The Substitute Bride: Idiot Or Not? novel Chapter 39

Yulissa felt aggrieved because he was the one who had been calling Winnie a dumbass. “But Xavier—”

“No buts!” Xavier sounded even more stern.

Yulissa suddenly realized something when she saw how protective Xavier was toward Winnie.

She teared up and looked at Xavier in disbelief. “Xavier, are you bewitched by her looks? But she's really just a—”

“Shut up!” Xavier cut her off with a frown. “She has never bewitched me. Don't throw your unfounded accusation at her.”

Instead, he had willingly let himself fall for her.

Even so, Yulissa was still baffled.

Xavier is such a prideful person. How is he not mad after having wine poured all over him? He doesn't even care about my swollen face and is telling me not to call that woman a dumbass. Five years ago, he would never have let anyone bully his girlfriend. In fact, there was no way he would have let someone humiliate him like that. Has this man gone crazy? Why would he fall for a dumbass?

“What about those things that you said to me before this, Xavier? Do those words mean anything?”

“I meant what I said,” Xavier said expressionlessly. “Yulissa, as I said, as long as you behave, we could perhaps go back to how things once were.”

“Really?”

Xavier chuckled. “I don't have a reason to lie to you.”

“Okay. I'll behave. No matter what happens, I'm not going to leave you this time.”

Yulissa wanted to hug Xavier as she spoke.

But Xavier shoved her aside. “Get the housekeeper to get an ice pack for your face.”

With that, he left.

Yulissa clenched her fists, stood there, and watched him leave.

I'm still in love with you, Xavier. If you have a change of heart soon, I believe things will go back to how they used to be. However, if you hurt me and make me sad, I'm going to help Zyon in bringing you down. By then, don't blame me for being heartless!

Meanwhile, Winnie was entirely crestfallen when she went into the playroom.

Right after she switched on her computer, she received a call from Jacinta.

“Hey, Winnie.” Judging by how soft Jacinta's voice was, Winnie knew she had called her secretively. “Some people came today and said they're from the Fairchild family. They said they're bringing me to Avenport. Is there such a thing?”

“They got there so soon?” Winnie frowned. “Xavier only told me about it last night, and I thought he didn't mean it. I didn't expect them to arrive there so quickly.”

“Oh, I see. So it's true. I thought they were a bunch of conmen at first. Have you agreed to it, though? Do you want me to follow them? Will I cause you trouble if I do so?”

“You won't. In fact, it's good that you're coming. I can't really go out on my own. With you here, it's easier for me to get things done. Besides, Old Mr. Fairchild is celebrating his birthday soon. All the younger members of the Fairchild family will be here. Who knows? We might bump into my cousin. You can have a good look at him yourself. Even if we don't see him, you can treat it as a trip for you to relax.”

“Really? That's great! I'll pack up and follow them, then. Winnie, I'm so looking forward to it.”

“Yes. I hope we can successfully locate my cousin.” In truth, Winnie was eager to find her cousin as well.