Silly Bride novel (Winnie and Xavier)
Chapter 249

After returning to the room, Winnie immediately closed all the doors and windows.

Christopher, on the other hand, rolled up the window blinds halfway and looked out to make sure that no one followed them before saying with a frown, "I also didn't expect Yulissa to come back all of a sudden. That was way too dangerous. Fortunately, we already know Professor White's whereabouts and managed to calm her down for the time being."

Winnie, too, furrowed her brows. "She seems to be quite close with her grandpa. It's good that she has some scruples like this. We'll be doomed if she has no restraint."

"Yes, and I also didn't expect Harold to act so swiftly." Christopher's frown deepened. "We've neither figured out his sales network nor lured out the Big Black Bear you're looking for, but his first deal has already arrived. A large volume of goods is involved this time, and their flaws will be revealed as soon as they are made. You'll be in danger when those people discover that the goods are flawed at that point. Everything happened so quickly. We need to revise our plans."

Winnie fell deep in thought for a long while before finally responding, "It's fine. Since he acted swiftly, we'll end it quickly as well. Lies will be exposed one day, so the sooner we extricate ourselves, the better. I'm sure you don't want to stay here any longer, but first, how much do you know about today's buyer?"

Christopher replied in a deep voice, "If I'm not mistaken, this person probably came from South Adrune. He's quite powerful and started out in the arms business at first. He's rich but also not someone to mess with."

"To what extent?" Winnie looked at him. "Is it truly like what Harold said that if the goods can't be delivered, even he himself will face terrible consequences?"

"Exactly!" Christopher nodded. "You can say that."

"That's perfect!" Winnie continued after chuckling softly, "The direr the situation, the more advantageous it is for me. Harold has always felt that my conditions were too much and didn't wish to agree to them. If I don't budge first, he'll keep delaying his response. But he can't do that now since he cinched a huge order with the sample. After this, everything depends on me. He needs my help now, and if he doesn't agree to my conditions, then I won't deliver the goods no matter what. If I don't do that, the one who suffers, in the end, is him."

"That's true!" Christopher nodded. "You can give it a try. You've been very assertive in front of him, so he is somewhat afraid of you. Besides, he wouldn't dare to do anything to you now for the sake of his own interests."

"Exactly. That's my point. Actually-" Several knocks on the door suddenly came from outside before Winnie could finish speaking.

She immediately fell silent and frowned.

Christopher also instinctively looked out the window.

Only after seeing who it was outside the door did he breathe a sigh of relief and look at Winnie. "It's Yulissa. I bet she wants to ask us about Professor White."

Winnie bobbed her head. "Let her in, then."

Christopher hummed before going to unlatch the safety chain on the door.

Before he could open the door, Yulissa twisted the door knob and barged in from outside.

She glanced at Winnie and Christopher and sneered. "Why must you lock the door? I bet you're feeling guilty and scared now, aren't you?"

Winnie had no interest in listening to the other woman's snarky remarks. "Since you came here to inquire about your grandpa, cut the useless talk. However, before I answer your question, I have a question for you first."

Yulissa kicked the door shut. "Don't forget that I can send you to your doom at any moment, so don't get cocky in front of me."

Winnie shot the other woman a look of displeasure before pulling out the hairpin on her head and throwing it toward her.

The hairpin grazed Yulissa's scalp before piercing the wooden door.

Winnie then said with a chilly expression, "I don't want to waste my time talking to you! Just tell me right now. Did you take my black badge from Xavier?"

Yulissa did not expect Winnie to possess this hidden ability. If the position of the hairpin was a little bit lower, I might have become blind.

She was pinned to the spot, trembling with anger. I never expected to be oppressed by this d*mn woman Winnie again.

"What black badge?" Yulissa put on a tough front. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Stop pretending! It's pointless!" Seeing that Yulissa refused to say anything, Winnie walked right in front of her.

She pinned Yulissa firmly against the door with one hand and pulled out the hairpin stuck on the door with the other before slowly sliding the hairpin down the latter's cheek. "Where the h*ll is my black badge? Stop talking nonsense with me!"

"Hmph!" Yulissa shot the other woman a glare. "Slash me if you dare. I've stopped caring about my face for a long time."

"Is that so?" Winnie tightened her grip on the hairpin. "You may not care about your face, but I don't believe you're not afraid of pain."

As soon as she exerted more force, the hairpin cut deeply into Yulissa's skin.

Only after feeling the blood oozing out of the wound did Yulissa look fearful.

"Stop! Isn't it just a badge? The black one, right? As long as you bring my grandpa to me, I'll return the black badge to you. You have my word!"

However, Winnie pressed the hairpin down harder. "I can't wait that long!"

Yulissa glared at her. "Even so, you still have to wait. Do you think I'm unaware that Josiah is looking for me? He even asked around about the black badge. I kept the badge on me at first, but I was afraid that Josiah would take it away, so I quickly dug a hole to hide it. If you ask me to tell you the location now, I really can't give you the coordinates unless I go over and look for it myself."

Winnie could not tell at that moment whether Yulissa was lying, but at a certain point, she truly wanted to pierce the hairpin deeply into the latter's skin.

However, Christopher quickly stopped her by gently holding her wrist and whispering in her ear, "Let's save Professor White first. He can be a bargaining chip when the time comes. There's no need for you to get angry now."

Winnie knew that his words made sense, so she took a deep breath and withdrew the hand holding the hairpin.

However, after taking a step back, she could not help but look back and threaten Yulissa, "I'm not a good person either, so you'd better keep your promise."

"Fine." The latter wiped the blood from her face. "Don't we still have Captain Bennett acting as a middleman for us? I'm also not a good person, so I'll never let you off if you can't bring my grandpa to me. Your methods might not be quite as brutal as mine, Winnie."

Winnie furrowed her brows when she heard Yulissa.

Indeed. I might not be able to match Yulissa's level of viciousness.

She walked back to the table and sat down before asking Yulissa, "Go on, tell me what you wish to know."

"Everything that transpired when you met my grandpa, and every detail."

The next day, early in the morning, Winnie awoke to several knocks on her door.

She instinctively sat up on the bed. "Who is it?"

"It's me." Harold's voice rang out from outside the door. "It's late. Rise and shine! I brought you breakfast. Have I disturbed you?"

Winnie frowned. "No. Wait a moment. I'll change my clothes and come out."

"Take your time." Harold said kindly, "I'll wait for you outside. Come out when you're ready."

"All right!" Winnie responded casually. She got dressed in no time and walked out of the room.

Out in the courtyard, Harold had already told someone to place the breakfast on the stone table. Christopher was also standing behind him.

When Harold saw Winnie opening the door and stepping out, he immediately got up and approached her.

She flashed him a faint smile. "Why are you so considerate today, Mr. Horton?"

Harold raised his eyebrow. "If you like it, Ms. Vivian, I can be this considerate from this day forward."

Winnie smiled and sat down. "I reckon you did this for that batch of goods, didn't you, Mr. Horton? That's why you're in a hurry to send me to the lab."

Harold gave her a fake smile. "I wouldn't say that I'm in a hurry. I merely want to complete this deal as soon as possible. By the way, I wanted to come to you last night, but I was afraid of disturbing your rest. Give me your overseas bank account details. I'll transfer one-third of the deposit to you first, and when I get the final payment, I'll give you one-third of that as well."

"One-third?" Winnie chuckled. "I don't think I've said yes to that. You probably don't know who I went out to meet yesterday, Mr. Horton. To be honest, I met with Mr. Cabell's subordinate yesterday, and initially, wasn't going to consider him, because he didn't have any bullets in hand, so he might not be able to guarantee my safety. However, his subordinate told me yesterday that he's planning to work with General Kane. Although you're the most powerful of the three influential figures in Lightspring, Mr. Horton, you certainly can't compare with the general. Moreover, General Kane himself also has many connections, so I think that doing business with them will definitely be more secure."

She paused before continuing, "Most importantly, they promised to give me forty percent of the dividends, which is much more tempting than the one-third you offered. Birds die for food, and human beings die for money. I don't know you very well in the first place, and there's nothing more than friendly terms between us, so I can't possibly give up a forty percent profit for a mere one-third. Can you understand what I'm trying to say, Mr. Horton?"

The look on Harold's face changed dramatically after he heard her words, and he immediately glanced at Christopher standing behind him.

Seeing his reaction, Winnie could not help but chuckle. "What's the use of looking at him, Mr. Horton? Those few men of yours did follow me everywhere yesterday, but it's a pity that they are all men and can't follow me into the ladies' room. It was there that I met with Mr. Cabell's subordinate."

Harold gritted his teeth. "So you're raising the price on the spot?"

"That's right." Winnie chuckled lightly. "Am I not being obvious enough? You've already received the deposit for this order, and you told me last night that if you fail to deliver the goods on time, you'll face terrible consequences. So, I think you really should reconsider my proposal, Mr. Horton."

"No way!" Harold replied without hesitation. "There's no way I'm giving you fifty percent. If you want that much, you might as well change my entire family's surname to yours. Forty percent. No more than that." Winnie let out a loud scoff. "Is there any difference between Mr. Cabell's offer and yours then?"

"Of course there is. While I have been creating new products for a while, they are making old, traditional goods. He and Shaun's combined resources are of a far lower caliber than mine. If what I'm creating is of exceptional quality, their products are simply junk. I replace it incomprehensible that you would choose to take forty percent of trash over forty percent of high-quality goods. What a fool!"

"Oh?" Seeing as they finally got to the point, Winnie snorted disdainfully. "You'll need to prove it to me then. Otherwise, how would I be able to tell if the quality you are referring to is merely garbage concealed beneath a fine-grade layer? I won't dare to believe you unless you show me the core of the interests and some trump cards."

Harold fell silent. If I allow this woman in front of me to come in contact with the core of my interests, it'll be like letting her have something on me. But if I decline, I'll breach the contract. Although the other party is wealthy and powerful, they're not one to be trifled with. My long-running business may be destroyed as a result of this. However, I'm confident that as long as I can appease this woman first, I'll have plenty of ways to get back at her later.

Hence, after mulling it over, Harold voiced his agreement.

"All right. Come with me. I'll show you the legacy of the Horton family. But let's make a deal first. You can't bring any electronic equipment in, you can't take pictures, you can't record videos, and I'll only allow you to see it once."

"Sure." Winnie immediately took out her phone and placed it on the table. "I'll leave my phone here and come with you."

However, Harold was unaware that the woman standing before him had a photographic memory.

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