All she did was look at Wilhelm somberly, which made it seem like she was talking to him instead, “Okay, there are some things we need to face and resolve together. I’ll wait for you.”
Xavier hummed in response. Then, he called out her name again and solemnly said, “Winnie, I won’t let you down.”
His words warmed Winnie’s heart, and she subconsciously pursed her lips. “I know.”
As she was on speaker with Wilhelm around, the two of them did not say much.
Furthermore, Xavier did not wish to put Winnie in a tight spot, so their call did not last for long.
After ending the call, Winnie said nothing else to Wilhelm.
All she did was silently take out some gauze from the first aid kit before quietly wrapping up her wound.
When Wilhelm saw that it was inconvenient for her to do it alone, he stepped forward, wanting to help her out.
However, Winnie was a little upset with Wilhelm at the moment, so she avoided him.
“Don’t be like this, Winnie. Even if you’re angry, you shouldn’t ignore the injury on your hand. You can’t treat it by yourself.”
Hearing that, Winnie paused in her tracks.
As she looked at the brother she admired, she frowned. “So you know I’m mad, but you still did that.”
Wilhelm hung his head to stare at Winnie for a moment before he crouched down in front of her.
“All right, Winnie,” Wilhelm started in a much softer voice. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have taken your phone without your permission just now. Can you forgive me for my mistake?”
“What?” Winnie arched a brow. “Is that all, Wilhelm? You’re apologizing because you took my phone without asking me about it? Is that all you’re apologizing for? Do you think it was fine for you to declare something without my knowledge and say those words to Xavier?”
Wilhelm stared at Winnie for a while before rising to his feet. “Yes, if you look at this from my perspective, I think you’ll realize that I was right to do that.”
Wilhelm was a man who commanded attention with his presence, and he was quite tall as well.
His sudden change of position made the small motel room feel smaller and made the tension in the air increase.
However, all Winnie did was furrow her brows. In the next second, she stood up as well.
In a firm voice, she said, “I don’t accept your apology.”
Wilhelm was livid. He was older than Winnie by nine years, and in a way, he had watched over her since young—he saw how she had transformed from a mentally challenged child to her current state.
Yet, she was arguing with him for a man she only knew for a short time, and that made him feel sad.
Thus, his tone turned forceful, and he even stopped speaking Chanaean.
“Do whatever you want. Regardless of everything, that man has to gain approval from me and our grandparents. Even if you don’t care about how I feel, I’m sure you won’t risk a falling out with the family for a man, right? If not, rhat’ll be a foolish move!”
With that, Wilhelm ignored Winnie’s hand injury and left without closing the door behind him.
Winnie was rarely at the end of his stern scolding, so she rushed over to the doorway and slammed the door shut.
Yet, just as she closed it, someone knocked on the door.
With a frown, she pulled the door open and questioned, “Haven’t you left? Why are you back?”
However, just as those words left her lips, a wave of awkwardness hit her.
The one outside the room was not Wilhelm but Nathaniel.
Nathaniel gave her a small smile. “Sorry, Winnie. It’s me. Maybe you’d like me to get Mr. Speiser back here?”
“No need!” Winnie rejected it right away. “I was rude not to have told you about my departure earlier. Please excuse me for that.”
“It’s fine.” Nathaniel then studied Winnie from head to toe before his gaze landed on Winnie’s injured hand.
“I heard from the reception that they were sending a first aid kit to your room. How is your hand? I’m not sure if it’s fine for me to ask this or not, but is your injury related to Mr. Speiser?”
“No.” Winnie knew that Nathaniel was worried about her, but she shook her head. “I accidentally knocked over a glass in my hurry. Wilhelm was the one who asked for the first aid kit. It was just that we had an argument after that. My injury is nothing serious.”
“But it looks like it’s still bleeding. Do you want me to bandage it for you?” Nathaniel asked politely.
However, Winnie shook her head. “You don’t need to worry about me. I can deal with this myself. You should work on your stuff instead.”
Winnie did not invite Nathaniel in, so he remained outside. “But you might have some trouble bandaging it yourself. Maybe I should get a doctor for you?”
“There’s no need for that.” Winnie lifted her brows. “Not at all.”
Nathaniel chuckled and deliberately said, “Then you must think I’m too clumsy to even help. Why don’t I ask for one of the staff to help you out instead?”
Winnie did not want to make things troublesome, so she invited Nathaniel in. “I just didn’t want to waste your time. I don’t think badly about you.”
As Nathaniel wrapped up Winnie’s wound, the two of them chatted away.
Nathaniel asked none of the questions he was not supposed to ask. He only asked Winnie when she was planning to leave.
Glancing at her hand, she replied, “I’ll leave once you’re done bandaging me.”
Nathaniel was surprised by her answer. “That soon? Are you going straight back to Avenport?”
“No,” Winnie said. “I’m heading home first. I’ll only be going back to Avenport a few days later.”
“Well…” Nathaniel began. “Coincidentally, I’m going home too, so let’s go together.”
Winnie drew her brows together. “Didn’t you say you wanted to go mountain climbing?”
“Yes.” Nathaniel shrugged before fixing his aqua-blue eyes on her. “I wanted to do that, but something personal cropped up, so I have to hurry back.
Mr. Speiser looked angry just now. If you don’t feel at ease with his presence on your way back, at least you’ll still have me around. We’re friends, I can even carry your luggage for free.”
“Well, let’s go then!” Winnie did not try to question him anymore at that.
The two of them soon packed and left the place.
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