Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)

Annoyed, Yulissa went into the dressing room and tried out some dresses. “Xavier, I can’t

reach the zip at the back of my dress. Can you come in here and give me a hand?”

Xavier rendered her speechless once again. “Didn’t you say you were gonna wear a

traditional gown? Traditional gowns don’t have zips.”

Xavier knew exactly what game Yulissa was playing, and he didn’t want to participate.

The only reason he gave her those pieces of jewelry was because Winnie accidentally

broke her bracelet.

Having been turned down yet again, Yulissa removed her dress entirely and walked out of

the dressing room with nothing but her undergarments on.

“Xavier.” Yulissa climbed onto the bed and hugged him from the back. “You promised to

give this a shot, and we both need to make an effort to make this work. I can’t be the only

one making a move.”

“I know I hurt you when I left without saying a word all those years ago, and my actions

have undoubtedly caused a rift between us. It’s only natural that your shield is up, and

you can’t take me back right away. I understand if it’s hard for you to make a move, but

please don’t turn me down. Let me stay here tonight, won’t you? Please, Xavier. Don’t

make me sleep in that cold, empty guest bedroom all on my own again.”

Her voice was sweet and alluring, and the way she pressed her body against his back

made Xavier frown. He reached out and turned off the lights in the room.

“Go to sleep.”

“Hey, come here. I’ve got some hot gossip to share.”

“Huh? What’s going on? Why the mysterious tone?”

Winnie had just left her grandmother’s room when she overheard two housekeeps sharing

some gossip.

As she liked to gossip as well, she stopped to listen.

“Well, it’s about that stranger Mr. Xavier brought home.”

“Stranger? She’s not a stranger. She’s Mr. Xavier’s ex-girlfriend and first love. I started

working here before you did, and I actually met her a few years ago”

“Really? That means she has been here before?”

“Yeah, that’s exactly right. Oh, stop asking me about the past. Tell me what happened

today.”

“Uh, he’s a virile man, and she’s a beautiful woman. What else could happen? Earlier,

Mary asked me to clean the guest bedroom and take the woman’s luggage there. I

assumed Mr. Xavier was going to make her stay there. But who would’ve thought that the

two of them would end up sleeping in the same room?”

“No way! It’s only nine o’clock, and they’re asleep already?”

“What else could they be doing in that room? They turned off the lights, so I bet they’re

doing it right now.”

“I guess that makes sense. It’s only normal that a man and a woman would want to do

that together. Ms. White is beautiful and has a sexy figure. On top of that, she’s his first

love.”

“I wonder how strong Mr. Xavier is…”

“What were you thinking? But I heard that taller men are…”

The gossip was getting wilder and wilder, and it got so awkward that Winnie couldn’t bear

to hear it anymore.

She walked further and further away from that place. When she walked past the guest

room, she glared at the door.

Ugh, that is so disgusting. He isn’t even divorced yet, and he’s already messing around

with another woman in front of his wife.

Xavier felt as though he had done enough, so he kicked off the blanket and got out of bed.

Yulissa had been touching and caressing him. He didn’t stop her the first time, and they

both understood that it was tacit permission.

In a way, he had allowed her to flirt with him.

He could stop himself from complaining the second time as well, but he couldn’t stand it

anymore after that. Every touch was disgusting.

“Xavier?”

Xavier remained silent in the dark, but a soft click later, a single glow showed up in the

room. He had lit up a cigarette and was smoking.

Yulissa had heard from Josiah about how Xavier had started and stopped smoking. He

would only do so if he was upset. What she didn’t understand was why he was upset or

what was so disturbing about her touching him.

I’m ready, so all he has to do is take me. Why is he still upset?

“Xavier, come on up, will you?”

Xavier put out the cigarette. “Don’t worry about me.”

After saying that, he made his way to the balcony.

No one knew how many cigarettes he smoked before he suddenly opened the door and

walked out.

In the master bedroom on the second floor, Winnie was sleeping in a daze when she

suddenly felt something warm caressing her arm and jolted up.

She saw a pair of dark brown eyes right in front of her in the dark.

Before she could respond, she felt a pair of strong arms pulling her in and embracing her.

The unpleasant scent of tobacco filled her lungs soon after.

She recognized the man immediately. It was Xavier!

“Who are you? Let go. Let go of me right now.” What is wrong with him? Why is he

suddenly here and hugging me?

Winnie mercilessly punched his chest as hard as she could.

This b*stard just slept with another woman, and now he’s here. Ugh, that is so disgusting.

Unfortunately, the more she hit him, the tighter he hugged her.

“Ah, let go of me. Let me go!”

“Shh, calm down, Winnie,” said Xavier. He was simply hugging her, but even that was

enough to get his throat dry. “It’s me—Handsome.”

“Pfft.” Winnie punched him again. “You are the mean Mr. Xavier. You are not the

Handsome I know. I hate you. You’re disgusting, and you smell. Let go of me. Help! Mr.

Xavier is evil, and he’s bullying Winnie. Help! Mr. Xavier is hurting Winnie! Ah!”

“Shh, stop shouting, Winnie.” Perhaps it was because the lights were off. Winnie’s voice

seemed extraordinarily loud in the dark.

Xavier wanted her to keep quiet because he didn’t want anyone to hear her or barge in

because that would interrupt them.

Despite the darkness, he managed to find her lips and kissed her to shut her right up.

She struggled, but she couldn’t make a sound. He had covered every part of her, including

her voice, under the soft quilt.