The Substitute Bride: Idiot Or Not? novel Chapter 42

Nonetheless, Yulissa was not about to give up. Although she was in a separate guest room, her thoughts were still on Xavier.

After pulling out several gowns from her suitcase, she immediately headed for Xavier's room.

Whatever it is, he's still a red-blooded male. There's no way he won't have any reaction if I get changed in front of him.

However, she had just stepped out of her room when she saw Louis going into Xavier's room.

Louis had two boxes in his hands and was probably taking something to Xavier.

After he went in, Yulissa tiptoed over and leaned against the door to eavesdrop on their conversation.

“Mr. Xavier, I've prepared the gift for Old Mr. Fairchild. As for this other one, I've had it blessed and gotten Mrs. Fairchild's name engraved on it.”

“Got it. Just leave them there. By the way, did you drop anything in my car? A badge, for example?”

“No. I've never worn them before.”

“Okay. My phone has run out of juice. Help me make a call to Josiah.”

“Sure.” Louis quickly dialed Josiah's number. “He's on the line.”

Xavier's voice rang out again as he asked Josiah, “Do you own a black badge? I see. Then it must be someone else's... I'm fine. You should get some rest.”

Soon after the conversation ended, Yulissa heard Louis' footsteps and quickly hid before he opened the door and came out.

Then, she waited until Louis was gone before knocking on the door.

“Xavier? It's me, Yulissa. May I come in?”

However, no one responded from inside the room.

Guessing he had gone to take a shower, she decided to open the door and sneak in.

The boxes Louis brought were on the table in plain sight, and Yulissa saw them at a glance.

The gift for Old Mr. Fairchild is probably that emerald piece. It looks as though it has been around for some time and is probably a valuable antique.

Meanwhile, inside the other box was a bracelet of wooden beads.

How laughable is it that the words “Winnie” and “peace” are engraved on the beads? It's so disgusting that I have no words. I know Old Mr. Fairchild is very conservative and superstitious, but Xavier has never been one to believe in superstitions. How could an atheist like him send someone to get this bracelet blessed and even have it engraved with that dumbass' name? What about me? Since I got back until now, he hasn't given me a single gift!

Burning with jealousy toward Winnie, Yulissa grabbed the bracelet and flung it onto the floor. Still not satisfied after stomping on it, she even spat on it.

After venting her frustration, she picked it up and returned it to its box.

It was then that she noticed the black badge Xavier had placed behind the box and picked it up. Her brows furrowed immediately after she got a clear look at its design.

The sole reason for her reaction was the topic that had caused quite a stir at the basement bar the previous night.

I was there last night because I was helping Zyon with something. Then, I heard people talking about a badge that was sighted there that night. Even the boss knew about it. It seems that the boss really wanted that badge, but alas, he didn't manage to get his hands on it. They described it as crafted from a unique material with a flower on one side and a scepter on the other. Although I didn't see it, this badge clearly matches that description. But why does Xavier have it? Based on his conversation with Louis earlier, there's no doubt that someone accidentally dropped this in Xavier's car.

As that thought crossed her mind, she immediately sent Josiah a text message: Were you with Xavier all of last night? Was there no one else in the car? I seem to have spotted a long strand of hair.