Silly Bride

Chapter 383

the room and Mary’s voice.Mary was telling someone she was going to check on Xavier.Afraid of getting caught, Abigail frantically broke free from Xavier’s grip and retreated to the wall.It was so sudden that she didn’t know where could be a suitable hiding place. Out of options, she saw the closet in the corner and hid in it.Before long, Mary came into the room.However, she didn’t only check on Xavier. She adjusted the air conditioner temperature, opened the windows to let some air into the room, and even cleaned up the small couch, which Louis had sat on briefly when he dropped Xavier off.Mary was so meticulous in her cleaning that ten minutes had passed by the time she was done.Abigail nearly suffocated from hiding in the closet for ten minutes.The second the door shut behind Mary, Abigail swiftly came out of her hiding spot.However, she didn’t expect Mary to make a U-turn when she opened the closet door.Mary had come back for the glass of water on the nightstand.She thought the previous housekeeper had forgotten to take it, but, in truth, Abigail was the one who had left it on the nightstand.Having almost been scared to death, Abigail didn’t dare to leave the closet thoughtlessly, worried that Mary would abruptly reenter the room again. She chose to hide in the closet for a little longer. It turned out her decision was the right one, for Winnie and Josiah came into the room five minutes later.Josiah didn’t stay in the room for long. He left after checking in on Xavier.Winnie sat by the bed and said something to Xavier. Still inebriated, he muttered something and held her hand to stop her from leaving. She decided to accompany him for another half an hour.Once Xavier fell back into a deep slumber, Winnie got up and returned to her room.It was already late when Winnie finally left. Abigail had fallen asleep in the closet.Obviously, sleeping in the closet wasn’t comfortable, so she climbed out of the closet in the middle of the night and slept on the bed.The next day morning, Xavier’s furious reprimand woke Winnie up.She felt the other side of the bed with her hands and noted the usual warmth wasn’t there. She finally recalled Xavier had spent the night in the guest bedroom after he got drunk.Suddenly wide awake, she hurriedly climbed out of bed and strode to the guest bedroom.When she opened the door, she heard Xavier say, “If it weren’t for your father, I would’ve chased you out of the house. Put on your clothes and get out now!”Then she heard a woman’s sob. It sounds like a really young lady.With a frown, she turned her head in Xavier’s direction. “Xavier, what’s going on?”Before Xavier could open his mouth to explain, the disheveled Abigail began to cry. “Are you even a man, Xavier? How could you not take responsibility after sleeping with me?”Xavier sneered. “When did I sleep with you? Stop putting feathers in your hat. I won’t even spare you a glance.”Mary and a few housekeepers rushed into the room after hearing the commotion.“Mr. Xavier, Mrs. Fairchild, what’s going on?” A confused frown marred Mary’s forehead when she saw Abigail curled up at the end of the bed.Xavier walked to Winnie and explained, “Winnie, you have to believe me. I never touched her. I don’t know when she came in. I might’ve grabbed her arm, mistaking her for you when she teased me. But after I realized she wasn’t you, I immediately pushed her away.”“You’re lying!” Abigail had slept beside Xavier the entire night but didn’t do anything because her brain was already asleep when she climbed out of the closet. She had tried to seduce Xavier when she woke up, but he had pushed her away without hesitation.Thinking the truth was too humiliating, she lied, “You didn’t just grab my hand. You did more than that. You even did some intimate stuff to me. Don’t try to deny it. Look at my clothes. Are you telling me you’re not