Silly Bride

Chapter 250

mean by dangerous? You can’t have planted a bomb here, right?”“Of course not.” Harold’s lips curled. “There aren’t any bombs here, but I’m much more dangerous than a bomb. These things you’re seeing have the capability of taking your life. If you dare to reveal anything, I’ll make your life a living hell.”Winnie arched a brow in response. “You have no need to worry about that, Mr. Horton. Coincidentally, I’m terrified of dying, so I definitely won’t do that.”As she spoke, she gave Harold an amused look. “You made your point clear, and I’m already in the secret room. Do you still need me to turn around?”“There’s no need for that.” Harold was confident, for even his computer’s password was ten digits, let alone his intranet login identity and password.Nevertheless, what he never imagined was that Winnie only needed to look at his hands once to remember the position and order of the keys he pressed.After that, Harold showed Winnie his past year’s shipment and revenue.Still, he was quick, and most people would not remember the information after one look. Even if they could remember the first few pieces of information, they would not be able to remember the rest.However, Winnie was not like most people. She remembered everything.At Winnie’s request, Harold showed her his development plans in Chanaea and the buyers’ list.Those were important data, and Winnie memorized all of the addresses and names.Still, there was something else she needed to learn—she needed to find out the location of Harold’s other factories.Alas, Harold refused to show her anything about that.He was right when he told her that he had already shown enough of his sincerity. If she were to keep asking for more, she would simply be stepping over the line.Not wanting to raise Harold’s suspicion, Winnie dismissed her plan to ask for the addresses of the other factories.Almost without missing a beat, Harold turned off his computer.“How is it, Ms. Vivian?” he asked. “Are you satisfied?”Winnie nodded as a sated smile appeared on her face.“So my instincts were right. The one I wanted to work with the most from the start was you, Mr. Horton. Now, it looks like you really do have the capability of becoming my partner.”As she spoke, she stepped forward to hug Harold. “I’m sure this place will be our playground from the moment we start working together. No one will be a match for us.”“Indeed.” Harold reciprocated the hug tightly. “I’m certain we will have a good time working together.”“Of course!” A thrilled look crept onto Winnie’s face. “Once I’m out of here, I’ll send you my account number so that you can send me one-third of the deposit. Then, I’ll be able to start making the products.”“No problems. From now on, you can see me as your own brother, and I’ll see you as my sister!”“Okay, I’ll call you Hal, then.”“Why, hello, Vivian, my dear sister.”The two of them were putting on a show as they called each other their siblings, and neither made a move to stop the show.However, just as the two of them were about to exit the room while wearing fake smiles, they abruptly noticed a man in a vest outside the study.The man was hunched over and seemed to be sneakily looking for something.Winnie had no idea what was going on, and she did not have a gun on her. Thus, she promptly hid behind Harold.Even if a fight were to break out, she would still have Harold as her human shield.Still, Winnie was confused. Christopher and the others were still guarding outside, so how did this person enter the room?By the time those thoughts crossed her mind, Harold had already whipped out his gun.The man in a vest made no move to defend himself either. The second he saw Harold, he raised his arms. With terror written across his face, the man in a vest cried out, “M-Mr. Horton, don’t kill me! I’m here to look for the dog. The dog accidentally ran into your study. I’m scared that it’ll ruin your stuff, so I was waiting outside. I never thought of coming in.”As the man spoke, he pointed at the bottom of the study table. “Look, the dog’s over there.”Both Harold and Winnie turned toward the spot the man pointed. Indeed, a dog was sprawled under the desk, playing with a mouse.A quiet chuckle left Winnie’s mouth. “Hal, you have a mouse in your study.”Harold glanced at the dog before glancing back at his subordinate by the entrance. As he narrowed his eyes, he said, “Is that really so? Your dog ran into my study to catch a mouse?”“No, no, no,” the man quickly said. “The dog was chasing the mouse outside, but the mouse suddenly ran into your study. That’s why the dog came in. The guys outside can prove that I’m not lying.”“Oh?” Harold smiled and kept his gun. “So that’s what happened. Okay, then. Bring your dog out.”“Okay.” The man fervently nodded and went over to call for the dog.Harold watched the man for a while before turning to Winnie. “False alarm. Let’s go.”Winnie nodded and stuck by Harold’s side.After exiting the room, Winnie deliberately glanced to the side. Indeed, Christopher was not around; two unfamiliar people were guarding the doorway instead.Yet, it seemed like Harold did not notice that. He smiled and asked the guards, “Did you see the dog running after the mouse into my study?”“Yes.”“Were you also the ones who allowed the dog trainer in here?”This time, the guards did not answer as quickly. That was because even though Harold was smiling, he was beginning to exude an intimidating aura.Just as one of them was about to answer him, Harold shot him.As he fired his gun, he cursed loudly like a madman, behaving completely differently from how he was a moment ago, friendly and all smiles.“How dare you let anyone into my study? Don’t you know that my study is a place of importance in the Horton residence? What did I hire you for? You useless pieces of trash! You deserve nothing but death!”Every time Harold screamed at them, he fired a round.Once he emptied the clip, he changed to a new one. Then, he pointed his gun at the other guard by the doorway.With his trademark smile back on his face, he asked, “Any other excuses you want to say?”The other guard instantly went down on his knees before Harold. “No, no, I wouldn’t dare to come up with any excuses. He was only standing by the doorway. He never went in. He never did.”“So he didn’t go in?” The smile on Harold’s face grew wider. “Even so, you still have to die. Did you not understand what I said? No one’s allowed to go into my study, not even a rat! No one’s allowed inside! No one!”Another round of gunshot sounds echoed.Blood was all over the floor, and even Winnie, who was standing at the side, had her shoes stained red.She snapped her brows together. That was the first time she witnessed Harold’s depravity.Even while doing such a cruel thing, the lunatic wore a smile on his face.As Winnie suppressed the disgust she felt toward the insane man, she grabbed the man’s gun-wielding hand.“Hal,” she started with a faint smile. “He’s already dead. There’s no need to waste your bullets anymore. Even my shoes are stained. How am I going to enter the lab later?”“Right.” Harold lowered his head to peek at Winnie’s feet. “We’ll dirty the lab, but this isn’t over. The study is an important place for me. Anyone who saw my study without my permission will have to die. It doesn’t matter even if it’s a dog!”With that said, he lifted his gun to aim at the man in the vest.Not too surprisingly, no bullets were fired, for he had emptied his clip earlier.At that moment, the man in the vest let out a sigh of relief as Winnie held her breath as well.After a moment of contemplation, she tried to persuade Harold, “It looks like fate wants this man to live. Let’s go, Hal, let’s not waste our time here anymore.”“Okay.” Harold chuckled. “He’s a