Silly Bride

Chapter 250

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