Silly Bride

Chapter 244

me that last night, Mr. Horton? Has it slipped your mind already?”Harold’s eyes grew wide as realization dawned upon him. “Oh, you meant Chris! In all honesty, Ms. Vivian, I’ve asked him along, but he turned me down. He’s one of my good friends, so I don’t wish to force him either.”“Are you kidding me, Mr. Horton?” Winnie scoffed. “Between you and Chris, who has more authority here? How can he not obey your orders?”“Haha. I heard you lashed out at Chris last night, Ms. Vivian. Why go to such lengths, though? Don’t you know that forcing things to happen seldom provides positive results?”After taking a deep breath, Winnie retorted, “Mr. Horton, I’ll be the one to judge whether my method works or not. If you behave similarly and go back on your word after our discussion to work together, then I don’t see the point in visiting your laboratory today.”With that, she turned around and prepared to leave.Upon seeing the scene unfold in front of them, Harold’s subordinate immediately aimed his gun at the back of Winnie’s head.Feeling amused, Winnie slowly turned around and stared Harold in the eye.“Do you think I’m someone who fears death, Mr. Horton? If I did, I wouldn’t have gone into this line!”The next second, Winnie launched her attack.By the time Harold and his subordinates realized what was happening, Winnie was already clutching the gun previously aimed at her. More than ten seconds later, she expertly took the gun apart and dropped its parts all over the ground.For the first time, Harold was no longer smiling as he gestured for the rest of his subordinates to put their guns down.“Are you that determined to get Chris here?”To his surprise, Winnie chuckled. “Why do you still not get it, Mr. Horton? I couldn’t care less about Chris or anyone else, for that matter. All I want is for you to keep your promise.”Even though Harold was impressed by Winnie’s courage in the face of danger and her ability to dismantle a gun, he also couldn’t deny that he was shocked at her temper.How is she so calm and impulsive at the same time? More importantly, why would she lose her cool over a man? Then again, I guess people with such feisty personalities are much better than those who keep to themselves.“I want someone to get Chris here this instance! Even if he refuses, do whatever it takes to haul him over!” Harold ordered before smiling and turning to Winnie. “Will this do, Ms. Vivian? Rest assured that I, Harold Horton, would never go back on my word. I merely assumed you had lost interest in Chris after last night.”Winnie curled her lips into a half smile. “I know this is your territory, Mr. Horton, but now that we’re working together, I’d prefer it if you stopped making assumptions.”“Very well, then,” Harold replied without missing a beat. “I’ve given you my promise, so it’s only right that I do as you say.”Winnie simply hummed in acknowledgment and said nothing more.Not long after, Christopher appeared and strode toward Harold.He frowned when he noticed Winnie but quickly recomposed himself.Unfortunately, that action of his didn’t go unnoticed by the eagle-eyed Harold.“Hey, Hal. You were looking for me?” Christopher asked.Harold’s expression turned serious as he patted the man’s shoulder.“As you know, Ms. Vivian’s safety is of the utmost importance to us. Given your skills and reflexes, you’re the only one I can trust to protect her. That’s why I want you to accompany her on this trip. Do whatever it takes to keep her safe even if it means taking a bullet for her. Do you understand?”Christopher pursed his lips and refused to answer. Oh, come on! I know Harold’s only bullsh*tting me!Not wanting to waste any more time, Harold hugged Christopher and whispered into his ear, “Hey, I’ll make it up to you, pal.”Upon hearing that, Christopher sucked in a deep breath and finally spoke. “Okay. I’ll do my best to protect Ms. Vivian for you, Hal.”“Good,” Harold said as he smiled and patted Christopher on his arm. “Go on, then. You and Ms. Vivian will be riding in that jeep.”“All right!” Christopher said before walking toward Winnie, who was leaning casually against the jeep.Winnie couldn’t help but narrow her eyes when she saw the man approaching.When Christopher told Winnie to put on her hood, she gave a derisive snort and slapped him hard across the face, much to everyone’s horror.Since they were putting on an act in front of Harold, Winnie made sure to use a lot of strength, to the point where blood started trickling down Christopher’s lips.Harold winced at