Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

However, Winnie was not like most people. She remembered everything.

At Winnie’s request, Harold showed her his development plans in Chanaea and the buyers’ list.

Those were important data, and Winnie memorized all of the addresses and names.

Still, there was something else she needed to learn—she needed to find out the location of Harold’s

other factories.

Alas, Harold refused to show her anything about that.

He was right when he told her that he had already shown enough of his sincerity. If she were to keep

asking for more, she would simply be stepping over the line.

Not wanting to raise Harold’s suspicion, Winnie dismissed her plan to ask for the addresses of the

other factories.

Almost without missing a beat, Harold turned off his computer.

“How is it, Ms. Vivian?” he asked. “Are you satisfied?”

Winnie nodded as a sated smile appeared on her face.

“So my instincts were right. The one I wanted to work with the most from the start was you, Mr. Horton.

Now, it looks like you really do have the capability of becoming my partner.”

As she spoke, she stepped forward to hug Harold. “I’m sure this place will be our playground from the

moment we start working together. No one will be a match for us.”

“Indeed.” Harold reciprocated the hug tightly. “I’m certain we will have a good time working together.”

“Of course!” A thrilled look crept onto Winnie’s face. “Once I’m out of here, I’ll send you my account

number so that you can send me one-third of the deposit. Then, I’ll be able to start making the

products.”

“No problems. From now on, you can see me as your own brother, and I’ll see you as my sister!”

“Okay, I’ll call you Hal, then.”

“Why, hello, Vivian, my dear sister.”

The two of them were putting on a show as they called each other their siblings, and neither made a

move to stop the show.

However, just as the two of them were about to exit the room while wearing fake smiles, they abruptly

noticed a man in a vest outside the study.

The man was hunched over and seemed to be sneakily looking for something.

Winnie had no idea what was going on, and she did not have a gun on her. Thus, she promptly hid

behind Harold.

Even if a fight were to break out, she would still have Harold as her human shield.

Still, Winnie was confused. Christopher and the others were still guarding outside, so how did this

person enter the room?

By the time those thoughts crossed her mind, Harold had already whipped out his gun.

The man in a vest made no move to defend himself either. The second he saw Harold, he raised his

arms.

With terror written across his face, the man in a vest cried out, “M-Mr. Horton, don’t kill me! I’m here to

look for the dog. The dog accidentally ran into your study. I’m scared that it’ll ruin your stuff, so I was

waiting outside. I never thought of coming in.”

As the man spoke, he pointed at the bottom of the study table. “Look, the dog’s over there.”

Both Harold and Winnie turned toward the spot the man pointed. Indeed, a dog was sprawled under

the desk, playing with a mouse.

A quiet chuckle left Winnie’s mouth. “Hal, you have a mouse in your study.”

Harold glanced at the dog before glancing back at his subordinate by the entrance. As he narrowed his

eyes, he said, “Is that really so? Your dog ran into my study to catch a mouse?”

“No, no, no,” the man quickly said. “The dog was chasing the mouse outside, but the mouse suddenly

ran into your study. That’s why the dog came in. The guys outside can prove that I’m not lying.”

“Oh?” Harold smiled and kept his gun. “So that’s what happened. Okay, then. Bring your dog out.”

“Okay.” The man fervently nodded and went over to call for the dog.

Harold watched the man for a while before turning to Winnie. “False alarm. Let’s go.”

Winnie nodded and stuck by Harold’s side.

After exiting the room, Winnie deliberately glanced to the side. Indeed, Christopher was not around;

two unfamiliar people were guarding the doorway instead.

Yet, it seemed like Harold did not notice that. He smiled and asked the guards, “Did you see the dog

running after the mouse into my study?”

“Yes.”

“Were you also the ones who allowed the dog trainer in here?”

This time, the guards did not answer as quickly. That was because even though Harold was smiling, he

was beginning to exude an intimidating aura.

Just as one of them was about to answer him, Harold shot him.

As he fired his gun, he cursed loudly like a madman, behaving completely differently from how he was

a moment ago, friendly and all smiles.

“How dare you let anyone into my study? Don’t you know that my study is a place of importance in the

Horton residence? What did I hire you for? You useless pieces of trash! You deserve nothing but

death!”

Every time Harold screamed at them, he fired a round.

Once he emptied the clip, he changed to a new one. Then, he pointed his gun at the other guard by the

doorway.

With his trademark smile back on his face, he asked, “Any other excuses you want to say?”

The other guard instantly went down on his knees before Harold. “No, no, I wouldn’t dare to come up

with any excuses. He was only standing by the doorway. He never went in. He never did.”

“So he didn’t go in?” The smile on Harold’s face grew wider. “Even so, you still have to die. Did you not

understand what I said? No one’s allowed to go into my study, not even a rat! No one’s allowed inside!

No one!”

Another round of gunshot sounds echoed.

Blood was all over the floor, and even Winnie, who was standing at the side, had her shoes stained

red.

She snapped her brows together. That was the first time she witnessed Harold’s depravity.

Even while doing such a cruel thing, the lunatic wore a smile on his face.

As Winnie suppressed the disgust she felt toward the insane man, she grabbed the man’s gun-wielding

hand.

“Hal,” she started with a faint smile. “He’s already dead. There’s no need to waste your bullets

anymore. Even my shoes are stained. How am I going to enter the lab later?”

“Right.” Harold lowered his head to peek at Winnie’s feet. “We’ll dirty the lab, but this isn’t over. The

study is an important place for me. Anyone who saw my study without my permission will have to die. It

doesn’t matter even if it’s a dog!”

With that said, he lifted his gun to aim at the man in the vest.

Not too surprisingly, no bullets were fired, for he had emptied his clip earlier.

At that moment, the man in the vest let out a sigh of relief as Winnie held her breath as well.

After a moment of contemplation, she tried to persuade Harold, “It looks like fate wants this man to live.

Let’s go, Hal, let’s not waste our time here anymore.”

“Okay.” Harold chuckled. “He’s a lucky one. Let’s go.”

Realizing that he had been spared, the man in a vest quickly kneeled before Harold.

Alas, no one expected Harold to suddenly pick up a sharp rock from the fountain when he walked past

the other man.

With the same frenzied motions as earlier, he swung his arm and smashed the rock against the man

and the dog. In seconds, they were both dead.

Yet, it seemed like he was still not satisfied. He only stopped when his sight was blurred by the blood.

When he turned to Winnie, he still had the same smile on his face.

“Vivian, do you understand it now? I have my own principles. They’ve seen what they shouldn’t have,

so they deserve to die. If you ever reveal anything you shouldn’t, it’ll be the same for you. They’ve

gotten off easy with me using just that stone.”

Winnie’s face was pale after she witnessed the cruel scene, but still, she tamped down the discomfort

she felt and pretended to fearfully nod.

She knew that Harold was doing that to deter her from betraying him.

He was telling her that a tragic death was what awaited her if she were to reveal what she had seen in

the study.

“That’s my good sister.” Harold patted Winnie’s head with his bloody hand. “Go back and wash up first.

I’ll take you to the lab later.”

Winnie nodded in silence.

While they were walking, Christopher suddenly appeared and started jogging toward them.

When he saw the blood all over Harold, he frowned and asked, “Hal, are you okay? I heard gunshots.

Are you fine?”

“Do I look like I’m not fine?” Harold chuckled and wiped his face. Then, he asked Christopher, “Where

did you go earlier?”

“Something happened at the warehouse earlier,” Christopher calmly started explaining. “They said

there were mice in there, so they let a few dogs in to catch them. Some accident happened during that,

but they’re all resolved now.”

“I see.” Harold nodded with a smile. “It seems like the mice really did exist. I thought those people were

lying to me. It’s fine now, though. Ms. Vivian’s a little shaken up, so bring her back and let her recover

first.”

Winnie was silent for a long time during their journey back to her room.

Worried that she would be traumatized by Harold’s killing and that her mental state would worsen if she

were to keep everything to herself, Christopher tried to console her.

“Forget about what you saw earlier. Just think of it as a nightmare.”

“How can I?” Winnie’s gaze drifted toward the blood on her shoes. “My memory is impeccable. I will

never forget this moment until the time of my death. Still, he’s going to pay for this soon. I’ve already

gotten what you wanted, so contact your department and report to them right away. It’s time for us to

wrap this up. We’re saving Professor White today, and we’re going to leave.”

“What about the Big Black Bear that you’re looking for? They haven’t shown up until now.”

“There’s no time for us to think about that now. If we can’t deal with both at the same time, we’ll do one

at a time.”

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