacinta’s expression was stern as she glanced at Xavier.Winnie wrapped her arm around Jacinta’s as she said affectionately, “We’re just having dinner there, Granny. Besides, I’ve already promised Grandpa Rufus I’d be there.”“No, it’s too dangerous there. Have you forgotten how you nearly died there?” Jacinta protested worriedly.“That was the act of ill-intentioned individuals. They have all received their punishments, so there’s nothing to worry about,” Winnie reassured her patiently.Their conversation was interrupted when Rufus’ call came in all of a sudden.Winnie held her phone up to Jacinta’s face and said, “See? Grandpa Rufus is calling me again.”“I’m still worried. I couldn’t sleep when that terrible incident happened to you, and I had nightmares whenever I did manage to fall asleep. Winnie, you’re all I have in this world. I don’t want to see you put yourself in danger anymore. Here, pass me the phone. I’ll talk to Old Mr. Fairchild myself.”Wow, Granny sure is unbelievably stubborn! She isn’t usually like this!“What are you going to say? Hmm… How about this? I’ll have Xavier go back all by himself while I stay here and keep you company tonight. Will that be okay?”“That works for me! I’ll cook you anything you want for dinner!” Jacinta said with a satisfied grin.“All right, then. I’ll go tell Grandpa Rufus about this, okay? It’d be rude to ignore his phone call,” Winnie said while shooting Xavier a glance.Xavier frowned and pursed his lips in displeasure, but he still nodded at her anyway.Winnie then answered the call and politely told Rufus that she would be busy that night.However, Rufus was persistent and kept bombarding her with tons of questions, so Winnie had no choice but to tell him about Jacinta’s concerns.Hearing that, Rufus then decided to invite Jacinta over for dinner as well and asked Winnie to pass the phone to the old woman. He wanted to personally extend the invitation.Jacinta was reluctant to take the phone at first but gave in after a bit of coaxing and agreed to speak to Rufus.“Old Mr. Fairchild, just so you know, I do not approve of Winnie going to your house. She nearly died after your other grandson pushed her off a cliff, and he is currently still at large. There’s no telling if he could be hiding somewhere, waiting to get his revenge on her! Also, who’s to say you’re not harboring that grandson of yours?” Jacinta was straightforward and blunt with her words.“Oh, so that’s what you’re concerned about… You may rest assured that I will not forgive Zyon for what he did. If he shows up, I will hand him over to the police without any hesitation. Besides, it’s not my place to forgive him for what he did. Even if I do forgive him, the legal justice system won’t. If this has been troubling you all this while, then we really need to have a proper talk about it. How about I come pick you and Winnie up myself? I feel really bad for causing you two so much distress. As a token of apology, I’d like to prepare a banquet for you two tonight.”“That won’t be necessary—”“It is necessary. All right, it’s decided, then.”Just like that, Rufus had successfully achieved a win-win situation. Not only would he be able to address Jacinta’s concerns, but he would also be able to have dinner with them as planned.Winnie