Silly Bride Chapter 190


    Chapter 190


    In just a few seconds, multiple conflicting thoughts shed across Xavier’s mind, but he was the only


    one who knew about all that.Winnie was utterly oblivious to his considerations.She nced at him


    dejectedly and replied, “My hubby’s heart will not ache for me because he has some problem


    here.”Winnie pointed at her own head as she spoke while wearing a poker face.At that sight, Josiah


    chimed in sarcastically, “That’s right. There’s something wrong with his husband’s brain. His condition


    has been unstable and cannot be fully cured. I can’t even bring myself to describe how awful it is. At


    times, he even acted no different from an insane person!”“Exactly.” Winnie curled her lips into a fake


    smile and raised her hand in Josiah’s direction.Josiah fathomed her intention and gave her a high-


    five.The corner of Xavier’s mouth twitched imperceptibly as he took in his wife and his best friend


    coborating to mock him.He stared at Josiah’s hand, which came into contact with Winnie’s palm, and


    thought to himself. I think it’s time for someone to lose a hand now.“Let’s get down to business. I


    thought that’s why you two are here looking for me,” Xavier uttered impassively.“That’s right. I was


    asking you a question, but you interrupted me. I answered your question about the origin of the


    hypnotic incense. It should be your turn to answer my question now, right?”Xavier frowned. “Okay. I


    don’t remember. I’m not sure if someone hypnotized me.”“All right then.” Josiah nodded. “This is within


    our expectation. However, we suspect this to be the reason. Besides, from our investigation, we found


    out Ynda studied the art of hypnosis. Since you do not remember anything, we’ll skip interviewing


    you. Let me talk about my—”“Hold on!” Winnie interjected Josiah’s speech.She turned to look at Xavier.


    “At that time, you remained unconscious for a long time after the needles were removed. This situation


    had never urred during the previous acupuncture sessions. What happened that day? Were you


    feeling extra sleepy or what? Or did you hear a special sound in the end that instantaneously


    awakened you?”“She’s right! Did you wake up because you heard or sensed something? This is very


    important. How could I have forgotten about this?” Josiah urged Xavier to answer the question.Initially,


    Xavier was reluctant to tell, as the uncertainties regarding his situation were piling up.Besides, he had


    nned to maintain his current condition in order to fool Ynda.Having said that, after witnessing how


    much Winnie had done for him, he could not bring himself to cause her more trouble and waste her


    time on irrelevant matters.Therefore, after giving it some thought, he decided to divulge some


    information.“I have the slightest recollection in this regard. At that time, I tried my best to open my eyes,


    but I could not control my body as if I was experiencing sleep paralysis. Thissted until I heard a


    series of ticking sounds, prompting me to jolt awake.”“Ticking sounds…” Winnie mumbled that phrase


    repeatedly while taking off her wristwatch with her head lowered. She ced the watch beside Xavier’s


    ear and asked, “Try to recall your memories. Is this the ticking sound you heard?”“The sound is simr,


    but the ticking sound I heard previously was louder.”“The sound is simr, but the ticking sound I heard


    previously was louder.”She nodded. “That is most likely a pocket watch. A pocket watch is a usual and


    convenient hypnotic tool to carry around.” Winnie kept her wristwatch and added, “I think it is highly


    possible Ynde had hypnotized you. Nevertheless, I could not think of her motive in doing this.”Josiah


    knitted his brows. “You’re right. Ynda is very discreet and will never tell the truth, regardless of how


    we interrogated her. Now, I even have the feeling that she will not provide us with the answer we need


    even if we catch her red-handed and torment her.”“In that case, we shouldn’t rm her. We can just


    y along with her scheme,” Xavier suggested.Winnie furrowed her brows. “That is usible, but we


    need to think of a way to counter her hypnosis because we cannot predict what instructions she’ll be


    giving next time. Your brain should not and cannot be manipted further.”Xavier nodded.


    Nheless, he did not want his wife to overwork. “We’ll let Josiah handle this since he’s a modern


    medicine practitioner. He should be more familiar with hypnosis. As for you, a traditional medicine


    practitioner, I think there’s no need for you to take part in these issues.”Winnie could not be bothered to


    argue with Xavier regarding that matter. However, she could never rest assured letting Josiah deal with


    everything.Josiah agreed with Xavier’s statement. “Okay. I will consult a professional when I return.


    Perhaps I can reply to you two by tomorrow morning.”“Okay.” Xavier got to his feet. “It’s gettingte. Let


    me see you out.”“No, it’s okay…” Josiah was dumbfounded. What the heck? He’s chasing me away


    without even trying to be polite or subtle.Still, he did not call Xavier out for his uncourteous behavior. “I


    know the way around here, so I can leave on my own.”With that, he picked up his car keys from the


    table and stood up.Josiah took two steps forward before realizing Winnie was still sitting on the


    couch.He turned his head around and nced at her. “Aren’t youing?”She remained motionless


    on the couch. “You can depart first. I have a few things I need to speak with Mr. Fairchild about.”Josiah


    nodded. “Oh! In that case, you two should carry on. I shall take my leave now.”Without needing Xavier


    to walk him to the door, Josiah directly strode toward the exit.Xavier waited until Josiah closed the door


    before turning around and shifting his pensive and calm gaze onto Winnie.“What else do we have to


    talk about, Dr. Gand? Why can’t we discuss it with Josiah around?”She bore her eyes into him.


    “That’s not possible. This is a personal matter between us, so Josiah’s presence would not be


    appropriate.”Xavier curled his lips into a faint smile while staring at her.“Oh? What personal matter


    could that be?”Winnie reached out and gently patted the spot next to her. “Take a seat here, and I’ll tell


    you, Mr. Fairchild.”Xavier arched his brow. “Are you sure? Aren’t you afraid your husband will get mad if


    he knows that I sit so close to you?”“As a doctor, is there any issue if I request my patient to sit next to


    me so that I can interview him more effectively?”In fact, Xavier was already facing a difficult time


    resisting her seduction.He wanted to go over. Even if she did not ask him to sit beside her, he had the


    urge to do so anyway.Xavier yearned to wrap his arm around her waist and press the back of her head


    with his other hand. He wanted to let Winnie know just how much her “mentally-ill husband” cared for


    her right there on the couch.Still, he did not sumb to that impulse. Instead, he carefully contained


    the eager beast within him and slowly stepped toward her.Xavier deliberately left the space of an arm’s


    length between them when sitting on the couch.However, when he caught whiffs of her body’s


    fragrance, he felt a surge of desire within him, and that strong feeling was forcefully amplified by the


    lingering toxin in his body.Things would spiral out of control if he were overwhelmed by his desire, and


    that was an oue he did not wish to see.“What do you want to say to me, Dr. Gand?”“It’s


    nothing.” Winnie took out her phone andunched the camera application. Then, she took a selfie of


    them together.After that, only did she spare him a nce and uttered nonchntly, “I’m afraid you’ll


    forget me, so I am creating a proof.”Xavier chuckled. He seized the opportunity to greedily appreciate


    the sight of her while she lowered her head and focused on editing the picture. What a dumbo. She


    doesn’t have to waste her effort to create proof because I will never forget her, even if I fail to


    remember everyone else. Even if the virus takes control of my brain one day and causes me to forgetMaterial ? N?velDrama.Org.


    everything, I believe I will still fall unconditionally in love with her if I meet her. This is something I am


    very certain about.Winnie was absorbed in editing the picture, so she was oblivious to Xavier’s


    passionate gaze that was fixed on her.She merely added some descriptions to the image. Due to the


    simplicity of the task, she was done with it in no time.“I’ll send the picture to you. Remember to save


    it.”Xavier’s phone rang right after Winnie uttered those words. Evidently, he had received her


    message.He clicked into the message and saw the picture was taken from an excellent angle. As a


    result, the duo appeared exceptionally at ease in the photo.However, he thought the captions she


    added were extremely redundant.Winnie added the words “Xavier Fairchild, the patient” beside his face


    and “Winnie Gand, the doctor” next to hers.He had the urge tough after seeing that picture.“Very


    well. I’ve kept you in my mind, Dr. Gand.”“Thank you.”Xavier sensed that Winnie was about to go


    after she expressed her gratitude, but he was reluctant for her to take her leave so soon.He wanted to


    say something but hesitated at that instant after parting his lips as he was too embarrassed to


    speak.Nevertheless, when he was reminded of how Winnie used to act like a fool in front of him, he


    made peace with the situation. All I have to do is pretend to be amnesic. If she could pretend to be a


    fool, why couldn’t I put on the pretense of someone who had lost his memories?He raised his brow at


    her. “Why do you have my contact information, and why did I save your number under the name


    ‘Dumbo?’”Winnie looked up at him. “What do you think? In your opinion, what could be the


    reason?”Xavierughed. “Hmph! I must have wrongly saved your contact because you have the same


    name as my wife.”“Is that so? In that case, aren’t you smart to have done something like that? Why


    don’t you change the contact name now?”“I should. I should do it now.” Xavier acted as if he was going


    to change the contact name as he spoke, but he could not bring himself to do it even after a long


    while.Xavier pondered briefly before asking, “How do I spell your name? Why don’t you do it


    yourself?”“Sure!” Winnie epted his suggestion. She received his phone and amended the contact


    name from “Dumbo” to “Winnie.”After changing the contact name, she did not return the device to him


    immediately.She fell silent for a few moments and directly set the picture earlier as the wallpaper of


    Xavier’s phone.He arched his brow at her. “What are you doing? Are you trying to entice me?”Winnie


    narrowed her eyes. “You call this enticing? I’ll show you what a real seduction feels like today.”With


    that, she suddenly knelt on the couch, pinned Xavier down, and kissed him.She never showed her


    skills in the past because she had been indulging in pleasure most of the time. Perhaps a more


    urate saying would be that she had been ying under Xavier’s rules.However, that day, she told


    him she would show him the true art of seduction.In fact, he was already tantalized by her, but being


    caught in that state was actually quite dangerous for him at that moment.Pandemonium reigned in his


    mind, and the intense lust that overwhelmed his sanity prompted him to turn into a savage


    instantaneously.He even lifted Winnie’s legs and pinned her against the coffee table in front of them


    without warning.Xavier did not do that on purpose. He swore it was not his intention to exert so much


    force, but he simply could not control himself.Winnie yelped as her back collided with the tabletop.He


    knew she must be experiencing significant pain due to the injury. Otherwise, she would not have


    reacted in that manner.His eyes started to redden again.“Get lost! I will not touch any woman other


    than my wife. Get lost now!”Difort rose within Winnie at the sight of Xavier’s red eyes. Not daring


    to provoke him further, she picked up her phone and got to her feet.“Take good care of yourself.”Xavier


    could only gradually calm his burning desire down after Winnie left.When Winnie arrived home, she


    saw Rachel and Jacinta sitting on the couch while browsing short videos on the phone together.Rachel


    seemed to have seen something that piqued her interest, so she kept asking Jacinta to rey the


    video.Winnie walked over and realized Rachel wanted to rewatch a video about a cat.Taking in


    Rachel’s overjoyed demeanor, Winnie could not help cursing Xavier inwardly.D*mn you, Xavier. As I


    expected. You adopted that cat because Rachel likes cats.However, Winnie found the circumstances to


    be amusing after realizing she was getting jealous.Xavier shares Rachel’s interest because he thinks


    Rachel is me. In addition, I cuckolded myself by kissing Xavier on the couch earlier and subsequently


    feels envious of myself.That ridiculouslyplicated rtionship rendered Winnie speechless.“Granny,


    Rach, it’s gettingte. It’s time to sleep now,” Winnie said to them after ncing at the time.“All right.


    We are going to sleep now.” Jacinta put the phone down as she spoke and brought Rachel to the guest


    room.When Jacinta returned to the living room, she saw Winnie sipping on a ss of water there, so


    she asked, “How was the discussion? When will Xavier recover, and when can Rach return to her


    father’s side?”“We can’t be sure yet.”“What did you all discuss then?”Winnie would never deliberately


    hide anything Jacinta wished to know from thetter. “We suspect someone orchestrated Xavier’s


    amnesia, so we decided to address this matter first. Otherwise, even if he starts to recover, the culprit


    can still mess up his recuperation at the final, crucial moment.”“Oh. That is true. I can understand your


    point of view. This is like treating a pool of dirty water. We cannot merely focus on purifying the water,


    but we need to first deal with those people polluting the water source.”Winnie nodded. “That’s quite


    right. I’m going to sleep now. You should rest earlier too.”“I got it. You should quickly take a bath and go


    to bed soon.”Winnie went to shower at once. After exiting the bathroom, she made a phone call to ask


    about Ynda’s movements.Winnie had asked someone to keep an eye on Ynda


    previously.However, Winnie’s informant told her Ynda did not go anywhere except to take out the


    trash.On the first day, Ynda had gone out to have her meal, but from the second day onward, she


    began ordering food delivery from restaurants.Winnie was caught in a tight spot because of that, as her


    investigation would be hindered if Ynda remained idle and inactive.“All right. In that case, I need you


    to continue to monitor her and update me as soon as anything unusual happens.”After she hung up the


    call, someone knocked on her door all of a sudden.A secondter, Jacinta’s voice sounded. “Winnie,


    can Ie in? I made you a cup of warm milk.”Winnie nced behind her and saw that the door was


    unlocked.“Come in, Granny. The door is open.”“Have you showered and changed?”“Yes. I’m drying my


    face now.”“Okay. I’ming in then.”It was midnight and everyone was already sound asleep.At that


    moment, Ynda was awakened by her phone’s ringtone.“Hello. Who is this?” Ynda’s tone was


    unfriendly as she felt annoyed for being interrupted during her sleep.“You don’t have to know my


    identity. You only have to know that someone is following you and tracking all your call history. You


    must be careful no matter where you go, what you do, or who you speak with over the phone from now


    on.”“Who exactly are you?”However, this time, Ynda merely heard the beeping sounds that


    suggested the other party had hung up the call.