The Substitute Bride: Idiot Or Not? novel Chapter 13

“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.

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.