Silly Bride

Chapter 200

is it?” Winnie asked.“I vaguely recalled something when you asked me about the badge back then. I felt like the badge wasn’t the only thing I had forgotten, but I couldn’t quite recall what the other thing was. I remember now. You wanted me to help your granny look for her grandson, right?”Winnie smacked herself on the forehead. “Yes, you’re right! Man, I’ve been through so much lately that I completely forgot about that! It looks like your men haven’t had any luck, huh? I mean, they’d have informed you if they found something, right?”“Theoretically, that should be the case. I’ll ask them about this when I arrive at the office later.” Xavier then shot her a glance as he continued, “Will you be coming with me to the company?”“No,” Winnie rejected him without any hesitation as she had plans of her own. “I need to learn from Old Mr. Xander while he’s still here. It’ll be hard once he returns to Yaleview. You could drive me there if it’s convenient for you. Otherwise, just drop me in front, and I’ll take a cab there myself.”Xavier frowned. “Drop you off so you can take a cab on your own? Winnie, please don’t say something like that ever again. Not only am I going to drive you there, but I’ll also pick you up myself later.”“Wait, are you seriously going to be my personal driver?”“No, I’m going to be your dearest husband!”Just like that, Xavier headed over to the office after dropping Winnie off at the Xander residence.Xavier wasn’t joking when he said he’d pick her up himself, but Winnie declined his offer as she knew how busy he was.She hailed a cab after she was done studying that day, much to Xavier’s displeasure.“I told you I’d go pick you up, didn’t I? Why can’t you learn to depend on me a little more?”Winnie wanted to tell him that she wasn’t some helpless damsel, but she held herself back after giving it some thought.They say guys want to feel like they’re needed. If that’s the case, I suppose I could spoil my man every now and then.“All right, I’m sorry. You can pick me up at Aqua Moana, then. I’ll get a change of clothes, and we’ll head over to the Fairchild residence together, okay?”“Sure thing. Make sure to wait for me this time. Don’t go running off on your own again!”Despite what he said, Xavier was already sitting in the living room by the time Winnie returned to the condominium.He had arrived in advance, and Jacinta was sitting on the couch opposite him.Judging by the look of displeasure on Jacinta’s face and the tense atmosphere around them, Winnie could tell that the two of them weren’t exactly getting along very well.“Hi, Granny!” she greeted Jacinta before turning toward Xavier. She asked, “When did you get here? Why didn’t you tell me in advance? I could have at least let Granny know you were coming.”“I sent you a text, but 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