Silly Bride

Chapter 290

front of him like that,” whispered Emily to Winnie.After glancing at Wilhelm, Winnie responded to Emily in a volume that she was sure only her grandmother could hear. “Wilhelm’s always been so proud. It’s time someone humbles him.”“My goodness! I think he gets enough humbling from you. If your husband’s anything like you, Wilhelm will lose it!” stated Emily with a chuckle.Even though Wilhelm could not clearly hear what Winnie and Emily were saying, he was sure that they were talking about him.With displeasure written all over his face, Wilhelm sat down across Winnie. “How do you like the result of your little test, my dear brother? As I said, Xavier doesn’t have an ulterior motive for being with me. You may find this hard to believe, but he fell for the broke, innocent woman I pretended to be at the beginning. Then he fell for the real me. None of that has anything to do with my identity as a Speiser,” said Winnie while leaning back in her chair.Wilhelm knew Winnie was right since the same thing happened to him.He, too, doted on the innocent and warm woman Winnie had pretended to be, and as time went by, he learned to love the real her.Although Wilhelm believed what Winnie said, it did not mean that his test for Xavier was over.He reached out to tap Winnie’s phone on the table and ordered with an uncompromising attitude, “Send Xavier a message.”“What kind of message?” asked Winnie, furrowing her eyebrows.“Send him your condominium address and have him meet you there,” replied Wilhelm.From Wilhelm’s tone, Winnie could tell that he was not finished, so she knitted her eyebrows even tighter. “And then what? I can go home afterward?”“Of course not. You’re going to tell him that you’re home, but you won’t actually be there.”“But why? Why do I have to lie to him like that?”“Because I’ve only tempted him with money. Who’s to say he’ll be just as adamant when tempted by beautiful women? I have to continue with my tests.”“Do you really think that’s necessary, Wilhelm?” inquired Winnie somewhat helplessly. “With his status, he can get almost any woman he wants in Chanaea. If you don’t mind me saying, I think this test of yours is pretty dumb. As Xavier said just now, not only are you insulting him, but you’re also insulting me.”“Winnie!” Wilhelm’s face darkened. “That’s such a harsh word; I’m not trying to insult you. As I said, this is just a test. You saw it yourself. He’s been nothing but courteous from the moment he entered the room; he spoke with carefully chosen words.”Emily agreed with Wilhelm, so she decided to persuade Winnie. “Why not? It’s a great thing that you and Xavier trust each other, but I don’t see how Wilhelm’s test will do any harm. Even those applying to be sanitation workers have to go through interviews