Silly Bride

Chapter 276

related to Christopher in the end.She exhaled deeply. “Sorry, but I can’t answer this question.”“It’s okay. You don’t need to apologize. I’m sorry for having asked something I shouldn’t have asked.” Nathaniel immediately apologized to her.However, he was largely certain that something must have happened between the couple.This is good news for me. Once, Mother wanted to introduce the adopted daughter of the Speiser family to me, but I declined the political marriage before I’d even met her. Later, when I discovered the truth and learned that she was “Gator” and also the Aplothian daughter adopted by the Speiser family, I regretted it to the core! I should be happy now that something had happened between her and Mr. Fairchild. But at the sight of her despondency, I simply can’t muster any joy. With such a beautiful face, she should always be wearing a smile.At that thought, he instinctively stood up and murmured, “Sorry, but please excuse me.”Winnie nodded. “No worries.”Five minutes later, Nathaniel returned with a cup of steaming hot coffee. He handed the coffee to Winnie. “Black coffee with milk. This should be your preference, right?”Winnie was surprised. She remembered that she had only drunk coffee twice in front of him. “I didn’t expect you to remember such a tiny detail.”“Why, of course! It has always been exceedingly difficult for me to ask you out. We only had coffee together twice, and you had black coffee with milk both times. It’s simply too easy to remember,” Nathaniel quipped with a grin.“Ah, I see.” Lifting the cup, Winnie took