Silly Bride

Chapter 278

if she were to be in a wheelchair and had a hard time moving.Concerned about Winnie’s safety, Wilhelm offered to take them to the store personally.Emily was delighted. “You should stick around and take a look too, Wilhelm. Cultivate your taste in fashion so that you’ll know what to get your girlfriend in the future.”The man nodded. “You make a good point there, Grandma.”Champes was the most exclusive female apparel brand in the world. It was founded in Yartran and once designed and produced clothing solely for the country’s royal family.However, with the rapid development of commercialization, Champes eventually began to accept orders on a global scale. Quantities were limited each year, however, and it was virtually impossible for mere nobles to even make it into the waiting list.Emily was a clear exception, and Wilhelm brought this matter up on the way to the company’s workshop.“Isn’t there always a long waiting list here, Grandma? Will the workshop receive us if you drop by on such short notice and without an appointment?”“Of course, Wilhelm. They’re always ready to serve if it’s me.”Wilhelm found it strange, but he also knew that his grandmother would never lie about such a thing.“Doesn’t that mean you get even better treatment than the queen does? I heard that even Her Majesty and the princesses have to abide by the rules and wait their turns.” “That’s right.” Even Emily was puzzled. “But they told me it was okay, and that’s really how they’ve been serving me all this while. I normally do book an appointment, but they’ve never turned me down whenever I had to reschedule or pop in on short notice, and they’ve never once complained about it either. I find it weird too.”Winnie couldn’t help but smile as she listened the conversation between the two.“What are you smiling about on your own?” Wilhelm asked upon noticing that. “Did you think of some good news? Aren’t you going to share it with us?”“That’s not it!” The woman glared at him. “It’s just that I don’t find it weird at all. Grandma’s always had excellent taste, so that makes her different from the other customers who visit the workshop. I’m sure staff member there respect and adore her more than anyone else. But what matters most is that you’re happy, Grandma.”It wasn’t long until they arrived at their destination.As soon as they walked into the large hall, they bumped into a few acquaintances.However, these people only knew Wilhelm and Emily. They were completely oblivious to Winnie’s existence even though she knew them.Seeing that both parties were inevitably going to engage in conversation, Winnie decided to step aside before the couple made their way over.“Have fun talking, you guys. I’ll go take a walk inside the showroom. You can meet me there when you’re done chatting.”“All right.” Emily nodded in response. “It shouldn’t take too long. Go see if there’s anything you like in there. If you come across something that catches your eye, I’ll buy it for you.”“It’s okay, Grandma. I didn’t even come back with presents this time, so how could I let you spend on me? Don’t worry about me, you two. I’ll see you later.”With that, Winnie turned and headed in the direction of the showroom, which was located behind the large hall. Champes’ most exquisite works over the years along with the brand’s latest designs, which were limited in number, were displayed there.Not only that, but the showroom wasn’t open to the public. One had to present an entrance ticket to be allowed in.I probably wouldn’t have been let in if it weren’t for Grandma.As Winnie scanned the room, a wedding dress caught her attention almost right away.It was the only wedding dress inside the showroom, and the natural diamonds all over it made it look extraordinarily fancy.I used to really like this dress when it first came out, but now that I look at it, it’s probably a bit too showy.Two series of footsteps came from behind as Winnie scrutinized the dress.The footsteps sound as though they belonged to girls walking in unison, so she deduced that whoever had just entered the showroom were not Wilhelm and Emily but other clients.She didn’t bother looking back until she heard the voice of a young woman. “Well, well, well, look who I just bumped into! If it isn’t the adopted daughter of the Speiser family?”Winnie furrowed her brows as soon as she heard such scathing remarks made toward her.She turned around and instantly recognized the young lady with blond hair. “Margaret? That wasn’t very polite of you. Who gave you the courage to spout nonsense like that?”“Ha!” Margaret Grayson scoffed in amusement. “Spout nonsense? Wasn’t I saying the truth? Are you not the hidden adopted daughter of the Speiser family?”Winnie narrowed her eyes.I don’t recall ever getting into any direct conflict with her, but she probably hates me just because she was never as good as I was back when we were taking cello lessons from the same teacher. Oh, and not to mention the fact that I received a love letter from the boy she’d love for over a decade.All these incidents were more than enough to make a haughty young woman like Margaret harbor a deep grudge against Winnie.Yet, the latter had no intention of wasting her time on such a brainless woman. She knew not to say anything too inappropriate in a place like this either.That was because the slightly older woman standing next to Margaret was Helen Colvin, a renowned journalist feared by even the royal family of Yartran.In fact, she was the one who had sent shockwaves across the world a few years ago by exposing a scandal that had occurred within the royal household.Not wanting to cause the Speiser family any potential trouble, Winnie decided to ignore Margaret and walk away.Unfortunately, that only wounded the latter’s ego. She won’t even look at me? Am I that invisible to her?“I’m talking to you, Vivian! You shouldn’t just walk away when someone talks to you! Is this how you were raised in the Speiser household? You may not have the Speiser blood in you, but are you not still part of the family? Did they not teach you the most basic social etiquettes that everyone should know?”“So, did the Grayson family raise you to scream and shout in public?” Winnie clapped back without even turning around to look at Margaret. “Is this what you call social etiquette? Please don’t raise your voice while you’re inside a showroom.”“You!” Margaret was temporarily speechless, but she tried her best to retaliate. “Speaking of this showroom, how did someone like you even get in? Even I had to be put on a waiting list for a whole year before being allowed to come in, while you’re just an adopted child who can’t even be spoken of publicly!”An amused Winnie was about to respond when Emily suddenly walked toward them.“I was the one who let Vivian in,” the latter declared with a grim expression and tone. “Is there a problem with that? If I remember correctly, you’re the youngest granddaughter of the Grayson household. I know your grandmother. She’s always been so elegant in whatever she does or says. Why didn’t you take a lesson or two from her?”“L-Lady Joshua?” Every member of Yartran’s upper-class society knew Emily, and the young Margaret was no exception.“Also, there’s something you just said that I have to address sternly,” the older woman added. “You referred to Vivian as an adopted child and claimed that she’s not related to the Speiser family by blood. That infuriates me. I’ll have you know right now that she does have the Speiser blood in her veins! She was born into the Speiser family as a true granddaughter of Lord Joshua and me!”“Grandma…” Winnie hadn’t expected Emily to make such a bold statement, for in