Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)
Chapter 171

Winnie frowned. "Why? In what way?"

Josiah replied dejectedly, "I found him, but I'm not allowed to meet him."

At once, she caught the main point of his sentence. "You aren't allowed to meet him? Who's not giving you permission? The old man himself or his family members?"

"His granddaughter." Josiah then explained his speculation, "The old man probably can't move about freely because of his old age, but I don't think he knows about my visit. So, his granddaughter should be the one who forbids me from visiting him."

"Did you perhaps... offend her?"

Josiah was exasperated. "What on earth? How is that possible? Now is not the time to tell jokes."

"Are you sure you didn't do or say anything to upset her?"

"Of course! She's definitely the problem if there has to be one. She looks so young, yet she's so indifferent. Besides, I can't possibly barge in, right? We'd be doomed if I mess everything up by doing that." "Then, you've got to put in more effort. Another day's coming to an end. Even if I give him a jab, he could only get around an hour's sleep, at best."

Though Winnie did not mention Xavier's name, Josiah knew who she was talking about.

"All right. Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. I'll think of a way to meet the old man without going through his granddaughter."

Winnie hummed in response. "Be quick but not rash."

The moment she finished speaking, Xavier got up and walked over to her.

Without saying anything, he pulled her to him and gave her a passionate kiss.

Winnie could barely breathe. "Please add some sugar to your coffee next time. It's so bitter! Wait, why are you still drinking coffee when you haven't slept the entire night?"

Xavier stroked her chin, staring at her with a deep gaze. "I'm used to it."

"No, this won't do. You've got to reduce your consumption these days."

As a person who believed actions spoke louder than words, Winnie immediately picked up the receiver of the landline and dialed the secretary's number.

Her tone was authoritative. "Do not give Mr. Fairchild any form of coffee in the future. Sodas will do."

Since the wife of the CEO had given her orders, the secretary quickly accepted the order and informed the other secretaries, regardless of whether or not the CEO himself had agreed to it. While Winnie was giving out the order, Xavier sat beside her and stared at her. He even frowned slightly.

Soon, she put down the receiver and poked his eyebrow.

"What is it? Do you have any objections? They'll be rejected even if you have any!" she voiced.

Xavier chuckled and grabbed Winnie's hand.

Smirking, he teased, "Do you really want to have me to yourself so badly? So much so that you won't even let the secretaries in? Should I replace all the female secretaries with men, then?" Winnie was left baffled. She took a deep breath and retorted, "I'm telling them not to bring in any coffee, not forbidding them from coming inside here!"

Sometimes, he makes me wonder if he's become a fool.

Amid the silence, a knock sounded on the door.

"Come in," Xavier uttered casually but did not let go of Winnie's hand.

Instead, he requested, "Wrap your other arm around my waist."

Winnie was flummoxed.

"Hurry up. Don't make me repeat myself."

Fine. Given no choice, Winnie spread out her other arm and wrapped it around his waist.

As soon as that was done, a female secretary pushed the door open and entered the room.

The secretary did not know where to place her gaze when she saw Xavier and Winnie in such an intimate position.

The second she greeted them, Xavier chased her away heartlessly. "Get out. Bring in a male secretary instead!"

Winnie was at a loss for words.

The secretary was even more puzzled.

"Why aren't you leaving?" Xavier spoke.

"Oh. Okay!" Looking confused, the secretary hurriedly left the CEO's office.

Winnie was perplexed. "What are you doing? She didn't say anything yet."

Xavier smiled devilishly. "Since you're so obedient, I'll satisfy your wish. From today onward, you're the only woman who can enter my office."

"Oh, please. I merely ordered them to stop bringing you coffee."

Winnie was baffled yet amused at the same time.

How is this dude crazy and cute at the same time?

Shortly after, Louis entered the office in a hurry. Clearly, he had run all the way to the office. Poor thing.

"Mr. Fairchild, is there something wrong with the secretary?" he asked.

"Nothing's wrong. However, don't let any female secretaries or assistants enter my office from now on. Or else..." Xavier purposely placed a pause in his sentence and glanced at Winnie. "Or else Mrs. Fairchild here is going to be jealous."

"I'm not." Too lazy to argue with him, Winnie said to Louis, "Nothing needs to be changed; everything will go on as per usual. I'm sure you understand."

Although Louis knew the reason behind Xavier's odd behavior, he still made a mental note of his superior's words, taking over the task of the female secretary from a while ago.

He reported, "Mr. Fairchild, the matter with the reporters has been dealt with. However, one of them is the relative of Mr. Joyner's wife. It's Mr. Joyner of Flux Group. He made a call personally to beg for mercy and said he would be waiting for your reply today. Would you like to return his call?"

"Hah. He's waiting for my reply, is he? Okay. Dial his number." Xavier's gaze was dark and sullen.

Soon, Louis got Rodrigo Joyner on the line. After introducing himself, the former passed the phone to Xavier.

Xavier had no intentions of beating around the bush. "Mr. Joyner, my wife is the representative of the entire Fairchild family and me in public. Do you really think our reputation is that cheap?" he said curtly. With just one sentence, he had trampled on Rodrigo over the phone.

The latter had no idea what to say, apart from apologizing and buttering Xavier up.

The entire matter took less than a minute to be resolved. With that, Xavier returned the phone to Louis.

Seeing Louis not leaving right away, Xavier frowned. "Is there anything else?"

"Yes. Old Mr. Fairchild called earlier. He's telling you to take Mrs. Fairchild back to the Fairchild residence when you're free."

"Today?"

"No. Old Mr. Fairchild didn't specify the date. He only mentioned whenever you're free."

Xavier nodded in understanding. "Got it. Carry on with your work."

Winnie suddenly stopped Louis in his tracks. "Wait. What's with the reporters?"

Louis glanced at Xavier and only proceeded to explain when the latter showed no signs of objection. "It's about the reporters who purposely made things difficult in the live interview you went on before. They also wrote negative articles about you. Their reporter's license is now suspended."

"Oh!" Winnie shifted her gaze from Louis to Xavier, her lips slowly curling into a smile. "Nice one! I've forgotten all about it."

"There's no need for you to remember it, anyway. Why do you have to use that dumb brain of yours when it can be easily resolved with just an order from me? Come here!"

"What do you want?" she asked after a brief silence.

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