Silly Bride

Chapter 382

seat where Xavier had sat earlier and discovered the lighter he had accidentally left on the bench.She quickly picked up the lighter and looked at it over and again.Abigail sat alone on the bench for some time before returning to her room.At Lagune Mansion, maids like Abigail would have to share a room with another maid, and her roommate was someone a few years her senior.Upon noticing the radiance on her face, her roommate could not help but ask, “I thought you said you were going after a thief? Why do you look so happy? Did you find money or something?”“I didn’t find any money, but I found a treasure.” Abigail presented the lighter as if it was a treasure to her roommate. “Look, isn’t this a treasure?”Her roommate took the lighter from Abigail’s hand and studied it. Her eyes lit up. “This is truly a work of art! I think it’s branded, so it must be quite valuable. But you should locate the owner and return it to them.”“I know who lost it,” Abigail responded with a smug look on her face.“Oh, make sure you return the lighter to the owner, then,” the roommate advised.“Of course. I really look forward to seeing him again. By the way, do you remember what I told you last time?” Abigail asked.“What was it? We talk so much every day. Give me a hint about which one you’re referring to.” “I said rich people will always get tired of their partners eventually,” Abigail said as she carefully kept away the lighter. “Mr. Fairchild might be putting up a front and acting supportive now that Mrs. Fairchild is blind, but it’s only a matter of time before he starts to feel resentful or finds her disgusting.”Her roommate frowned deeply. “Not again. I remember telling you to focus on your job here and not talk nonsense.”“I’m not talking nonsense!” Abigail raised her chin. “Guess who I bumped into in the garden just now?”“Who?”“Mr. Fairchild!” Abigail exclaimed. “It’s the middle of the night, and all the lights in the mansion are off, but he came out alone to smoke in the backyard. He smoked more than half a pack. There must be some issues in their relationship.”Her roommate came to her senses. “So the light we saw from the window of our room was Mr. Fairchild’s cigarette? And this lighter is his too?”“Yes, he accidentally dropped it on the bench, and I picked it up. I’ll find a chance to return it to him,” Abigail said, chuckling. “Can I borrow that branded makeup product of yours? I want to look good when I see him. Do you think I should wear pumpkin-colored lipstick, or should I go with strawberry red?”Abigail’s words rendered her roommate speechless. “Are you crazy? Do you know what you’re doing? Even if something happens between Mr. and Mrs. Fairchild, it is not your place to interfere.”“I’m not interfering with anything. Don’t be so harsh with your words. Can’t I dress up nicely as a sign of respect to Mr. Fairchild? Do you want me to look disheveled before him?” Abigail argued.“Go ahead and do what you want, but I don’t have any lipstick to lend you. You know my contract is ending tomorrow, and I’m leaving soon. I don’t want to know what you’re planning to do. It has nothing to do with me,” the roommate said.“Fine. I won’t tell you, then. I don’t feel like telling you anyway.”Xavier had been returning home late in the past two days, as he had to attend many events at Fairchild Corporation.Nevertheless, Winnie would still wait for him to come home. She would leave the master bedroom light on no matter how late he returned.However, tonight was different. Xavier got drunk, and it was Louis and Josiah who brought him home.Xavier reeked of alcohol, so Louis and Josiah had to bring him to the guest room next to the master bedroom.Once they had calmed him down, Winnie called Josiah over and asked, “What happened? I know he has social commitments, but I’ve never seen him this drunk. What happened to him?”“It was a banquet, and I was invited too. He met two important clients and had no choice but to entertain them. He doesn’t usually get drunk, but those two are heavy drinkers. Even Louis couldn’t stop Xavier from drinking,”