Silly Bride Chapter 182
Chapter 182
Xavier, however, still seemed rather unbothered. “Will you only be happy when I’ve recovered?”“Silly
you!” Winnie said as she patted him on his shoulder. “Everyone will be happy once you recover. That
way, you’ll finally be able to sleep well and—”“I’m not sleepy,” Xavier suddenly interrupted.“Fine,”
Winnie mumbled, sighing inwardly. Gosh. I realize I’ve been sighing a lot more ever since knowing
him.After a while, she added, “You might not be sleepy, but I sure hope you haven’t forgotten what
we’ve been through.”Upon hearing that, Xavier furrowed his brows. “Very well, then. Let me investigate
the guy called Harrison Xander. I’ll make the arrangements once I’m back at the hotel.”“Sounds good,”
Winnie replied with a nod. “With your help, I’ll be able to make a lot more progress.”“What?” Xavier
uttered as he cupped her face. “Are you still nning to continue the search on your own? There’s no
way I’d allow that. I won’t let you spend your time and effort on other men except me!”Needless to say,
Winnie was more than amused.To think he was so serious earlier, only to return to his domineering self
at a flip of the switch. That said, I must admit this quirk of his is starting to grow on me. I’m finding it
rather adorable.Josiah, however,ughed so hard that he spat his water out.As efficient as always,
Xavierunched an investigation into Harrison Xander and received news the next day.Winnie wasted
no time looking through the information sent over by the private investigator and felt it was all highly
credible.Thus, she decided to share everything she knew with Sebastian when she sent Xavier to his
treatment that day.This time around, not only was Winnie present at the acupuncture session, but
Ynda had also tagged along to learn from her grandfather.Since the former was still unfamiliar with
acupuncture and couldn’t possibly take over the reins of the treatment, it was no surprise that Ynda
remained Sebastian’s first pick.Even though Winnie had doubts about Ynda’s motives, she,
unfortunately, couldn’t find any evidence to back her assumptions up.She had gotten people to keep
tabs on Ynda, only to find out that thetter had hardly left the house in the past few days, and even
her call history didn’t seem unusual.Ynda was either truly innocent or had another phone that was
very well-hidden.s, what else could Winnie do when she hadn’t found any concrete proof? She
couldn’t approach Sebastian to voice her suspicions about Ynda wanting to harm Xavier, could she?
It wasn’t long before the acupuncture needles were all applied, and it was time to leave them in
ce.Sebastian had wanted to use the opportunity to get Winnie familiarized with the various acupoints
on the human body, but to his surprise, thetter had other ns in mind.“Old Mr. Xander, there’s
something I need to tell you. It’s about your grandson, Harrison Xander.”Despite his initial shock,
Sebastian soon became visibly excited.“What about him? Have you found any information? He’s still
alive, isn’t he?”Seeing how happy and hopeful Sebastian was, Winnie suddenly couldn’t bring herself to
break the news.After a while, she frowned and said, “No, Master. Didn’t I tell you before that I found out
he has a property in Avenport? I had to stop the investigation back then for personal reasons, and it
was only yesterday that I asked Xavier to help me with it. Thanks to him, I was informed earlier that we
finally tracked down Harrison’s residence in Avenport. That’s why I wanted to share whatever
information I currently have with you.”As disappointed as he was, Sebastian quickly rposed
himself. “Oh, well done! I didn’t even know he had a property in Avenport! Show it to me, then!”The
truth was, he knew he had reacted too emotionally. After all, what were the chances of his grandson
surviving when thetter had gone missing in the Arcvas Desert for two long years?That said, it’d still
be a constion to Sebastian if he could find out anything about Harrison, no matter how trivial.Now
that she had gotten his consent, Winnie promptly took out the coted information and handed it over.
“Here’s the property in question. The house got purchased five years ago, but Harrison didn’t use it
often. In total, he probably stayed there for less than a year.”“Indeed! That’s because I’ve always kept
him busy in the research institute, so he barely had time to head out,” Sebastian exined before
looking through a stack of photos. “What about these? What are they supposed to be?”“These photos
show the items we found in Harrison’s mailbox, which include utility bills and postcards. However, those
postcards were all sent anonymously, so we have no idea who the senders were.”“Do you have a
clearer picture of these postcards?”“Yes, I believe there are two more. Give me a second,” Winnie
replied as she swiftly dug them out.s, the moment Sebastian held the photos up for a closer look,
his hand started trembling.“That’s Harrison’s handwriting. I recognize it! Where are my sses?
Ynda, fetch me my reading sses! Hurry!”Ynda, who was standing behind her grandfather,
couldn’t help but sigh. “Grandpa, you’ve been wearing your sses this whole time. Where do you
want me to go?”Upon hearing that, Sebastian quickly felt his face, and only then did he realize his
folly.He carefully studied the content on the postcards, and even though there weren’t any names, the
dates on them were clear as day.Wait a minute. There’s something odd about this. The sign-off date on
one of the postcards is after Harrison had been reported missing! “Take a look at this, Ynda,”
Sebastian piped up. “The date written on this postcard was after your brother had gone missing, and
I’m sure that’s his handwriting. Furthermore, the postage stamp is from Epea! Do you think he could
still be alive? He clearly wrote this to his future self, saying he wanted to drink his own homemade beer
and watch his favorite movies two yearster. Two years from the date on this postcard is this year!
That means he must still be alive! He’ll be back, won’t he?”Ynda took the postcard from her
grandfather and nced at it. Her reaction, however, was less than enthusiastic.“So what if he’s still
alive? It’s been two years, Grandpa, but has he bothered to contact any of us? That shows he doesn’t
want us to know anything rted to him,” she reasoned. “Besides, the postmark and sign-off date are
different. I think the sign-off date was merely an error, and he mailed the postcard before he went
missing. He probably visited Epea before going to Alendor and felt happy enough to send himself a
postcard to motivate his future self. Nothing unusual about that.”Naturally, that angered Sebastian.
“Harrison’s your brother, Ynda! Why can’t you wish the best for him?”“Ha! Is that what you think?”
Ynda scoffed. “In your eyes, your new student’s the only one who cares about Harrison, isn’t it?
Fine! The two of you can continue ying detective to your heart’s content! I’m leaving!”Whenever
anyone mentioned Harrison, Ynda would always feel heavy-hearted, to the point where she’d find it
hard to breathe. As such, she couldn’t bring herself to stay with Sebastian or Winnie for a minute
longer.Tears started welling up in Sebastian’s eyes as he watched his granddaughter storm off.“Nini,
am I overthinking? Do you think Harrison might still be alive?”“I don’t have an answer to that, Master,”
Winnie replied with a frown. “What I do know, however, is that the truth is out there. I’ll get someone to
look into this matter and check out the ce where Harrison allegedly sent the postcard from.”“Thank
you so much, Nini. I’m very grateful that you’ve helped me uncover so much. By the way, there’s a two-
year period mentioned in the postcard, and that day ising soon. I’m thinking of going to Avenport
and waiting at his house to try my luck.”“Sure, I’ll make the necessary arrangements. Xavier and I liveAll content is ? N0velDrama.Org.
in Avenport, so you can depend on us once you’re there.”“Thank you. I’ll start packing up now,”
Sebastian said before striding off.Unfortunately, he had barely left for a few minutes when Ynda
marched back into the room with a grim expression.“Winnie Gand. What’s the meaning of
this?”Winnie furrowed her brows. “What do you mean by that?”“Did you persuade my grandfather to go
to Avenport? Other people who hade to him to learn or seek medical treatment have had to stay in
Yaleview. You, however, decided to make things convenient for yourself and lured Grandpa to your
ce. Tell me. Is that why you’re looking into my brother’s disappearance?”“That has never been my
intention,” Winnie retorted. “Even before this, we’ve already made ns to stay here long-term for
Xavier’s treatment. If Master wants to go to Avenport, I’ll arrange it for him. If and when he wishes to
return to Yaleview, I’ll also be more than happy to make the arrangements.”“What makes you think I’ll
believe that? It’s all just too much of a coincidence! Who knows what ulterior motives you
have…”“Indeed, it’s very coincidental, but I can’t exin how fate can sometimes work in the most
mysterious ways. If you’re worried about your grandfather, you can always tag along. Since you’re his
granddaughter, I’ll make sure you settle in nicely in Avenport too.”Needless to say, Ynda wasn’t
willing to do as Winnie suggested.I don’t want to give in to her wishes, but then again, it might not be a
bad idea to go to Avenport. Nate has been telling me he’s too busy to visit me in Yaleview, so why don’t
I go to him instead? After all, he lives there! He won’t be able to run away from me anymore!Just like
that, the n of going to Avenport was finalized, and everyone began packing for the trip.Winnie and
Xavier didn’t have much to pack, especially since thetter had bought a mansion in Yaleview where
they could leave their luggage behind.They left Yaleview that afternoon and arrived in Avenport a little
after eight at night.Even though Winnie had already booked a hotel stay for Ynda and Sebastian, the
latter was too eager to visit Harrison’s condominium.Not wanting to go against her master’s wishes,
Winnieplied and led him to the residence.Despite the condominium having a password lock, it only
took Sebastian two attempts before he managed to unlock the door and step into the house.Winnie
followed him inside, and what greeted her was a thickyer of dust everywhere. From the looks of it,
there was no doubt the house had been empty for a long time.Regardless, Sebastian wanted to stay
the night in the condominium and wasn’t taking no for an answer. Because of that, Winnie had no
choice but to get a cleaning team to tidy up the ce.However, when they got to the study, there were
so many of Harrison’s personal effects strewn around that Sebastian insisted on cleaning the room
himself.Winnie helped out as much as she could, and by the time theypleted their chores, it was
already way past eleven.During the whole time that Winnie was cleaning and packing away, Xavier
never once left her side.Even when they eventually left the condominium, they walked out of the
residential area hand in hand and drove home.With them looking like a match made in heaven, it was
no wonder other people were envious of them.Ynda took a picture of the loving couple from a
window upstairs and promptly attached it to her text message to Nate: If you don’t meet me soon,
chances are these two will live happily ever after. Do you see how loving they are? I bet you must
be on pins and needles, huh?