Silly Bride

Chapter 240

I’m prepared ahead of time, everything will be fine.”Crinkling his brows together, Xavier tightened his hug on Winnie. “What preparations have you made?”Winnie let out a chuckle as a cunning glint flashed across her eyes. “Do you want to try it?”At that moment, Xavier didn’t have a clue as to what she was up to. “What do you mean?”While laughing, Winnie backed herself into Xavier’s arms.“Hug me tight. As long as I have one hand free, I can turn the situation around and kill you in three moves. Haha, from the look on your face, you don’t seem to believe me. In that case, give it a try. I’ll convince you with a real-life demonstration.”Xavier’s frown deepened. Even though he knew Winnie wasn’t joking, he was curious to see it for himself.With his current position of embracing her from behind, he had his arms around her hips, leaving both her arms free.Since she claimed that all she needed was one hand, he was both skeptical and curious at the same time.Consequently, he tightened his grip around her.As for Winnie, her response was lightning fast.Before Xavier could even see what was going on, a sharp and menacing elbow had stopped right in front of his eyes.It was so close that the distance before contact was no more than a centimeter.In actual combat, once his eyes were hurt or he lost his vision, his ability to fight would be greatly handicapped. If the injury was serious, he could even collapse to the ground, ending up a cripple.Meanwhile, after staying stationary for two seconds, Winnie quickly retracted her elbow.Nevertheless, she didn’t put her hands down. Instead, she pulled off the necklace she was wearing and whipped it around Xavier’s neck.For this sequence, Xavier got a clear view of what was going on.Winnie’s necklace had a hidden mechanism that allowed it to change shape and be extended. When it wrapped around the artery on his neck, it morphed into something that was even sharper than real metal wire.Under those circumstances, a slight pull from her would be all it took to instantaneously sever his artery.“What do you think?” This time, Winnie retracted her necklace in a flash. “Did I kill you within three moves?”“You did,” Xavier admitted. He then teased her, “You’re really fast. As they say, speed is the only thing that’s undefeatable in martial arts.”“You’re just exaggerating.” Winnie flashed him a smile. “Practice makes perfect. That’s all.”After humming in agreement, a serious expression descended upon Xavier’s face. “What if that person points a gun at your head?”“I’m still not afraid,” Winnie replied in a nonchalant tone. “Firstly, I still have the gift of the gab. Secondly, I’m filthy rich. Considering how materialistic people here are, I can afford to pay them off. Thirdly, am I not oozing with seductive charm?”“Nonsense!” At the mention of her charm, Xavier released her immediately and started rummaging through the clothes in her bag.“What the hell is this? Why doesn’t it even have shoulder straps?”“This is an off-shoulder dress.”“What about this? Can this even be called a piece of clothing? It’s just two pieces of cloth stitched together!”“Oh, that’s just a tube. Don’t worry. I don’t like that one.”“Here, this one at least has a strap, but why is it so thin? Is it of any use? It looks as if it could snap with the slightest breeze!”“Are you joking with me? Who makes fabric that breaks in the wind? Do you think this is made of paper?”“Hmph, this is thinner than hair. It’s going to disintegrate at a single touch.”“Is your hair this thick?” Xavier’s words triggered a laugh from Winnie. “All right now, I’ll look for one myself.”“No!” Xavier was adamant about not letting Winnie touch the clothes. “I’ll choose for you. How did you end up buying all these?”“I picked them randomly without looking last night.”Just as she spoke, Wesley’s impatient voice rang out from the outside. “Vivian, what’s the point in taking a bath now? Isn’t it the same taking one there?”Cocking an exasperated brow, Winnie flatly replied, “I’m putting on some makeup and will be down soon.”She had hardly finished when she playfully rubbed her leg against Xavier’s. “Hurry up!”The more Xavier thought about it, the more distraught he became. Finally, he retrieved the most conservative dress he could find and threw it over to Winnie.The dress, due to its length, had the most fabric out of all the clothes in the bag, overflowing Winnie’s arms when she held it.Upon extending it out, Winnie realized it was a sleeveless round-collared floral dress. With its train reaching her ankle, it was undeniably conservative.Instead of going someplace else to change, Winnie took off her t-shirt and jeans right in front of Xavier, who came up to help her zip the dress.Once he was done, he grabbed Winnie’s hands.Winnie then gave him a calm look. “Don’t worry, I know how to protect myself. You have to be careful while I’m not by your side too. Anyway, let go of me now. It’s time for me to leave.”“Okay, but put this on.” No sooner had Xavier spoken than he suddenly retrieved a ring from his pocket, just like magic. Winnie was taken aback. “This is…”Nonetheless, she quickly realized what it was. “A listening device? One can tell straight away that it’s made of zircon. Also, it’s really small.”“Mmm-hmm. I’m sorry.” Xavier lowered his eyes. “Until now, I haven’t even given you a wedding ring. As your husband, it’s an utter dereliction of my duty.”Subsequently, Xavier’s eyes suddenly ignited with burning resolve.Staring intently at Winnie, he swore, “Once all this is over, I’ll definitely make it up to you with a ring that has no equal in the world. I’m also not going to let you out of my sight for the rest of my life.”“Sure.” The smiling Winnie wriggled her left hand in front of Xavier. “I’m looking forward to it. However, you must know that I’ve seen many precious jewels before. Therefore, it will be a test of your capabilities to see whether you can impress me.”“Mmm-hmm,” Xavier grunted in a deep voice.Although he was holding onto a cheap zircon ring, he still put it onto Winnie’s ring finger with the utmost sincerity.“Let me practice first,” he remarked candidly.Winnie responded with a faint smile. Despite what she had just said about jewels and challenging Xavier to prove his capabilities, just looking at the zircon ring on her finger was enough to stir her emotions.At that moment, she felt as if the size or cut of the jewel didn’t seem to matter that much. As long as it was Xavier who was putting the ring on for her, the jewel would shine just as brilliantly under the illumination of the sun.“It looks good.” Winnie raised her hand to examine the first ring Xavier had ever given her. “In fact, it fits perfectly.”“That goes without saying.”“Oh, did you measure the circumference of my finger in secret? Can it be that you have already prepared the so-called ring that has no equal in this world?”“You’re too smart for your own good. At this rate, you’ll be missing out on a lot of surprises.”“I don’t mind as long as they’re not shocks. Anyway, I’ve really got to go now, Darling.” With that, Winnie hurried to the door.While opening it, she tapped gently on her ear.Xavier nodded before putting on his earpiece immediately.As long Winnie was wearing the ring, he would be able to hear everything that was going on around her.Meanwhile, Wesley—who had long since lost his patience—hustled Winnie into the car the moment he saw her.Once she got in, he, too, squeezed into the back seat.Right then, there were three people in the car—Winnie and Wesley in the back seat and a driver in front.Winnie threw Wesley a glance. “Shouldn’t you be sitting in front?”He responded by giving her the side-eye. “I can sit anywhere I want in my own car, and what is a wench like you going to do about it?”While speaking, he even squeezed himself closer to Winnie on purpose.Shifting away from him, Winnie maintained the weak and naive persona she put on the last time she met Wesley.“W-What are you doing? Don’t forget that I’m Chris’ girl. Isn’t it inappropriate for you to sit so close to me?”“F*ck!” Wesley leaned in and pinched Winnie by her cheeks. “Who do you think you are? You’re nothing but a young girl. You had better be careful before I turn you into a dead one!”“Wesley, watch yourself! Can you stop behaving this way?” When the driver saw that Wesley was infuriated, he reminded the latter with a scathing tone.“She belongs to that kid. Also, Mr. Horton has personally ordered us to take her to him, which clearly means that she’s already on his radar. If you kill her, how are we going to explain ourselves when we return? Even if Mr. Horton lets the matter slide, do you think Chris would do the same?”“D*mn it!” Wesley cursed before letting go of Winnie’s cheeks. “Consider yourself lucky this time!”Raising her hand to rub her face, Winnie gained a better understanding of the situation.It’s clear that Christopher hasn’t been compromised. He must be in the midst of something important with Harold, which explains why he couldn’t get in touch. Anyway, all that matters is that he’s fine.However, little did Winnie expect Wesley to stir up trouble in the middle of their journey.“I can’t take it anymore! The scent from this woman is just too tantalizing. Given the fact that she’s Chris girl, the itch in my bones will drive me mad if I don’t have her now!”“What the f*ck are you doing?” The driver was outraged by Wesley’s words. “You can have any woman you want, so why must you insist on this one?”“Stay out of my business! As long as I don’t kill her, it’s fine.” Wesley had hardly spoken when he lunged toward Winnie. “As Chris is extremely particular about the sanctity of his sexual partners, this woman won’t dare tell him about it. Thus, I’m going to get a taste of her today no matter what. You, get out of the car! You’re in my way.”“D*mn it, I just can’t believe you!” the driver complained. Regardless, he stopped the car by the roadside, just as he was told.Meanwhile, Winnie began to scream and struggle desperately. Despite her seemingly chaotic actions, every move of hers deftly evaded Wesley’s advances.The more Wesley failed to subdue her, the more intense his frustration became.“Just stay still! Or else, I’m going to make you suffer!”The moment Winnie saw that the driver had gone someplace far away to smoke, she let out a chilly scoff.The next second, Wesley’s agonized scream reverberated inside the car.it was swiftly followed by a second and then a third.It turned out that Winnie had stolen his dagger from right under his nose.Holding it in her hand, she slashed his body without another word.While carving him up, she skillfully avoided all of his vital organs but managed to make him bleed wherever her blade touched.Stricken by panic, Wesley frantically covered the wound on his stomach, worried that his skin would be cut wide open.His first instinct was to flee from the car, but before he could act on it, Winnie dragged him back by the hair.Pressing the dagger to his throat, she leveled a frosty gaze on him, dropping her damsel-in-distress facade.“Do you still dare to bed Chris’ woman, hmm?”“No, please have mercy, Vivian! I swear I won’t ever dare do it again!”“Is that so? Do you still feel the itch in your bones? Do you want me to scratch it with this dagger?”“No! The itch is gone! I don’t feel it anymore. There’s no need to trouble you.”“Ha!” Winnie let out a sneer. “Good. By the way, Chris doesn’t like dominant women. Instead, he prefers the weak and submissive kind. Hence, you’re not allowed to tell him