The Substitute Bride: Idiot Or Not?

"Look into this! Check every surveillance camera on the road carefully and don't miss any of them." "Got it, Mr. Fairchild," the tall and thin man who stood behind Xavier all this time answered.

The man's name was Louis Tanser. He was Xavier's assistant and a capable person in his work.

Stuart had transferred him to a remote branch of the company during the time Xavier was in a "vegetative state," but now that Xavier had regained control of the company, he had also been transferred back.

"Also, Walter is the driver who has been with me the longest and has been loyal to me over the years. Transfer ten million over to his family. I heard that he has a daughter who is in school. I'll fund her education from now on."

"Okay. I'll make the arrangements later."

Winnie groaned as she stretched her body and opened her eyes.

In the earlier car accident, both she and Xavier merely sustained minor abrasions and were fine. However, the driver in the front seat was seriously injured.

She accidentally fell asleep while waiting for surgery to end, and now, she had no idea how much time had passed and whether the person was saved.

However, judging from Xavier's expression, it seemed that it was an unfavorable outcome.

"How's the driver, Handsome? Is he all right? Can he drive us home now?" Winnie asked innocently.

Xavier replied with a gloomy expression, "We'll take another car back. He's gone."

As he spoke, a body covered with a white cloth was pushed out.

Winnie was aware of what he meant, but she still put on a goofy grin and grabbed his hand. "Oh! Then let's go too!"

Xavier let her slender hand pull him away.

Neither of them noticed that at the corner of the corridor, a suspicious person was taking photos in secret.

Soon, a news article headline wrote: The famous comatose son of the Fairchild family in Avenport has woken up!

Another wrote: Scandal! The Fairchild family even gave their previously comatose son a wife to celebrate the joyous occasion! Feudal dregs!

Another headline wrote: Shocking news! The new bride of the Fairchild family is mentally challenged!

An article's headline wrote: The Fairchild family is ungrateful. After the comatose son woke up, he tried to abandon his mentally challenged bride! Within a few hours, the news exploded on the internet.

By the time Xavier found out and blocked the news completely, it had already spread across the country.

Rufus' phone call also came at the first opportunity.

"Xavier, have you read the news on the Internet? What's going on?"

Xavier pinched between his furrowed brows. "Yes. They were brought down in the shortest possible time. I'm trying to find out who is behind it."

"You just took back control of the company, and such negative news came out. It seems that someone can't stand to see you doing well and wants to defame you. Look into the matter! No matter who is behind it, we'll never let them off easily."

"I know that, Granddad. Don't worry about this. Just walk your dog and have coffee at ease." In order not to worry the old man, Xavier made no mention of the car accident the night before.

However, he clearly knew that these two things that happened in a row were aimed at him, and the clues of the culprit all pointed to the same people-Stuart and Zyon.

"By the way, Xavier, there is one more thing." Rufus said, "For the stability of our Fairchild family, I'm afraid you can't divorce Winnie for the time being. If you dump her at this time, our family's reputation will be damaged. Your dad has been seizing power abroad all these years, and we can't drag him down here, so you'll have to endure this, Xavier."

Xavier frowned slightly as the image he saw when he woke up that morning of Winnie curled up in his arms and sleeping soundly came into his mind.

If I can't divorce Dumbo, then I'll let her stay with me and take good care of her like a sister.

Meanwhile, in the playroom of Lagune Mansion, Winnie could not help but smile upon seeing the overwhelming discussions among the netizens.

She originally wanted to spend some effort to come up with a trick to remain in the Fairchild family but never expected that someone would pave the way for her.

One of the news headlines wrote: The Fairchild family is ungrateful. After the comatose son woke up, he tried to abandon his mentally challenged bride!

With such news exploding, even if it were for the sake of Fairchild Corporation's stock prices, Xavier probably wouldn't divorce me anytime soon. Besides, it'll be Old Mr. Fairchild's birthday in a few months, when the younger generation of the Fairchild family scattered all over the country will come to congratulate him. That'll be the best time for me to find clues about my cousin.

Winnie was in a good mood, and even the tone of her voice was merry.

Nathaniel, who was on the other end of the phone, evidently sensed it as well. "Well, Gator. You seem to be in a good mood today. Is it because I'm coming to you soon?" "Back off! Stop flirting with me, playboy. Let's get down to business."

"Oh, my dear Ms. Gator. You are still so heartless. Let's talk about Garland Group then. The business hasn't been doing well in recent years, so the president of the company, Hamish, has set his sights on investment. Since he's new to it, we'll tailor-make a plan for him. Once he falls into the trap, he won't be able to get out, and when the time comes, you can reap the harvest."

"That's right. Creating trouble and laying traps are your specialties. I trust your ability."

"Thank you for your trust, my dear Gator, but still, Chanaea is not my home ground. Remember I mentioned to you before that I have a good alumnus in Avenport? I plan to collaborate with him this time." "No problem. If there is anything I need to cooperate with, just say it."

"Heavens! You know me too well. We are truly a perfect match."

"Save it!"

"Okay. The thing is, I've been busy with Rodunst's Plan A recently, so I can't go over to you at the moment, but my alumnus is a difficult person, so I need you to negotiate with him in person. Can you do that?" "Sure. Send me the time, location, and his information."

Although Asiatic was a little-known small company, Winnie had a deep impression of it and the big player behind it.

Normally, investment companies wanted to make money, but the person behind this company seemed to treat it as a "game" and challenge.

All the cases he handled were the kind that involved counterattacks and turning the tides. There were several cases worth tens of billions that came to him, but he refused all of them with the excuse that they were too smooth sailing and boring!

The person was very arrogant but also extremely capable.

There was a time when Winnie badly wanted to compete with him, but she could not track him down.

All because he's too mysterious! It's impossible to find out anything about him!

The details Nathaniel provided her also had little useful information, not even the person's real name and photo.

Hence, she was very much looking forward to their meeting!

Back in the CEO's office of Fairchild Corporation, Xavier received a message that wrote: My dear alumni, it's a shame that I can't come to meet you this time, but my partner "Gator" will go there in my place. I hope you'll be interested in this case.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

At present, it was the busiest time for him, so Xavier did not intend to accept any invitation other than those arranged by the company.

However, Nathaniel mentioned "Gator," a god-like figure in the Adrune investment community, and that had successfully caught his attention!