Silly Bride

Chapter 216

and beg you?” “What are you talking about? Are you having a fever?” Winnie was baffled.As she spoke, she raised her hand to touch his forehead.Xavier grabbed her hand and stared at her intently. “I don’t have a fever.”“Are you out of your mind?” Winnie hurriedly grabbed his hand. “Don’t you know that your arm is injured?”“I said it doesn’t hurt!” Xavier could not care less about his injury. “Do you remember what you promised me before? What are you secretly planning now?”Winnie rarely gave Xavier her word in a serious manner, but she did promise him one thing not long ago.I promised him not to deal with dangerous issues all on my own.She nodded, feigning ignorance. “I do remember. But the situation is not dangerous now. Why would be I planning something behind your back?”“Winnie, do you really think I don’t know what you’re thinking about? I heard you say it with my own ears just now. You said your discussion with Lieutenant Zielinski didn’t go well and that you could only depend on yourself. You had a determined look in your eyes when you said that. I don’t believe you didn’t do anything!”Winnie parted her lips, wanting to speak, but she was at a loss for words. Suddenly, she thought of something she saw on the internet, which was a common quote jerks would say.She cleared her throat and sneered, “If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do about it.”Xavier frowned instantly. “Excuse me?”“I said—”She looked him in the eye, wanting to repeat herself. But when she saw that his eyes were filled with mixed feelings of vexation, resentment, and hurt, she immediately swallowed everything she wanted to say.After all, she didn’t have the heart to hurt him.Xavier’s eyes were already red with anger, but he was more upset with her instead. “What? Who was the one who said we should trust each other and never lie? Who was the one who said we should respect each other’s privacy but would always answer every question when asked? It was you, Winnie Garland!”Seeing him acting like this made her feel ashamed. “Yes, it was me. I’ll tell you now, then. It’s nothing much. I just asked someone to help me to