Silly Bride Chapter 140


    Chapter 140


    He had always been the victim!Winnie frowned. “Then why did he not tell me these things? Did he not


    n to tell me at all?”“Yes.” Josiah sighed. “Although he’s almost in his thirties, he doesn’t have much


    experience in dating. He knows you dislike him for being controlling toward you, but he cannot help


    himself. And now he is suffering from such a strange disease. In a broad sense, it can be said that he


    has a mental illness. He worries that if you find out that he is mentally ill, you will leave him. He is


    thinking of curing his illness first before he cleans up the mess of the Fairchild family. Only then can he


    completely focus on what he wants to do.”Josiah spoke while casting a sideways nce at


    Winnie.Then, he asked, “I see that your eyes are a little red and swollen. Would you like to put some


    ice on them?”“It’s okay.” Winnie shook her head.Josiah pursed his lips. “Did you cry just now? I believe


    you still have Xavier in your heart, right? Otherwise, why would your eyes be swollen from crying for


    him?”Winnie frowned. “To be honest, Yulissa wanted to pierce me with thosest dozen needles.


    Xavier was on the verge of breaking down at that time, but he still turned around and protected


    me.”“You always see true love in the moment of adversity. You are the only one who can get this kind


    of treatment from him. If it were someone else, he would never have sacrificed himself.” Josiah looked


    at Winnie seriously. “Dumbo, some love is strong, obsessive, and passionate, just like how Xavier feels


    toward you. Perhaps you should reconsider your decision on your rtionship with Xavier.”“I know. I


    kept thinking about him when I was sitting here a moment ago,” Winnie uttered as she put her hand


    into the pocket of the windbreaker.She quickly felt a mobile phone with a cracked screen and took it


    out. It was Xavier’s phone.Winnie subconsciously pressed the button on the phone, and unexpectedly,


    the screen of the broken phone suddenly lit up.The wallpaper of the phone was revealed.Although the


    screen was cracked quite severely, the wallpaper was still discernable.It was the only photo of her and


    Xavier.The photo was taken on Sirona Ind when they were barbecuing on the beach. It was thest


    time she yed dumb in front of him.The photo was taken after he strongly requested it.She already


    sensed something was off with him when taking the photo.At that time, he said to her, “Dumbo, don’t


    you ever lie to me, for I will take everything you say seriously.”Back then, she spected that he hadAll text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.


    started to doubt her identity, so after dealing with the inders who tried to ckmail them, she had a


    showdown with him.She looked at the photo again and felt that her smile was really silly back then. Yet,


    she recalled the pure happiness she was having at that time.She caressed the broken phone screen


    and put the phone back into the windbreaker’s pocket.Then, she sped her hands together and


    leaned her head against them. She said, “I just want him to get better soon. Tell me—what’s the


    conclusion after you went in to listen for so long?”Josiah heard Winnie’s question, but he didn’t know


    how to answer her. He merely kept mum.The silence persisted for a long time before Winnie took a


    deep breath and broke it. “Come on. Old Mr. Fairchild wille overter. You still have to tell him the


    truth.”Josiah sighed. “The dose was too high. Based on previous reactions, it’s very likely that this drug


    will cause damage to the human brain.”“What do you mean?” Winnie sat up abruptly. “Will he be


    a retard?”“I’m not sure either!” Josiah was frustrated. His voice got lower as he spoke. “We cannot rule


    out this possibility. It might even cause more detrimental effects, such as sending him into a vegetative


    state or even leading to brain death. Those are possible as well.” Hearing such words, Winnie’s eyes


    became red. “I was supposed to be the one who suffered all this.”“Don’t me yourself, Winnie. I can


    tell you with certainty that Xavier has never regretted everything he did for you. The only thing he


    regrets is that he didn’t recognize the fact that he fell in love with a dumb girl in time and even let


    Yulissa cause you a lot of trouble.”“Really? Did he really think so?”“Yes!” Josiah nodded. “He once told


    me that if he could time travel, he would want to go back to the time before Yulissa showed up. He


    wouldn’t have minded even if you were dumb.”There was a lump in Winnie’s throat. Her heart suddenly


    softened. “He’s the real dumb one.”Josiah chuckled lightly. “Actually, out of curiosity, I have another


    question to ask you.”“What is it?”“If… I mean hypothetically—what would you do if he woke up as a


    retard?”A tear suddenly fell from Winnie’s eyes. She lowered her head and said with a smile, “Then I’ll


    stay with him forever.”In fact, she wasn’t that determined at first, but after saying these words, she


    seemed to have made up her mind and was ready tomit herself to it.Right after Winnie finished her


    sentence, a sigh was heard.It was not from Winnie or Josiah.The two looked up and saw that Rufus


    was standing at the corner of the corridor.The two quickly stood up. Rufus raised his cane, gesturing to


    them that they didn’t need toe over.He walked over and took a seat opposite them.Josiah asked,


    “Old Mr. Fairchild, when did you get here?”Rufus’ eyes were slightly red. “I’ve been here since the


    moment you said he might wake up a retard, or stuck in a vegetative state, or be brain


    dead.”“Grandpa Rufus!” Winnie opened her mouth. “Perhaps, there would be a better oue.”Rufus


    nced at Winnie, then looked away, staring nkly at a small ck spot on the floor tile.His voice


    seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden. “We can only wait for him to get through it. It’s all up to fate


    now.”“No!” Josiah stood up. “I can’t just leave it to fate. I’ll go to theboratory to check the analysis


    result of the venom.”“I will get some samples too and try to think of a way.”Two police came to Winnie


    when she got up.“Hi, are you Ms. Gand? I believe you were the one who made the report just now.


    Pleasee with us for the investigation.”Winnie rubbed between her brows. “Okay, I’ll go with


    you.”Then, she turned to Josiah and said, “Leave me some samples of the venom. Don’t finish them


    all.”Josiah nodded in response.It was already past five in the morning when Winnie came out of the


    police station.Someone was calling her from behind when she was walking down the


    stairs.“Winnie!”She turned around. “Captain Bet?”Christopher walked over quickly. He put the


    cigarette in his hand back into the cigarette case. “Are you here to give a statement?”“Yes. How about


    you? Did you just get off work?”Christopher nodded. “Zyon has escaped, and Yulissa is dead now.


    We’re at a dead end in our investigation. By the way, did Yulissa do anything to you?”Winnie shook her


    head. “I’m fine. It’s just that… Wait a minute; I’ve got a call.”Winnie saw that it was from Josiah and


    quickly answered the call. “How is it? Is Xavier awake?”“Yes,” Josiah said with a disheartened tone.


    “Are you done over there? Come to the hospital when you’re done.”“I’lle over right now. What


    happened to him? Why do you sound like that?”“He…” Josiah sounded even more dispirited than


    before. “You have to be mentally prepared.”