Keeping his eyes ahead, the man held Winnie’s hand and replied, “It’s natural for a man to take care of his woman. Your job is just to stay pretty. Leave everything else to me.”
“Well, that makes sense.” Winnie smiled and squeezed Xavier’s hand before replying, “But am I not already pretty enough? Besides, I want to have first-hand information of what’s going on in the investigation.”
“I know.” Xavier gazed at her thoughtfully and said, “Don’t worry. I will keep you updated on the go. I won’t hide anything from you.”
Right after he finished speaking, Josiah picked up. “Xavier, what’s the matter?” the doctor asked.
“Regarding the person who looked like Greta, are you finding out what’s going on? Can we have a chat?”
“Oh. Sure,” Josiah agreed immediately. “Are you free this afternoon? I can go to your office.”
“This afternoon?” Xavier glanced at Winnie before replying, “Tonight is better. Come straight to Lagune Mansion.”
Josiah sounded slightly taken aback when he asked, “You’re not in the office today?”
“No,” Xavier replied and said, “I’ll see you tonight then.”
“All right. See you later.”
The two men hung up after that.
Winnie was slightly stunned as well. “Where are you going if not the office?”
The only thing on her schedule that day was to visit her grandmother at the psychiatric hospital. As the visit was already completed in the morning, Xavier did not have to accompany her anymore.
Xavier could easily tell what Winnie was thinking.
He reached out and tousled her hair while saying, “Silly girl. I’m staying with you and not going anywhere. I don’t need a reason to accompany you, right?”
A smile broke out on Winnie’s face as she replied, “I’m not as fragile as you think. After meeting the professors today, I’ve already accepted the matter with Granny. If you’re busy, you don’t have to stay with me. We can go on a proper vacation when you’re on leave.”
“I don’t care,” Xavier snorted lightly and continued, “I’ve already instructed Louis to cancel everything on my schedule today. I have nothing to do now. I shall personally cook dinner for you tonight.”
“You can cook?” Winnie was surprised to hear that.
“Of course. Other than giving birth, there’s nothing that I can’t do,” Xavier answered before glancing at her and saying, “If there’s something I don’t know, I can always learn.”
“All right then. I’m looking forward to trying your cooking.” Winnie smiled and continued, “On account of your sincerity, I shall prepare my signature dish for you tonight.”
Xavier simply hummed in acknowledgment, and instead of speaking further, he held her hand to his lips and planted a gentle kiss on it.
He was glad that his Dumbo was finally smiling again.
Although Winnie looked equally stunning regardless of whether she was smiling or not, he loved to see her happy face.
Since the couple had already decided to cook for each other that night, they headed to the supermarket before going home.
Even though they had been together for some time, it was the first time they went grocery shopping together, mainly because there was usually someone else doing the shopping for them.
As the supermarket was huge, and there were lots to see, Xavier and Winnie spent quite a while there.
The couple had an enjoyable time chatting with each other and weaving through lanes, searching for the ingredients they needed.
After leaving the supermarket, Xavier drove straight toward Lagune Mansion.
Although he had already decided on their destination, he still asked, “So, shall we head back to the mansion now?”
“Sure.” Winnie nodded and said nothing more.
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