Silly Bride

Chapter 316
Xavier lowered his head and glanced at Winnie. “Do you think I don’t have the slightest trust in you? Is your taste in men that
bad?”“Oh my.” She reached up and stroked his face. “You look like you’re really angry. Don’t get upset, okay?”Xavier replied
after a long pause, “I’m not.”“Then why do you still look so grim?”“That’s my nature.”“As if I’ll believe that.” Winnie rolled her eyes
at him and lost any interest in comforting him. She sat up and made to leave his embrace.However, Xavier would not allow that
and pulled her back into his arms. “You must be delighted now. Tonight’s news is enough to blow up the internet. As long as
none of us speak up to clarify the issue, it will remain a hot topic.”“Indeed.” Winnie was getting sleepy and yawned before
continuing, “It’s best if it can spread across every street and alley of Chanaea.”Xavier was still sporting a stern expression.
“Never use this tactic again. I don’t want to see others talking about you like this online.”She gave him a light punch. “But this
isn’t part of my plan at all. It was unexpected, and Shania was the biggest unforeseen factor!”However, the result was just as the
two had predicted.Nate’s birthday banquet devolved into a complete farce. News in the entertainment industry had always
spread widely; moreover, it was regarding someone as popular as him.After such a commotion last night, his image was on the
verge of collapse, while Winnie instantly became well-known by everyone.Whether it was those supporting Nate or those taking
the opportunity to defame him, they were all frantically digging up her information.Soon, Winnie and Nate were on the trending
topics together.Furthermore, the topic of her and Nate was trending more than that of Xavier and her.Coupled with her intention
to spend money on marketing, her affairs gained nationwide attention for quite a long time.However, no suspicious person
appeared around her during that period.Likewise, Xavier had not encountered any incidents since he was nearly hit by a flower
pot.There was nothing Winnie could not do about the outcome, but she did not expect that her news would bring Wilhelm over....
Xavier was even more nervous than Winnie about Wilhelm’s decision to do that.However, the latter’s visit was not unexpected as
he had called Winnie in advance.When she received the call, Xavier was busy drying her hair. He overheard the entire
conversation and ascertained that the news was the cause.Wilhelm had previously put a lot of effort into deleting all of Winnie’s
information from Chanaea, but she became famous on the internet again in the blink of an eye.The fact that it happened and it
was still the same kind of scandalous news made him very unhappy, so he planned to come to Avenport while he was on
business to find out what was going on.Hence, Xavier and Winnie received Wilhelm at Lagune Mansion two days later.After
learning about Winnie’s motives and plans, the latter also expressed his understanding. In any case, there was no use in him
objecting anymore.After they had finished discussing her matter, she inquired about the purpose of Wilhelm’s trip. Only then did
she find out that his main purpose was to visit Erihal to inspect the diamond mines, but the outcome did not appear to be
satisfactory.Xavier happened to be interested in this business, especially since it was something that Wilhelm wished to develop,
so he suggested collaborating with the latter.He did this not only to further his interests but to strengthen his bonds with the
Speiser family as well because he wished to get their approval on his relationship with Winnie.The Speiser family was the richest
in the world, so he would not allow himself to be any lesser than them.As for Wilhelm, his eyes lit up immediately after Xavier

mentioned that he had won the bid for the development rights of a diamond mine and several gold mines in Alendor.“I think we
can discuss...”Just like that, the two men stepped into the study amicably to discuss business.Seeing that, Winnie was very
happy about it.They talked all afternoon and did not emerge from the study until before dinner.The outcome of their discussion
was an on-site inspection.Winnie was quite surprised after hearing the news. “You reached a decision so soon?”“We did.”
Wilhelm gave Xavier a rare compliment. “Mr. Fairchild is a very resolute person, and I admire his style of handling things.”Winnie
nodded. “Yes. I’ve long been aware of that. By the way, how long will you be there? When are you leaving?”“I’ll make some
arrangements for the work at hand and leave probably the day after tomorrow. This time, it’ll take at least half a month.” The
person who spoke was Xavier.Oh no, I am already missing my dumbo even before the trip.He could not help but hold her hand in
front of Wilhelm. “Do you want to go with us?” he asked.Before Winnie could reply, Wilhelm did it for her. “She won’t go. She’s
very afraid of the heat. Don’t you know that?”“Yes...” Winnie nodded at Xavier. “Don’t you know that? You guys go by yourselves
since it’s your business, not mine. Besides, I honestly don’t have any interest in gold and silver mines.”“All right.” Xavier was a
little disappointed but even more reluctant. “Since you don’t like that place, don’t go then.”Winnie refilled their wine glasses.
“Then I wish you all the best in advance.”What made her even happier was that the relationship between the two of her loved
ones was slowly easing up....After Xavier and Wilhelm had gone abroad, Winnie went back to live with Jacinta.The focus of her
current work had always been on finding Harold and Greta, but unfortunately, neither of those had made any substantial
progress.Her life, however, had changed as a result of being harassed and abused online by Nate’s fanatical fans.Once, several
teenage girls dumped dirty water on her as she was leaving Garland Group.They were only fourteen or fifteen years old at most
and ran away after doing that. They even did things like running a red light when crossing the road.Winnie truly had no recourse
against those children.Although she did not publicize this matter, Nate somehow found out about it.He tried to call her in the
hope that she would give him a chance to apologize in person.However, she thought it was unnecessary, so she rejected him
many times.Yet, she never expected that when she took Jacinta out to dinner this time, she would run into Nate’s fanatical fans
once more...