Silly Bride

Chapter 239

it?” Xavier reached out to take the bag from Winnie’s hand.Winnie flashed a smile at him. “My equipment.”“Equipment?” A skeptical expression emerged on Xavier’s face. “What sort of equipment is this light? I don’t believe you.”“Just open it and see for yourself.” As Winnie pushed Xavier inside, she closed the door with a kick. Upon placing the bag on the table, Xavier unzipped it to find a variety of clothes inside.“Is this your so-called equipment?”“That’s right. What did you think I was talking about? Firearms? I might not be able to get them even if I had one whole day, let alone one measly hour.”“Why did you have to buy them here? Can’t you wait till we get to Lightspring?”“We might not have time once we’re there. Anyway, I’ll contact Christopher shortly, as I went to see Granny and didn’t have time to do so earlier. After reaching Lightspring, we might need to meet Christopher there first thing tomorrow morning. Therefore, it pays to be prepared.”Even though Winnie related everything in detail, that wasn’t her true objective.She was under no illusion that the bodyguard hadn’t kept Xavier informed of all of her and Jacinta’s movements.Hence, Xavier knew exactly what time she had left the ward. Nevertheless, she didn’t want him to know about her meeting with Christopher at the hospital rooftop for the time being.That was the reason why she bought the bag of clothes—to distract Xavier and avoid arousing his suspicion.That night, Winnie and Xavier returned to Lightspring under the escort of the mercenaries.Along the journey, Winnie received Christopher’s message, informing her that he would be picking her up the next morning to take her to the Horton family’s territory.However, Winnie didn’t share the news with Xavier right away.It wasn’t until they found a place to stay and Xavier had just emerged from his shower that she informed him, “Come over here. I have news from Christopher—I’ll be able to go over tomorrow.”“What about the details of the plan? Let me see.” With one hand drying his hair with a large towel, he reached the other one out to demand her phone.Winnie, chuckling lightly, handed it over. “You’re too late.”“What do you mean?” Frowning curiously, Xavier put his towel away and sat down beside Winnie.When he saw the words “message has been read and deleted,” he immediately understood why.It turned out that both of them corresponded through an app that would automatically delete messages once they were read. It also didn’t allow screenshots to be made.Xavier took a deep breath. “It looks like I’m indeed too late. In that case, what’s the plan both of you have come up with? Why didn’t you discuss it with me?”“Am I not doing so right now? Otherwise, what did I call you over for? Anyway, a new face is needed to do business with Harold, and Christopher has arranged for me to be that person. With my photographic memory, I can remember the route I traveled even when blindfolded, something beyond the capabilities of an ordinary person. Therefore, as long as I can enter Harold’s factory once, I’ll definitely be able to locate Professor White. What’s with that glum face of yours? You’ll be growing wrinkles in no time. I obviously know how dangerous this is, and that’s why I need you to be in total control of the situation outside, be it coming to my rescue or using your wealth to force Harold into submission. No one else but you can play this role, as I don’t trust anyone else to do it.”“D*mn it!” Xavier threw Winnie a fiery glare. “Your gift of the gab has not only made splitting us up sound so convincing, but your final sentence is also nothing but exaggerated flattery!”“What do you mean by flattery? Am I not stating the truth?” Amused by his reaction, Winnie curled her arms around Xavier’s neck.As their foreheads leaned against each other, Winnie nuzzled his nose. “It’s true that you’re the only one I trust with my life. Don’t you believe me?”“I do.” Sitting Winnie down on his lap, Xavier replied through gritted teeth, “How can I not? After all, you are just so amazing!”“Haha…” Winnie loved to see the look on Xavier’s face when he was desperately trying to suppress his lust after being seduced by her.Releasing her hands that were wrapped around his neck, she gave him a forceful shove, pushing him down onto the blanket behind him…The next day, at eleven in the morning, the sun was shining brightly in the sky. Despite having the air-conditioning turned on, Winnie could feel the sweatiness of her palms.The reason for her nervousness was that Christopher was late by an hour. She had tried calling him, but no one answered.Checking the time, Xavier couldn’t help but furrow his brows. “Could something has happened to him?”Winnie shook her head gently. “I don’t know. Hopefully, he’s all right.”No sooner had she spoken than a man’s voice rang out from the inn’s yard.“Which of you is Vivian? Get your ass out here!”The man’s hostile words elicited a concurrent frown from Winnie and Xavier.Exchanging glances, both of them knew who the person downstairs was looking for, as “Vivian” was the temporary name Winnie had chosen to go by.Without any hesitation, Winnie pushed open the second-floor window and leaned out to take a look.She was immediately greeted by the sight of a small-framed man with a dark complexion.He was the man from the other day who came to search the inn and even beat up the jewel merchant. Christopher called him “Wesley” and was at odds with the latter.“I’m she. What do you want with me?”“Yo! Vivian, it’s you.” Wearing a devilish smile, Wesley looked up at her. “Chris ordered me to pick you up.”This man has bad blood with Christopher. Thus, I can’t trust him easily.“Are you telling the truth? Chris clearly said that he would personally pick me up. How did it suddenly end up being you?”“Ah, Vivian.” Stuffing a cigarette into his mouth, Wesley—in a sarcastic tone—explained, “I’m not sure if you’re really ignorant or just pretending, but don’t you know who Chris is to Mr. Horton? Why would he come personally to pick up a woman? Obviously, matters like this are left to subordinates like us. So, what’s your problem? Do you not trust me?”“I want to talk to Chris on the phone.”“You can try, but there’s nothing but disappointment waiting for you since you’ll never get through. He’s not allowed to carry a phone at the moment. Thus, even if you call him till the cows come home, you’ll never get him.”Winnie’s reaction was swift. While Wesley was still rambling along, she had already made the call.However, the result was consistent with what Wesley had said—there was no answer from Christopher’s phone.“Come on down, Vivian. What are you afraid of? There’s no way I would be lying when I told you that Chris sent me. Otherwise, how would I know you’re here? What’s wrong? Are you worried that I might do something to you?”“Please show some respect! I’ll be down after getting changed.”Winnie had barely finished when