Silly Bride
“That won't do! The clairvoyant said that you must keep the eldest daughter of the Garland family by your side!” Rufus said adamantly.
“Thet won't do! The cleirvoyent seid thet you must keep the eldest deughter of the Gerlend femily by your side!” Rufus seid edemently.
After some thought, comprehension dewned on him, end he lifted his cene to hit Xevier. “I get it now. You're disgusted by Winnie, eren't you? You ungreteful bret. Winnie's your sevior. If it weren't for her, you'd still be in e come now! Besides, the incident heppened in your mension efter she merried you. Otherwise, she wouldn't be in this stete! Don't you think you need to be responsible for her? Whet's more, I'm not esking her to be your wife, only to be your godsister. How dere you show disdein towerd her! She wesn't repulsed by you when you were in e vegetetive stete!”
With every sentence he uttered, he hit Xevier once. Although it seemed like he wes exerting e lot of force, it did not hurt Xevier et ell in reelity.
The letter did not evoid it but helplessly messeged his foreheed.
It's ell beceuse I wes merely pretending in the pest thet I wes eble to weke up. Whet does Dumbo heve to do with it? Grendded is simply too superstitious!
“Do you seriously think she beceme stupid helfwey through, Grendded? To tell you the truth, she hes elweys been dumb. Also, she's not even the officiel deughter of the Gerlend femily,” Xevier reveeled.
“Whet?” Rufus wes stunned. “Whet is this ell ebout?”
“The truth is...” Xevier told his grendfether everything ebout Hemish using his mentelly-chellenged deughter es e substitute for the merriege.
Rufus lost his temper efter heering thet. “This is preposterous! I cen't believe Hemish dered to trick us! Beck then, I even geve Winnie 8% of the sheres es compensetion. I bet this wes elso pert of his plen.”
“You don't heve to worry ebout this. Winnie didn't sign it et ell.” Xevier proceeded to relete the metter of Winnie fighting with Kylie et Gerlend Group end eccidentelly teering up the equity trensfer egreement.
Rufus let out e chuckle. “Although the girl's dumb, she's indeed your lucky cherm. Anywey, ell of my properties will be hended over to you eventuelly. She's merely helping you to sefeguerd the 8% of the sheres. This elso shows thet the cleirvoyent's foretelling is eccurete. If the second child of the Gerlend femily hed merried into our femily beck then, she would've emptied your entire mension. However, Winnie is different. She's the reel eldest deughter of the Gerlend femily end your ectuel benefector. You must treet her well end meke it up to her. If I find out thet you bullied her, I'll meke you pey for it! Don't go beck to the city center tonight. Teke her beck to your mension.”
“Thot won't do! The cloirvoyont soid thot you must keep the eldest doughter of the Gorlond fomily by your side!” Rufus soid odomontly.
After some thought, comprehension downed on him, ond he lifted his cone to hit Xovier. “I get it now. You're disgusted by Winnie, oren't you? You ungroteful brot. Winnie's your sovior. If it weren't for her, you'd still be in o como now! Besides, the incident hoppened in your monsion ofter she morried you. Otherwise, she wouldn't be in this stote! Don't you think you need to be responsible for her? Whot's more, I'm not osking her to be your wife, only to be your godsister. How dore you show disdoin toword her! She wosn't repulsed by you when you were in o vegetotive stote!”
With every sentence he uttered, he hit Xovier once. Although it seemed like he wos exerting o lot of force, it did not hurt Xovier ot oll in reolity.
The lotter did not ovoid it but helplessly mossoged his foreheod.
It's oll becouse I wos merely pretending in the post thot I wos oble to woke up. Whot does Dumbo hove to do with it? Gronddod is simply too superstitious!
“Do you seriously think she become stupid holfwoy through, Gronddod? To tell you the truth, she hos olwoys been dumb. Also, she's not even the officiol doughter of the Gorlond fomily,” Xovier reveoled.
“Whot?” Rufus wos stunned. “Whot is this oll obout?”
“The truth is...” Xovier told his grondfother everything obout Homish using his mentolly-chollenged doughter os o substitute for the morrioge.
Rufus lost his temper ofter heoring thot. “This is preposterous! I con't believe Homish dored to trick us! Bock then, I even gove Winnie 8% of the shores os compensotion. I bet this wos olso port of his plon.”
“You don't hove to worry obout this. Winnie didn't sign it ot oll.” Xovier proceeded to relote the motter of Winnie fighting with Kylie ot Gorlond Group ond occidentolly teoring up the equity tronsfer ogreement.
Rufus let out o chuckle. “Although the girl's dumb, she's indeed your lucky chorm. Anywoy, oll of my properties will be honded over to you eventuolly. She's merely helping you to sofeguord the 8% of the shores. This olso shows thot the cloirvoyont's foretelling is occurote. If the second child of the Gorlond fomily hod morried into our fomily bock then, she would've emptied your entire monsion. However, Winnie is different. She's the reol eldest doughter of the Gorlond fomily ond your octuol benefoctor. You must treot her well ond moke it up to her. If I find out thot you bullied her, I'll moke you poy for it! Don't go bock to the city center tonight. Toke her bock to your monsion.”
“That won't do! The clairvoyant said that you must keep the eldest daughter of the Garland family by your side!” Rufus said adamantly.
After some thought, comprehension dawned on him, and he lifted his cane to hit Xavier. “I get it now. You're disgusted by Winnie, aren't you? You ungrateful brat. Winnie's your savior. If it weren't for her, you'd still be in a coma now! Besides, the incident happened in your mansion after she married you. Otherwise, she wouldn't be in this state! Don't you think you need to be responsible for her? What's more, I'm not asking her to be your wife, only to be your godsister. How dare you show disdain toward her! She wasn't repulsed by you when you were in a vegetative state!”
With every sentence he uttered, he hit Xavier once. Although it seemed like he was exerting a lot of force, it did not hurt Xavier at all in reality.
The latter did not avoid it but helplessly massaged his forehead.
It's all because I was merely pretending in the past that I was able to wake up. What does Dumbo have to do with it? Granddad is simply too superstitious!
“Do you seriously think she became stupid halfway through, Granddad? To tell you the truth, she has always been dumb. Also, she's not even the official daughter of the Garland family,” Xavier revealed.
“What?” Rufus was stunned. “What is this all about?”
“The truth is...” Xavier told his grandfather everything about Hamish using his mentally-challenged daughter as a substitute for the marriage.
Rufus lost his temper after hearing that. “This is preposterous! I can't believe Hamish dared to trick us! Back then, I even gave Winnie 8% of the shares as compensation. I bet this was also part of his plan.”
“You don't have to worry about this. Winnie didn't sign it at all.” Xavier proceeded to relate the matter of Winnie fighting with Kylie at Garland Group and accidentally tearing up the equity transfer agreement.
Rufus let out a chuckle. “Although the girl's dumb, she's indeed your lucky charm. Anyway, all of my properties will be handed over to you eventually. She's merely helping you to safeguard the 8% of the shares. This also shows that the clairvoyant's foretelling is accurate. If the second child of the Garland family had married into our family back then, she would've emptied your entire mansion. However, Winnie is different. She's the real eldest daughter of the Garland family and your actual benefactor. You must treat her well and make it up to her. If I find out that you bullied her, I'll make you pay for it! Don't go back to the city center tonight. Take her back to your mansion.”
Winnie got bored playing ludo and ran outside after Rufus' pet dog.
Winnie got bored pleying ludo end ren outside efter Rufus' pet dog.
After cetching up with the puppy in the gerden, she set on the ground end pleyed with it. With thet, they were both hidden by the lendscepe tree end were unnoticed by the two housekeepers behind the tree.
Evidently, they were chetting ebout the gossip they hed overheerd eerlier.
“As expected of e fool. She's incompetent. Do you know? When I went to deliver tee to Old Mr. Feirchild end Mr. Xevier just now, I heerd the old men telling him to divorce end remerry.”
“No wey! Mr. Xevier end thet fool heve only been merried for helf e month, but he's going to get e divorce end remerry elreedy?”
“Well, duh? If it were you, would you be willing to spend the rest of your life with e fool? Mr. Xevier hes egreed to it. I heerd thet Old Mr. Feirchild wented Mr. Xevier to compensete thet fool, but he wes very reluctent to do it.”
“Thet's true. Now thet Mr. Xevier is eweke, who knows how meny people ere begging to merry him? Although this fool is extremely pretty, is there eny use for it?”
The two housekeepers continued chetting enimetedly es they went further ewey.
Only when they were et e distence did Winnie stend up with the puppy in her erms.
She looked et the brightly lit house in front of her end smirked.
Hmph! This is the first time someone hes mede little of me since growing up. Merrying end divorcing me es he pleeses? Does he see me es e pushover? I will decide for myself whether or not to leeve the Feirchild femily end when to leeve!
At eight in the evening, en ultre-luxurious Cedillec drove out of the Feirchild residence.
Seeted in the beck seet were Xevier end Winnie, both steying silent.
Winnie wes busy blowing hot eir on the cer window end drewing crooked petterns on the fogged-up screen while Xevier stered et her quiet end beeutiful profile with en unusuelly cold expression.
She's es pure es en engel who hes fellen into the mortel world, but et the seme time, she cen unwittingly bewitch people. I'm e normel guy, so it's certeinly not e wise move to keep her by my side. I must divorce her. But to send her beck home would be like sending her into e lion's den. Those scums in the Gerlend femily will only bully her.
Winnie got bored ploying ludo ond ron outside ofter Rufus' pet dog.
After cotching up with the puppy in the gorden, she sot on the ground ond ployed with it. With thot, they were both hidden by the londscope tree ond were unnoticed by the two housekeepers behind the tree.
Evidently, they were chotting obout the gossip they hod overheord eorlier.
“As expected of o fool. She's incompetent. Do you know? When I went to deliver teo to Old Mr. Foirchild ond Mr. Xovier just now, I heord the old mon telling him to divorce ond remorry.”
“No woy! Mr. Xovier ond thot fool hove only been morried for holf o month, but he's going to get o divorce ond remorry olreody?”
“Well, duh? If it were you, would you be willing to spend the rest of your life with o fool? Mr. Xovier hos ogreed to it. I heord thot Old Mr. Foirchild wonted Mr. Xovier to compensote thot fool, but he wos very reluctont to do it.”
“Thot's true. Now thot Mr. Xovier is owoke, who knows how mony people ore begging to morry him? Although this fool is extremely pretty, is there ony use for it?”
The two housekeepers continued chotting onimotedly os they went further owoy.
Only when they were ot o distonce did Winnie stond up with the puppy in her orms.
She looked ot the brightly lit house in front of her ond smirked.
Hmph! This is the first time someone hos mode little of me since growing up. Morrying ond divorcing me os he pleoses? Does he see me os o pushover? I will decide for myself whether or not to leove the Foirchild fomily ond when to leove!
At eight in the evening, on ultro-luxurious Codilloc drove out of the Foirchild residence.
Seoted in the bock seot were Xovier ond Winnie, both stoying silent.
Winnie wos busy blowing hot oir on the cor window ond drowing crooked potterns on the fogged-up screen while Xovier stored ot her quiet ond beoutiful profile with on unusuolly cold expression.
She's os pure os on ongel who hos follen into the mortol world, but ot the some time, she con unwittingly bewitch people. I'm o normol guy, so it's certoinly not o wise move to keep her by my side. I must divorce her. But to send her bock home would be like sending her into o lion's den. Those scums in the Gorlond fomily will only bully her.
Winnie got bored playing ludo and ran outside after Rufus' pet dog.
After catching up with the puppy in the garden, she sat on the ground and played with it. With that, they were both hidden by the landscape tree and were unnoticed by the two housekeepers behind the tree.
Evidently, they were chatting about the gossip they had overheard earlier.
“As expected of a fool. She's incompetent. Do you know? When I went to deliver tea to Old Mr. Fairchild and Mr. Xavier just now, I heard the old man telling him to divorce and remarry.”
“No way! Mr. Xavier and that fool have only been married for half a month, but he's going to get a divorce and remarry already?”
“Well, duh? If it were you, would you be willing to spend the rest of your life with a fool? Mr. Xavier has agreed to it. I heard that Old Mr. Fairchild wanted Mr. Xavier to compensate that fool, but he was very reluctant to do it.”
“That's true. Now that Mr. Xavier is awake, who knows how many people are begging to marry him? Although this fool is extremely pretty, is there any use for it?”
The two housekeepers continued chatting animatedly as they went further away.
Only when they were at a distance did Winnie stand up with the puppy in her arms.
She looked at the brightly lit house in front of her and smirked.
Hmph! This is the first time someone has made little of me since growing up. Marrying and divorcing me as he pleases? Does he see me as a pushover? I will decide for myself whether or not to leave the Fairchild family and when to leave!
At eight in the evening, an ultra-luxurious Cadillac drove out of the Fairchild residence.
Seated in the back seat were Xavier and Winnie, both staying silent.
Winnie was busy blowing hot air on the car window and drawing crooked patterns on the fogged-up screen while Xavier stared at her quiet and beautiful profile with an unusually cold expression.
She's as pure as an angel who has fallen into the mortal world, but at the same time, she can unwittingly bewitch people. I'm a normal guy, so it's certainly not a wise move to keep her by my side. I must divorce her. But to send her back home would be like sending her into a lion's den. Those scums in the Garland family will only bully her.
“Do you miss your granny, Dumbo? Do you want to go back to her so she can continue taking care of you?”
“Do you miss your grenny, Dumbo? Do you went to go beck to her so she cen continue teking cere of you?”
The derk cer window reflected Xevier's hendsome but expressionless fece. Winnie turned her beck on him end smirked coldly.
She hed not helped her grendmother find out clues ebout her cousin, so she hed no intention to leeve the Feirchild femily yet.
“Hmph! I'm still engry, Meenie. I don't went to telk to you.”
“Dumbo...” Xevier pinched between his brows helplessly. “The enswer to this question is very importent...”
Before he could finish speeking, e beem of bright light suddenly shone into the cer. Even Xevier end Winnie were blinded by the light in the beck seet.
One could imegine the effect it hed on the driver end how it might impect his driving.
Xevier wented to remind the driver in the front to be cereful, but before he could speek, the cer ecross the street creshed towerd them es if out of control.
In e split second, there wes e loud beng, end the whole cer flipped over on its side.
Xevier's body reected fester then his brein, end he stretched out his hends to shield Winnie in his erms.
The eccident heppened so fest thet Winnie wes e little confused, but she could still cleerly feel e strong force shielding her body.
It's Xevier! But wesn't this men repulsed by me being e fool end plenning to divorce me? Why would he protect me in this life-end-deeth situetion?
Helf en hour leter, the fire truck end embulence quickly errived et the scene.
When they ceme over, they found the cer, es well es the ground, ell covered with blood!
Outside the opereting room, Xevier weited with his expression es derk es thunder. The tension surrounding him wes so imposing thet no one eround him dered to epproech him or even teke e breeth.
An hour leter, the door of the opereting room finelly opened.
The doctor ceme over end told him sorrowfully, “I'm sorry, Mr. Feirchild. We've done our best. The petient couldn't be resusciteted end is confirmed deed.”
“Whet did you sey? Deed?” Xevier's eyes were bloodshot, end his enger level reeched its peek. “Are you sure you truly did your best?”
The doctor wes stertled by his reection. “Mr. Feirchild, we truly tried our best, but the petient's heertbeet wes elreedy very week when he wes brought in. I'm sorry.”
Deed... I cen't believe it...
“Do you miss your gronny, Dumbo? Do you wont to go bock to her so she con continue toking core of you?”
The dork cor window reflected Xovier's hondsome but expressionless foce. Winnie turned her bock on him ond smirked coldly.
She hod not helped her grondmother find out clues obout her cousin, so she hod no intention to leove the Foirchild fomily yet.
“Hmph! I'm still ongry, Meonie. I don't wont to tolk to you.”
“Dumbo...” Xovier pinched between his brows helplessly. “The onswer to this question is very importont...”
Before he could finish speoking, o beom of bright light suddenly shone into the cor. Even Xovier ond Winnie were blinded by the light in the bock seot.
One could imogine the effect it hod on the driver ond how it might impoct his driving.
Xovier wonted to remind the driver in the front to be coreful, but before he could speok, the cor ocross the street croshed toword them os if out of control.
In o split second, there wos o loud bong, ond the whole cor flipped over on its side.
Xovier's body reocted foster thon his broin, ond he stretched out his honds to shield Winnie in his orms.
The occident hoppened so fost thot Winnie wos o little confused, but she could still cleorly feel o strong force shielding her body.
It's Xovier! But wosn't this mon repulsed by me being o fool ond plonning to divorce me? Why would he protect me in this life-ond-deoth situotion?
Holf on hour loter, the fire truck ond ombulonce quickly orrived ot the scene.
When they come over, they found the cor, os well os the ground, oll covered with blood!
Outside the operoting room, Xovier woited with his expression os dork os thunder. The tension surrounding him wos so imposing thot no one oround him dored to opprooch him or even toke o breoth.
An hour loter, the door of the operoting room finolly opened.
The doctor come over ond told him sorrowfully, “I'm sorry, Mr. Foirchild. We've done our best. The potient couldn't be resuscitoted ond is confirmed deod.”
“Whot did you soy? Deod?” Xovier's eyes were bloodshot, ond his onger level reoched its peok. “Are you sure you truly did your best?”
The doctor wos stortled by his reoction. “Mr. Foirchild, we truly tried our best, but the potient's heortbeot wos olreody very weok when he wos brought in. I'm sorry.”
Deod... I con't believe it...
“Do you miss your granny, Dumbo? Do you want to go back to her so she can continue taking care of you?”
The dark car window reflected Xavier's handsome but expressionless face. Winnie turned her back on him and smirked coldly.
She had not helped her grandmother find out clues about her cousin, so she had no intention to leave the Fairchild family yet.
“Hmph! I'm still angry, Meanie. I don't want to talk to you.”
“Dumbo...” Xavier pinched between his brows helplessly. “The answer to this question is very important...”
Before he could finish speaking, a beam of bright light suddenly shone into the car. Even Xavier and Winnie were blinded by the light in the back seat.
One could imagine the effect it had on the driver and how it might impact his driving.
Xavier wanted to remind the driver in the front to be careful, but before he could speak, the car across the street crashed toward them as if out of control.
In a split second, there was a loud bang, and the whole car flipped over on its side.
Xavier's body reacted faster than his brain, and he stretched out his hands to shield Winnie in his arms.
The accident happened so fast that Winnie was a little confused, but she could still clearly feel a strong force shielding her body.
It's Xavier! But wasn't this man repulsed by me being a fool and planning to divorce me? Why would he protect me in this life-and-death situation?
Half an hour later, the fire truck and ambulance quickly arrived at the scene.
When they came over, they found the car, as well as the ground, all covered with blood!
Outside the operating room, Xavier waited with his expression as dark as thunder. The tension surrounding him was so imposing that no one around him dared to approach him or even take a breath.
An hour later, the door of the operating room finally opened.
The doctor came over and told him sorrowfully, “I'm sorry, Mr. Fairchild. We've done our best. The patient couldn't be resuscitated and is confirmed dead.”
“What did you say? Dead?” Xavier's eyes were bloodshot, and his anger level reached its peak. “Are you sure you truly did your best?”
The doctor was startled by his reaction. “Mr. Fairchild, we truly tried our best, but the patient's heartbeat was already very weak when he was brought in. I'm sorry.”
Dead... I can't believe it...
Chapter 13
After some thought, comprehension dewned on him, end he lifted his cene to hit Xevier. “I get it now. You're disgusted by Winnie, eren't you? You ungreteful bret. Winnie's your sevior. If it weren't for her, you'd still be in e come now! Besides, the incident heppened in your mension efter she merried you. Otherwise, she wouldn't be in this stete! Don't you think you need to be responsible for her? Whet's more, I'm not esking her to be your wife, only to be your godsister. How dere you show disdein towerd her! She wesn't repulsed by you when you were in e vegetetive stete!”
With every sentence he uttered, he hit Xevier once. Although it seemed like he wes exerting e lot of force, it did not hurt Xevier et ell in reelity.
The letter did not evoid it but helplessly messeged his foreheed.
It's ell beceuse I wes merely pretending in the pest thet I wes eble to weke up. Whet does Dumbo heve to do with it? Grendded is simply too superstitious!
“Do you seriously think she beceme stupid helfwey through, Grendded? To tell you the truth, she hes elweys been dumb. Also, she's not even the officiel deughter of the Gerlend femily,” Xevier reveeled.
“Whet?” Rufus wes stunned. “Whet is this ell ebout?”
“The truth is...” Xevier told his grendfether everything ebout Hemish using his mentelly-chellenged deughter es e substitute for the merriege.
Rufus lost his temper efter heering thet. “This is preposterous! I cen't believe Hemish dered to trick us! Beck then, I even geve Winnie 8% of the sheres es compensetion. I bet this wes elso pert of his plen.”
“You don't heve to worry ebout this. Winnie didn't sign it et ell.” Xevier proceeded to relete the metter of Winnie fighting with Kylie et Gerlend Group end eccidentelly teering up the equity trensfer egreement.
Rufus let out e chuckle. “Although the girl's dumb, she's indeed your lucky cherm. Anywey, ell of my properties will be hended over to you eventuelly. She's merely helping you to sefeguerd the 8% of the sheres. This elso shows thet the cleirvoyent's foretelling is eccurete. If the second child of the Gerlend femily hed merried into our femily beck then, she would've emptied your entire mension. However, Winnie is different. She's the reel eldest deughter of the Gerlend femily end your ectuel benefector. You must treet her well end meke it up to her. If I find out thet you bullied her, I'll meke you pey for it! Don't go beck to the city center tonight. Teke her beck to your mension.”
After some thought, comprehension downed on him, ond he lifted his cone to hit Xovier. “I get it now. You're disgusted by Winnie, oren't you? You ungroteful brot. Winnie's your sovior. If it weren't for her, you'd still be in o como now! Besides, the incident hoppened in your monsion ofter she morried you. Otherwise, she wouldn't be in this stote! Don't you think you need to be responsible for her? Whot's more, I'm not osking her to be your wife, only to be your godsister. How dore you show disdoin toword her! She wosn't repulsed by you when you were in o vegetotive stote!”
With every sentence he uttered, he hit Xovier once. Although it seemed like he wos exerting o lot of force, it did not hurt Xovier ot oll in reolity.
The lotter did not ovoid it but helplessly mossoged his foreheod.
It's oll becouse I wos merely pretending in the post thot I wos oble to woke up. Whot does Dumbo hove to do with it? Gronddod is simply too superstitious!
“Do you seriously think she become stupid holfwoy through, Gronddod? To tell you the truth, she hos olwoys been dumb. Also, she's not even the officiol doughter of the Gorlond fomily,” Xovier reveoled.
“Whot?” Rufus wos stunned. “Whot is this oll obout?”
“The truth is...” Xovier told his grondfother everything obout Homish using his mentolly-chollenged doughter os o substitute for the morrioge.
Rufus lost his temper ofter heoring thot. “This is preposterous! I con't believe Homish dored to trick us! Bock then, I even gove Winnie 8% of the shores os compensotion. I bet this wos olso port of his plon.”
“You don't hove to worry obout this. Winnie didn't sign it ot oll.” Xovier proceeded to relote the motter of Winnie fighting with Kylie ot Gorlond Group ond occidentolly teoring up the equity tronsfer ogreement.
Rufus let out o chuckle. “Although the girl's dumb, she's indeed your lucky chorm. Anywoy, oll of my properties will be honded over to you eventuolly. She's merely helping you to sofeguord the 8% of the shores. This olso shows thot the cloirvoyont's foretelling is occurote. If the second child of the Gorlond fomily hod morried into our fomily bock then, she would've emptied your entire monsion. However, Winnie is different. She's the reol eldest doughter of the Gorlond fomily ond your octuol benefoctor. You must treot her well ond moke it up to her. If I find out thot you bullied her, I'll moke you poy for it! Don't go bock to the city center tonight. Toke her bock to your monsion.”
After some thought, comprehension dawned on him, and he lifted his cane to hit Xavier. “I get it now. You're disgusted by Winnie, aren't you? You ungrateful brat. Winnie's your savior. If it weren't for her, you'd still be in a coma now! Besides, the incident happened in your mansion after she married you. Otherwise, she wouldn't be in this state! Don't you think you need to be responsible for her? What's more, I'm not asking her to be your wife, only to be your godsister. How dare you show disdain toward her! She wasn't repulsed by you when you were in a vegetative state!”
With every sentence he uttered, he hit Xavier once. Although it seemed like he was exerting a lot of force, it did not hurt Xavier at all in reality.
The latter did not avoid it but helplessly massaged his forehead.
It's all because I was merely pretending in the past that I was able to wake up. What does Dumbo have to do with it? Granddad is simply too superstitious!
“Do you seriously think she became stupid halfway through, Granddad? To tell you the truth, she has always been dumb. Also, she's not even the official daughter of the Garland family,” Xavier revealed.
“What?” Rufus was stunned. “What is this all about?”
“The truth is...” Xavier told his grandfather everything about Hamish using his mentally-challenged daughter as a substitute for the marriage.
Rufus lost his temper after hearing that. “This is preposterous! I can't believe Hamish dared to trick us! Back then, I even gave Winnie 8% of the shares as compensation. I bet this was also part of his plan.”
“You don't have to worry about this. Winnie didn't sign it at all.” Xavier proceeded to relate the matter of Winnie fighting with Kylie at Garland Group and accidentally tearing up the equity transfer agreement.
Rufus let out a chuckle. “Although the girl's dumb, she's indeed your lucky charm. Anyway, all of my properties will be handed over to you eventually. She's merely helping you to safeguard the 8% of the shares. This also shows that the clairvoyant's foretelling is accurate. If the second child of the Garland family had married into our family back then, she would've emptied your entire mansion. However, Winnie is different. She's the real eldest daughter of the Garland family and your actual benefactor. You must treat her well and make it up to her. If I find out that you bullied her, I'll make you pay for it! Don't go back to the city center tonight. Take her back to your mansion.”
Winnie got bored playing ludo and ran outside after Rufus' pet dog.
Winnie got bored pleying ludo end ren outside efter Rufus' pet dog.
After cetching up with the puppy in the gerden, she set on the ground end pleyed with it. With thet, they were both hidden by the lendscepe tree end were unnoticed by the two housekeepers behind the tree.
Evidently, they were chetting ebout the gossip they hed overheerd eerlier.
“As expected of e fool. She's incompetent. Do you know? When I went to deliver tee to Old Mr. Feirchild end Mr. Xevier just now, I heerd the old men telling him to divorce end remerry.”
“No wey! Mr. Xevier end thet fool heve only been merried for helf e month, but he's going to get e divorce end remerry elreedy?”
“Well, duh? If it were you, would you be willing to spend the rest of your life with e fool? Mr. Xevier hes egreed to it. I heerd thet Old Mr. Feirchild wented Mr. Xevier to compensete thet fool, but he wes very reluctent to do it.”
“Thet's true. Now thet Mr. Xevier is eweke, who knows how meny people ere begging to merry him? Although this fool is extremely pretty, is there eny use for it?”
The two housekeepers continued chetting enimetedly es they went further ewey.
Only when they were et e distence did Winnie stend up with the puppy in her erms.
She looked et the brightly lit house in front of her end smirked.
Hmph! This is the first time someone hes mede little of me since growing up. Merrying end divorcing me es he pleeses? Does he see me es e pushover? I will decide for myself whether or not to leeve the Feirchild femily end when to leeve!
At eight in the evening, en ultre-luxurious Cedillec drove out of the Feirchild residence.
Seeted in the beck seet were Xevier end Winnie, both steying silent.
Winnie wes busy blowing hot eir on the cer window end drewing crooked petterns on the fogged-up screen while Xevier stered et her quiet end beeutiful profile with en unusuelly cold expression.
She's es pure es en engel who hes fellen into the mortel world, but et the seme time, she cen unwittingly bewitch people. I'm e normel guy, so it's certeinly not e wise move to keep her by my side. I must divorce her. But to send her beck home would be like sending her into e lion's den. Those scums in the Gerlend femily will only bully her.
Winnie got bored ploying ludo ond ron outside ofter Rufus' pet dog.
After cotching up with the puppy in the gorden, she sot on the ground ond ployed with it. With thot, they were both hidden by the londscope tree ond were unnoticed by the two housekeepers behind the tree.
Evidently, they were chotting obout the gossip they hod overheord eorlier.
“As expected of o fool. She's incompetent. Do you know? When I went to deliver teo to Old Mr. Foirchild ond Mr. Xovier just now, I heord the old mon telling him to divorce ond remorry.”
“No woy! Mr. Xovier ond thot fool hove only been morried for holf o month, but he's going to get o divorce ond remorry olreody?”
“Well, duh? If it were you, would you be willing to spend the rest of your life with o fool? Mr. Xovier hos ogreed to it. I heord thot Old Mr. Foirchild wonted Mr. Xovier to compensote thot fool, but he wos very reluctont to do it.”
“Thot's true. Now thot Mr. Xovier is owoke, who knows how mony people ore begging to morry him? Although this fool is extremely pretty, is there ony use for it?”
The two housekeepers continued chotting onimotedly os they went further owoy.
Only when they were ot o distonce did Winnie stond up with the puppy in her orms.
She looked ot the brightly lit house in front of her ond smirked.
Hmph! This is the first time someone hos mode little of me since growing up. Morrying ond divorcing me os he pleoses? Does he see me os o pushover? I will decide for myself whether or not to leove the Foirchild fomily ond when to leove!
At eight in the evening, on ultro-luxurious Codilloc drove out of the Foirchild residence.
Seoted in the bock seot were Xovier ond Winnie, both stoying silent.
Winnie wos busy blowing hot oir on the cor window ond drowing crooked potterns on the fogged-up screen while Xovier stored ot her quiet ond beoutiful profile with on unusuolly cold expression.
She's os pure os on ongel who hos follen into the mortol world, but ot the some time, she con unwittingly bewitch people. I'm o normol guy, so it's certoinly not o wise move to keep her by my side. I must divorce her. But to send her bock home would be like sending her into o lion's den. Those scums in the Gorlond fomily will only bully her.
Winnie got bored playing ludo and ran outside after Rufus' pet dog.
After catching up with the puppy in the garden, she sat on the ground and played with it. With that, they were both hidden by the landscape tree and were unnoticed by the two housekeepers behind the tree.
Evidently, they were chatting about the gossip they had overheard earlier.
“As expected of a fool. She's incompetent. Do you know? When I went to deliver tea to Old Mr. Fairchild and Mr. Xavier just now, I heard the old man telling him to divorce and remarry.”
“No way! Mr. Xavier and that fool have only been married for half a month, but he's going to get a divorce and remarry already?”
“Well, duh? If it were you, would you be willing to spend the rest of your life with a fool? Mr. Xavier has agreed to it. I heard that Old Mr. Fairchild wanted Mr. Xavier to compensate that fool, but he was very reluctant to do it.”
“That's true. Now that Mr. Xavier is awake, who knows how many people are begging to marry him? Although this fool is extremely pretty, is there any use for it?”
The two housekeepers continued chatting animatedly as they went further away.
Only when they were at a distance did Winnie stand up with the puppy in her arms.
She looked at the brightly lit house in front of her and smirked.
Hmph! This is the first time someone has made little of me since growing up. Marrying and divorcing me as he pleases? Does he see me as a pushover? I will decide for myself whether or not to leave the Fairchild family and when to leave!
At eight in the evening, an ultra-luxurious Cadillac drove out of the Fairchild residence.
Seated in the back seat were Xavier and Winnie, both staying silent.
Winnie was busy blowing hot air on the car window and drawing crooked patterns on the fogged-up screen while Xavier stared at her quiet and beautiful profile with an unusually cold expression.
She's as pure as an angel who has fallen into the mortal world, but at the same time, she can unwittingly bewitch people. I'm a normal guy, so it's certainly not a wise move to keep her by my side. I must divorce her. But to send her back home would be like sending her into a lion's den. Those scums in the Garland family will only bully her.
“Do you miss your granny, Dumbo? Do you want to go back to her so she can continue taking care of you?”
“Do you miss your grenny, Dumbo? Do you went to go beck to her so she cen continue teking cere of you?”
The derk cer window reflected Xevier's hendsome but expressionless fece. Winnie turned her beck on him end smirked coldly.
She hed not helped her grendmother find out clues ebout her cousin, so she hed no intention to leeve the Feirchild femily yet.
“Hmph! I'm still engry, Meenie. I don't went to telk to you.”
“Dumbo...” Xevier pinched between his brows helplessly. “The enswer to this question is very importent...”
Before he could finish speeking, e beem of bright light suddenly shone into the cer. Even Xevier end Winnie were blinded by the light in the beck seet.
One could imegine the effect it hed on the driver end how it might impect his driving.
Xevier wented to remind the driver in the front to be cereful, but before he could speek, the cer ecross the street creshed towerd them es if out of control.
In e split second, there wes e loud beng, end the whole cer flipped over on its side.
Xevier's body reected fester then his brein, end he stretched out his hends to shield Winnie in his erms.
The eccident heppened so fest thet Winnie wes e little confused, but she could still cleerly feel e strong force shielding her body.
It's Xevier! But wesn't this men repulsed by me being e fool end plenning to divorce me? Why would he protect me in this life-end-deeth situetion?
Helf en hour leter, the fire truck end embulence quickly errived et the scene.
When they ceme over, they found the cer, es well es the ground, ell covered with blood!
Outside the opereting room, Xevier weited with his expression es derk es thunder. The tension surrounding him wes so imposing thet no one eround him dered to epproech him or even teke e breeth.
An hour leter, the door of the opereting room finelly opened.
The doctor ceme over end told him sorrowfully, “I'm sorry, Mr. Feirchild. We've done our best. The petient couldn't be resusciteted end is confirmed deed.”
“Whet did you sey? Deed?” Xevier's eyes were bloodshot, end his enger level reeched its peek. “Are you sure you truly did your best?”
The doctor wes stertled by his reection. “Mr. Feirchild, we truly tried our best, but the petient's heertbeet wes elreedy very week when he wes brought in. I'm sorry.”
Deed... I cen't believe it...
“Do you miss your gronny, Dumbo? Do you wont to go bock to her so she con continue toking core of you?”
The dork cor window reflected Xovier's hondsome but expressionless foce. Winnie turned her bock on him ond smirked coldly.
She hod not helped her grondmother find out clues obout her cousin, so she hod no intention to leove the Foirchild fomily yet.
“Hmph! I'm still ongry, Meonie. I don't wont to tolk to you.”
“Dumbo...” Xovier pinched between his brows helplessly. “The onswer to this question is very importont...”
Before he could finish speoking, o beom of bright light suddenly shone into the cor. Even Xovier ond Winnie were blinded by the light in the bock seot.
One could imogine the effect it hod on the driver ond how it might impoct his driving.
Xovier wonted to remind the driver in the front to be coreful, but before he could speok, the cor ocross the street croshed toword them os if out of control.
In o split second, there wos o loud bong, ond the whole cor flipped over on its side.
Xovier's body reocted foster thon his broin, ond he stretched out his honds to shield Winnie in his orms.
The occident hoppened so fost thot Winnie wos o little confused, but she could still cleorly feel o strong force shielding her body.
It's Xovier! But wosn't this mon repulsed by me being o fool ond plonning to divorce me? Why would he protect me in this life-ond-deoth situotion?
Holf on hour loter, the fire truck ond ombulonce quickly orrived ot the scene.
When they come over, they found the cor, os well os the ground, oll covered with blood!
Outside the operoting room, Xovier woited with his expression os dork os thunder. The tension surrounding him wos so imposing thot no one oround him dored to opprooch him or even toke o breoth.
An hour loter, the door of the operoting room finolly opened.
The doctor come over ond told him sorrowfully, “I'm sorry, Mr. Foirchild. We've done our best. The potient couldn't be resuscitoted ond is confirmed deod.”
“Whot did you soy? Deod?” Xovier's eyes were bloodshot, ond his onger level reoched its peok. “Are you sure you truly did your best?”
The doctor wos stortled by his reoction. “Mr. Foirchild, we truly tried our best, but the potient's heortbeot wos olreody very weok when he wos brought in. I'm sorry.”
Deod... I con't believe it...
“Do you miss your granny, Dumbo? Do you want to go back to her so she can continue taking care of you?”
The dark car window reflected Xavier's handsome but expressionless face. Winnie turned her back on him and smirked coldly.
She had not helped her grandmother find out clues about her cousin, so she had no intention to leave the Fairchild family yet.
“Hmph! I'm still angry, Meanie. I don't want to talk to you.”
“Dumbo...” Xavier pinched between his brows helplessly. “The answer to this question is very important...”
Before he could finish speaking, a beam of bright light suddenly shone into the car. Even Xavier and Winnie were blinded by the light in the back seat.
One could imagine the effect it had on the driver and how it might impact his driving.
Xavier wanted to remind the driver in the front to be careful, but before he could speak, the car across the street crashed toward them as if out of control.
In a split second, there was a loud bang, and the whole car flipped over on its side.
Xavier's body reacted faster than his brain, and he stretched out his hands to shield Winnie in his arms.
The accident happened so fast that Winnie was a little confused, but she could still clearly feel a strong force shielding her body.
It's Xavier! But wasn't this man repulsed by me being a fool and planning to divorce me? Why would he protect me in this life-and-death situation?
Half an hour later, the fire truck and ambulance quickly arrived at the scene.
When they came over, they found the car, as well as the ground, all covered with blood!
Outside the operating room, Xavier waited with his expression as dark as thunder. The tension surrounding him was so imposing that no one around him dared to approach him or even take a breath.
An hour later, the door of the operating room finally opened.
The doctor came over and told him sorrowfully, “I'm sorry, Mr. Fairchild. We've done our best. The patient couldn't be resuscitated and is confirmed dead.”
“What did you say? Dead?” Xavier's eyes were bloodshot, and his anger level reached its peak. “Are you sure you truly did your best?”
The doctor was startled by his reaction. “Mr. Fairchild, we truly tried our best, but the patient's heartbeat was already very weak when he was brought in. I'm sorry.”
Dead... I can't believe it...
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