Silly Bride

Chapter 311

resident it was, but visitors will leave a trail.”“Okay.” He nodded. “Get in the car.”They arrived at the property management office shortly, and the staff pulled up the security tapes upon hearing their explanation.No visitor had brought a flower pot up the stairs in the last three days, let alone this morning. Only the janitors would clean the corridors once every two days.Thus, there was no way to investigate, and the property management could only advise Xavier to park his car in the underground garage to avoid such mishaps on the ground.He and Winnie understood they should just leave it at that.“Do you suppose it was Harold?” She asked, still perturbed.Xavier shook his head. “If it were Harold, he would have gone after you instead of me. Whatever it is, be careful for now. How about you go to the office with me later?”“No,” Winnie declined. “I need to meet Mason, then Lisanne at the Marsh residence. I’ll look for you in the afternoon, and we’ll go to Nate’s birthday celebration together at night.”“Keep an eye out. Please respond promptly when I text or give you a call.”She frowned slightly. “I’m more worried about you.”“Don’t worry.” Xavier caressed her head. “I’ll be careful.”…Winnie went to meet Lisanne at the Marsh residence after concluding her meeting with Mason.To her surprise, Lucas was home as well.“Why aren’t you overseeing matters at the office today?” She was curious.“Relax!” He eyed Lisanne and muttered to Winnie, “I stayed home for Lisanne. She’s a bit down in the dumps. Go on and talk to her, then I’ll take both of you out for a fun afternoon.”“Okay.” She nodded. “But count me out. It will only be both of you. There’s something else I have to do later.”“What is it?”“I have a banquet this evening, and I need to pick out a dress.” “We should go together!” He said. “Please bring Lisanne, and I’ll foot the bill today. Girls should go shopping together, so my plan works perfectly.”Winnie was at a loss for words. “It’s reasonable for me to go with Lisanne, but why are you following us?”“I’m your wallet!”“Do we look like we’re strapped for cash?”“Then I can help carry your bags. Are you kidding me? Which queen doesn’t leave the house with an escort?” Lucas responded with a flourishing bow. “Just like me.”She didn’t want to drag this out with him any longer, knowing that he wouldn’t be dissuaded, so the three of them went to the shopping district.Winnie and Lisanne both fancied the same brand, and Lucas had worn a few sets of their outfits from the men’s line, so instead of shopping blindly, they immediately headed to the store.He enjoyed dressing up and would ask for Winnie and Lisanne’s opinions when trying out clothes.Winnie needed to choose a dress and didn’t want him to waste her time, so she kicked him out.He had no other option except to take Lisanne with him.Winnie ambled around until a black dress with a bandeau neckline and fishtail design caught her eye.As she extended her hand to stroke the fabric, a young and beautiful lady rushed over, yelling, “Don’t touch it. I saw that dress first, and I’m going to try it on. You may touch it if I deem it unsatisfactory.”Bewildered, Winnie wondered if everyone behaved unreasonably these days. “I promise I wouldn’t even look at the dress if it were already in your hands, but it’s still on the rack. Do you think it makes sense that you said you wanted to try it first?”“What do you mean it doesn’t make sense? I said I saw it first but haven’t gotten the chance to try it on. Do you understand the term ‘first-come, first-served’?” The young woman argued haughtily, each word coming out of her mouth growing increasingly absurd.“So what if you tried it on? Does that mean it’s yours?” Winnie scoffed.A girl in austere clothes hurried to them as the young woman opened her mouth to retort.She stopped in front of Winnie, her face contorted like she was near to tears. “Ma’am, can you please give us this dress? It was an