Silly Bride

Chapter 224

get through this.”Right after Greta said that, a gunshot rang out in the courtyard.A short man had fired his gun into the air.His expression was ferocious as he lowered his arm and pointed the smoking gun at the people in the courtyard.“I know very well that some people among you are going against Mr. Horton. If any of you are hiding these people, you better act smartly and hand them over! Otherwise, you’ll lose your life for a bunch of strangers. Do you understand?”He aimed the gun at a random man and demanded, “Was it you who hid them?”That man shook his head frantically. “No! I have never hidden anyone. My friends and I are emerald stone merchants. We’ve heard of Mr. Horton, and we would never dare to go against him.”“Is that so?” In truth, the short man did not have any evidence. He just wanted to make an example using the poor merchant. “You never learn, do you? You won’t spit out the truth until I put a bullet in your mouth.”Without blinking an eye, he pulled the trigger and shot the merchant’s legs twice.The merchant instantly collapsed to the floor, sobbing and pleading loudly, “Sir, please let me off. I really didn’t hide anyone! I’m just an emerald stone merchant. Please have mercy on me!”“Ha!” The short man sneered and mocked, “I guess it will take a few dead people to teach you guys what fear is.”“That’s enough, Wesley!” At that moment, a man wearing sunglasses got out of their car and stopped the short man.It was none other than Christopher.He strode over to the short man, Wesley, and scolded, “Mr. Horton doesn’t like to kill the innocent. You’re going overboard. If you keep doing this, who will dare to join Mr. Horton in the future?”“All right!” Wesley kept his gun. “I’ll be nice today for your sake, Chris.” In response, Christopher patted Wesley’s shoulder.After that, he turned around and scanned the faces in the crowd. In the end, his eyes fell on Xavier.Ever since Christopher came out of the car, Winnie had been observing him carefully.When she saw the two men looking at each other, she felt her heart in her throat.She stared at Xavier intently and shot him a look, reminding him not to let others find out that he knew Christopher.Noticing Winnie’s actions, Xavier furrowed his eyebrows.Nevertheless, he looked away immediately and avoided both Christopher’s and Winnie’s gazes.After a brief moment