Seeing Winnie getting up, Xavier instantly locked her in his arms. âHeâs still outside?âWinnie grunted in response. âHe says heâs here to apologize to me, so I told him to wait outside. In fact, I was about to ask you about it. Why is he here? Did you bring him here?âXavier grabbed her fingers and nibbled them gently. âNo way. I was in a hurry to see you. Why would I bring him along? He was the one who tagged along. I saw him when I was getting off the plane. At that time, I figured it was too late for me to send him away. Then again, we should still put our guard up even if he says heâs here to ask for forgiveness. This rascalâs mind has been full of evil tricks since he was young.ââAll right. Iâll go meet him now.â Winnie nodded.When Xavier saw her getting out of bed, he, too, sat up immediately. âIâll go with you.âShe glanced at him and pressed his shoulders. âItâs been a long day for you. Maybe you should get some rest.âXavier was stunned. He knew she did not want him to tag along.He eyed her, frowning slightly. âWhy?âNot wanting to hide the truth from him, she admitted, âItâs about Christopher.
Just give me more time. Thereâs no avoiding this topic when I see Nate.âSo thatâs the reason⦠Xavier gazed at her in silence.âAll right. Iâll do as you say.â Despite saying that, Xavier still stood up.He picked a shirt from the wardrobe beside the bed and handed it to her. âPut this on.ââAll right. Iâll do as you say,â
Winnie repeated his words in the same manner while taking the shirt.Xavier took her hand, unable to hold in a chuckle. âDo you need my help putting it on?âWinnie glared at him. âJust say it if you donât want me to go.âWith that, she quickly changed into the shirt and was about to leave.Xavier sat by the bed with his eyes on her, looking rather aggrieved. âArenât you going to give me a kiss before leaving?âAmused, Winnie walked over, pinned him to the bed, and gave him a passionate kiss.Five minutes had passed by the time she went to open the door.As expected, Nate had not left. His eyes lit up when he saw Winnie opening the door.The coldness in the air made his voice tremble as he said, âI-
Iâm really here to apologize to you. See? I didnât move an inch when you told me to stay out here. Is there anything else I need to do? Just tell me.âWinnie scrutinized him and realized his lips had turned purple from the cold.Without saying anything, she shot him a look that indicated for him to enter the house.The temperatures in the day and at night were drastically different. It was so cold outside that Nate, who was drenched, could feel the warm air from the house even though the door was only half open.Noting her actions, he followed her into the house.Winnie went straight to the counter in the open kitchen, and Nate went over as well.On the countertop sat a bottle of whisky that was already opened.
Winnie took out two glasses and poured the alcohol into them until they were a third full.At that moment, Nate was feeling cold and thirsty. He could not help but gulp as he gazed at the tempting drink in front of him. Of course, his action did not go unnoticed. Smirking, Winnie handed him a glass.
âYou must be freezing standing out there while soaking wet. How does a glass of whisky sound? It can warm you up.âWinnie sounded rather gentle when she said that, which surprised Nate. Still, he reached out to take the glass.Just when he was about to touch the glass, Winnie suddenly let it go.With a tinkle, the glass shattered into tiny pieces at Nateâs feet.Nate was no fool. He could tell Winnie did that on purpose.At first, he was a little furious, but he quickly suppressed his emotions.Noting the change in his gaze, Winnie lifted the corner of her lips into a faint smile. âWhatâs wrong? Canât handle a tiny situation like this? Do you feel humiliated?âNate hung his head and saidm, âNo. This is nothing compared to the things I did to you and Christopher. Itâs only right for me to endure things like this.ââOh?â Winnie cocked a brow. âLooks like youâve really thought things through. Anyway, I heard Harold wants to take revenge on me. Is this information from you?ââYes. Xavier told you about it, I suppose? Truth is, Leandro is also thinking of the same thing. He and Harold are mad at you. However, they had an internal strife when I left, so Iâm not sure what the current situation is.ââNot sure? Does that mean you donât know whether Harold is dead or alive?â Winnie frowned at him.Nate pursed his lips. âI donât.âWinnie snorted. âLooks like your information isnât that reliable. Do you think you can be trusted, Nate?âHer words got him worked up. âWhy not? Iâm the only outsider apart from their own who knows about this. You wouldnât have heard about this beforehand if I didnât tell you about it. Yes, I donât know if theyâre currently dead or alive. But whatâs important is that you need to be more careful.âWinnie merely smirked without saying anything.Nate panicked. âNo matter what I say, you still donât believe me because Iâm not a trustable person to you. Itâs okay. I can prove it to you.âSince the kitchen had an open concept, Nate could easily locate the knives at a glance.Glancing at the tools and back at Winnie, he made up his mind and walked straight into the kitchen.Unsure of what he was planning to do, Winnie could only watch him with an icy gaze.Nate retrieved a fruit knife from the rack.He held the handle with his left hand and the blade with his right.Then, he pulled the knife downward before Winnieâs eyes, and immediately, blood flowed out from his palm.âI swear on my blood that Iâm telling the truth. If I tell you another lie, Iâll chop my hand off. I admit it was my fault back then, but Iâm now sincerely repenting of my sins. I really hope you can forgive me.ââForgive you? Do you know how many people have died because of you and Yulissa? Do you think spilling a few drops of blood in front of me will make me forgive you?â Winnie was unfazed.Nate clenched his fists. âI know. Asking you to forgive me is an extremely difficult thing to do, and itâs not something I can convince you to do with just words. You can hate me all you want, but I hope you wonât take it out on Xavier. I hope you two can still get along well, and I hope my actions did not bring the Fraser family any trouble. So can you please stop hating and avoiding Xavier?â