Silly Bride

Chapter 241

take you down.”Christopher couldn’t help narrowing his eyes after hearing all she had to say.“Ah, that explains how his injuries came to be. He was waiting at the gates when Harold and I came back, insisting that he had something to report to Harold. The look in his eyes as he glanced back at me even appeared pretty smug. So, he thought he finally had dirt on me. Anyway, it isn’t your style to give yourself away easily. You must have some plan, yes?”“Yup!” In the next heartbeat, a frown marred Winnie’s countenance before she explained, “I’m worried Harold will be suspicious if you introduce me to him directly. It doesn’t matter much if he only suspects me, but the consequences would be grave if you were compromised. Hence, I plan to approach him by myself. Then, he won’t suspect you. All the flaws I’m revealing now happen to be the best evidence for the fake identity I’m going to reveal soon!”Her explanation was remarkably detailed, so Christopher immediately understood her intention.He nodded in response. “This plan of yours is indeed much better than my previous arrangements.”“Well, I actually only made some changes to the details. The entire plan is still based on the one you devised. If necessary, we can create some conflict when appropriate. The greater our conflict, the safer you’ll be.”Despite knowing that Winnie’s remark made sense, Christopher still frowned instinctively.“You can’t just consider my safety only. Your safety is equally important.”Hearing that, Winnie grinned at him. “I know. Everything I do is for the sake of keeping myself safe. Therefore, no matter what you do henceforth, you only need to consider yourself. There’s no need to worry about me.”Christopher went silent, saying nothing. If a terribly dangerous situation were to really transpire in the future, how could I possibly not give a whit about her?Upon receiving no reply from him, Winnie didn’t continue speaking of that topic since she had said all there was to be said.She promptly changed the subject. “It’s late, so let’s rest. You take the bed while I take the floor.”Christopher was startled for a moment. Only then did he notice that she had already made her bed on the floor beside his bed.The pillow on the floor was wrinkled, so he could tell at a glance that she had been sleeping on the ground.Torn between amusement and exasperation, Christopher wore a wry smile on his face. “Are you kidding me? How could I have you sleep on the floor while I take the bed?”Winnie chuckled. “I know you’re very gentlemanly, but my decision stands. I believe you won’t coerce me.”At her remark, Christopher’s smile turned all the more bitter. “You trust me that much?”To that, Winnie quirked an eyebrow. “Of course. Or are you not worthy of my trust?”Chortling softly, Christopher relented, “All right, then. It’s too difficult for me to betray my conscience and claim that I’m not that great a man. I’m going to wash up for a bit. You go ahead and sleep.”After saying that, he turned off the lights in the room.In the dark, Winnie’s brows furrowed slightly. “Can you see if you turn off the lights so early?”“It’s not so bad that I can’t see anything. Mainly, I didn’t want you to be uncomfortable. Go ahead and sleep without worrying. I’m here, so it’s very safe.”“Okay.” Winnie groped for her phone. Unlocking the screen, she found her bed on the floor and lay down.She was merely human, so she similarly felt drowsy when she relaxed after having been overly tense. Not only had Christopher returned safely then, but as he said, it was also safe with him there.Hence, she started feeling sleepy at once. But before sleeping, she still couldn’t resist the urge to bid another person good night. While the person in question might not be able to hear her right then, she still lifted her left hand and gently kissed the ring on her ring finger.“Good night, and sweet dreams.”“Good night. I love you,” Xavier, who was far away in a particular inn in Lightspring, replied when he heard Winnie’s voice from the earphones.Although he knew that she couldn’t hear him, he ultimately couldn’t help adding that